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Portland-Area Firefighters Train with Burning Jet Fuel

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Portland Fire and Rescue, Port of Portland and Hillsboro firefighters are taking part in a joint training this week to help prepare them for fighting fuel fires in case of an aircraft related accident at the Port of Portland airport.

"This type of training is conducted to teach firefighters how to safely extinguish fuel fires," said Craig Callicotte, the Fire Chief of Port of Portland. "The training also teaches them how to deal with the large amounts of fuel on the ground that will occur during an aircraft crash."

Julie Sabbath Goy Burchill

The Zionification of Britain is beginning to take a heavy toll on our cultural and public life.

(LONDON) - In her desperate attempt to smear Lauren Booth,Independent writer Julie Burchill, a devout Zionist, proves how deceiving British multiculturalism is.

Shannon Tavares (In Memorial) The Lion King

Shannon's contributions in this lifetime were amazing.

(CLEVELAND) - Broadway Actress Shannon Tavares, who performed in “The Lion King”, who was 11-years old, died Monday after losing a battle with leukemia. The news was confirmed by her family Monday.

After experiencing lower back and leg pain, Shannon was diagnosed last April with acute myeloid leukemia, which is also known as AML.

Escaped Emu Captured on Highway 26 Owner Unknown

The Emu appeared to be in good spirits and enjoying the beautiful day.

(CLACKAMAS, Ore) - Today at 9:45 a.m. Oregon State Troopers were called to Highway 26 at milepost 19 on a report of an EMU running in traffic at this location.

OSP Trooper Mike Reel responded to the call along with Deputy Shane Jensen of the Clackamas County Sheriffs Office and the Oregon Department of Transportation, to this location and found the EMU on the north shoulder of the road.

US Deploys Fourth Submarine in Persian Gulf

A total of thirty combat vessels are currently deployed in the region, including those belonging to Britain and France.

(TEHRAN Press TV) - The United States has deployed its fourth submarine in the Persian Gulf region following the deployment of three others near the Bahrain Port.

Oregon National Guard to hold demobilization ceremony for 162 Engineer Company

Our Soldiers have literally set the standard for performance and have helped develop and evolve the IED

(SALEM, Oregon) - The Oregon National Guard is scheduled to hold a demobilization ceremony for Soldiers of the 162 Engineer Company, Friday, in Dallas, Oregon

The demobilization ceremony will be held at 817 Church Street, in Dallas, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. The street in front of the old 162 Armory will be closed to through traffic.

In Limbo in Libya: Gaza Road to Hope Convoy Urges Contact with Egyptian Embassies

"The Road to Hope convoy has been sitting on the Libyan/ Egyptian border for over 1 week now. We demand the immediate and safe passage so the Road to Hope convoy can deliver humanitarian cargo to the people of Gaza." - Ken O'Keefe

(TOBRUK / SALEM) - I don't understand why Egypt has become a roadblock in the delivery of humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza.

There are a number of historical reasons that Egypt might seek to help Gaza; and only one reason Egypt would not, and that is Israel.

Victim Identified and Suspect arrested in Shooting Near Drakes Crossing

(SALEM, Ore.) - Deputies have located the victim of the shooting reported earlier this afternoon.

Governor Kulongoski Appoints Two to Oregon Arts Commission

(SALEM, Ore.) - Governor Ted Kulongoski has appointed Josie Mendoza of Lake Oswego and Roger Hull of Salem to the Oregon Arts Commission.

Solving The Problem of Biodiversity

Building a sustainable society means developing new systems based on the fact that resources are limited and unlimited growth is a cancer.

(GOLD RIVER, B.C.) - We're in the International Year of Biodiversity, and this past week almost 20k people representing the 193 parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity that was created at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 held a biodiversity summit in Nagoya, Japan.

According to the press release at the end of the summit "A new era of living in harmony with Nature is born..."