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Train Hits Tractor-Trailer Stuck on Tracks Near Wilsonville

(WILSONVILLE, Ore.) - A train owned by Portland and Western Railroad struck a tractor trailer truck that had become stuck on railroad tracks near Wilsonville this morning. No-one was injured.

Icy Road Conditions Factor in Friday Morning Minor Injury Crashes North of Colton

(SALEM, Ore.) - Two Friday morning traffic crashes on Highway 211 north of Colton are a reminder that winter weather conditions can unexpectedly make driving dangerous. Oregon State Police (OSP) and ODOT continue to urge drivers to be prepared and drive cautiously.

According to OSP Senior Trooper Jason Lindland, on November 19, 2010 at approximately 8:00 a.m. a 2010 Ford F250 pickup driven by Fidel Montes Hernandez, age 23, from Mt. Angel, was traveling eastbound on Highway 211 near milepost 25 rounding a curve when he lost control on black ice. The pickup rolled and came to rest on its side.

Cosmic Irony and Vanunu Mordechai

“I am not harming Israel. I am not interested in Israel. I want to tell you something very important. I suffered here 18 years because I am a Christian, because I was baptized into Christianity...” - Mordechai Vanunu

(CLERMONT, Fla.) - Cosmic Irony is the idea that fate, destiny, or a god controls and toys with human hopes and expectations.

It also encompass’s the belief that the universe is so large and man so small that the universe is indifferent to the plight of man.

Distorting Iranian-Latin American Relations

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - According to Israeli daily Haaretz, the current border dispute between Costa Rica and Nicaragua- is a “trial balloon” for a new Iranian-funded “‘Nicaragua Canal’ linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.”

The article takes care to specify that Costa Rica is “a country without an army” but does not suggest whether the announcement earlier this year regarding U.S. naval militarization of the Central American nation might also have constituted a trial balloon for something.

What, Really, is the Obama-Clinton Game Plan for Israel/Palestine?

(LONDON) - On the face of it the package of “incentives” Clinton offered Netanyahu to persuade him to buy and sell to his coalition government a one-time-only freeze of 90 days on settlement construction in the occupied West Bank could be summed up with one “c” word – criminal.

How Israel and the US Hope to Destroy Hezbollah

The current project includes continuing the public threats and hyping threats that Israel is ready to attack Lebanon...

(BEIRUT Al Manar) - “I’ve got these [expletive deleted] just where we want them Maura! Watch the 1000 slow cuts as we shred

Hezbollah–who do they think they are? And we’ll do it by using 1757 and this time we’re going all the way. I told Israel to stay out of Lebanon because the IDF can’t defeat Hezbollah plus the whole region would burn.

Former OSU Wrestling Star From Salem Steps in the Cage for His First Ever MMA Fight

(CORVALLIS, Ore.) - On Thursday, December 2nd the Full Contact Fighting Federation (FCFF) along with the Intercollegiate Fighting Federation (IFF) will host the inaugural “Ducks vs. Beavs Cage Fights” event, LIVE from the historic Gill Coliseum.

There are TWO Championship fights on the card in the Welterweight and Lightweight divisions, plus two celebrity coaches.

Of Scorpions, Settlers, Soldiers, and Springs

Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh reports on a field visit to an area heavily impacted by the occupation in the Jordan valley

(JERICHO) - We spent two days in the Auja area north of Jericho on a field trip to survey what remains of the animals and plants in one of hundreds of areas directly devastated by Israeli occupation policies.

Our host and guide was Mubarak Zawahra, a father of seven young children who lives near Bethlehem but his mother and many of his brothers live in the Jordan valley.

Community Honors 12 Educators With Crystal Apples

(Salem, Oregon) - Twelve local educators were honored with a 2010 Crystal Apple Award Thursday night during Salem-Keizer’s annual gala celebration of education excellence.

The recipients, including teachers at all levels, instructional assistants, a principal, and a district maintenance employee, were chosen from a list of 49 nominees, and honored before a full house at Salem’s historic Elsinore Theater.

Help Make Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend Travel Safe, Not Tragic

(SALEM, Ore.) - With the holidays upon us, thousands of Oregonians will take to the roads to spend time with family and friends.

Oregon State Police (OSP) and Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) remind travelers to be prepared for winter road conditions, buckle up and drive alert so everyone can arrive safely at their destinations.