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President Obama Signs Bill Awarding Congressional Gold Medal to Women Airforce Service Pilots (PHOTOS)

First women to fly American military aircraft served courageously, blazed trails during WWII.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - President Obama today signed into law S. 614, a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). WASP was established during World War II with the primary mission of flying non-combat military missions in the United States thus freeing their male counterparts for combat missions.

Its pilots were the first women ever to fly American military aircraft and flew almost every type of aircraft operated by the United States Army Air Force during World War II on a wide range of missions.

Reverend Benny & Mister Sid`s At Your Service #51

I hate to say it, but I remember the Jackson 5 before Michael joined them.

(Salem) - Michael Jackson is gone. Another pop icon now left us. None of us is immortal.

I saw Michael Jackson once in a parade in Gary, Indiana when he was just a bouncy little kid with a fro and a fringe jacket. He stood on an Oscar Meyer weiner float and threw candy to the bystanders on Broadway. Those were Jackson 5 Days and Michael was just one of the team then.

Michael Jackson`s Promoter Pete Bennett Talks Openly About Late Star (VIDEO)

Pete signed the Jackson 5 with Epic Records in 1976. This is Part-1 of a special 4-Part Series.

(MONTREAL) - When rock band promoter Pete Bennett was named "World's #1 Promotion Man" by Billboard Magazine, it forever locked in history the lifetime of the man who managed and promoted the best musicians the world has ever heard of.

From Elvis Presley to Aerosmith and many names in between, Pete Bennett is a living legend and a person who can speak at length about a close friend of his named Michael Jackson.

Singin` the Blues for Oregon Hunger Relief (AUDIO)

Volunteers collected about 91,000 pounds of food last year; this year's goal is 100,000 pounds.

(PORTLAND, Ore. ONS) - Where else can you get a full day of live music for ten bucks and a couple of cans of food? It's Waterfront Blues Festival weekend in Portland, starting on Thursday.

More than 120,000 people attend the four-day event - not all at once, of course! The musicians and fans are international, but the donations they generate stay in Oregon to restock Oregon Food Bank Network locations around the state. Musician Patrick Lamb and his blues band will be performing on Sunday. His band is one of more than 100 acts scheduled to perform.

Masturbation

We cannot say it’s open season on adolescent males by older female teachers. Still it’s going happen, no matter what.

(CALGARY, Alberta) - On the morning of June 23, sixth grade teacher Susan Alderson was arrested at her home and charged with, among others, first degree rape. She had apparently began a sexual relationship in 2002 with a boy who was thirteen at the time. It continued until 2006, when the boy would have been seventeen.

One interesting thing here is that when women are raped, the act occurs over a relatively short span of time, usually minutes. But for young men, the act can take place over months and years. The “victim” in this case is now about nineteen—after whatever apparently happened, having ended about three years ago. Did it take him this long to catch his breath?

Boulders on Your Path to Recovery

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.) - While there is still a long way to go, we are slowly seeing signs that the economy is trying to make a comeback.

Israel Seizes Former Congresswoman and Nobel Laureate on Humanitarian Aid Ship on Route to Gaza

Israel seizes humanitarian activists from across the globe including former Congresswoman Cynthia Mckinney and Nobel Laureate Mairead Maguire.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) condemns the Israeli naval commandeering of a ship carrying humanitarian supplies to the besieged territory of Gaza.

The ship, which left from the Cypirot port of Larnaca, was approximately 20 miles off the coast of Gaza when it was board by Israeli Navy personnel and redirected to the city of Ashdod.

Republicans Say `Job-Killing Tax Increase` Define 2009 Session

Republicans Accomplish Many Goals on Session Agenda.

(SALEM, Ore.) - As the 2009 Legislature adjourns, House Republicans say permanent job-killing tax increases will define a session that was dominated by a deep economic recession. With the second highest unemployment rate in the nation, they say actions taken by the Legislature this year will threaten the state’s ability to recover.

“During this recession, the 2009 Legislature passed tax and fee increases that will kill jobs and further slow our state’s economic recovery,” said House Republican Leader Bruce Hanna (R-Roseburg).

Oregon Police Take No Chances With Suspected Explosive Device

OSP Bomb Techs Determine Suspicious Object Outside Salem-area DMV not Explosive

(SALEM, Ore.) - Oregon State Police bomb technicians determined a suspicious object reported Tuesday morning near the front entrance of the Department of Motor Vehicles building on Lana Avenue in Salem was not an explosive device.

Around 8:00 a.m. OSP troopers and bomb technicians along with Salem police responded to the report of a suspicious object outside of the DMV office located at 1905 Lana Avenue NE.

Oregon Attorney General Announces `Three Key Legislative Victories`

Attorney General Kroger praises the Legislature for approving drug treatment, environmental crimes and civil rights initiatives.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Attorney General John Kroger announced that last night the Legislature approved three of his highest priorities: a commission to reform and improve Oregon’s drug treatment and prevention programs and the creation of environmental crimes and civil rights enforcement units.

The creation of the environmental crimes and civil rights units was paid for by shifting resources from lower priorities within the Department of Justice’s budget.