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Have Irvine and Lennar Ignored Hazardous Nuclear Waste at El Toro?

The Chair for the former Marine base Technical Subcommittee in 2000, went public with details about nuclear contamination at El Toro shortly before his death the same year.

(IRVINE, Calif.) - We have written several articles and produced video reports on the environmental damage on the grounds of the now-closed El Toro Marine Corps Air Station. Most of the stories revolved around contamination from TCE, trichloroethelyne, an aircraft degreaser sold to the U.S. government by Dow Chemical. As it turns out, the deadly cancer-causing and liver killing TCE may just be the tip of the iceberg. El Toro is also contaminated by nuclear waste.

One problem with El Toro, is that most of the people involved in the decisions to subject Marines and their families and civilian workers to dirty water, are dead. a former named Marine Robert O'Dowd, who also writes for Salem-News.com, has discovered that the doctor who wrote the most comprehensive article written about the problems with radioactive waste at this old Marine base, died of a heart attack the same year he wrote it.

Dead men tell no tales, but those who publish their research go on helping people long after they are gone. That is the case with the late Dr. Chuck Bennett, former Chair of the Technical Subcommittee, on the Restoration Advisory Board for the Former MCAS at El Toro.

Iran`s Illegal Immigration Problem: Afghanistan

Afghan remittances from Iran total $500 million annually, says UN report.

(KABUL, Afghanistan) - Afghans working in Iran send home some $500 million annually, equivalent to 6 per cent of Afghanistan's gross domestic product (GDP), according to a new study commissioned by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Most Afghans working in Iran are doing so illegally, with some 360,000 of them having been deported last year, said the new report, which examines the migration of Afghans under irregular conditions and for employment purposes to Iran.

“The potential for Afghans to succeed financially in Iran is significantly higher than in Afghanistahn, Nassim Majidi of Altai Consulting, which was commissioned to conduct the survey by UNHCR and ILO, told reporters today in Kabul.

Group Seeks to Ban Toxic Chemicals from Baby Bottles

While the FDA might say the chemical is not proven to be dangerous, a growing number of recent studies are showing that BPA may increase the risk of breast and prostate cancer, and developmental problems in the womb and early childhood. Urge Congress to ban BPA now.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - A growing number of scientists are seriously questioning the safety of Bisphenol-A (BPA), a chemical found in many hard plastic containers, including baby bottles and water bottles. Yet the FDA reported recently that there is an "adequate margin of safety" in what they consider to be typical exposure to this chemical.

But do we really want to wait for proven danger, when enough studies are raising concerns for the longterm health of our children? Urge Congress to ban the use of BPA in baby bottles and children's products.

The chemical manufacturers who produce more than 6 billion pounds of bisphenol each year in the U.S are certainly applauding the FDA's recent report.

Southern Oregon Cops Help Kids at Christmas

Douglas County-area kids "Shop with a Cop" in Roseburg.

(ROSEBURG, Ore.) - Several Douglas County area law enforcement officers and Kmart associates helped to brighten the upcoming holiday season for many children Saturday morning participating in the area's annual "Shop with a Cop".

Saturday, from 8:45 AM to 11:00 AM, Oregon State Police troopers along with members from Roseburg Police Department, Douglas County Sheriff's Office, Myrtle Creek Police Department, and Winston Police Department helped children shop for special gifts at the Roseburg Kmart store.

According to Douglas County Deputy Dwes Hutson, children were paired with a law enforcement officer and given a $30.00 gift card to buy presents for their family.

The Appeal of Mystery

The Conservative base of the Republican Party holds true to Christian givens passed down through centuries, and dutifully accepts as Gospel what it is told by Priests or Evangelists without question. Democrats tend more toward the Age of Enlightenment that began in the Middle Age but came to fruition near its end.

(PASO ROBLES, Calif.) - I love a mystery as much as anyone does; they are weird and wonderful, but I also enjoy the thrill of discovering that what I once believed to be mysterious truly isn't. For there are mysteries we believe to be, only because we have been told they are.

There was a time when it was dangerous to question religion , and the punishment was so severe it was safer to accept our givens [that which by habit and tradition has passed from one generation to the next as undeniable truth] than to be exposed to the consequence of non-belief.

It is now safer for individuals to distinguish between the opinion of others and what each independently determines to be true, but not entirely.

Woodburn Police Officer Struck by Car While Directing Traffic (UPDATE)

The Woodburn police officer received non-life threatening injuries and is being transported to Silverton Hospital for treatment. This update clarifies the names of the individuals involved.

(WOODBURN, Ore.) - Oregon State Police are conducting an investigation into a Woodburn police officer being struck by a vehicle on the Highway 214 overpass at Interstate 5. OSP reports that they are doing this at the request of the Woodburn Police Department.

Preliminary information indicates that today around 3:26 PM, a Woodburn police officer was outside of his patrol vehicle directing traffic at the scene of a previous traffic crash just west of Interstate 5 on Highway 214. The 29-year old male officer was struck by a pickup attempting to turn from westbound Highway 214 onto the southbound Interstate 5 on ramp.

The Woodburn police officer, a four a half year veteran with their department, received non-life threatening injuries and is being transported to Silverton Hospital for treatment.

A Marine`s Christmas Poem

A special poem for special Americans who defend this country in uniform.

(SEAL BEACH, Calif.) - This poem was written in 1986, by Lance Corporal James M. Schmidt while on duty in Washington D.C., and originally published in Leatherneck Magazine in 1991. Rich & Maureen Hamilton of Seal Beach, California say Christmas will be coming soon and some credit is due to our U.S. service men and women for our being able to celebrate these festivities.

"Let's try in this small way to pay a tiny bit of what we owe. Make people stop and think of our heroes, living and dead, who sacrificed themselves for us. Please, do your small part to plant this small seed," Richard Hamilton said.

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS,
HE LIVED ALL ALONE,
IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE MADE OF
PLASTER AND STONE.

I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEY
WITH PRESENTS TO GIVE,
AND TO SEE JUST WHO
IN THIS HOME DID LIVE...

`Camp Homebound` Peace Activists Meet With Oregon Officials (VIDEO)

The group was told that if a million Oregonians got behind their effort, they might be able to stop the scheduled deployment to Iraq.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Members of a peace vigil called 'Camp Homebound', organized to prevent Oregon Guard forces from deploying to Iraq next year, spent time with Oregon state officials Friday in a highly anticipated meeting where the group was allowed to express its point of view.

Members of the 24-hour fast and vigil say the meeting leaves them with hope. Darr said she was moderately surprised that state officials allowed the meeting to take place, but she also says she has been confident that they would. She says she will continue this effort until they can effect a change.

Milwaukie Police Seek Help in Locating Missing Man

Milwaukie Police want to hear from anyone who has seen Eric Davis, or has information on his whereabouts.

(MILWAUKIE, Ore.) - Milwaukie Police are asking for help in locating a Milwaukie man missing since November 8th 2008. The man may be a danger to himself and police would like to know where he is.

The missing man is 41-year old Albert "Eric" Davis of Milwaukie. He last contacted his family at 2:20 p.m. on November 8th.

Officer Kevin Krebs with Milwaukie Police, says Davis has not returned home and has not been at his place of employment, a construction company. He is a white male, Six-foot one, 195 pounds, bald with blue eyes and tattoos on both upper arms.

Search Underway for Woman who Jumped From Portland Bridge

The search was suspended at 4:20 AM.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The Coast Guard, Multnomah County Sheriff's Office River Patrol and the Portland Fire Department searched for a woman who jumped from the Burnside Bridge near downtown Portland Saturday.

Coast Guard Sector Portland received a report from local 911 that the woman was seen jumping from the bridge at approximately 2:20 AM.

A 25-foot smallboat crew from Station Portland and an HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Astoria, Oregon, joined with crews from the river patrol and fire department to search the area for two hours with no sign of the woman.