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Record Number of Projects Planned for Volunteers in Oregon

Oregonians can sign up now to celebrate the sesquicentennial.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Nearly 600 projects are scheduled in May for Take Care of Oregon Days, one of six signature events commemorating 150 years of statehood.

“Our goal was to make this the largest volunteer project in the state’s history,” said Mary Oberst, Oregon’s First Lady and Chair of the Board of Oregon 150.

British Envoy Damns US Afghan Drug Effort

President Barack Obama named Mr Holbrooke as his special envoy for the two countries shortly after taking office in January.

(LONDON ) - US efforts to eradicate opium poppy crops in Afghanistan have been "wasteful and ineffective", the US envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan says.

Richard Holbrooke said the $800m a year the US was spending on counter-narcotics would be better used in supporting Afghan farmers.

Gaza Residents Face Fresh Water Shortages

Given the seriousness of the Gaza water crisis, one must conclude this crisis threatens Palestinian well being just as bombs from the Israeli military occupation forces do.

(GAZA STRIP) - The water shortage is one of the biggest crises 1.5 million Palestinians in the besieged Gaza strip face.

The water pollution is caused by a high saline and nitrate concentration in ground and fresh water supplies. The coastal aquifer, which depends on rainfall, provides 96% of all water consumed in the Gaza strip.

Clackamas County Raids See Five Arrested For Drug Dealing

A total of 16 law-enforcement personnel participated in the execution of the two warrants.

(OREGON CITY) - The Clackamas County Inter-agency Task Force (CCITF) arrested five individuals Wednesday who are believed to bhe responsible for extensive drug-dealing activity in the Oregon City area.

Jim Strovink, Detective with the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, says just after 7:00 a.m. Wednesday, CCITF members, accompanied by Oregon City Police, simultaneously executed search warrants at two residences in Oregon City.

Oregon Immigrant Rights Coalition Calls for Swift Passage of the DREAM Act

CAUSA joins with Immigrant Rights and Education Advocates from across the nation in calling on Congress to swiftly pass the DREAM Act.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Today, Representatives Howard Berman (D-CA) and Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL) and Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Richard Lugar (R-IN) announced the reintroduction of "Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate.

They were joined in support by a group of Senators and Representatives from both sides of the aisle.

Salem Police Officer Injured in Crash With Semi Truck

Officer Smith's canine, Jett, was not injured.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A Salem Police Canine Officer sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries in a collision with a semi truck at about 5:15 a.m. this morning.

Officer Steve Smith was driving southbound in the left lane of Commercial St SE near Owens Street SE when his vehicle was struck by the semi truck.

Vigilante DEA Thwarts Obama & Holder: Have They Really Become a Rogue Agency?

The DEA is no longer taking orders from the President.

(SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) - It's a simple fact that governments don't always have control of their military agencies. This seems to be the case with the federal Drug Enforcement Agency in the United States.

The agency, in spite of strong and direct words from both the President and the Attorney General, Eric Holder, is literally ignoring and dismissing a directive to back off.

Federal Stimulus Package Increases Food Stamp Benefits

Lawmakers say the changes will also boost the local economy.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Oregonians will soon have increased food benefits under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which calls for a more than 13 percent increase in federal food stamp benefits.

Governor Ted Kulongoski says the increase helps in two ways. The added benefits will help people who are feeling the impact of the economy and also help local communities by putting more money into the local economy.

Pit Bull Attacks Boy in Front of Beaverton International School

According to Washington County Animal Control, this is the third documented bite from the same dog.

(ALOHA, Ore.) - Police say a ten-year old boy was bitten today while riding his two-wheeled "razor" on a sidewalk in Aloha. A dog reportedly came from across the street and attacked the boy at about 1:10 p.m.

His injuries are not life threatening and the dog has been quarantined, according to Sgt. David Thompson with the Washington County Sheriff's Office.

Medical Education for the Rich = Medical Care for the Rich

There has been a lot of news about the 43 million Americans who can’t get in to see a doctor. Here is why!

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - Unfortunately medical education not only costs a lot of money, requiring very rich parents, but once the doctor has graduated his patients must be the very rich. Medical care has become a luxury available only to the rich.