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Vietnam Report

Summary of most recent publication of the Britain-Vietnam Friendship Society: Issue 62 Fourth Quarter 2010.

(LONDON) - I am sure the General, his friends and his many supporters will not object to the use of the cricketing term on reaching his centenary, an achievement that all who know of his outstanding military feats will applaud.

Described as one of the worlds top ten military commanders General Giap certainly qualified for that title in his use of military strategy that helped defeat two of the worlds major military countries France and the USA.

Motorcyclist Dies From Injuries Sustained in Crash on I84

The motorcycle came to rest near the center concrete barrier and quickly caught fire.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - A northeast Portland man critically injured Wednesday evening after his motorcycle collided with another vehicle in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 84 near 33rd Avenue died early Thursday morning at a Portland-area hospital.

Oregon Inmate Stabbing Victim Attacked Second Time

Oregon prisons are dangerous, but not for the reasons you might think...

(SALEM, Ore.) - Last summer we told you about an inmate whose life was in peril in the Oregon State Prison system; an individual who had testified in a whistleblower case exposing rampant internal corruption. We revealed how Clayton Howard had already been stabbed in an incident that screams of 'set up' from prison administration, and that we were concerned the state would try to get him again.

They got him again last week.

21st Century Governance: A Plan for Oregon

The State must adapt to the circumstantial needs of society, but it should never lose sight of its fundamental purpose

(EUGENE, Ore.) - Unsustainable. This one word sums up the condition of our State and Federal governments. Unemployment, debt, foreclosures, excessive taxation, corruption, and apathy: these are the symptoms of an unsustainable government and a failed political process.

The symptoms of our unsustainable government are acutely felt by the majority of the population.

Schneider Sentencing: Dr. Stephen Schneider 30 Years - Linda Schneider 33 Years

Judge spares Schneiders a life sentence in running a "pill mill" resulting in the deaths of 68 patients.

(WICHITA, Kansas) - Dr. Stephen Schneider and his wife, Linda Schneider, who were convicted in Federal Court of dozens of deaths of patients attributed to running a "pill mill" had asked a federal judge to sentence them to the minimum of 20 years in prison, rather than the life sentence prosecutors were seeking.

The Schneiders also were found guilty on five counts of unlawfully writing prescriptions and 11 health care fraud counts.

Oregon`s Measure 74 Serves the Needs of Patients

Advocates say it adds more choices for patients, but doesn’t affect the current MMJ program.

(SALEM, Ore.) - With so much discussion taking place regarding Oregon’s Measure 74, which allows medical marijuana to be sold at lawful dispensaries, having the facts straight is mandatory.

The Oregon Medical Marijuana Program was approved by voters in 1998, and currently has nearly 40,000 patients that have been registered by more than 3,500 doctors - approximately 1 out of every 7 licensed in the state of Oregon. Though patients can use marijuana legally, many of them have a difficult time getting their medicine.

Willamette and OMSI partner to bring Science Pub to Salem

(SALEM, Ore.) - Willamette University and the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry have partnered to bring OMSI's popular Science Pub to Salem. The monthly series will feature a presentation and discussion with a Willamette faculty member or a visiting professor.

The purpose of Science Pub is to learn about cutting-edge topics from leading researchers and scientists. Instead of a remote speaker behind a distant podium, experience an informal atmosphere where you can interact with experts and where there is no such thing as a silly question.

Interstate 84 Critical Injury Crash

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Oregon State Police (OSP), with the assistance of Portland Police Bureau (PPB), is continuing the investigation into a critical injury traffic crash that occurred Wednesday evening in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 84 at the 33rd Avenue exit ramp.

Congested and slowing traffic were present in the eastbound lanes during the presidential motorcade's procession on the westbound side of the freeway.

Film and Petition Raise Awareness of Mojave Desert Ecosystem Collapse

New film Solar Gold: Mojave Desert Facing Ecosystem Collpse, Massive Extinctions, explores the looming crisis.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - In late 2009, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar introduced a "fast track" process for large scale renewable energy projects to be located in the California deserts.

This fast track process provides energy companies with significant publicly-funded financial incentives from the federal government if they break ground on projects in 2010.

Conservation Scientists Release Global Strategy to Halt Extinctions

Nations are meeting to decide the future of biodiversity.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Sixty-eight biodiversity conservation institutions from twenty countries aligned in the Alliance for Zero Extinction today released new data that pinpoint sites where the world’s most endangered wildlife species are restricted.