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Residents Escape Injury in Salem House Fire (Video)

"I started hearing this, 'boom boom boom' - Neighbor Daniel Notman

(SALEM, Ore.) - A residential fire broke out in a south Salem home on Croisan Creek Rd S. Thursday.

There were no injuries. However two people are reportedly displaced.

Dispossession and Exploitation: Israel`s Policy in the Jordan Valley & Northern Dead Sea

Israel has used various means to take control of most of the land, water and tourism sites, restricting Arab movement and building.

(JORDAN VALLEY, Occupied Palestine ) - The Jordan Valley and the northern Dead Sea area contains the largest land reserves in the West Bank.

65,000 Palestinians, live in 29 communities, and an estimated additional 15,000 Palestinians reside in dozens of small Bedouin communities. Some 9,400 settlers live here in 37 settlements (including seven outposts).

`The Potential Dangers of Electromagnetic Fields and their Effect on the Environment`

Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, Committee on the Environment: Report by Jean Huss.

(GENEVA) - The potential health effects of the very low frequency of electromagnetic fields surrounding power lines and electrical devices are the subject of ongoing research and a significant amount of public debate.

Empowering the Women of Africa for Peaceful Change

Economic independence for these women means making choices for the first time, having financial options and having a platform for freedom of speech.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “Hate and force cannot be in just a part of the world without having an effect on the rest of it.”

The US State department stated in a recent report on sexual violence in the DR Congo that, “Women are a powerful voice for peace and an instrument of development when given the opportunity.

Border History Lives On

Museo Urbano opens new intellectual doors for understanding El Paso’s historical roots and cultural legacies.

(EL PASO, Tx.) - Dancing to the soaring cumbia sounds of Frontera Bugalu, a large crowd inaugurated El Paso’s newest gem this month.

Israel`s New Laws Promote Repression

As Arabs across the region struggle for freedom and democracy, Israeli law seems to be headed in the opposite direction.

(BEER-SHEVA, Israel) - "Bad laws," Edmund Burke once said, "are the worst sort of tyranny."

The millions of people who have been protesting - from Tunis, Egypt and Libya, to Bahrain, Yemen and Syria - appear to have recognised this truism and are demanding the end of emergency law and the drafting of new constitutions that will guarantee the separation of powers, free, fair and regular elections, and basic political, social and economic rights for all citizens.

Mortenson Remains Unconfirmed for Telluride`s Mountainfilm

The festival focus on making each screening into a special event

(TELLURIDE) - Greg Mortenson, the controversial author of “Three Cups of Tea” was once scheduled to appear at the 2011 Mountainfilm but now is missing from the roster of announced speakers.

Filmmaker Tom Shadyac and activist Tim Dechristopher are two of the better known confirmed speakers among at least a dozen high profile experts discussing the twin topics of “Awareness into Action” and “Image into Action.”

Umatilla County District Attorney Found Guilty of Official Misconduct

Dean Gushwa resigns after judge's finding of guilt for official misconduct.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Umatilla County District Attorney Dean Gushwa was found guilty today of official misconduct and resigned.

Gushwa waived his right to a jury and was found guilty by Circuit Judge Gregory Baxter after a stipulated facts trial. Baxter sentenced Gushwa to 3 years probation, during which time he cannot hold public office.

Military Martial Law, Police State, Islamophobic Fears: Real or Hysteria?

Real hysteria is forced, documented and confirmed upon ‘We the People.’ The fears are intended to result in total polarization and collapse of American society.

(PHILADELPHIA) - The rule of law defined a great nations principles handed down from the legacy of past centuries. Consequently, the daily U.S. contempt for law, civilization, society, religion, morals, family, and community is a documented self admitted historical fact.

The positive dynamics of a past nation is now focused on attacking its citizenry ‘We the People.’

The Vietnam Chapter of the Veterans For Peace

A message to all members, non-members, friends of Hoa Binh Vietnam, Chapter 160

(DA NANG, Vietnam) - Effective immediately, our VFP, Chapter 160 site is open to the public. Anyone can reach our site by linking to vfp-vn.ning.com/. The public is invited to view and to contribute.

There will still be moderation of pictures, videos - which will require approval before they are posted. In addition, we still have the ability to delete blogs and forums should we deem them inappropriate.