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Lebanon Demurs as Israel Claims Victory in US Midterm Elections

Did anyone really expect Israel would lose?

(BEIRUT, Lebanon) - The Republican party’s gain of 60 plus House Seats is the largest Congressional increase for either party since 1948.

Next January’s 112th Congress is already receiving rave advance reviews from more than half a million settlers in 100+ illegal colonies in occupied Palestine

Construction Unemployment Soars to 17.3 %

As the industry adds 5,000 over 2 last months.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The industry’s unemployment rate rose to 17.3 percent, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.

Temporary government investments boosted commercial construction employment, offsetting further job losses in residential construction, association officials noted.

Americans Unprepared for Coming Wars

A war on Iran, a nation that has done absolutely nothing to provoke the US military, will be the least supported and most disastrous conflict in American military history

(SALEM, Ore.) - People are so blind here; operations have been escalating on the Southern Lebanese border with Israel, U.S. Navy ships including submarines and one major aircraft carrier are operating in the Persian Gulf.

America is preparing for a war in Iran and likely will back Israel's planned coming war in Lebanon.

Ciudad Juarez News: University Students Rise Up

“Another world is possible, and we are beginning it here in Ciudad Juarez - University student

(CIUDAD, Juarez) - For months Ciudad Juarez´s Plural Citizens Front and other opponents of Mexican President Felipe Calderon's so-called drug war planned an international forum on violence and militarization in their battle-weary city.

Ironically, on the first day of the event, a bloody incident of the kind activists were protesting marred the meeting site at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences of the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez.

Medical Marijuana Legalization

It costs about $40,000 per year to incarcerate Marijuana users. Can we afford it?

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - Cannabis/Marijuana (C/MJ) causes Reefer Madness, read insane paranoia.

Portland Fire & Rescue Responding to Marine Fire on NE Marine

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Portland Fire & Rescue responded to a river incident that involved five craft in a marine fire reported just before 8:00 this evening.

Civil War Blood Drive Ninth Season Kick-Off

(Portland, Oregon) - For the ninth year, University of Oregon Ducks and Oregon State University Beavers are out for blood. The "Rivals for Life" competition is not just about football, it is about helping save lives.

Last year, fans, students and alumni of both schools collectively cast over 8,388 ballots while donating units of blood and platelets to help patients.

ODFW presents Willamette Salmon and Steelhead Plan at Eugene, Salem Meetings

(SALEM, Oregon) - The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will co-host meetings in Eugene and Salem next week to present the state and federal plan for restoring spring chinook and winter steelhead populations in the upper Willamette River Basin.

The meetings will be co-hosted by ODFW, the State of Oregon’s Governors Natural Resource Office and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Fisheries Service.

Fatal Pedestrian-Involved Crash - Highway 26 Near Welches

(PORTLAND, Ore) - Police are continuing the investigation into a Thursday evening fatal pedestrian-involved fatal traffic crash on Highway 26 in the Welches area. Names will be released Friday morning.

Salem Hospital Receives Grant to Prevent Life-Threatening Bloods Clots

(SALEM, Oregon) - Salem Hospital has been awarded $40,000 through the PacificSource Community Health Excellence Initiative program to fund a project aimed at decreasing mortality and complications for patients who are at risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE).

VTE is a disease which is a disease that includes both deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). A deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot that forms in deep veins. If not treated, a part of the clot (embolus) can travel to the lungs and cause a life-threatening complication called pulmonary embolism (PE). Nationally, VTE is the most preventable cause of death in hospitalized patients.