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Zenaida Auriculata, The Eared Dove, Torcaza

Pigeons, who wants to know about pigeons? they are just peregrine falcon fodder, right? Or as Michael Ondaatje calls them, flying rats.

(PATAGONIA, Argentina) - Today as my husband headed off to the organic dairy for our milk, cheese and yogurt, I stepped across the road to the bosque (woods), camera in hand to catch a photo of the eared dove we see in Argentina.

KB4girls World Tour Teams Up With Top Groups for 2010 Clinics

KB4girls will work with DaKine, Best Kiteboarding, Kiehl's, Surfrider Foundation Europe and SportsFeatures.com.

(TAMPA/LONDON/PERTH) - The KB4girls world kite-boarding tour is pleased and honored to announce their sponsor and partner lineup for the 2010 clinics, listing such prestigious names as DaKine, Best Kiteboarding, Kiehl's, the Surfrider Foundation and a series of media partners including SportsFeatures.com.

Being a role model in the sport and bringing the expertise of nine world championship titles to the tour the Guinness World Record™ holder Kristin Boese has stepped in to support female kiteboarders around the world but would not be able to do so without the support of her great sponsors and partners.

Head-on Traffic Crash Injures OSP Trooper

Highway 20W was closed about 4 1/2 hours during the scene investigation.

(TUMALO, Ore.) - A Sisters-area man and an Oregon State Police recruit trooper both received non life-threatening injuries Wednesday.

The collision happened on Highway 20W west of Tumalo near Tweed Road, according to Deschutes County Sheriff's Office Sergeant Dan Swearingen, on January 7, 2010 at about 8:22 a.m. DCSO, OSP, Bend Fire Department, Cloverdale Fire Department, Black Butte Ranch Police Department and ODOT responded to a reported head-on traffic crash involving an OSP trooper.

American Healthcare is Becoming a Dangerous Practice

For many doctors, a quest for profits soon takes the focus off their dedication to the health of their patients.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - The study of medicine is a science. The practice of medicine is often sloppy and dangerous. We can no longer believe in our doctors with blind faith, but must educate ourselves and manage our own health.

More people in the US are killed by medical errors each year, than auto accidents. The cost of US healthcare exceeds that of any other country in the world, yet the quality of healthcare is rated lower than the forty some European Union countries.

How To Build An Environmental Activist

The first installment in a continuing series.

1998: In The Beginning...

(LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.) - In early 1998, my introduction into the world of environmental issues began with two seemingly unrelated subjects that eventually merged to both outrage me and set a match to my eco-zeal.

I had never been involved with, nor interested in any community problems let alone ecological ones. Never spoken at a public hearing, never written a letter to the editor either.

Odorless, Tasteless and Invisible, Radon is a Silent Killer

All Oregonians urged to test their homes for radon, a leading cause of lung cancer‏.

(SALEM, Ore.) - As part of National Radon Action Month, all Oregonians are urged to test their homes for radon, one of the leading causes of lung cancer in the United States.

"Because you can't see or smell radon, people tend to downplay the health effects and ignore the possibility that there might be a silent killer in their homes," says Radon Coordinator Brett Sherry, Oregon Public Health Division.

Going Galt, Going Crazy

She called her “philosophy” Objectivism although, said philosopher Gary Merrill “if there is such a thing as a pseudo-philosophy this is it.”

(CALGARY, Alberta) - “Going Galt” is the resurgence of a movement that began in the 1950s as an effort to reject all the positive aspects of our social society, based on the pseudo-philosophy of Ayn Rand, a Russian émigré who died in 1982.

Who is buying them? A steady flow of new recruits, primarily adolescents—impressionable and often confused.

Interview with George Galloway Inside Gaza

One month, thousands of miles, ten countries, one ship and a four flights later, Viva Palestina has entered the besieged Gaza Strip.

(GAZA/SALEM) - The people behind a 200+ car convoy who arrived in Gaza yesterday entered this embattled city with only about 75% of what they had hoped to deliver. 55 of these humanitarian aid activists were bloodied during attacks by Egyptian police.

Convoy Commander George Galloway, Member of Parliament, says it was still more than worth it.

Isn`t Hit and Run at Sea Illegal?

The area where this incident occurred was still in Australian controlled waters. That whaler ship "apparently" was whaling illegally there anyway.

(SALEM, Ore.) - In the recent case of the Japanese whaler ramming an activist boat near Antarctica, you can clearly see that the Japanese ship was heading straight for the Sea Shepherd stealth ship.

Their full intentions by doing that, via constantly aiming and shooting off water cannons at the boat, were quite obvious.

Death Investigation: Body Located at Base of Cape Lookout

Once the body has been positively identified, investigators will work with out-of-state authorities to help notify next of kin.

(TILLAMOOK, Ore.) - Oregon State Police, with the assistance of Tillamook County Medical Examiner and Tillamook County Sheriff's Office, are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a deceased male on a rocky section of beach near the base of a cliff in Cape Lookout State Park.

There is no indication that the death is the result of a crime and positive identification is pending according to OSP Sergeant Todd Hoodenpyl.