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U.N. Will Recommend that the World Should Ditch the Dollar

UN Currency specialist Avinash Persaud has long argued that the dollar would give way to the Chinese yuan as a global reserve currency within decades.

(LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) ) - A U.N. panel will next week recommend that the world ditch the dollar as its reserve currency in favor of a shared basket of currencies, a member of the panel said on Wednesday, adding to pressure on the dollar.

Oregon`s Own Toxicologist Points Out Toxicity of Hexavalent Chromium

The Oregon soldiers impacted by the toxicity are primarily from Hillsboro, Gresham and McMinnville. This article was originally published March 22nd 2009.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - Several media outlets have been reporting on exposure of Oregon Guard soldiers in Iraq to highly toxic hexavalent chromium.

Canada Blocks Outspoken British MP

Anti-war politician vows to speak to Canadians after 'inexplicable' decision to deny entry on security grounds.

(OTTAWA, Ontario) - Canadian officials have denied outspoken anti-war British MP George Galloway entry into Canada on grounds he poses a threat to national security.

Alykhan Velshi, a spokesperson for Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, said today Galloway has openly supported Hamas, classified as a terrorist group in Canada, as well as other terrorists.

Washington State Marijuana Trial on National Stage

Thousands are anxiously watching the case against a retired stone mason as they move into closing arguments.

(PORT ORCHARD, Wash.) - The majority of Washingtonians voted together in 1998 for the health and safety of its ill residents. Supporting the medical use of marijuana was not a hard choice for most, and the state has adjusted very well overall to bringing these sick patients into the fold.

Contrary to these ideals seems to be one particular man: Kitsap County Prosecutor Russ Hauge (pronounced howgy). His opinion of the thousands of legal medicinal use patients seems to be nothing less than disapproval.

Perceptions of Americans in the World

Life is an entirely different thing for those who leave the confines of the U.S.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The perception of Americans in different nations around the world has the contrast of day and night. Economic, geopolitical and military factors largely determine why people feel they way they do about us.

Six-Year Old Girl Nabs a Trout at Canby Pond (VIDEO)

Catching a fish on this day means another notch in a little girl's fishing pole, and great stories to share at school.

(CANBY, Ore.) - Oregon kids and handicap permit holders who like to fish have a fantastic opportunity waiting for them at the Canby Pond.

Youngsters like Penny Olheiser are taking advantage of recent changes that mean the pond can only be used by kids and Oregon handicap permit holders; many of whom are veterans.

The Ann Coulter Defense

A nation is a community of diverse people, held together by common beliefs, goals and aspirations.

(CALGARY, Alberta) - What do Theo van Gogh and Ann Coulter have in common? Religious extremism.

Van Gogh was murdered in 2004 in Amsterdam by an Islamic fundamentalist who believed that van Gogh had insulted Islam. Similarly, Coulter implicitly urges her readers to kill those who do not agree with her own extreme religious conservatism.

Beyond Our Givens Part-One

The greatest danger to America is not from without, but from Evangelists and their Christian puppets from within.

(PASO ROBLES, Calif.) - Primary aspects of being exist in a variety of duo-forms; the subconscious and conscious, emotional and rational, plus the individual and communal state.

Brains receive impulses from and are influenced by subconscious as well as conscious vibes emanating from individual and communal sources, and impulses received from all can affect attitudes and be magnified by the persuasive power of others who persist in pushing envelopes of particular interest to themselves.

California Medical Marijuana Provider Faces Sentencing Monday

Charles C. Lynch closely followed state and local laws, and now faces 20 years in prison.

(LOS ANGELES) - Despite a recently announced change in federal medical marijuana policy, federally convicted medical marijuana provider Charles C. Lynch will face sentencing by Judge George H. Wu in the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on Monday, March 23rd.

Lynch was convicted on five counts of federal drug charges in August of 2008 after federal agents raided his Morro Bay medical marijuana collective, Central Coast Compassionate Caregivers (CCCC).

Investigators Identify Victim in Fatal Oak Grove Shooting

The deceased is identified as 28-year old Joseph Patrick Haley.

(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) - Clackamas County Sheriff's deputies were called out over a reported shooting this morning at 10:43 a.m.

They were told the shooting that just occurred inside a Willow Creek Apartment, located at 3644 SE Westview, in the Oak Grove neighborhood just south of the City of Milwaukie.