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Leveling the Playing Field with an Attitude

The Management Moments series by Doug Dickerson is a weekly column designed to bring inspiration to those in the workplace and beyond.

(CHARLESTON, S.C.) - John Kanary shares a story in A Cup of Chicken Soup for the Soul, about Charlie Boswell. Charlie was blinded during World War II while rescuing his friend from a tank that was under fire. He was a great athlete before his accident and in a testimony to his talent and determination, he decided to try a brand new sport, a sport he never imagined with his eyesight – golf.

Police Say Forest Grove Man Died in High Speed Crash

A driver reportedly crossed the center line and collided with a large John Deere tractor pulling a steel hay trailer.

(FOREST GROVE, Ore.) - Washington County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a crash after reports of a vehicle colliding head-on into a tractor pulling a trailer.

Sgt. Rob Ray with the Washington County Sheriff's Office, says the vehicle apparently crossed the center line of Northwest Cornelius-Schefflin Road causing the collision.

Pirates Release German Ship and Crew for Ransom

Crew members aboard two separate vessels are all reported to be in good health.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Ecoterra reports that the ship MV Victoria, which was seized by pirates off the Somalia coast, was released overnight against a ransom payment of US$ 1.8 million.

Oregon Marine Among Casualties From Afghanistan

Seven U.S. servicemen are killed in action in Afghanistan, while a soldier in Iraq's death was not combat-related.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Reports of numerous casualties are being dispatched by the Department of Defense. We know based on PBS News and other reports, that three Americans were killed in an explosion in Basra, but no additional details were available.

Among those killed in Afghanistan are one Tualatin, Oregon Marine and another Marine from Glendale, California. They are among five Marine Corps casualties reported, as well as three soldiers in the U.S. Army.

PTSD and Pernicious, Pusillanimous Prejudice Propaganda

One doctor with heavy influence seems to think PTSD Victims get over it “in a few years”. I just read of a U.S. Ranger, at Point du Hoc on D-Day in 1944, who STILL HAS PTSD.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - This article is about Dr. Sally Satel of the American Enterprise Institute who pretends she knows “something” about PTSD, Veterans and successful medical treatment.

She is misinformed and/or wrong on all counts and I will relay to the reader where she is wrong.

You Can Now Legally Use iPhone to Find Cannabis

Apple Approves Potent Application called Cannabis to find the real thing.

(LOS ANGELES) - This week Apple releases a new iPhone and iPod Touch application which allows users to locate cannabis resources worldwide including the nearest medical cannabis collectives, doctors, attorneys, organizations, and other patient services.

The popularity of this new application is lready growing in states like California that have passed laws allowing medical cannabis -- also commonly referred to as marijuana.

Do Near-Death Experiences Alter the Brain?

Author Says It Definitely Changed Him Forever.

(WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.) - After he drank a cobra venom cocktail to simulate death, Jamshid Hosseini knew his worldview was forever transformed, but he also believes his brain was physically altered – rewired into something different.

The experience led him to create a spiritual “roadmap to bliss” that he and co-author Dave Cunningham detail in their critically acclaimed self-help book, Travel Within: The 7 Steps to Wisdom and Inner Peace.

Longview Man Drowns Saving 3-year Old`s Life

"He made the ultimate sacrifice, giving his life for that little girl" - Cowlitz County Sheriff's Captain Mark Nelson

(KELSO, Wash.) - Police in Washington say 20-year old Alan Heck of Longview is missing and presumed drowned after saving a three year old from drowning in the Cowlitz River near Kelso.

Legendary Voice of CBS News, Walter Cronkite, Dies at 92

Walter Cronkite's voice was one of reason and understanding. Few journalists among even the most distinguished, merit more respect.

(SALEM, Ore.) - One of the best known names and voices in American broadcasting history, Walter Cronkite, died today at the age of 92 from cerebrovascular disease which he had fought for an extended period of time.

RNs Praise House Vote to Permit State Single-Payer Laws

The nurses noted there is a long road ahead for the amendment. It will still need approval from the full House and in a final version from the Senate.

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) - The nation's largest union and professional association of registered nurses today hailed passage of a key amendment in the House Education and Labor Committee to the national healthcare reform bill this morning.

If passed, the bill would enable individual states to go a step farther and adopt single-payer, Medicare-for-All style reforms.