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ReconTrust Drives up Foreclosures in Oregon

Washington saw a 12.1 percent slip in Notice of Trustee Sale filings from March, and were down 25.4 percent year-over-year.

(DISCOVERY BAY, Calif.) - More than twice as many Oregon homeowners received notices of default in April as in March, due to a flurry of filings by a single lender.

Notices of Default were up 236.2 percent from March and 72,27 percent over a year ago.

Statement from Israel/Palestine Working Group on Remembering the Al Nakba

Remembering the Nakba.

(EUGENE, Ore. VFP) - About this time each year, millions of Israelis and Jews around the world celebrate Israel ’s independence in 1948.

But what is a time of celebration for Jewish Israelis is a very different kind of anniversary for over one and a half million Palestinians in Israel, over four million Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza...

YouTube closes Salem-News.com Video Account

YouTube has no respect for the agencies that make it what it is. We're taking our business to Vimeo.

(SALEM, Ore.) - We wondered exactly which day YouTube would close our video account containing more than 500 videos dating back to 2006.

Interview by Tim King with Agron Belica, Dr. Jay R Crook, and Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

Includes the release of Agron Belica's new song: 'Sermon from the Throne'.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Tim King: Agron, you mention in your song that the Prophet Yahya (John the Baptist) was not beheaded. Explain to me the words in your song, “The Quran does not agree, and history never said it”

Agron Belica: The Quran does not agree—does not accept the beheading of Yahya (PBUH). If a Muslim accepts this fabricated story of the beheading, then he should know it is inconsistent with the text of the Quran...

Goodluck Jonathan mistaken as Mwai Kibaki in Kampala

Thanks to Obama’s lineage on his father’s side, I am sure Kenya means something to most Americans by now.

(KAMPALA, Uganda) - I wrote this piece to have it posted primarily on a website based in Oregon, United States; and since Americans (no offence meant here), merely stating fact of life- are known for their proverbial ignorance.

Salem-News.com: More Like Film than Video

This world has turned generic. We are on the avoidance course.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Motion picture film captures life as the human eye sees it. Video replicates an image in an electronic fashion. Video traditionally runs at exactly 30 frames a second.

Film has a variable rate. It is roughly 24 frames per second but it varies. It's a bit flexible.

Economic Development Tax Breaks Could be Posted on Transparency Website Under New Law Passed by Oregon Senate

The legislation covers a variety of economic development programs.

(SALEM, Ore.) - House Bill 2825, a bill to add more transparency to state spending, was unanimously adopted by the Oregon Senate today. The measure was drafted by State Representative Kim Thatcher and State Representative Phil Barnhart.

The measure now moves to Governor Kitzhaber’s desk for his signature.

Obama Orders Targeted Assassination of Another U.S. Citizen?

Prisoners as assets to do federal “dirty work” - it has become epidemic.

(LOS ANGELES) - Judicial Reform activist Bill Windsor has just added his name to the list of political activists reportedly targeted for assassination by the U.S. Government.

This judicial activist was told by a reliable source this week that he may be targeted for assassination.

Cleveland`s Casino v. Cleveland Clinic

Ohio is in serious need of economic stimulation.

(CLEVELAND) - A timeout has been called on the construction of casinos in Cleveland and Cincinnati.

Rock Ohio Caesars is halted until issues are resolved with Kasich & House Republicans.

Generations of the Disappeared

Victims disappearing without a trace...

(CIUDAD-JUAREZ, Mexico) - When young women and girls began vanishing in Ciudad Juarez about two decades ago, Esmeralda Castillo was not even born. But in 2009, the 14-year-old middle school student joined the ranks of the disappeared.

“She was a normal girl, just like the rest,” Jose Luis Castillo, Esmeralda’s father, said in an interview.