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Reverend Benny & Mr. Sid`s At Your Service #34

What kind of world are we witnessing the birth of?

(Salem) - In the darkest hours of the Bush Administration there were those with vision who saw that Bush's mishandling of the Office of President and the nation as a whole would bring collapse to the Republican Party.

Even so these futurists could little predict the depth to which he would body-slam his party -- not even the almighty Ron Paul...

Activists Say Oregon Medical Marijuana Act is Under Attack

A number of activists will be at the state capitol Wednesday.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Medical marijuana activists in Oregon are at the state capitol this week opposing SB 388 that would increase police scrutiny of sick people and create more obstacles for those who legally use cannabis for healthcare.

1 in 31 U.S. Adults are Behind Bars, on Parole or Probation

Discovering the scale and cost of prison, jail, probation and parole in each of the 50 states.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Explosive growth in the number of people on probation or parole has propelled the population of the American corrections system to more than 7.3 million, or 1 in every 31 U.S. adults, according to a report released today by the Pew Center on the States.

The vast majority of these offenders live in the community, yet new data in the report finds that nearly 90 percent of state corrections dollars are spent on prisons.

13-Year Old Silverton Boy Shot in Neck While Hunting

In spite of the gunshot wound, the boys then walked approximately 1/2 mile to the victims house.

(SILVERTON, Ore.) - A Silverton teen will recover after being shot in the neck during a hunting accident today at 5:30 p.m.

Lt. Sheila Lorance with the Marion County Sheriff's Office says one boy shot the other accidentally in the 7500 block of Meridian Road in Mt. Angel.

A Shattering Moment in America`s Fall From Power

The global financial crisis will see the US falter in the same way the Soviet Union did when the Berlin Wall came down. The era of American dominance is over.

(LONDON ) - Our gaze might be on the markets melting down, but the upheaval we are experiencing is more than a financial crisis, however large.

Here is a historic geopolitical shift, in which the balance of power in the world is being altered irrevocably. The era of American global leadership, reaching back to the Second World War, is over.

Deputies Nab Suspected Burglars Stealing Medical Marijuana and other Items from Residence

The marijuana plants were stolen from a legal grower.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Deputies in Multnomah County recovered medical marijuana, a grow light and other items from a car this morning that had apparently just been burglarized from a residence.

Before it was over, five suspects were in custody

Obama and Biden Announce Investment in Transportation Infrastructure and Jobs for Americans

we can save some 14,000 men and women who lose their lives each year due to bad roads and driving conditions. - President Obama

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The Obama Administration announced $28 billion from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for states and local transportation authorities to repair and build highways, roads and bridges.

Business Group Says Oregon Business Taxes Are Second Lowest Among All States and District of Columbia

Oregon could raise business taxes by $1.6 billion and still be in line with nation

(SILVERTON, Ore.) - A new study finds Oregon has the second lowest state and local business taxes among all states and the District of Columbia and that businesses get a better deal for the taxes they pay in Oregon than just about any other state.

The study's data suggest that Oregon's state and local business taxes are so low that the state could raise business taxes by $1.6 billion annually and still be in line with state and local business taxes nationwide.

Governor Hotel Celebrates 100th Birthday in 2009

Historic Landmark kicks off a year’s worth of centennial festivities in conjunction with Oregon’s sesquicentennial.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The Governor Hotel is pleased to announce the celebration of its 2009 centennial.

Listed in the National Register of Historic Places and a member of Historic Hotels of America, the newly renovated Governor was originally opened as the Seward Hotel on March 9, 1909.

Coast Guard Cutter Healy to Depart for Arctic West Deployment

The mission will focus on a common goal of improving ecological understanding of the Bering Sea.

(SEATTLE, Wash.) - The Coast Guard cutter Healy is scheduled to depart its homeport here Wednesday for the three-month Arctic West 2009 deployment.

The Deployment supports the ongoing Bering Ecosystem Study; is a multi-year project sponsored by the National Science Foundation that studies the ecological processes of sea ice as it retreats through the Bering Sea.