In a few weeks, Salem City Council will decide whether to change its current city seal. Local Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community members have repeatedly called for replacing
In a few weeks, Salem City Council will vote whether to change the current city seal. It is LONG overdue for city leaders to recognize that the current seal—adopted
Throughout the debate surrounding Salem's city seal, local members of the AAPI community have been repeatedly belittled, gaslit, and ignored. Advocates for keeping the seal have fixated on
Ardent supporters of Salem's current seal maintain that its design was an expression of benevolence toward the city's Acehnese trading partners. Because its creators had good
As I have written in a previous article, I believe the intentions of the aldermen who approved Salem's seal nearly 200 years ago have no bearing on the
Proponents of Salem's current city seal claim that local leaders have rushed the review process and have not given the public enough time to express their views. The
The Salem City Council will consider a resolution on Thursday urging the State House to pass rent control legislation. Here are ways to support the resolution.
