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Oregonian Report Loses Effectiveness by Confusing Marines and Soldiers

Accuracy should not be taken lightly.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Last November we published Dr. Phil Leveque's "Government Medical Care or No Medical Care: for Most the Choice is Clear" - detailing the lack of physical fitness among U.S. recruits, and how that bars many from military service.

Yesterday, the Oregonian published an article reviewing the same basic material, "And it only took around four months for them to get around to it", Dr. Leveque said.

Veterans` Unemployment: Gross Punitive Betrayal

Can't the VA get anything right?

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I just heard on TV news today that 21% of Vets were unemployed (read unemployable!). Although the Armed Services propagandize that they offer training in about 200 fields of work this is a big sham. What few learning experiences and jobs do they purport to be training for?

The Citizens of Ohio Deserve Better in Dealing with Your Epidemic of Drugs

Gil Grissom (from CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) "I tend not to believe people; they lie. The evidence never lies."

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - On February 19, I wrote an article entitled Ohio Residents Better Bar Their Windows and Hide their Daughters.

Web 2.0 Versus Control 2.0

Lucie Morillon, who heads the Reporters Without Borders New Media Desk, along with the group's Secretary-General Jean-François Julliard, discuss the new frontier of Internet journalism and freedom.

(PARIS, France) - The fight for free access to information is being played out to an ever greater extent on the Internet. The emerging general trend is that a growing number of countries are attemptimg to tighten their control of the Net, but at the same time, increasingly inventive netizens demonstrate mutual solidarity by mobilizing when necessary.

Fugitive Sweep Results in 16 Arrests in Humboldt County

Anyone who has information on the whereabouts of these fugitives should call their local law enforcement agency or the U.S. Marshals Office at 707-442-4875.

(EUREKA, Calif.) - U.S. Marshal Federico Rocha of the Northern District of California announces the arrest of 16 individuals in Humboldt County during a Fugitive Task Force Operation conducted Monday.

Obama Runs into Israel`s Wall of Apartheid

Following Biden's visit to Israel, Thomas Friedman of the New York Times, a Zionist Jew, wrote an editorial titled "Driving Drunk in Jerusalem" in which he said that the vice president had missed a chance to send a powerful public signal.

(HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill) - The Obama Administration has run right up against the Zionist Wall of Apartheid - and the extremely racist doctrine that built it.

From Ordinary to Extraordinary It`s Not as Far as you Think

Keep your eye on the prize and your heart in the hunt. Your days of extraordinary are upon you.

(CHARLESTON, S.C.) - From Bits & Pieces comes the inspiring story of physicist Richard Feynman. After winning the Nobel prize for his work, he visited his old high school. While there, he decided to look up his records.

He was surprised to find that his grades were not as good as he had remembered them. And he got a kick out of the fact that his IQ was 124, not much above average.

Washington Man Arrested for `Communication With a Minor for Immoral Purposes`

Thought Crimes in Washington State?

(BATTLEGROUND, Wash) - Police in Washington sent out a news release today stating that a man was arrested for "Communication with a minor for immoral purposes". We have not been able to gain any more details; Salem-News.com contacted Lt. Roy Butler with Battleground Police, who said due to the investigation, he was unable to provide further background on the case.

He did not confirm whether or not this was Internet related, or something else.

Researchers to Study Newly Discovered Sturgeon Spawning area in Willamette River

The lower Columbia River sturgeon population provides an important and popular recreational fishery and almost 180,000 lower Columbia River white sturgeon were harvested by anglers between 2003 and 2008.

(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) - Researchers from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife recently began surveying the Willamette River downstream of Willamette Falls to learn more about a previously unknown white sturgeon spawning area.

Merkley Calls on VA to Immediately End Delays at Two Oregon Facilities

Letter Comes In Response to Report of Long Wait-Times in Portland and Roseburg.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs today released a report detailing inexcusably long wait times for Compensation and Pension examinations at four VA facilities, including two in Oregon.