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`My Friend Came to me with Sadness in his eyes` - it wasn`t about Bangladesh or Somalia but Palestine

"The formula is simple and it's reduced to four words every kid in the world knows: Tell me a story. It's that easy."- Don Hewitt

(CLERMONT, Fla.) - Forty years ago, on the first day of August, George Harrison and Friends and fans got together for two shows at Madison Square Garden, New York City and blew the roof off at The Concert for Bangladesh.

Everyone checked their egos at the door and in harmonious rocking solidarity with George, Ringo, Clapton, Dylan, Leon Russell, Ravi Shankar and more raised awareness and funds that were- and still are- being dispersed through UNICEF.

Portsmouth, Ohio Heroes are Without a Police Headquarters

Purdue Pharma owes it to this brave community of people fighting the OxyContin tsunami perpetrated by the pharmaceutical company.

(PORTSMOUTH, Ohio) - It recently came to my attention that the small community of Portsmouth, Ohio in Scioto County, Ohio is fighting crime and their prescription drug epidemic without a police headquarters facility.

It was closed down in 2010 due to an asbestos and black mold problem. The 40 officers of the Portsmouth Police Department are scattered in buildings throughout the town.

2011 - the Year of Agent Orange Victims

The Dialogue Group is calling on the US government to finance the largest part of the fund.

(DA NANG, Vietnam) - On August 10^th 1961, the US Air force began spraying chemicals over Vietnam. Several events will take place this year to mark the fiftieth anniversary of that dreadful act.

The Vietnam War (1961-1975) is known for the massive bombing of North Vietnam. Less obvious and unknown for too long by the public at large has been the chemical warfare waged in the Southern part of that country from 1961 to 1971, whose consequences have been dramatic and long-lasting.

Jamal Belica Talks About Release of New Song `Can`t Lose: Bullyproof`

"My dad and I were watching the news together about these kids in Massachusetts bullying other kids and I asked my dad if I could write a song about these bully dummies".

(SALEM / BOSTON) - Jamal Belica has just released his first song and music video, “Can’t Lose: Bullyproof.” It’s a great song and he sounds like an old pro instead of a newcomer. He has none of the stiffness of the usual novice.

All I can say is that he is a natural and the song is a good listen. For those who have not yet seen the video, there is, however, something unusual about Jamal.

Pot Calls Kettle White: Cheney, Putin shoot down `Conspiracy Theories`

Dick Cheney: Russian apartment bombings inside job "complete nonsense".

(SUNDANCE, Wyoming) - At a hastily-convened press conference outside his home today, former Vice President Dick Cheney absolved Vladimir Putin and the Russian state security services of responsibility for the 1999 apartment bombings that brought Putin to power and launched the Russian invasion of Chechnya.

Responding to Putin's statement that 9/11 inside job theories are "complete nonsense," Dick Cheney thanked Putin for his support and added, "Vlad didn't do those apartment bombings either, no matter what the conspiracy theorists say. That's complete nonsense...

High Levels of PCDDs in Vietnamese Breast Milk from Historical Agent Orange Spraying

The Hidden Horror in Agent Orange.

(LONDON Base Peak) - One of the unfortunate legacies of the futile Vietnam War in the 1960-70s is linked directly to the decision to undertake large-scale defoliation in order to remove ground cover for the opposing troops and destroy crops.

The principal herbicide used was Agent Orange which was contaminated with toxic impurities that continue to exert their influence even today.

Osteopathic College in Oregon: a Reprise

The expansion of Osteopathic Colleges is astonishing.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I couldn’t imagine the barrage of mostly horse hockey which emerged from the Oregonian story on July 31, 2011 some of the remarks were positive and but some were ridiculously negative which is saying it mildly.

As an Osteopathic Doctor who also graduated from an M.D. school, University of Oregon Medical School (UOMS) in 1954, and also graduated from a D.O. school, College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery (COMS) in Des Moines, Iowa.

Is Obama Influencing Israeli Unrest?

Conservatives suggest it is true, but other left leaning politicians and trends in Israel could have a lot to do with it.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Peter Paton from The Conservative Papers sent an article to Salem-News.com today, suggesting that U.S. President Barack Obama is behind Israel's current wave of domestic protests and civil unrest.

The suggestion is reminiscent of claims made during Iran's so-called 'Green Revolution' - that the internal unrest was an ambition of the west. Either case takes the pressure, seemingly, off the government inspiring the protests.

Do you remember the `Great Willamette River Raft Race`?

Event from the old days revived on the Salem riverfront.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Exchange Club of Salem/Keizer and a local TV broadcaster will revive a fun summer activity on the Willamette River called The Great Willamette River Raft Race in less than two weeks.

Ken Lewetag of Salem TV station KWVT ch. 17.1 & 27.1, is hoping people in the area have photos, video or movie footage of the event when it used to take place here.

A Response To The Transparent Assault Against Ken O`Keefe

Ken is going to survive this bit of nonsense precisely because the people who truly know him will stick with him and those who have or had ulterior motives will drift away.

(WINDSOR, N.H.) - First, and most important in my mind, is that Ken has certainly proven himself as the “genuine” article through all the work he has thus far accomplished with regard to Palestine and for the beautiful Palestinian people.

Anyone who questions this does so with intentionally closed eyes and ears.