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Foreign Policy Magazine Article Skews Facts About TV Industry

TV Saving the World? Desperate Housewives a remedy for 3rd World problems? Foreign Policy Magazine goes off the deep end.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The 'Wolf in Sheep's Clothing' analogy may be a little overdone, but I also think it qualifies as an over used strategy in this world. It simply references a deceptive act against a person, it happens all too often.

A magazine that I have subscribed to for many years, Foreign Policy, published an article titled "How TV Can Save The World" in their November 2009 issue that appears to serve little real purpose aside from a feeble attempt to save an industry threatened by a superior technology.

Marijuana, Autism and Andy Dworkin
Autism is a Big Industry

Autism and its several related brain diseases have been strongly helped by cannabis/marijuana which mimic the bodies own hormone, anandamide. This may be lacking in these autistic patients.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I have already described my outstanding surprise about ABC News touting marijuana for autism, and also the dozens of emails from that story and my own postings.

The brouhaha didn’t really surprise me. After seeing the REEFER MADNESS movie 6 times nothing of this really surprises me.

America: Four Hundred Years of Bread and Water

The Canadian Comparison: Part 3.

(CALGARY, Alberta) - “The United States is broken,” said Bob Herbert in his December 1, column A Tragic Mistake, going on to say:

“school systems are deteriorating, the economy is in shambles, homelessness and poverty rates are expanding—yet we’re nation-building in Afghanistan, sending economically distressed young people over there by the tens of thousands at an annual cost of a million dollars each”.

`Unmarked` Portland Police Car Stolen

This vehicle does not have any police markings on the exterior of the vehicle. However, there is a siren and blue and red lights in the grill of the car that are not visible unless activated.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - An unmarked Portland Police vehicle was stolen this morning from the residence of a Portland Police Officer in Damascus, Oregon.

Detective Mary Wheat with Portland Police says the vehicle is a four door black Chevy Impala with an Oregon License plate of 789DDN.

Jack Herer Benefit Event Tonight at Village Ballroom in Portland

The Oregon Jack Herer Benefit Event happens December 4th in Portland.

(PORTAND, Ore.) - The public is invited to a benefit event scheduled this Friday, December 4th at 8:00 p.m. at the Village Ballroom for hemp icon and author, Jack Herer.

The Village Ballroom is at 700 N.E. Dekum Street, which is located above the Oregon Cannabis Cafe, Oregon NORML's new medical marijuana patent resource center that has received a firestorm of publicity since opening last month.

Police Charge Preschool Teacher with Sexually Oriented Text Messages

Linn Detectives Arrest Preschool Teacher for Sex Abuse‏.

(ALBANY, Ore.) - Linn County detectives say an Albany female preschool teacher sent cell phone text messages with sexual content to a 14-year-old boy. Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller says text messages were discovered by the boy's parents and reported on November 29.

Doctor Behind Deadly Drugs Survives as `Political Correctness` Threatens Another

One doctor faces losing his license for telling a woman she's too fat, while another gets away with falsely promoting a drug that killed people, what's wrong with this picture?

(ASHEVILLE, N.C.) - I was in Asheville, NC over the Thanksgiving holidays and enjoying my time off. Of course, I read the local Asheville newspaper nicely put under my hotel door every morning.

An Interesting story regarding an eye doctor in Asheville by the name of Dr. Earl Sunderhaus caught my attention. Dr. Sunderhaus is awaiting word from the medical society about any actions it may take against him for making cutting criticisms of a female patient including telling her she was fat and poking her thigh. Sunderhaus could lose his medical license.

Techno-Regulatory Arbitrage and the Future of the Internet

Current technology and the absence of legal and regulatory adaptation to that technology have already created a situation where individual rights and freedoms have been impaired.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - In this article I will introduce a concept that most people are probably unfamiliar with: Techno-Regulatory Arbitrage. Techno-Regulatory Arbitrage is the art of designing new technologies that circumvent existing laws.

Laws are constructed as definitions of permissible and impermissible actions as they relate to defined objects and defined objectives.

Afghanistan and Obama`s Point of No Return

Taking a Stand in Afghanistan, Obama rolls the dice to push a war against a land of determined people, who have never been defeated on their own soil. (Includes previously unreleased Afghan video.)

(SALEM, Ore.) - President Obama's decision to push on in Afghanistan will be remembered as a point of no return for this war. The forces that our military will increasingly engage are well armed and they are smart. It isn't going to be easy.

Crash on Highway 99W Leaves Portland Woman Dead

The Washington County Crash Analysis Reconstruction Team responded to the scene to investigate the crash. South bound Hwy. 99W was closed for several hours during the investigation.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Officials in Washington County say a woman died Wednesday when she pulled into the path of oncoming traffic on southbound Highway 99W. The driver of the vehicle that struck her suffered minor injuries.

No charges are expected to be filed, according to Sgt. Dave Thompson with the Washington County Sheriff's Office.