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Eight Years of U.S. War in Afghanistan: The Dollars Add Up (PHOTOS)

With the passage of the FY 2010 Department of Defense budget, total U.S. spending for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars will exceed $1 trillion by March of next year.

(NORTHAMPTON, Mass.) - October 7, 2009 marks the eighth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan.

Officials Stress Washing Hands to Avoid Flu

The Cold Season is here, hand hygiene is paramount to staying healthy, experts say.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Flu prevention and hand hygiene go hand in hand – literally. Cold and flu germs count on us to pass them along to others, causing outbreaks of fever, achiness, sniffles, sore throats and coughing fits that can render a person helpless for days or weeks at a time.

Secretary Shinseki Announces $17 Million in Homeless Grants

For Oregon, the news means $506,527 will be allotted for ten beds in Eugene at Sponsors, Inc.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki has announced that 19 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico will share more than $17 million in grants to community groups to create 1,155 beds for homeless Veterans this year.

“These grants will aid our efforts to eliminate homelessness among those who have served in uniform,” said Secretary Shinseki. “Our partnerships with community-based organizations provide safe, transitional housing while these Veterans leverage VA’s health care and other benefits to return to productive lives.”

Better Business Bureau Warns of Samoa Tsumani Scammers

Watch Out for Increased Scams Due to Natural Disasters.

(LAKE OSWEGO, Ore.) - When natural disasters strike, con artists prey on those looking for details and hoping to help. BBB serving Alaska, Oregon, and Western Washington warns consumers that scams often circulate when natural disasters occur, such as tsunamis, hurricanes, earthquakes and floods.

Scammers were quick to respond to the tsunami that hit Samoa and surrounding islands on September 29.

Four Adults Arrested for Raping and Sexually Abusing Children

Police say teen girls were given pot and alcohol, tied up, raped, and even engaged in sex with a dog and groups of men located through Craigslist ads; one victim was only four.

(NEWBERG, Ore.) - Police arrested several adults in what appears to be a bizarre and tragic series of sex crimes involving teenage girls and one four-year old child.

Police say the situation came to their attention over the weekend. A 15-year old girl told officers she had engaged in sex with 44-year old Darrin Vaughn Daily after he gave her marijuana and alcohol.

History Forgotten is History Repeated

Is there a great conspiracy that runs our government? Does anyone really believe otherwise?

(CINCINATTI, Ohio) - As in the 1930s, when the Great Depression swept through America, patriotic groups are springing up across the country like weeds.

The funding and message is much the same as then. Illegal aliens are destroying America. Communism is taking over. Under it all, of course, is the real belief, that African Americans and Jews are the real enemy. The money, same as then: Wall Street.

Who Said Marriage Should Be Work?

While I agree to some degree that marriage is work, it’s the amount of “work” that is worth discussion.

(AGOURA, Calif.) - I recently learned some statistics that surprised me, but upon reflection they really made sense. What do you think the rate of divorce is between first, second, and third marriages? Think about it. I didn’t and came to the wrong conclusion.

How Capitalism Destroyed American Democracy: Part 3 (of 3)

Neither political party represents the ordinary American anymore.

(CALGARY, Alberta) - The fact that American democracy doesn’t work is such a no-brainer that only those living in denial object to this assertion.

Benjamin Franklin was a key player in the founding of the United States. Biographer Walter Isaacson called him "the most accomplished American of his age and the most influential in inventing the type of society America would become."

Oregon`s Unemployment System Overloads

The current telephone outage will not affect the amount or duration of any eligible claim.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A network system failure at the State Data Center kept the Unemployment Insurance Claims system shut down for 12 hours on Sunday.

Craig Spivey with the Oregon Employment Department, says this has resulted in a backlog of traffic that has overwhelmed the telephone systems that deliver calls to the Employment Department's call centers.

It`s all Kosher for Kasher

Every decent man continues to believe that unnecessary killing of civilians is a criminal act.

(TEL AVIV Haaretz) - Whoever said that intellectuals are keeping silent?

Who claimed that academia is ensconced in an ivory tower? And who dared to think that Israel lacks a moral voice? One day, when historians take the time to examine Israel's brutal offensive in Gaza, otherwise known as "Cast Lead," they will settle a score with political leaders and officers who were responsible for committing war crimes.