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Leadership is Good

“While there’s life, there’s hope.” -Cicero

(CHARLESTON, S.C.) - If you are not familiar with Bert and John Jacobs, you should be. They are the creators of the wildly popular and ever optimistic Life is Good brand of tee shirts and other accessories.

Oregon AG Indicts Prosecutor on Sex-Related Charges

Prosecutor is accused of using his office to try to obtain sex from a woman who owed child support.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Attorney General John Kroger today announced the indictment of a Lincoln County prosecutor on charges that he attempted to use his position to obtain sexual favors.

Olvera Street and the Threat from Los Angeles

LA's Monument Commission seems bent on destroying the city's most important history.

(LOS ANGELES) - The birthplace of Los Angeles is under threat of financial siege and elimination over a move from city bureaucrats who according to records, are operating in violation of a 1999 City Council Mandate.

Every day this is where old world entertainment meets Mexican and Spanish culture, and it has been happening consistently for almost 200 straight years.

96 Firefighters Battle 3-Alarm Book Store Blaze in Portland

It is a real loss in many regards, but nobody was hurt.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Fire crews stayed very busy at a serious commercial structure fire Sunday; their job isn't over.

It happened at the Great Northwest Bookstore, located at 3314 SW 1st in Portland.

Exclusive: First African American president to Promote Injustice in African Country

Who has turned a blind eye to the suffering of Africans in Darfur?

(DAMANGA, Sudan) - As the victims and survivors of Darfur genocide, we are not surprised by the results of the Sudanese rigged, flawed elections that declared victory for Omar Al-Bashir, as a re-elected president to Sudan.

But we are extremely shocked, and terribly dismayed for the support of some International Community members, especially the US...

Remarks by the President on Gulf Oil Spill

Thus far, as you can tell, the weather has not been as cooperative as we'd like on this front" -Barack Obama

(VENICE, Louisiana) - THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. First let me say a few words about the incident in New York City.

Invisible Disability

“. . . a bad day is when I lie in the bed and I think of things that might have been” -from a Paul Simon song

(ST. PETERSBURG, Florida ) - I write this article as an attempt to raise the awareness of a medical fact.

There are those among us who suffer invisible disability and, as such, seem to ghost through life without being useful members of our busy society.

A Lack of Diplomatic Finesse

The article first appeared on Iran's Tehran Times newspaper.

(TEHRAN) - It seems that UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan has much to learn about the fine art of diplomacy.

Demonstrating his lack of diplomatic finesse and inexperience, the UAE foreign minister has exposed himself to the possibility of a harsh response from the Islamic Republic of Iran through his provocative remarks...

The PILL and Time Magazine

Open Letter from Dr. Leveque to Time Magazine

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - The Pill at 50: Sex, Freedom and Paradox by Nancy Gibbs of Time Magazine is one of the most outstanding articles TIME ever printed.

Nancy Gibbs' article and book will become a best seller for women to understand, appreciate and enjoy their God given sexuality.

Economic Crisis in the Middle Ages

A nice piece of original reporting from the 14th century.

(FLORENCE, Italy) - In the year 1345 in the month of January failed the company of the Bardi, who had been the greatest merchants in Italy.

And the reason was that they, like the Peruzzi, had lent their money and that invested with them to king Edward of England and to the king of Sicily; and that the Bardi found they had owing to them from the king of England, what with capital and interest and gifts promised by him, 900,000 florins of gold, and on account of his war with the king of France he was unable to pay; and from the king of Sicily 100,000 florins of gold.