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Marines Who Cared for Dead in Iraq Launch Death Scene Cleaning Firm

Carrying on what they learned in Iraq, two Marines stand ready to help families dealing with the aftermath of tragedy.

(GAINESVILLE, Ga.) - As part of the first group of Marines ever trained to perform search and recovery duties for fallen servicemen overseas, Benjamin Lichtenwalner and Ryan Sawyer realized both the historical and practical importance of their mission from day one.

This ultimately resulted in their establishment of Biotrauma, Inc. - a death scene cleaning firm founded on sensitivity for the emotionally traumatized.

Two Outdoor Writers Join Salem-News.com Staff

"Fishing & Outdoor" articles are highly sought after, and we are pleased to bring this popular subject to our readers.

(SALEM, Ore.) - If there is one thing that we have wished we could cover more at Salem-News, it is the great outdoors. No state has more to offer in terms of fishing, hiking, hunting and other outdoor recreational activity.

This wondrous side of Oregon and the great Northwest will now come to life on the pages of Salem-News.com thanks to two local writers who have the most fascinating qualifications.

Kuwait Cancels $17 Billion Joint Venture with Dow Chemical

Kuwait on Sunday scrapped a deal to form a $17.4 billion petrochemical joint venture with U.S. firm Dow Chemical , state news agency KUNA said.

(RIYADH, Saudi Arabia) - The cancellation of the deal, which had met opposition in Kuwait's parliament, is a blow to the largest US chemicals firm which had planned to use the proceeds to repay a large part of $13 billion in debt it will have to shoulder once its acquisition of rival Rohm & Haas closes in early 2009.

The Art of Relaxation Part-1

Murder, the CIA, Witchcraft and The Malleus Maleficarum.

(PASO ROBLES, Calif.) - As used here, "Relaxation" describes the act of releasing to the secular arm of government anyone convicted by the Church of crimes against Christianity.

The Church was responsible for the rule, but it would not admit that it was responsible for the death sentence.

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Marijuana Benefits

I was not surprised when my first Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patient showed up. I knew it was extremely painful from my regular medical practice.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - Thousands of readers of my articles on dozens of websites know that I am a strong advocate for medical marijuana and that it is effective medicine for dozens if not hundreds of medical conditions.

I must say as a physician/pharmacologist that the mechanisms of effectiveness are not always clear.

Navy Operations off Oregon: Shrader Applauds Extension of Public Comment Period

Shrader says he applauds the Navy for continuing to work with local citizens to make this a transparent proces

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Congressman Kurt Schrader (D-OR) released a statement over the Navy’s announcement that it is extending the public comment period to April 11th.

Shrader says he applauds the Navy for continuing to work with local citizens to make this a transparent process.

Man Attempts to Drag Aloha High School Girl into Field

If you have any information regarding this case please call the Washington County Sheriff' Office at 503-846-2500.

(ALOHA, Ore.) - Deputies in Washington County say a man grabbed a 16-year old high-school girl by the wrist and tried to drag her into a field this morning around 8:00 a.m.

Dave Thompson with the Washington County Sheriff's Office says the girl was able to escape after calling 911 from her cell phone.

Oregon Senate Votes to Make Horse Abandonment a Crime

Struggling horse owners do not need resort to abandonment to solve their problems.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Humane Society of the United States applauded the Oregon state Senate for passing Senate Bill 398, adding horses and other equines to the animal abandonment statute.

The bill, originally sponsored by Sen. Floyd Prozanski, D-Eugene, and carried to the Senate floor by Sen. Doug Whitsett, R-Klamath Falls, makes abandoning an equine a Class B Misdemeanor. The bill passed the Senate by a vote of 27 to 2.

Chinese Dissident’s Family Defects

China revoked the licenses of attorneys like Zhisheng, who offered to represent Tibetans taken into custody for their role in the March 2008 Tibetan uprising in Lhasa.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The wife and children of a top civil rights lawyer under close surveillance by the Chinese authorities have arrived in the United States after walking across the border to Thailand.

Geng said her daughter, 15, and son, 5, had suffered “great hardship” in China from living under virtual house arrest in their Beijing home.

Keeping Your Cool as the Economic Temperature Rises

Socialism and Fascism; the opposite ends of the spectrum?

(SALEM, Ore.) - When it comes to the disastrous fall of the U.S. economy, many of us are faced with something we never really saw coming.

There are plenty of people who did, at least in the back of their minds, but either way it is too late and the American capitalist society has struck the iceberg.