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Eleanor Roosevelt Day

Washington State Governor Chris Gregoire proclaimed August 14, 2006 as Eleanor Roosevelt Day.

(RAYMOND, Wash.) - Eleanor Roosevelt, as portrayed by Storyteller Debbie Dimitre, makes her fourth appearance in four consecutive years at the Northwest Carriages Museum in Raymond, Sunday, August 9, 2009 at 2:30 p.m.

Ms Dimitre does her presentation at this- one of three unique museums in Northern Pacific County, as a mature Mrs. Roosevelt surrounded by carriages; a few with realistic looking horses which would have been familiar during the First Lady’s childhood.

Newport, Oregon Will be NOAA`s New Marine Operations Center in the Pacific

Verger Praises Selection of Oregon coast harbor town.

(COOS BAY, Ore.) - Senator Joanne Verger (D-District 5), representing the Oregon coast from Lincoln City to Coos Bay, praised the selection today of the Port of Newport as the newest home of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association’s Marine Operations Center in the Pacific.

“This is monumental news for our coast and for our state,” said Verger.

New Poll Shows Most Oregonians Back Legislature`s Tax Measures

Poll results indicate tht a significant majority of likely voters supported the permanent tax increases on big corporations and the richest Oregonians.

(SILVERTON, Ore. OCCP) - By more than a two-to-one margin Oregonians favor the legislature's recently enacted tax increases on corporations and the wealthy, according to a new poll released today by the Oregon Center for Public Policy.

The results spell bad news for opponents of the tax measures, who have begun collecting signatures to repeal them at the ballot box.

The Fall of the Roman Catholic Church

Trials of this new teaching are under way in many countries, colloquial evidence from discussion forums already suggest confirmations are taking place and probably increasing.

(LONDON) - On the horizon is an approaching religious furore so contentious, any clash of civilizations may have to wait. On one side, a manuscript titled: The Final Freedoms, against all the gravitas religious tradition can bring to bear.

The first wholly new interpretation for 2000 years of the moral teachings of Christ is on the web.

Do Oregon Timber Sales Pass or Fail Conservation Tests? (AUDIO)

Group Asks Salazar to Focus on 'Non-Controversial' Projects.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Since U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar tossed out the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR) in July, there are questions about which timber sales will be allowed to proceed on federal land in 16 Oregon counties.

Recently, Interior Department staffers came to Oregon to check out some proposed Bureau of Land Management (BLM) timber sales.

College in Oregon for Iraqi Refugees (AUDIO)

Their F1 visas means the students must return to Iraq when they finish their education.

(EUGENE, Ore. ONS) - When the fall semester begins at the University of Oregon, students may be learning about the war in Iraq from young adults who have lived through it.

Some Iraqi refugees will be attending college in Eugene and at schools in more than a dozen other states, as part of the Iraqi Student Project.

New Report Documents Dramatic Reductions in Youth Detention

Reformers Gather in DC to Review Progress.

(BALTIMORE, Md.) - A new report released by the Annie C. Casey Foundation shows that two decades of juvenile justice reform have reduced youth detention, improved public safety and saved taxpayers millions of dollars.

The report, Two Decades of JDAI: From Demonstration Project to National Standard, documents the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative’s (JDAI) progress both in reforming juvenile detention practices nationwide and also in contributing to the larger movement for more comprehensive reforms in juvenile justice.

Journalists Pardoned by North Korea

A special pardon is issued to two detained U.S. journalists after former U.S. President Bill Clinton meets with North Korea's leader. Will Clinton's visit open other windows for talks?

(WASHINTON D.C. RFA) - Radio Free Asia reports that North Korea has issued a "special pardon" to two detained U.S. journalists following a visit by former U.S. President Bill Clinton to Pyongyang, according to North Korean media reports.

Laura Ling and Euna Lee were sentenced to 12 years' hard labor by a Pyongyang court in June. The pair admitted violating North Korean law in an attempt to shoot television footage relating to North Korean refugees in China.

Oregon Civil Air Patrol Prepares for Major USAF Evaluated Exercise

The exercise is designed to train and demonstrate the capability to rapidly respond to a variety of disaster/search and rescue scenarios.

(PORTLAND, Ore. ) - This week, six specially equipped Civil Air Patrol Cessna 182 aircraft and approximately 75 adult and teen aged cadet ground support and aircrew members from around the state will be tasked by a USAF evaluation team to respond from their home base locations to a multitude of realistic potential missions.

These missions will involve search and rescue, disaster relief and other emergency operations designed to test their capability to handle a wide variety of real world potential incidents such as earthquakes, floods and tsunamis.

Young Child From Canada Drowns in Molalla River

Officials consider the incident a tragic accident.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office had the sad duty of locating a small child Monday at Feyer Park, in Molalla. Sheriff's Office Spokesman, Detective Jim Strovink, says they learned by Monday evening that the child had died.

The child is identified as 5-year old Markian Barsukoff of Alberta, Canada. "Markian was here in Oregon, visiting with his family to attend a wedding and family reunion," Strovink said.