Year in Review

How I feel about my blog posts is a lot like how I'd feel if, instead of only having one child, I had several. They all would be my favorite!  But risking some tears from unchosen posts,  I was able to pick just one Salem Political Snark post per month to comprise my favorites list for 2018.  Before sharing them, I want to say that the always-interesting Breakfast on Bikes blogger has put together an absolutely great overview of goings-on in Salem during the past year from the standpoint of land use, livability, and transportation issues.  So be sure to…

Hey, if the New York Times can do it, then Salem Political Snark sure can follow in those hallowed journalistic footsteps. So here's our very own Year in Review.  I picked a blog post from each month. This led to some tough choices when several posts caught my eye in the same month. For example, I had to pass on "'Illegal signs are trash.' Which is why they make Salem look trashy." Also, the related "'Jesus Loves Strippers' sign gets Salem hot and bothered." And I would have liked to share "Salem Weekly needs to survive. But how should it change?"Oh...…