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Palin the Wolf Killer (VIDEO)

A wildlife group is forcefully opposing efforts by Governor Palin and her Board of Game to arbitrarily kill even more wolves just to boost game populations for out-of-state hunting interests, and to shine the national spotlight on Governor Palin’s brutal wolf-killing programs and pressure her to end them.

(SALEM, Ore.) - I'm the first person to admit that numbers have to be balanced when it comes to deer and elk and other animals; otherwise we would be plowing into them with our cars and that certainly doesn't benefit anyone.

But the animal elimination taking place in Palin country, also known as Alaska, may come to represent what could be the bloodiest aerial wolf killing season yet in Alaska.

Seriously, is there some kind or accomplishment in gunning down animals from a helicopter? My dad always talked about creatures having a "fighting chance" and that is missing here.

Police Release Preliminary Post-Christmas Holiday Period Statistics‏

OSP, county sheriff departments, city police agencies and ODOT are preparing for the upcoming extended New Year's holiday weekend starting 6:00 PM, Wednesday, December 31st, through 11:59 p.m., Sunday, January 4th.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Preliminary information for this year's 102-hour Christmas holiday period indicates traffic fatalities were slightly higher and Oregon State Police DUII arrests equaled last year's figures in Oregon.

Known fatal traffic crashes investigated by Oregon law enforcement agencies between 6:00 PM, Wednesday, December 24th, through 11:59 PM, Sunday, December 28th, reflects five people were killed in five separate traffic crashes.

Taliban Activity Surges to New Levels in Afghanistan

As Americans spend hundreds of billions fighting the war in Iraq, the picture in Afghanistan grows more dismal.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Afghanistan's former finance minister says the country is in a political, economic and social crisis. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai calls the Afghan government "one of the five most corrupt governments in the world".

Taliban activity has been heavy only thirty miles from Kabul, in Wardak province, which lies just 30 miles from the Afghan capital of Kabul, right on the main highway. The AP reports that Taliban fighters in Wardak province are taking over district centers, setting up checkpoints on rural highways, and capturing Afghan soldiers.

Approximately 75% of America's war assets go toward Iraq, with 25% going to Afghanistan and other conflicts. That is sad as we stand a chance, hopefully still, to make a difference in this country as we should have after the defeat of the Soviet Union in 1989.

Weather Closes Oregon River and Bar Crossings

Coastal and inland waterways are dangerous, but the roads to the Oregon coast are clear.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Rivers in western Oregon are swelling with runoff from recent snow and coastal conditions have become hazardous in some areas.

Police Investigate Hit and Run Crash in Newberg

Newberg-Dundee Police investigate hit and run crash involving pedestrian and pickup‏.

(NEWBERG, Ore.) - Newberg-Dundee Police are continuing their investigation into a hit and run crash that critically injured a pedestrian early Friday.

Historical Continuity

To translate information from past to present with any degree of accuracy, one must be a student of cultural differences and human nature in addition to relying on Psychic Continuity to determine his conclusions.

(PASO ROBLES, Calif.) - Historical facts must be substantiated by no less than three pieces of corroborative evidence. But, this criterion alone could verify what is patently untrue because historical evidence might accidentally, or on purpose, be distorted. The current construction of the Bush-legacy is an example of historical manipulation to re-write history in his favor.

Psycho-history is a more comprehensive approach to understanding the past that does not reject old values, but neither does it ignore the psychic-continuity of man. Historians, in addition to their proprietary tools, use those of compatible disciplines that allow for circumstantial, or real possibilities that logically lead to what seems a more likely scenario; subject always to later more enlightened revision.

Surviving Oregon`s Colder Days (VIDEO)

This first winter storm was outstanding in many ways; especially the beauty that it delivered; watch the video for some of the storm's cooler images.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - Western Oregon's cold snap is over and life is resuming its normal pace for most residents. The snow and ice overtook the area very quickly and many Oregonians were essentially snowbound last week.

Gasoline Truck Driver Dies in Fiery Crash Near Wilsonville (PHOTOS)

Driver dies in commercial truck crash and fire on Interstate 5 near Wilsonville‏.

(WILSONVILLE, Ore.) - Police responded to an explosion near Interstate 5 in the south Wilsonville area early this morning at 2:45 AM, involving a fuel laden semi truck. They say the driver, 56-year old William Neil Adams of Scappoose, Oregon, died in the crash and ensuing fire.

Corvallis Woman Dies in Crash on Highway 101 near Seal Rock (PHOTOS))

Five people were transported by ambulance to Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital in Newport.

(NEWPORT, Ore.) - Police say a Corvallis-area woman died and four other people were injured Saturday evening in a two vehicle crash on Highway 101 near Seal Rock in Lincoln County.

Oregon State Police Senior Trooper Greg Plummer says around 7:15 PM, a 1998 Toyota Camry driven by 29-year old Sangeet Kumar Lal of Corvallis, was northbound on Highway 101 near milepost 149.

"As the Toyota was negotiating a downhill sharp right curve the right side tires left the roadway. LAL overcorrected and the car spun across the southbound lane, striking a guardrail and continued to spin out of control."

Israel Drew First Blood Against Hamas (VIDEO)

The current offensive began eight days after a six-month truce between Israel and the militants expired. Most media sources report that the Israeli's are responding to the attacks and at some point that becomes true, but the bloodshed taking place right now was provoked by Israel, not Hamas.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Western media sources are reporting that the Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip is a response to Palestinian militants firing some 300 rockets and mortars at Israeli targets over the past week. A closer examination of facts however, reveals that the initial incident that shattered the fragile truce was not the work of Palestinians.

Israel brands Hamas as a "terrorist group" and that assessment is probably accurate, but that conclusion has been reached while Israel itself stands in major violation of the world's nuclear treaties.