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Cost of Construction Material Plagues Contractors in May; Prices Remain Flat

Latest Producer Price Index figures show contractors paying More for gypsum, asphalt, aluminum, plastics and steel; costs they can’t pass on amid stagnant demand for construction.

(ARLINGTON, Va.) - Contractors suffered from a new round of price increases for key materials in May but were largely unable to pass their costs along to customers, according to an analysis of producer price index figures released today by the Associated General Contractors of America.

The ongoing cost squeeze is blamed on a sluggish demand for construction...

Documentary Hot Coffee`s less than Frivolous Examination of Evolving Injustice

The class wars are alive and well in America and one producer clears the air about what is happening in American courts.

(SALEM, Ore.) - For years now I have stopped people in their tracks for bashing the story about the older lady receiving a sizable settlement from McDonald's for horrific, life-changing burns from their excessively hot coffee; maintained at higher than usual temperatures to make it last longer.

New Report: Aging Baby Boomers will face Poor Mobility Options

In four years, over half of seniors in the Salem region will have poor access to transit...

(SALEM, Ore.) - By 2015, more than 15.5 million Americans ages 65 and older will live in communities where public transportation service is poor or non-existent, a new study shows.

U.S. Senate: Unusual Coalition of Interest Groups Combine to End Ethanol Subsidies

The subsidy repeal is opposed by corn growers and ethanol producers, pitting alternative energy interests and environmental policy groups against each other.

(BERKELEY, Calif. MapLight) - On Tuesday, June 14, 2011, the Senate is expected to vote on an amendment introduced by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) to repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit, which subsidizes the production of ethanol.

On March 9, 2011, a coalition of organizations representing issues traditionally at odds with one another drafted a letter voicing their support for ending ethanol subsidies.

Cocaine Unwrapped

"Unwrapping the human cost of cocaine, the film shows the true price of this commodity" - Dartmouth Films

(TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras) - The documentary film “Cocaine Unwrapped” will premiere at the Open City London Documentary Festival on 17 June at 8:50 p.m. The film will screen again on 18 June at 2:10 p.m.

According to a short description of the film from the Dartmouth Films website: "This feature documentary is a wake-up call to the West about the human suffering and cost caused by the cocaine trade and the war against it.<

Violating the Constitution on Wars and Civil Liberties

David Cicilline supports efforts to limit the war in Afghanistan, while James Langevin voted to let the war continue indefinitely despite mounting civilian casualties...

(RICHMOND, R.I.) - The last time the U.S. government obeyed the Constitution on going to war (Art. 1, Sec. 8) was on Dec. 8, 1941. Since then presidents have initiated numerous wars without congressional declarations.

Peace Activist Brian Willson Launches Book Tour with 24 June Kick-off in Portland

His message: "We are not worth more, they are not worth less."

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - S. Brian Willson, a prominent Viet Nam veteran turned peace activist and Portland resident, celebrates the publication of his new memoir, Blood on the Tracks: The Life and Times of S. Brian Willson (PM Press, 2011).

It happens Friday, 24 June 2011, with a book launch at People's Food Co-op in Portland. The book talk and signing begins at 7:00 p.m.

Washington Post Proposes a Moratorium on... Normal Food

Monsanto is controlled by the Rockefellers who are also connected to the international bankers who plundered the US economy, caused the food crisis, and invested, not in food security or safe food but in starvation.

(LONDON) - To have some idea why the Washington Post might have done something as bizarre as proposing a moratorium on the only still normal and clean food, organic food, a little history is in order.

Never forget that the Food Modernization and Safety Act of 2010 was forced through Congress in the middle of the night.

WWII B-17 Bomber Force Lands on Fire, Destroyed

Seven souls walk away unharmed thanks to a top notch pilot and crew.

(SALEM, Ore.) - One of the remaining World War Two B-17 'Flying Fortress' bomber aircraft in existence, the 'Liberty Belle', was forced to make an emergency landing in an Illinois cornfield Monday while on fire.

All seven aboard safely escaped after the plane landed. The plane was owned and operated by The Liberty Foundation in Miami.

Dr. Kevorkian: the Benefactor for those Dying from Pain

The author, Ross Douthat, has no idea what extreme severe pain can do to a person.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - The New York Times offered an OP-ED article Dr. Kevorkian Victims, 6 June 2011, which was to me the Arrogance or Ignorance by someone who should have known better.

Almost EVERY compassionate doctor has been involved in assisted suicide, if not personally then through a physician friend whom he knew would help.