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Anarchy 101: Time to Begin Ignoring Law?

Food for thought on our national military/legal industrial complex...

(SALEM, Ore.) - We have tried and failed as a nation. The United States has reduced itself to the point of ridiculous exasperation.

Support for the murderous politics of Israel, two poorly selected wars based on false flag information, stolen presidencies; laws designed to purely favor the insurance and pharmaceutical industries; endless greed- these things take their toll.

Residents Encouraged to Attend Minto Bridge Public Hearing

(SALEM, Ore.) - Salem residents are invited to attend the City Council public hearing on the Minto Island Pedestrian Bridge.

The Minto Island Pedestrian Bridge is being designed to connect Riverfront Park to Minto Island. The purpose of the public hearing is to discuss alternatives to the low tier bridge design option that City Council approved earlier this year.

Student Teacher Removed From Classroom After Coming Out

Reflections From Basic Rights Oregon on the dismissal of a gay educator...

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Out in the Silence is coming to Oregon! Basic Rights Oregon says they are pleased to announce a statewide tour of the film, featuring filmmakers Joe Wilson and Dean Hamer.

This stirring film documents the struggles of LGBT people in a small Pennsylvania town, and looks at how a community grapples with issues of fairness, equality and inclusion in rural areas.

MPP Says Attorney General Holder is Wrong to Oppose California`s Marijuana Initiative

The group says Proposition 19 offers California voters an alternative to the failed policies of marijuana prohibition

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - According to the Associated Press, U.S. AG Eric Holder sent a letter earlier this week to former heads of the Drug Enforcement Administration in which he promised that the Justice Department would continue to enforce federal marijuana laws in California even if the state’s voters approve Proposition 19.

In response, Steve Fox, director of government relations for the Marijuana Policy Project, offered the following statement...

Statement by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on Social Security Economic Recovery Payment

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - President Barack Obama is pressuring Congress to pass on a measure that would provide a $250 payment to senior citizens.

AFR Statement on the Foreclosure Crisis

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Americans for Financial Reform, an unprecedented coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations working together for strong financial reform, issued the following statement today:

“The recent – and continuing – uncovering of large scale lawlessness in the mortgage and foreclosure process reinforces what communities and families have been seeing as they struggle to recover from economic crisis.

Salem Police Department Halloween Dress Rehearsal

We ask the entire community to assist us in making Halloween night safe and enjoyable for everybody

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Salem Police Department Crime Prevention Unit will host its 5th Annual Halloween Dress Rehearsal on Saturday, October 23, 2010, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the atrium of the Police Department at 555 Liberty St. SE, first floor.

The focus of the event is to have children's costumes ready to wear for a safe evening of Halloween trick-or-treating.
Children and their parents are invited to dress up in their Halloween costume and have it evaluated for safety based on common hazards, such as low visibility (specifically the reflectivity of the costume, as well as the visual limitations due to masks or wigs) and costume fit (length as a tripping hazard).

`Israel`s Policies are Manifestly Evil`: Interview with Philip Giraldi

(TEHRAN) - Philip Giraldi is a former counter-terrorism specialist and military intelligence officer of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. Now, he chairs the Council for the National Interest as the Executive Director.

CNI is a nonprofit organization that advocates for the transformation of United States' Middle East policy. As a CIA officer, Giraldi served in different countries including Turkey, Italy, Germany and Spain. He is now a Francis Walsingham Fellow at The American Conservative Defense Alliance.

Ahmadinejad Abandons Nuclear Aspirations, Sets Sights on Israel`s National Water Carrier

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Traveling in south Lebanon in the wake of the July War of 2006, I often acquired water bottles with labels depicting the variety of unexploded cluster munitions that one should keep an eye out for when walking in certain areas, such as in one’s yard.

Thanks to the state of Israel, it was thus possible to engage in the fundamental life process of hydration while simultaneously contemplating the sudden termination of all such processes. As for other regional water-related Israeli operations, these have enabled affected populations to not hydrate themselves.

Officer Involved Shooting in Tigard

(TIGARD, Ore.) - On Thursday, October 14, 2010 at approximately 5:30 pm, two Tigard Police Officers were completing a report while seated in their patrol vehicle. The vehicle was parked in a lot at the Washington Square Mall in Tigard near the Sears store.

The officers began to observe what appeared to be a "road-rage" incident whereby a suspect began to ram another vehicle. The officers quickly exited their patrol vehicle in efforts to contact the suspect. During their attempts, the suspect fled in his vehicle and while doing so, struck additional vehicles.