Beyond the Debate: Making an Informed Decision about Mammograms
Opinion by Dr. Sami Bég for Salem-News.comWhile research is informative and instructive, it is not always the final word because so many factors go into clinical studies.
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According to an updated recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an expert government panel, routine screening mammography is advisable every two years for women ages 50 to 74 with average risk for breast cancer.
The Task Force recommends against routine screening mammography for women ages 40 to 49.
A Fish Story
Jerry West Salem-News.comThe problems facing our Sockeye and other fisheries are not secret.
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Historically the Pacific Northwest of North America has been one of those spots in the world where food is usually always abundant. The sea along its coast has always been a good provider, and the most important gift that that sea has offered up is the Pacific salmon that once filled its rivers and streams from far west of Alaska to Central California. That is changing.
This year the return of Sockeye to the Fraser River collapsed and finally the Canadian government is ordering judicial inquiry into why this happened.
Army Announces Independent Body Armor Review
Salem-News.comThe NRC will perform an independent assessment of ongoing body armor testing.
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Secretary of the Army John McHugh announced today that the National Research Council (NRC) will perform an independent assessment of the Army's body armor testing, following last month's recommendation by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) for an independent review.
The NRC functions under the auspices of the National Academies, a private, nonprofit institution that provides science, technology, and health policy advice to the federal government and the public on critical national issues.
Could Obama`s Apparent Surrender to the Zionist Lobby Turn out to be Good for Justice and Peace?
By Alan Hart for Salem-News.comCould President Obama be counting on a growing anti-Israel sentiment, if and when it takes hold in America, will it give him the freedom to respond to Netanyahu’s two-fingered gestures by taking on the Zionist lobby’s stooges in Congress?
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I’m quite strongly inclined to the view that the answer is “No”, but the question is still worth asking. It was triggered in my mind by a phrase in the introduction to the lead story of the BBC’s World Service (Radio) news bulletins late on 17 November and early the following morning.
The story was the Obama’s administration’s “dismay” at Israel’s decision to approve 900 new homes in occupied Arab East Jerusalem “in defiance of world opinion”.
DOD Statement on Fort Hood Independent Review
Salem-News.com"This task is a solemn responsibility, and one that we undertake with humility and a firm commitment to fulfill the department's – and the nation's – obligation to keep our troops, their families, and all DoD employees safe."
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The Department of Defense today released a statement by Togo West and retired Adm. Vern Clark, co-chairs of the DoD independent review related to Fort Hood.
"In light of the shooting at Fort Hood, Secretary Gates has asked us to lead a department-wide review to ensure the safety and health of DOD employees and their families."
Former NASCAR Crew Chief Larry McReynolds Warns That Poor Car Maintenance Could Wreck Your Wallet (VIDEO)
Tim King Salem-News.comLarry shares simple tips to help keep vehicles running smoothly during winter months.
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Car accidents usually occur because someone has done something wrong while driving. The mistake could be something silly, like scraping the curb or it could be something more serious, like brake failure. One of the most common causes of car accidents is poor car maintenance.
Former NASCAR Crew Chief, Larry McReynolds tells our viewers the critical things they should do to keep their vehicles up and running during the winter months.
Coast Guard, Local Agencies Search for Two Missing Fishermen Near Yachats
Salem-News.comAnyone with information on the whereabouts of the missing men should contact the Lane County Sheriff’s Office.
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The Coast Guard is searching for two missing fishermen two miles south of Yachats, Oregon Thursday. 62-year old Bill Bodewig and 23-year old Nick Lutz, both from the local area, were reported missing late Wednesday night to the Lane County Sheriff’s Office.
An HH-65C Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Facility Newport, Oregon, searched at first light and discovered a fishing pole and two backpacks in the area the fishermen were last reported.
The Sun Tzu of Palestinian Resistance
Donald Corder for Salem-News.comThe Goldstone Report represents the highest and most prestigious leverage of the Palestinian initiative throughout their 60 years of oppression and genocide.
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Justice Richard Goldstone’s Report ‘Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict’ documents and declares to the world Israel does indeed have the political will to relentlessly disregard international law.
Israel's PM recently toured a German-made submarine that can launch missiles carrying nuclear warheads, as Netanyahu simultaneously threatens war with Iran and is suspected in the destabilization of Pakistan.
Gym Owner Arrested in Clackamas Sex Abuse Case
Salem-News.comReal Fitness is on Jannsen Road in Clackamas, the proprietor and suspect in this case is 38-year old Bryce Darrel Jackson, who lives on SE Laurel in Milwaukie.
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Sheriff's deputies arrested a Milwaukie man on Sex Abuse charges Monday afternoon at his gym in Clackamas.
Det. Jim Strovink with the Clackamas Sheriff's Office, says it began when an 18-year-old female called her mother crying hysterically after allegedly being sexually assaulted in the gym by its operator, according to that afternoon.
Graft, Corruption and Cheap Politics in America are Winning the War for the Taliban
Gordon Duff Salem-News.comThe old Taliban is gone. This is a reality we haven't even considered. The realities of power in Afghanistan have shifted, changed permanently. They can go back but only so far back.
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Even if analysts existed who understood Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and the other countries of this region, their history, their people and why war and threat of war is a way of life, even if America's "decision makers" knew how ill conceived our policies are, how self defeating and how hopeless, we would make the same mistakes.
We have willed ourselves this fate.
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