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Jay McCloskey Under Consideration for U.S. Attorney of Maine Again

The citizens of Maine don't deserve a U.S. Attorney who has both hands plunged into the deep pockets of Purdue Pharma and is their "poster child."

(ASHEVILLE, N.C.) - Last week I received a telephone call from a concerned citizen in the State of Maine. "Are you aware that Jay McCloskey, former US Attorney of Maine may be confirmed once again as our US Attorney?"

I was aware, but had thought it wasn't a "done deal." I think I'm wrong and it may just be a very "scary" done deal.

PTSD, Insanity and Murder: Supreme Court Affirms the Connection

There is only one good thing about this tragedy, Jessie Bratcher MAY now get proper care probably at a special PTSD Veterans facility in Los Angeles called New Directions.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - On Nov. 3, 2009 I posted a similarly titled preliminary article in salem-news.com on the Trial of Jessie Bratcher a two deployment PTSD Veteran from Iraq where he suffered severe psychological and physical trauma.

He was on 100% disability for PTSD by the Veterans Administration. His two tours permanently changed him.

Letter to Judge: Ukrainian Immigrant Child Abuse Illustrates Tragic Past

Copy of a letter sent to local judge by an east coast historian, in the recent Salem, Oregon child abuse case involving a Ukrainian immigrant family.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Dear Honorable Judge Hart,

I have the feeling I can help. I am an Historian of Russian History and Culture and my goal is to save the world from ever experiencing Cold War again by helping our two cultures understand each other better. As you know Russia is still 3 times the size of the US and the Slavic speaking nations account for 1/6th of the global landmass.

Congress Close to Ending Ban on Medical Marijuana in Washington, D.C.

Advocates noted that the welcome repeal will come too late to help Jonathan Magbie, a D.C. quadriplegic man who died in prison in 2004 from lack of medical care after being convicted for using marijuana to treat his pain.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - In a historic move, Congress is now poised to end the decade long ban on Washington, D.C. implementing the medical marijuana law District voters passed in 1998 with a 69 percent majority.

Known as the Barr amendment, the provision has forbidden D.C. from extending legal protection to qualified medical marijuana patients.

Paranormal History Creates Lifelong Astral Journey

Have you or someone you know witnessed or experienced something unexplainable or paranormal? Share your story- We want to hear from you!

(SALEM, Ore.) - For me, growing up in my parent's house as a child, there were always tales of ghosts and strange occurrences. This was, for the most part, dinner table conversation for us.

There were stories of deceased relatives who were still heard arguing in their now abandoned home where the front yard was now littered with over grown grass, shrubs and trees, there were stories of “Voodoo” rituals and spells that had been cast on family members in the past, mysterious black dogs and giant crows.

Benny & Sid presents Chapter 12 of the serialized graphic novel The Truant Officer featuring the Mysterious Futoko

(Your City, USA) - There comes a point when the story is no longer yours. The plot moves behind the scenes and while you may puzzle out the sequence of events later, at the time it all happens you are clueless. I may be a truant officer, a hand sanitizer and perhaps even a philanderer, but one thing I'm not is a psychic. from here I must turn the story over to the man whom I call my enemy. And maybe that's a good thing. It's best if both sides of the issue are shown in the clear light of day. Let you, the reader, decide who is in the right and who is a big, fat joke.

Obama Must Negotiate with Taliban About Afghan Self-Determination & Capture of Osama bin Laden

“Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate” - John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Inaugural Address, 20 January 1961

(LOS ANGELES, Calif.) - Americans oppose insurgency – so much so that President Obama’s Defense Secretary, Robert Gates, has testified before Congress that the administration plans to send 33,000 more American troops and spend an additional $100 billion in Afghanistan.

All this to continue a war against insurgent Taliban forces battling the regime of President Hamid Karzai, which is not only widely regarded as being extremely corrupt, but has also been implicated in heroin-trafficking.

Reefer Madness and More: Medical Marijuana Q & A (VIDEO)

Salem-News.com addresses several points regarding the use of legal medical marijuana in Oregon, California and other locations.

(SALEM, Ore.) - In this segment of our ongoing series on Medical Marijuana, Dr. Phil Leveque and Bonnie King discuss the subject from several different angles. From the "Reefer Madness" of days gone by, to the current medicinal enlightenment period, there is an unending supply of unanswered questions sent in by our viewers.

Dr. Leveque speaks with Bonnie about a growing amount of coverage on the connections between autism and the use of medical marijuana, a subject that has recently been seriously covered by both ABC and CBS News.

Lakewood`s Final Goodbye to Four Officers Killed in the Line of Duty (SLIDESHOWS)

Mark Renninger, Ronald Owens, Tina Griswold and Greg Richards were laid to rest with the greatest tribute and highest honor.

(TACOMA, Wash.) - Services were held today in Washington for four Lakewood police officers who were ambushed and killed Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009 in the line of duty.

Events like the one held today require massive coordination as law enforcement agencies from all over the nation and even beyond, attend to show their respects for their fellow officers.

Woodburn Fire Crews Battle Flames From Gervais Structure Fire

Firefighters battle Gervais structure fire.

(GERVAIS, Ore.) - Woodburn Fire District responded to a reported house fire at 454 Rondeau Court in Gervais Tuesday morning.