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Ortega`s Second Revolutionary Betrayal

Latin American opposition to U.S. imperialism is more than legitimate—especially when it comes from previous victims of U.S. “state-sponsored terrorism”

(ISTANBUL) - During a visit to Nicaragua not so long ago, I spent a good deal of time speaking with a former Sandinista fighter, now a bank security guard in the town of San Juan del Sur, who was disillusioned with Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and what he referred to as Ortega’s abandonment of Sandinista revolutionary ideals.

It was as if, the security guard said, the dead no longer mattered when one was in power.

Fire Devstates Amity Apartment Building

It took firefighters an hour and a half to get the blaze under control.

(AMITY, Ore.) - An apartment fire in Amity Friday night led to the total destruction of a building that has long been a part of this rural town in the Mid-Willamette Valley between Salem and McMinnville.

Local resident Paul Hendrix says a number of people live in the multi-level apartment building but luckily there were no injuries. The fire destroyed a building containing both apartments and businesses, a spokesperson with the Amity Fire Department told reporters.

Seized Horses Near Silverton Neglected, Officials Say

Five horses were on the property.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Deputies and volunteers from two horse rescue organizations joined forces to remove five horses from a field in Silverton on Friday morning.

A caller reporting neglect Thursday, saying the horses had been left by their owners in a field in the 6900 block of Quarry Road NE, outside of Silverton.

Serious Injury Traffic Crash - Highway 229 North of Toledo

Police cautioning travelers to slow down and be alert for unexpected icy condition on roads that appear to be dry.

(TOLEDO, Ore.) - Three people were injured, one seriously, in a two vehicle head-on crash Friday afternoon on Highway 229 about six miles north of Toledo.

This crash happened on Highway 229 near milepost 26 when a driver lost control on an icy stretch after passing other vehicles, fishtailed and then traveled into the oncoming lane colliding head-on with an approaching car.

No Injuries as Car Crashes Into Salem Hair Salon

The driver states she stepped on the wrong pedal by mistake, accelerating into the business.

(SALEM, Ore.) - At 10:51 Friday morning, units from Marion County Fire District No.1 and the Marion County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a vehicle crash into a building.

Upon arrival, fire personnel found a 1995 Ford Thunderbird that had been driven through the front wall of Creative Hair Design, a hair-styling business, located at 4684 Portland Rd NE, Salem.

Portland Police Seeking Public`s Help in Solving 2009 Homicide

This week, Homicide detectives have been distributing an informational flyer in the neighborhood asking for the public's help in identifying two young men that were seen on Southeast 57th Avenue at the time of the gunfire.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Portland Police Bureau Homicide Detectives are asking for the public's help in solving the 2009 Southeast Portland homicide of 52-year-old Joseph "Joey" Lawrence Erzen.

On Saturday, August 22, 2009, at approximately 3:00 a.m., Portland Police officers responded to numerous calls of shots fired in the area of Southeast Flavel Street and Southeast 60th Avenue.

Editorial Backlash to Republican Budget Attack on EPA Health Protections

From the staff blog of the Natural Resources Defense Council.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Again, the problem with the Republican proposal is that it does not go far enough. We don’t just want to lighten the weight of big government on our backs, we want to remove big government from our backs completely,

- AWR Hawkins, 'Big Government'

Former MADD President Busted for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol

Police say former MADD chapter president had been driving erratically, swerving and crossing lanes.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A former president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), Debra Oberlin, used to dedicate her life to keeping drunk drivers off the road and in many cases, behind bars.

The Costly and Ineffective Home Ownership Subsidy

Lawmakers must recognize that Oregonians cannot afford to continue subsidizing million-dollar mortgages that leave many homeowners without assistance.

(SILVERTON) - Did you hear about Oregon's whopping spending increase for a subsidized housing program?

Chances are you didn't, because this spending program -- the home mortgage interest deduction -- exists in the shadows of the tax code. Its results are not something legislators can brag about.

Libya Blocks Urgently Needed Doctors and Medical Supplies

Travel by road to Libya's capitol, Tripoli, where medical needs are estimated to be immense, is said to be almost impossible, due to insecurity.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams with medical supplies, including necessary surgical materials, remain blocked from entering the country.