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Iran Needs to Separate Church and Government

Reason is spreading in Iran, except among the Islamic base the Ayatollah intends to use to enforce his will against protesters.

(PASO ROBLES, Calif.) - John Ensign is the latest of a list of evangelical pretenders who have made headlines for claiming to be pure when they are not. Many Catholic priests are guilty too, but for different reasons. But the Grand Ayatollah of Iran will take the cake if he refuses to learn from the lessons of history.

Roman Catholicism is replete with examples of extremism that the Ayatollah seems determined to repeat; namely, to assume he is infallible, especially when his conduct is so transparent. American Evangelists are no less guilty, as has been proven time and time again by conduct contrary to Logic.

MDA Cancels Remainder of Nationwide Summer Camp Program Over Swine Flu

MDA mobilized its entire staff nationwide today to notify family members and volunteer counselors concerning the decision to cancel the camps.

(TUCSON, Ariz.) - Due to overriding concern for the health and safety of Jerry’s Kids, the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) announced today that it is immediately canceling the remainder of its annual summer camp program because of the H1N1 virus.

Death of Salem Man Tased & Restrained by Police, Deemed Justified

Grand Jury findings in death of Gregory Rold‏.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A Marion County Grand Jury unanimously found that Salem Police officers were justified in using physical force while attempting to arrest Gregory Anter Rold on May 23rd 2009. The Grand Jury also unanimously found that the physical force used by the police officers did not cause Mr. Rold's death.

Prosecutor Jodie Bureta says on May 23rd 2009 at approximately 8:01 p.m. officers from the Salem Police Department responded to a trespass complaint at 1251 RoyVonne Avenue SE Apt #5, Salem, Marion County Oregon.

Becoming `Granny Storm Crow`

Scientific studies report facts. Forget the all the urban myths and rumors, and make up your own mind using facts. Cannabis is medicine! Educate yourself!

(NORTHERN CALIFORNIA) - I am a well-respected teacher's aide in my 60s. I start my day with 8th grade math. I quilt, paint, sculpt and am an avid genealogist. I enjoy posting on several websites. My husband is disabled and on SSI. We live in a tiny rural town in California with our two adult sons. Our lives are filled with computers and books. We are all compulsive educators- a family of quiet, intellectual geeks.

Oregon Roadblocks to Growing Industrial Hemp Removed in Bipartisan Senate Vote

Senate Bill 676 clears the way for crop to be grown and sold in Oregon.

(SALEM, Ore.) - In a bipartisan vote, the Oregon Senate voted to join 15 other states today by passing legislation that outlines state practices for the growth and sale of industrial hemp. SB 676 authorizes the production, possession and commerce in industrial hemp commodities and products.

The Real Battle of Alberta

There is a global recession on and it's going to get worse before it gets better.

(CALGARY, Alberta) - For the well fed and somewhat inebriated, the Battle of Alberta is all about the rivalry between supporters of the Calgary Flames and the Edmonton Oilers. But the real, unpublicized, Battle of Alberta is about the actual social war between the Government of Alberta and many of its citizens, particularly the poor and the working poor.

Three months ago Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario, assailed the public welfare system, saying that “unwittingly, we have developed a policy that stomps you into the ground.” At the same time he admitted he had no solution to the situation.

Desktop Raids, a New Policy of Obama Administration comes to Oregon

This week, evidence came to light that a new type of worksite raid has occurred in Oregon.

(SALEM, Ore.) - An investigation conducted by Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (Northwest Treeplanters and Farmworkers United) PCUN discovered that close to 250 workers were dismissed at a farm in Dalles, Oregon.

According to their report, workers at Maduri Farms were notified in May that they were being terminated due to 'invalid or fraudulent Social Security numbers'.

Salem Police Arrest Man in Coffee Shop Armed Robbery (VIDEO)

"The person involved had a handgun and demanded cash from the clerk." - Cpl. Dennis Keena, Salem Police

(SALEM, Ore.) - Salem Police were called to the scene of an armed robbery Thursday night at Coffee in Motion, on Mission in South Salem. Dennis Keena with Salem Police, says a number of officers responded. "The person involved had a handgun and demanded cash from the clerk."

It took about an hour and a half for police to locate the suspect, Keena said, with the help of a police dog. "We set up a perimeter and used a canine to track the suspect to a house here on Rural."

Two Die in Crash on I-5 Near Creswell (PHOTOS)

Police aren't sure why the driver of a motor home lost control just before 9:00 p.m. last night.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - A five-year old girl and an unidentified male were killed Wednesday in a head-on crash on Interstate-5 about 13 miles south of Eugene, near Creswell, Oregon. Oregon State Police Sgt. Daniel Swift says troopers from the Springfield Area Command responded to the head-on traffic collision last night at 8:50 p.m. on southbound I-5 at Mile Post 182.

He says the investigation indicates that that crash happened as a motor home, being driven by 41-year old Stephen Whitaker of Cottage Grove, Oregon was northbound on I-5 in the Creswell area.

With Iran, Think Before You Speak

What comes next in Iran is unclear. What is clear is that the tough talk that Senator McCain advocates got us nowhere for the last eight years.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The grass-roots protests that have engulfed Iran since its presidential election last week have grabbed America's attention and captured headlines -- unfortunately, so has the clamor from neoconservatives urging President Obama to denounce the voting as a sham and insert ourselves directly in Iran's unrest.

No less a figure than Senator John McCain, the Republican presidential nominee in 2008, has denounced President Obama's response as "tepid." He has also claimed that "if we are steadfast eventually the Iranian people will prevail."