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Obama Authorizes More than $8 Billion for Mass Transit for Oregon and Other States

President Obama, Vice President Biden, U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood, Announce Availability of $75.71 Million in Public Transportation Investments for Oregon.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced the availability of $75,716,939 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for Oregon in public transportation funding.

The funding was part of $8.4 billion made available to repair and build America’s public transportation infrastructure.

Army Captain Indicted for Money Laundering and Theft of Government Property

Indictment Alleges Captain Stole in Excess of $690,000.

(PORTLAND, Ore. ) - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Capt. Michael Dung Nguyen, 28, of Ft. Lewis, Wash., with theft of government property, money laundering and structuring financial transactions, U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon Karin J. Immergut announced today.

Nguyen was scheduled to appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul Papak at 1:30 p.m. PST today to answer to the charges.

Portland`s First World Water Day Celebration Will Benefit Water For All

Portland Roasting Coffee Company hosts March event that will help provide fresh, clean water via unique water pump technologies to African countries most in need, like the coffee growers in Ethiopia.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - On Sunday, March 22, 2009, Portland Roasting is spearheading the first World Water Day Celebration in Portland, Ore., to increase awareness of and concern for the more than 1 billion people worldwide who do not have access to clean water, and to raise funds to install as many pumps as possible in Ethiopia.

Sex Abuse Victims Urge Catholic Group Not to Appeal New Ruling

9th Circuit Court Judges' decision lets controversial case against Vatican proceed.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Victims of clergy sex abuse blasted Catholic officials in Portland today for "playing legal hardball" in what they describe as a controversial and ground-breaking clergy sex abuse and cover up case

Bill Crane with SNAP says his group, which has seen significant legal victories over the Catholic Church's conduct regarding sexual abuse in the recent past, urges officials to let an alleged child sex abuse victim have his "day in court" against the Vatican.

US Court Rules Victims of Priets Sex Abuse Can Sue Vatican

The offering plate may come back to victims of Catholic Church sex abuse.

(WASHINGTON D.C. (AFP)) - Attorneys for a man who says he was sexually abused 40 years ago as a teenager by a Roman Catholic priest cited a US appeals court decision Wednesday that paves the way for abuse victims to sue the Vatican, Agence France-Presse reports.

The case was originally brought seven years ago on behalf of a plaintiff named only as John Doe, who alleged that he was sexually molested on several occasions when he was 15 or 16 by Roman Catholic priest Father Andrew Ronan.

New UN Report Cites Worsening Human Rights Situation in Afghanistan

The report calls for the protection of women and girls in both the private and public sphere.

(GENEVA) - The human rights situation in Afghanistan is marked by a rise in civilian casualties, setbacks for women, mounting attacks on freedom of expression and a culture of impunity when it comes to punishing perpetrators of abuses, the United Nations says in a new report.

“Gross human rights violations remain a serious threat to continuing efforts to transform Afghan society,” states the report.

Powell’s Bookstore to be Official Bookseller at NLC Green Cities Conference

Powell’s features an e-book option and employs a number of “green initiatives”.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Powell’s Bookstore of Portland, Ore., will be the official bookseller during the National League of Cities’ (NLC) Green Cities Conference at the Oregon Convention Center, April 18-21. New and used books sold at the NLC Bookstore & Powell’s booth will feature green innovations to create more sustainable cities.

In an effort to encourage “green” reading, NLC and Powell’s will be creating an e-book page on Powells.com, where conference attendees can purchase e-books to download to their laptop or electronic reader.

One Person Dies as Police Arrest Senior Citizen on Marijuana Charges

Deputies have not yet named the deceased person.

(MULINO, Ore.) - The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office is investigating an officer involved shooting on South Macksburg Road in Mulino, Oregon.

Shots were fired, one person was found dead and an 80-year old woman was arrested on pot charges.

New Media and the Future of Advertising

A media revolution is underway as the nation struggles through tough economic times, but the show must go on.

(SALEM, Ore.) - It's no secret that media is changing fast. Newspapers are having an extremely difficult time holding their heads above water, closing left and right, and yet Internet news is streaming forward at full speed.

Old media has to give up the ghost and make the switch fast, and as for all that newspaper and television news and production people know, the Internet is a different world.

Imprint of Tyranny - part 2

Today’s devout are not immediate victims of that tyranny, but they carry the imprint of it.

(PASO ROBLES, Calif.) - The innocuous role played by intellectuals in Spain contributed to the knowledge and disenchantment with the Church by secular Lords who objected to the Church’s desire to strip them of their Divine Right to a shared apostolic and religious authority based on Caesaropapism.

Following the death of Constantine, Rome systematically and persistently assumed for itself, the role of Primate for all of Christendom.