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Haiti Resettlement and Life in a Remote Village

An entire community that lost everything in Port-au-Prince is resettling in a village about 40 to 50 km outside the capital. MINUSTAH

(PORT-AU-PRINCE / SALEM) - One week after the devastating earthquake hit Haiti, a community of about 3,000 moved to this site in Archaie, some 30 miles outside of Port-au-Prince. Living among the rubble was too dangerous and they have decided to take a chance in this remote village.

Veterans Will Receive Designation on Drivers Licenses

Senate Bill 1000 will allow veterans to have status listed on IDs, advocates say it will help returning vets access services.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Oregon’s men and women in uniform will be able to have their veterans’ status noted on their drivers’ licenses and identification cards under Senate Bill 1000, passed this week on the Senate floor.

SB 1000 would assist the Department in identifying and assisting more Oregon veterans in obtaining state and federal benefits.

Op Ed: GOPsters Delay
EIGHTY Percent Of Congressional Work

“Vicious cycle” Driven by Massive Filibustering.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - Millions of Americans voted for “transformative change” with solidly-renewed hope in their governance system only last year.

That constructive Constitutional application of the most potent weapon in any democracy; The VOTE -- is now contemptuously reduced to naught by 'a vicious cycle' of denial and delay from a determined GOPster cabal.

Portland Police Arrest Homicide Suspect

Gurley was arrested in downtown Portland and was indicted yesterday.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Portland Police Homicide detectives arrested 49-year old Patrick Gurley February 15, 2010 and charged him with one count of Murder in a homicide incident that occurred on January 31, 2010.

AAA Says Gas, Crude Prices Are Moving Up

Retail gas prices are on the rise this week. The national average for regular unleaded jumps a nickel to $2.66, and Oregon's average gains two cents to $2.75.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Retail gas prices are on the rise this week, according to Oregon AAA. The national average for regular unleaded jumps a nickel to $2.66, and Oregon's average gains two cents to $2.75.

Underwater Mortgages On the Rise

In Salem, 16.0 percent, or 10,897, of all residential properties with a mortgage were in negative equity for Q4 2009., according to First American CoreLogic Q4 2009 Negative Equity Data.

(SALEM, Ore.) - More than 11.3 million, or 24 percent, of all residential properties with mortgages were in negative equity at the end of the fourth quarter of 2009.

This is up from 10.7 million and 23 percent at the end of the third quarter of 2009.

Outdated Thinking Imperils Our Future

Everyone needs to be supported, but convincing people to destroy the future of their descendants to get that support is not a sensible way to do it.

(GOLD RIVER, B.C.) - There was an editorial in the Williams Lake Tribune last week by Walt Cobb, a former Liberal MLA and once Mayor of Williams Lake. It was like reading ancient history from a time when we did not know any better.

Marion County Sheriff Myers Promotes New Commander

Lorance began working in the Sheriff's Office Operations Division in 2007.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Marion County Sheriff Jason Myers, says he is pleased to announce the promotion of Sheila Lorance to Jail Commander. Lorance's name is likely familiar to our readers; she has for some time functioned as the public information officer for the sheriff's office.

The Legacy of Leadership

How will your legacy be defined?

(CHARLESTON, S.C.) - From an article in Bits and Pieces some years back comes an inspiring story. Years ago, a John Hopkins professor gave a group of graduate students this assignment: Go to the slums.

The Southwestern Company - Part 1: Walks Like a Duck, Quacks Like a Duck, Duck

The group operates a web of companies and employs hundreds of independent contractors who are used to disguise their criminal activities.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - This is a story about The Southwestern Company: a corporatized mafia organization operating throughout the United States.

The Southwestern Company hires who are mostly college students, staying with host families during the summer, to go door-to-door selling educational books across the U.S. in cities like Salem, Oregon.