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NORML Fights Changes to Oregon Medical Marijuana Laws (VIDEO)

"The War on Marijuana is a War on America" - Madeline Martinez, Oregon NORML's Executive Director

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Madeline Martinez from Oregon NORML, says the advocacy group and others stand together in appealing to Oregon legislators to kill Senate Bill 388-9.

This is legislation that would greatly modify the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program which Martinez agrees needs clarity, but she says these changes would strip Oregon medical marijuana patients of important rights.

Officials Confirm No Swine Flu Cases in Oregon

The most important thing to note at this point is that to date, there have been no reported cases of the swine flu in Oregon or Washington.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Public Health officials from the state of Oregon, Portland metropolitan area and SW Washington are holding a press event today to discuss the latest information on the swine flu outbreak that has killed residents of Mexico and reportedly has crossed the border into Southern California.

Salem Comes Together to Raise $95,000 for Babies

March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health.

(SALEM, Ore.) - It was the best feel-good moment of the week in Salem when hundreds of residents joined together in support of the smallest members of Salem —babies—by participating in March for Babies to benefit March of Dimes.

"Thanks to everyone who came out in support of babies. Together we've raised $95,000 so that one day all babies will be born healthy," said Greg Goodwin, CEO of Kuni Automotive and 2009 March for Babies Chair.

Prineville Man Arrested Over August 2008 Fatal Traffic Crash north of Madras

The man was lodged at the Crook County Jail with a bail at $250,000.

(PRINEVILLE, Ore.) - A Prineville man was arrested on charges relating to an August 2008 fatal traffic crash that happened north of Madras, resulting in the death of a Clackamas-area woman and injuries to six others.

Police say the arrest of 45-year old Todd A. Rhoden, follows an investigation and Grand Jury review into the August 17th 2008 fatal traffic crash on Highway 26 north of Madras.

Man Arrested for Shooting at Motorists & Attempted Car Theft

Police say the man crashed, shot at cars, tried to steal one on the freeway, and then from a car dealership where he was arrested.

(ROSEBURG, Ore.) - Police say a Myrtle Creek-area man was arrested Saturday following a series of events starting with a single vehicle crash on Interstate 5 north of Myrtle Creek, shots fired at passing vehicles, and then an attempt to take a car from an auto dealership in Roseburg. There were no injuries.

Oregon State Police Sergeant Bill Fugate says Saturday at approximately 10:00 a.m., 32-year old Gregory Scott Vandenbos of Myrtle Creek, was involved in a non-injury single vehicle crash northbound Interstate 5 near milepost 111.

Two Die in Crash on Highway 26 West of Sandy (PHOTOS)

An Eagle Creek Woman and her daughter died as a result of the crash.

(SANDY, Ore.) - Oregon State Police troopers and Clackamas County interagency crash investigation team, are investigating a fatal crash that happened Saturday afternoon at the intersection of Highway 26 and the east end of SE Orient Drive.

State troopers say the Saturday afternoon two-vehicle traffic crash resulted in the death of an Eagle Creek mother and her daughter, and non-life threatening injuries to a third person.

One Person Fatally Injured in Crash Near Culver (PHOTO UPDATE)

OSP was notified the driver died about three hours after the crash.

(CULVER, Ore.) - Oregon State Police are investigating a single vehicle traffic crash on Highway 361 north of Culver, that turned deadly after the injured person was transported to the hospital.

Emergency responders report being notified of a single vehicle crash off Highway 361 near milepost 6, that reportedly happened at approximately 6:38 p.m. Saturday evening.

Op Ed: IMF Sees Deepening
Worldwide Depression,
Multiplies Keynes-Impacts

Fundamental Stimulus Demanded from All Nations.

(SALEM, Ore.) - When relentlessly changing whole-world economic conditions rapidly undermine unstable demand-levels in every economy, SOMEthing MUST be DONE SomeHOW.

In the Great Depression, with even worse worldwide conditions now again shadowing the entire complex global economy as the IMF reported today, it took the Great War to create overwhelming output levels --created primarily in the United States-- to restore “normality”.

Amputees Make Huge Strides With New Prosthetic Leg Technology (VIDEO)

Amputees were fitted with a new high tech prosthetic leg using a micro processor controlled knee, that greatly eases walking ability.

(SALEM, Ore.) - New technology in prosthetic legs means increased walking ability for leg amputees.

Debuted publicly in Salem, Oregon, the 'C-Leg' is a huge step forward for the advancement of artificial limbs.

Islamophobia on American Campuses

As intellectuals poke the surface of pro-Israel bluster, they find there is nothing behind it. Islamophobic ideologies exist in a vacuum of reason.

(BOSTON, Mass.) - Muslim parents from around the world once sent their children off to school in America with simple warnings against wine and song, but now Muslim students must be prepared to face Islamophobic incitement.

While political activism makes college exciting, Muslims need to be aware that autonomously managed local Muslim Student Association university chapters are outclassed by well-funded, hierarchically coordinated Jewish and Neoconservative organisations, which actively work to undermine Muslim student groups.