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Oregon State Treasurer Candidates Debate

Salem City Club is pleased to present this debate at noon, Friday, October 8, 2010 at Mission Mill Museum

(Salem, Oregon) - Oregon's Chief Financial Officer (CFO) must have the integrity, knowledge, and skills to safeguard Oregon's finances and maximize return on state investments. On Friday, October 8, you will hear first hand from four candidates why they believe they are the right person to be Oregon's CFO. Salem City Club is pleased to present this debate beginning at noon.

PTSD Therapy by Psychologists: Maybe this isn`t the Correct Term

Annihilation Anxiety. Battle Terror. Call it what you may, but PTSD victims deserve respect in treatment.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - Salem-news.com posted an article Sept. 17, 2010 Instructional Protocol/Sensitivity During Interaction With PTSD Sufferers by Carol Ware Duff, RN, BA, MSN, which appears to be a psychological approach for PTSD therapy.

This is very important because there are estimates of more than 1,000,000 military victims from recent wars and more turning up years after they got out of the military.

War and Peace with Ken O`Keefe

Ken O'Keefe and his brothers were the police last May, when they defended their ship, the Mavi Marmara, from Israeli military invaders. Nine men aboard Ken's ship were killed that night.

(SPOKANE, Wash.) - One overnight accommodation on the Ken O'Keefe NW tour happened at an exquisite place of natural beauty called Soap Lake, Washington.

What a contrast that must be for someone who has seen the kind of needless death and oppression Ken has witnessed in this life of his...

Merkley`s Bill to Ban Animal Torture Videos Passes Senate

Ban sends message that horrifying videos of animals being tortured and killed for human sexual gratification will not be allowed.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010, a bill introduced this week by Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, passed the Senate unanimously Tuesday evening.

The bipartisan bill, cosponsored by Senators Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Richard Burr (R-NC), criminalizes the creation, sale, distribution, advertising, marketing, and exchange of animal crush videos.

"The torture and killing of animals for pleasure and profit is absolutely unacceptable," Merkley said.

Woodburn Tree Farm Sued for Harassment of Mixtec Workers

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Holiday Specialtrees, a tree farm in Woodburn, Ore., violated federal law when it failed to stop the harassment of two male Mixtec employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

Surf Phenom Lakey Peterson Announces Partnership with the Student Conservation Association

(CHARLESTOWN, NH) - Two-time NSSA Nationals Women’s Open Champion, "Most Outstanding Performance" award recipient and the first pick for the 2011 USA Pac Sun Surf Team, Lakey Peterson is an unstoppable 16-year-old.

So unstoppable, she has decided to pledge all her time out of the water to bettering the environment by becoming spokesperson to the Student Conservation Association (SCA).

Owls and Grouse and Wolves, Oh My!

(SALEM, Ore.) - State and federal endangered species listings have greatly influenced the economies and culture of Oregon’s communities for decades. Ironically, they have had relatively little success in actually influencing the species they want to recover. Still, government agencies refuse to abandon their monocular vision of individual species recovery. Broader policy objectives and market-oriented approaches would allow the integration of management decisions which address multiple species and other surrounding issues that hinder recovery. This can be achieved by returning the power of conservation to local and private entities that are more effective stewards of the environment.

Umpqua River Lighthouse not required for safe navigation

Specific plans for the disposition of the lighthouse will be made at a later time. There are currently no plans to remove the historic Fresnel lens from the lighthouse

(Seattle, WA) - The U. S. Coast Guard is releasing a Waterways Analysis and Management System report on the Umpqua River in Oregon which states that the Umpqua River Lighthouse is not required for safe navigation. This determination opens the door for the U.S. Coast Guard to begin the process to discontinue the Umpqua River Light as a federal aid to navigation.

The review included multiple surveys from local waterway users, as well as consultation with commercial towing companies, the Port of Umpqua, and other local entities. The majority of respondents indicated the Umpqua River Light is a secondary, or backup aid to navigation.

Portland Police Investigate Stabbing In NW Portland

Detectives are responding and will continue the investigation.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - This evening, Tuesday September 28, 2010, at approximately 9:21 p.m., Portland Police officers responded to the 600 Block of Northwest 10th Avenue on the report of a stabbing.

Officers arrived in the area to find the 31-year-old male victim bleeding from the neck with a stab wound. The victim was transported to OHSU with a non-life-threatening injury.

Keizer fire prevention week open house

Also in attendance this year will be Fire Pup and Freddy the Fire Truck

(KEIZER, Ore.) - The Keizer Fire District will hold its Annual Fire Prevention Week Open House on Monday, October 4, 2010. Hours of the Open House are 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM.

Visitors will be able to see apparatus displays and get valuable fire safety information. In addition visitors can participate in fun activities and enjoy refreshments.