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Most Clackamas County Roads Reopen

Drivers are advised not to drive around barricades, and residents are asked to clear driveway culverts‏.

(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) - As of mid-day Monday, January 5th, only a few Clackamas County roads were still closed because of the recent heavy rains and no county residents were "landlocked." County road workers have been on the job 24-hours a day since December 13th.

Officials say Henrici Road is closed between Shore Vista Drive and Driftwood Drive because of flooding that washed away a portion of the bridge approach. The recommended detour is to use Highway 213 to get between Redland Road and Beavercreek Road.

Potential Danger of Debris Flows Issued for Large Portions of Western Oregon

The experts say drivers should not assume highways are safe.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The National Weather Service in Portland says residents need to be prepared for the potential of debris flows and landslides as part of a Flood Watch issued for large portions of Oregon.

Affected areas include the Cascade Foothills in Lane County, Cascades in Lane County, the Central Coast Range of western Oregon, the central coast, Willamette Valley, the Coast Range of the northwest Oregon, the Greater Portland Metro area, Lower Columbia, Northern Cascades, Upper Hood River Valley and the western Columbia Gorge.

Flood related problems are also expected in southwest Washington. Areas of concern include the greater Vancouver area, I-5 Corridor in Cowlitz County, the south Washington Cascade Foothills, south Washington Cascades, south Washington coast, Western Columbia River Gorge and Willapa.

Police Say Man Masturbated in Front of 11-Year Old Girls in Beaverton

They want the public's help in locating the man, who is described as being in his late teens or early twenties, with short dark brown hair that is curly and wavy.

(BEAVERTON, Ore.) - Police say a man in Beaverton drove his car repeatedly by three 11-year old girls while masturbating this afternoon.

Sgt Dave Thompson with the Washington County Sheriff's Office says the three young girls were walking home from Cedar Park Middle School in Beaverton, when a man pulled up next to them and exposed himself.

"The girls went home and immediately reported the incident to one of the mothers who then called Sheriff's deputies," Thompson said.

Civil rights Activist Presents The Dream Alive Program, Honoring Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Joe Rogers will present the program at University of Portland on Wednesday, January 21st.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Former Colorado Lieutenant Governor Joe Rogers will present his Dream Alive Program in remembrance of civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 7:00 PM in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher on the University of Portland campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd.

The Dream Alive Program is an acclaimed, positive and uplifting dedication to the legacy and memory of Rev. King and leaders of the civil rights movement.

This live commentary will take audience members back in time to the renowned 1963 March on Washington where King delivered his "I Have A Dream" speech, as well as his final words delivered in 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee.

Coast Guard Rescues Injured Crewman Near Umpqua River (VIDEO)

A man was medically evacuated from a fishing vessel near Umpqua River, Oregon, Saturday.

(NORTH BEND, Ore.) - The U.S. Coast Guard has released video of a rescue operation over the weekend near the Umpqua River on the Pacific Ocean off Oregon.

Coast Guard Group Air Station in North Bend, Oregon was notified around 11:00 PM Saturday, that a man aboard the 50-foot crabbing vessel Rose Marie, had a serious hand injury.

A Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew was launched to evacuate the man from the vessel.

Op-Ed: Fascism Feeds
On Fear, Failure
To Democratize

Angry feudalists still seek reversal of progress.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - WHY is it we continue to face unreasonable and irrational, sometimes even threatening, reaction to all forward progress worldwide by those determined to “reverse-the-world back to the Middle Ages”? ARE there, even today, those who would prefer the social, cultural and --for sure-- the predominant ruling class economy/culture then in place?

You better believe it: Check out Comments received whenever any statement of “progressive” --much less “radical”-- political philosophy appears, anywhere.

You’ll recall that Middle Age image of castle-on the-hill --occupied by you-know-who-- and that bitter/cottage village-below for you, me and all others.

Medical Marijuana; The Oregonian and the Safest Medicine Ever Discovered (Part Two)

Phillip Leveque has spent his life as a Combat Infantryman, Pharmacologist, Toxicologist and Physician.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I thank the Oregonian Newspaper for reports about dangerous drugs and more dangerous combinations in their story of December 24th, 2008.

The story points out that 50 million Americans are at risk. This is true because about 100 thousand patients die each year from medical misadventures which strangely enough are caused by their doctors.

Doctors aren’t supposed to know everything and Pharmacology or the science of the action of drugs usually doesn’t have a concurrent course of Therapeutics which is specific for which drug for THE specific disease.

Party Interests Drive China

RFA says Civil Rights movement holds the key.

(HONG KONG) - China's ruling Communist Party is a highly efficient political machine that drives the country's 1.3 billion people with scant regard for their welfare, a former top official has said in a series of essays broadcast by Radio Free Asia (RFA).

In a blistering conclusion to a series of essays for RFA’s Mandarin service to mark the 30th anniversary of China's economic reforms, Bao Tong, former aide to the late ousted premier Zhao Ziyang, said the main hope for political reform now lies with the country's civil rights movement, as its citizens increasingly begin to invoke rights already enshrined in law to protect themselves against abuse.

Are There a Hundred More Coal Ash Spill Sites Across U.S.?

15 states appear to have three or more Tennessee-like unlined “Surface Impoundment” sites For toxic coal-fired power plant waste.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Could another major coal disaster happen at one of the many Tennessee-like power plant coal pollution dumping sites across the United States?

The World Should Stop Israel`s Killing Machine (VIDEO)

The country that the United States has shown decades of blind support for while contributing billions in U.S. taxpayer revenue, has a seriously checkered past when it comes to military restraint.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Today's Israel began its existence as a terrorist nation. That is a hard fact for many people to accept, but it is true.

Great Britain and the United States were complicit in the formation of the Jewish state, and both nations are also presently aware that Israel has undeclared nuclear weapons pointing at its neighbors, as it lies to the world and claims to be a non-nuclear entity.

Today Israel is a country that kills large numbers of Palestinian people in retaliation for the loss of a few of their own. Today, it is a country despised by its neighbors over its lack of lethal restraint in resolving its affairs.