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Lab Tests on Soil Determine Israel Used White Phosphorus on Gazans

Laboratory tests conducted by a Turkish university on Gaza soil have confirmed the use of phosphorus bombs by Israel in the coastal sliver.

(TEHRAN) - Istanbul's Yildiz Technical University conducted the tests on soil transferred by the Association of Human Rights and Solidarity for Oppressed Peoples (MAZLUM-DER).

The tests yielded results confirming the existence of white phosphorus particles in the samples, the daily Vakit reports.

Oregon`s Toxic Waste Dump: Portland`s Willamette River

Prior to becoming a Salem-News.com writer, Dr. Phillip Leveque spent his life as a Combat Infantryman in WWII, Professor of Pharmacology, Forensic Toxicologist and Osteopathic Physician.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - On Feb. 13, 2009 The Oregonian published a wake-up call article on the very dangerous industrial pollutants in the river.

Their emphasis was on the polychlorinated Biphenyls which was just one of some highly toxic substances. They also referred, in passing, that lower downstream was a severely toxic section of river. That should have been included in the story!

Interfaith Freedom March

The Interfaith Peace March is scheduled to begin February 23rd at 10:00 a.m. in front of Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, West Bank.

(BETHLEHEM, West Bank) - The Interfaith Freedom March will take place on February 23rd, 2009. The group which will set out at 10:00 a.m. in front of Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, West Bank, and head for Rachel’s Tomb, near Bethlehem, West Bank.

The marchers say they will walk in the light of the creator, following the principles of non-violence and respect for all creatures which are common denominators among the Peoples of the Book (ahl al-kitab) who reside in the area, as it is written in their Holy Scriptures of the Qur’an, the Torah, the New Testament, and in other texts.

Money, Money, Money

I will have to live the life I preach and take the same, at times, harsh medicine I’m asking them to swallow

(AGOURA, Calif.) - I had naively hoped never to live through times like my folks did, with The Great Depression.

BPA Outlines Major Transmission Expansion for Pacific Northwest

Economic stimulus package provides capital to help BPA move forward with new transmission line, create jobs.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The Bonneville Power Administration has decided to build a major new transmission project - the McNary-John Day 500-kilovolt transmission line.

The $246 million project creates about 700 jobs at its peak. When energized in late 2012, the line will allow BPA to provide transmission service to more than 870 megawatts of energy.

Salem Chosen as First U.S. City to Receive SANYO Hybrid Bicycle

SANYO presented the City of Salem and the State of Oregon with 2 hybrid bicycles today, after the conclusion of the Sustainability Summit.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A public dedication ceremony that was held in coordination with Salem Sustainability Summit, saw SANYO unveil its hybrid electric eneloop bicycle and gift; one to the City of Salem and one to the State of Oregon.

The new eneloop bike, an electric hybrid bicycle concept, stresses ‘looping energy’ or a lifestyle of reusing and recycling. With this new product, clean and reusable energy is “generated, recharged,and conserved” simultaneously.

Legislation Advocating for Just Debt Collection Practices Moves Forward

The legislation was passed by Senate Consumer Protection Committee.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Legislation that adds unlawful debt collection practices to the list of offenses that the Attorney General is able to investigate and enforce under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act was passed out of the Senate Consumer Protection and Public Affairs Committee this afternoon.

SB 328 will give the Attorney General the authority to pursue legal action against debt collectors who use unlawful practices.

The Rush to Nazify Sudan by U.S. Academics

Give us Sudanese a break so we can find our own solutions to our own problems and grow the institutions to regulate them!!

(EL FASHER, North Darfur) - Barely a week goes by without a welter of intellectual indulgence (or think of a word that rhymes with vibration) from some more Johnny-Come-Lately American academic ‘experts’ about Sudan.

US academia, plus America’s media, activists and civil society organizations, are clearly (if unwittingly) trying to de-humanise Sudan in the same way Iraq was in the run up to the invasion.

Governor Lays Out Wrong Strategy for Tackling the Revenue Shortfall

Statement by OCPP executive director Charles Sheketoff.

(SILVERTON, Ore.) - Governor Ted Kulongoski's "three year fiscal strategy" announced today threatens to aggravate the recession and the state's fiscal condition as it undermines President Barack Obama's effort to maintain state government spending.

We respectfully call on the Governor to reconsider the strategy he outlined today and make good on his comments from two years ago.

Human Rights Group to Hold Community Meeting on the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)

Invited guests will include Conrad Kuehn, from the Northwest ADA Information Center at the University of Washington, in charge of providing technical assistance on ADA issues.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Salem Human Rights & Relations Advisory Commission will host a Community Meeting on Tuesday, March 10, 2009, on the topic, "What You Always Wanted to Know About the Americans with Disabilities Act".

The event will be held in the Salem Public Library, 585 Liberty Street SE, in the Anderson Room.