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A Tiger in the Woods

Are celebrity character traits observed by a working journalist a sign of bigger things to come?

(SALEM, Ore.) - When it comes to a person with the celebrity status of Tiger Woods, I know my voice is a small one in the world. However, I thought in light of the recent developments in his career, including being dropped by sponsor AT&T, that some people might find these personal observations of the man interesting.

You see, a TV news photographer typically doesn't miss much at an event. Our eyes and ears are busy monitoring all kinds of things simultaneously.

Male Shot in Vancouver Convenience Store (UPDATE)

‏The victim has been identified as 29-year old Jose Guadalupe Muro of Vancouver.

(VANCOUVER, Wash.) - Clark County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the BI LO Food Mart at NE 88th St and Hwy 99 in Hazel Dell over a report of shots fired inside the store. A second caller stated that a male subject was injured. Sgt K.C. Kasberg with the Clark County Sheriff's Office says it happened at approximately 10:00 p.m.

"When deputies arrived they located a male subject with multiple gunshot wounds who was conscious and breathing."

Benny & Sid Presents Chapter 14 of the Serialized Graphic Novel The Truant Officer Featuring the Mysterious Futoko

People who are content to watch reality television or expend their emotional energy on movies about vampire boy friends are sated with their ignorance and have no appetite of curiosity.

(Your City, USA) - My name is Futoko. Most people consider me mysterious, but there is no mystery to school refusal. School is everywhere, every day.

The feast of education is reserved for the learning famished. People who are content to watch reality television or expend their emotional energy on movies about vampire boy friends are sated with their ignorance and have no appetite of curiosity.

Pakistan Assures UNHCR of Continued Hospitality Towards Registered Afghans

Some 2.19 million Afghans were registered in Pakistan, in 2007, today some 1.7 million registered Afghans live in camps and urban centers in Pakistan.

(KABUL, Afghanistan) - Pakistan's Ministry for States and Frontier Regions has assured the UN refugee agency that it will continue to extend its traditional hospitality to some 1.7 million registered Afghans, pending a decision on the modalities of the renewal of their Proof of Registration (PoR) cards.

Life After Prohibition II

Plant Saves Planet!
Weed Saves World!
Herb Saves Earth?

(SAN ANTONIO, TX) - These are some of the headlines we might see, if things continue the way they've been going - with the increasingly global movement towards a more rational policy regarding the use of a naturally occurring, yet chemically compelling plant/substance called Cannabis.

Cannabis Sativa, and its sister, Cannabis Indica, otherwise know as Pot, Marijuana, Mary Jane, Herb, Weed, Reefer, Gage, Kind, Ganja, Grass, et cetera (the list goes on and on) is the world's most popular social relaxant, but simultaneously most controversial "narcotic" drug.

Israel Rules

It could not be made any clearer that, as with the US invasion of Iraq, a military attack on Iran has nothing to do with weapons of mass destruction.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - On Christmas eve when Christians were celebrating the Prince of Peace, the New York Times delivered forth a call for war.

"There's only one way to stop Iran," declared Alan J. Kuperman, and that is "military air strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities." [There's Only One Way to Stop Iran, December 23, 2009]

Film Review: Avatar, A Humanist Call from Mt. Hollywood

As in the case of Avatar, by the time America and Britain will start to train its forces to understand Islam, it may as well be ready for its new enlightened soldiers to change sides once they arrive on the battlefield.

(LONDON) - Avatar may well be the biggest anti War film of all time. It stands against everything the West is identified with.

It is against greed and capitalism, it is against interventionalism, it is against colonialism and imperialism, it is against technological orientation, it is against America and Britain.

To Fly Without Fear

Instead of hiring air marshals, the federal government should hire air chaplains.

(NEW YORK) - We all know that on Christmas Day a terrorist tried to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner. This tragedy was thwarted thanks to the bravery of his fellow passengers. Most of all, we need to thank God that 289 lives were saved.

But now, once again, there is fear and anxiety about air travel. The government is trying to calm the public. The president is doing his best to reassure people that flying will still be safe. Yet instead of seeing one another as human beings, we have made this debate increasingly political.

Police Say Suspect Hid in Freezing Water to Avoid Capture

Man submerging himself in a creek during multi-agency manhunt west of Winston.

(WINSTON, Ore.) - A 29-year old man was arrested Wednesday afternoon on multiple charges following his attempt to elude in a stolen vehicle and on foot west of Winston, according to Sergeant Steve Mitchell with Oregon State Police.

Victim of Single Car Crash Dies From Injuries 10 Days Later

The initial investigation indicated that alcohol was a factor in the crash.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Multnomah County Sheriff's Office deputies were dispatched to the 32300 block of SE Bluff Road on December 20 2009 to investigate a report of a single vehicle crash.

Deputies from the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office had initially been dispatched to the scene, and then requested MCSO after determining that the crash had occurred in Multnomah County.