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Confessions of a War Resister

A serious narrative with sexually explicit content about a veteran soldier's successful resistance to war.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Yesterday was a great victory for me, the entire peace movement and for troops and civilians all over the world.

I faced the military for my refusal to deploy to Iraq, and I walked away a free man with a general discharge from the Army’s Individual Ready Reserve.

Rabid Cat Attacks Highlight Severe Public Consequences of Feral Cat Colonies

Feral cats have about one-third to one-fifth of the life span of indoor, owned cats.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The Orlando Sentinel newspaper and other Florida media are reporting two incidents of rabid feral cats attacking humans. WFTV in Orlando, Florida describes both attacks as unprovoked.

In a March incident, a feral cat was struck by a car, and when the driver and passenger attempted to aid the cat, they were bitten by the rabid animal.

Special Report: The Arizona Effect

Mexico's President says the bill represents an obstacle for the solution of common problems in the border region.

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - In a controversial move, Arizona’s state legislature and Governor re-injected the immigration question back into the center of US politics.

SB 1070 gives local police authority to demand documents from any individual suspected of being in the US illegally.

Eleventh Annual Global Cannabis March

Winner of the “Open 4 Snoop Dogg” contest, Bad Habitat, is just one of the bands set to perform.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Saturday, May 1, 2010 marks the eleventh annual Global Cannabis March in Portland, Oregon. This year’s march and rally runs from 10:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m.

Participants will gather in Pioneer Courthouse Square to march at high noon through downtown Portland, accompanied by a police escort. Cures-Not-Wars and Urbage Designs join Oregon NORML as sponsors of this event.

What Villaraigosa Omitted From His State of the City Speech

I can tell you right now that he has lied to you already.

(LOS ANGELES) - If you read or listened to Villaraigosa’s “State of the City” speech, you may have noticed he omitted to mention a certain touchy topic: the state of the City.

Villaraigosa never disclosed the state of City Hall’s own finances.

Camp Lejeune Marine Veteran Expresses Anger at Marine Corps and Congress

Stephen Connard points to a lack of support for those injured on base from the contaminated water wells now closed.

(WASHINGTON, D.C) - The story of the contaminated water wells at Camp Lejeune just won’t go away.

The wells are now closed but many Lejeune veterans and dependents are visibly upset with what they perceive as a total lack of support from their Marine Corps and Congress.

Why are Today`s Leaders all `Small`
Is the Time of Greatness Gone?

Doors are kicked in without search warrants, judges allow any imaginable abuse of human rights and the real protections of the Constitution are thought of by most Americans as radical and unAmerican.

(CINCINNATI, Ohio) - How do we define greatness in leaders? Simple, we look around us find none of it and use that as a definition.

Is it that great men (and women) are gone or that we simply don’t deserve any better than we get?

The Alleged `Undertreatment of Pain` in the U.S. Military

The notion of "undertreatment of pain" involves a goal of addicting every class of people in our country with opioids -- even our bravest -- our military.

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - The pharmaceutical industry, their pain societies/foundations and their lobbyists fought for a Military Bill for the "undertreatment of pain in our armed forces" and were successful at having the bill pass.

Can We Love Oregon`s Next Gov?

Shunning Rhetoric, Seeking Reality.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Campaign for Governor is heating up, but are the voters getting the cold shoulder? In this year of voter fury and a sense of futility, conducting campaigns "like usual" may backfire like an auto exhaust.

Scrutiny of past screw-ups will cost a price. Promises to transform must be subject to transparency. The state of the economy since the 2008 Meltdown will mean the electorate is anything but solid.

One of Big Pharma`s Biggest Operators Blows the Whistle

Dr John Rengen Virapen is a former scientist who after 35 years of work in the pharmaceutical industry, has left it to warn the public of the nefarious dealings and motives of the pharmaceutical industry.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Our writers, namely Dr. Phil Leveque and Marianne Skolek, have written at great length about the moral impropriety of the pharmaceutical industry. If you haven't noticed, this industry is banned from advertising on Salem-News.com.

A former member of big pharma business, Dr. John Renger Virapen, has come forward with serious charges against the industry at large, which backs much of the data we have published.