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America and the Fall of the Roman Empire

The Great Recession is more than an economic adjustment. History tells us that our present business model is no longer relevant or sustainable.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The publishing of "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" in 1776 by the British historian Edward Gibbon marked the beginning of a scholarly fascination with the subject that continues to this day.

Modern historians have added literally hundreds of new theories to explain the demise of one of the world's largest and most influential cultures.

The Miracle of Adoption

Introducing “The Good Stuff” with Coco McCain.

(CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.) - Today's "good stuff" story is all about fresh beginnings, but it's also about miracles. Today's story is about the Griffin family and the miracle of adoption.

Tyson and Renee Griffin are your typical "All-American" couple. Renee is smart and pretty and kind. She looks like a cheerleader, but she's actually a schoolteacher...

The Other Side of the Wall

Dealing with the grim realities of Israel's apartheid law.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - PULSE recently published a series of photographs of photojournalist William Parry’s Christmastime project in London: projecting images of Israel’s apartheid wall in Bethlehem onto edifices in the British capital.

Parry has now written a piece entitled “The writing on the other side of the wall” for New Left Project...

Monsters Among Us (Videos)

To Live or Die for a Real America...

(CINCINNATI) - I talked with one of my good friends last night. He was in Vietnam in the 1960s, as was I. He spent much of his life working in intelligence, not a safe and warm occupation during the cold war, when there may have been honor in the word “intelligence.”

Oregon Bids Farewell to a Two Term Governor

Ted Kulongoski will step down to be replaced by John Kitzhaber in the coming days...

(SALEM, Ore.) - Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski spoke to a gathering of about 200 staff, supporters, family and friends at the unveiling ceremony for his official portrait at the State Capitol in Salem, Ore., 5 January 2010.

Officers Identified in Fatal Police Shooting

Police still haven't named the man who was shot to death.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Portland Police have released the names of the officers involved in Sunday night's officer involved shooting that occurred in the closed down car wash along Southeast 82nd Avenue.

10-year veteran Jason Lile and 18-year veteran Larry Wingfield both fired at a male suspect who died from gunshot wounds.

Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest of Ohio Fugitive

The man was wanted for 25 counts of Rape out of Ohio.

(LAKEVIEW, Ore.) - An Oregon State Police (OSP) trooper's traffic stop Tuesday afternoon in the Lakeview, Oregon area led to the arrest of an Ohio fugitive wanted on multiple kidnap and sex crime offenses out of Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

According to Sergeant Steve Yates, on 4 January 2011 at approximately 3:00 p.m. OSP Trooper Scott Hill stopped a 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser displaying Ohio license plates on Highway 395 near the Highway 140E intersection for a speed violation.

Newberg-Dundee Officer Involved in a Vehicle Crash

The officer involved in the crash has been identified as Anthony Obregon.

(NEWBERG, Ore.) - An officer of the Newberg-Dundee Police Department was involved in a crash Tuesday on Hwy 219 near Sitka. The officer was in uniform, driving a marked police car, and traveling Northbound on Hwy 219 when he reported observing a vehicle traveling Southbound without its head lights on.

The officer activated the emergency lights and attempted to make a traffic enforcement stop by performing a U-Turn at the Sitka intersection.

The Second American Civil War

The Second American Civil War is not going to be North against South, but is going to be worker against worker; those have a little, against those who have less.

(CALGARY, Alberta) - It’s called whistling past the graveyard—something the majority of Americans are now doing. They think, hope, they can escape the imminent conflagration.

The unraveling of America has begun in earnest. According to the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP), 42 percent of American children live in low-income homes and about a fifth live in poverty.

Abnormal Cancer Rates at Fort Detrick Tied to Monsanto`s Agent Orange

Monsanto's Agent Orange; the gift of death that keeps on killing...

(BALTIMORE, Md.) - Deadly poisons at Fort Detrick, tied to Agent Orange and the Vietnam War, have led to a warning from public health officials about certain cancers affecting younger people who live near the base.

The AP reported Monday that investigators will probe deeper into the discrepancies involving liver, bone and endocrine cancers.