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OSP Troopers Investigating Deer Poaching Find Marijuana Grow in House in Grant County

Troopers seized the marijuana and other evidence from the home

(JOHN DAY, Ore.) - Oregon State Police troopers from the John Day office are continuing the investigation into a Grant County indoor marijuana grow discovered Tuesday during a deer poaching investigation. Charges related to the marijuana grow are pending in the case in which some of the marijuana plants were found drying above a crib in a room of the house where a pregnant woman resided with the suspect.

On October 12, 2010, OSP Trooper Tom Hutchison was investigating a report of an illegally killed deer and went to a residence on Highway 395 in Long Creek, Oregon. Upon arrival, the trooper noticed an overwhelming odor of marijuana coming from inside the home and knocked on the front door. The door was answered by a 25-year old pregnant woman who lives at the residence with her boyfriend.

U.S. War Veterans Gain Medical Marijuana: Best News for Vets Since WWII

The U.S. Veterans Affairs Department finally woke up to smell the coffee...

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I have been yearning for this title in Salem-News.com for about 11 years, since Oregon legalized Medical Marijuana in 1999.

Many of my first patients, of 5000, were veterans who discovered in Viet Nam that Marijuana was very effective therapy for BATTLE TERRORS, formerly called BATTLE FATIGUE or SHELL SHOCK which it isn’t.

The Verdict: Hang Up

Don't Fall for Jury Duty Scam; it's pure fraud...

(HARRISVILLE, N.H.) - The phone rings, you pick it up, and the caller identifies himself as an officer of the court. He says you failed to report for jury duty and that a warrant is out for your arrest.

You say you never received a notice. To clear it up, the caller says he'll need some information for "verification purposes"-your birth date, social security number, maybe even a credit card number.

An Indigenous Solution for Peace in Afghanistan Part 2

Part two in a special series; Tribal imbalance, violence, corruption and chaos.

(SEATTLE) - The nexus between tribal imbalance and America’s incoherent military and political strategies are the root causes of the dilemma in Afghanistan, and now America’s policies are exacerbating already-deteriorating conditions on the ground.

General David Petraeus’s COIN strategy is designed for failure because of the stratospheric odds against winning Afghan hearts and minds. Not to mention the fact that NATO’s very presence is fueling the insurgency.

The Demise of Don`t Ask, Don`t Tell

(SAN FRANCISCO) - On October 12, 2010, Judge Virginia A. Phillips of the Federal District Court for the Central District of California issued a nationwide injunction banning enforcement of "don’t ask, don’t tell" (DADT), the law that prohibits openly gay men and women from serving in the military.

Thus, the court in Log Cabin Republicans v. United States of America stopped the 17-year ban on openly gay servicemen and women under which some 14,000 gays and lesbians have been discharged from the military when their sexual orientation was disclosed.

Restoring the Tribal Balance: an Indigenous Solution for Peace in Afghanistan

Part one in a special series.

(SEATTLE) - We are New World Strategies Coalition, a native Afghan think tank focused on nonmilitary solutions for Afghanistan. "Restoring the Tribal Balance: An Indigenous Solution for Peace in Afghanistan" represents a game-changing exit strategy based on feedback from well-respected tribal elders.

Above all, we truly believe that after 30 years of violence, there is only one solution for peace in Afghanistan - and it is an Afghan solution.

What`s the Weight of the Human Soul?

In 1901 Dr. MacDougall conducted experiments to determine if a human soul was measureable.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Can one measure the weight of the flame, or of the human soul? It had been used as a philosophical and Theological paradox for centuries, aimed at those who took a scientific approach to find answers to the universe’s mysteries.

Tauntingly demonstrating that while some may have disputed the existence of the soul because it cannot be measured in weight or mass, yet a flame is observable and few would repute the reality of its existence in spite of the inability to weigh it. In the early twentieth century, one Dr. Duncan MacDougall seemed to have set out to tackle this very mystery head on.

SELCO Employees Exceed Goal for Fall Food Drive

(EUGENE, Ore.) - SELCO Community Credit Union employees reached out to their communities by donating nearly 6,000 pounds of food to four local food banks. With an initial goal of donating 3,500 pounds of food, SELCO employees exceeded this goal by more than 2,400 pounds.

A list of most-needed foods was published to all SELCO employees, each of whom were given a plastic shopping bag to fill and deposit in barrels placed throughout the branches and offices of SELCO Community Credit Union, its subsidiaries and business units. Food was collected and donated directly to the food bank closest to each branch. These included: NeighborImpact Food Bank (www.neighborimpact.org), Food for Lane County (www.foodforlanecounty.org), Linn Benton Food Share (www.csc.gen.or.us/foodshare.htm), and Marion Polk Food Share (www.marionpolkfoodshare.org).

Oregon Arts Commission Awards Career Opportunity Grants to 10 Oregon Artists

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The Oregon Arts Commission announces 10 awards totaling $13,623 in the competitive Career Opportunity grant program. These awards provide support to individual artists who seek to take advantage of important opportunities to advance their careers through the development of artistic, business or professional skills. These may include exhibits in national and international venues, participation in conferences or workshops to expand their knowledge base.

Christine D'Arcy, the Arts Commission's executive director, observes "This investment in Oregon's artists helps stimulate creative activity throughout the state, and it's important to maintaining artists' creative small businesses. Many of the projects funded in this round will promote the work of Oregon artists around the world."

The International Community and Mordechai Vanunu`s 56th Birthday

Happy birthday 'V' - millions of people all over the world are on your side!

(CLERMONT, Fla.) - The Israeli nuclear weapons whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu was born 56 year ago, on 14 October 1954. The former Israeli nuclear technician, in citing his opposition to weapons of mass destruction, went public with the details of Israel's nuclear weapons program to the British press in 1986.

Shortly after that he was lured to Italy by a Mossad spy, drugged, kidnapped by Israeli intelligence agents.