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Dollar-power drives “dirty jobs” for private interests.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - Despite driving governmental reform probabilities to new and transformative heights, “the vote” of Nov. 4th revealed once again the real rot now ravaging our democracy.

Heavily increased destructive, damaging, dangerously unprincipled, unethical and malicious political advertising now panders to the very worst psychological factors in communications directly shaping public opinion.

Those perverse applications of positive knowledge are distorting (some think perverting) what should be an essential and ethical democratic pattern and protocol for any responsible citizen understandings.

Robot Technology Making Strides (VIDEO)

The robots of yesterday's movies are today's reality. Some are modeled after men, some are fashioned like dogs, others are created to look like beautiful women. They walk, show facial expression, carry on conversations, and identify objects.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The technology to build various types of robots has been around for a while, but ideas have really emerged in recent years along with microprocessors, particularly in the U.S., Japan and Korea. The various robot projects under development throughout the world are amazing.

The videos featured here show a variety of these new creations and they offer a clear idea of where this is going. Designers say extremely lifelike robots will soon be able to serve in numerous capacities that range from household duties to security.

One of the robots called Aiko, is capable of speech, reading, distinguishing color, recognizing faces and identifying objects.

Icy Santiam Pass Claims Life of Powell Butte Woman

Victim of icy roads was a source of "immeasurable" contributions to the community.

(DETROIT, Ore.) - A Powell Butte woman was killed Friday morning when she lost control of her car on an icy stretch of Highway 22 west of Santiam Pass and collided with an unloaded log truck, according to Oregon State Police (OSP) Sergeant Derek Bischoff.

Salem Man Faces Homicide Charge Over Fatal Crash

The crash that claimed the life of Dallas woman happened on Highway 22W west of Salem.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Oregon State Police, working in conjunction with the Polk County District Attorney's Office, is continuing the investigation into a Friday afternoon three vehicle crash on Highway 22W west of Salem that resulted in the death of a 52-year old Dallas-area woman. One driver was taken into custody and was lodged this morning on multiple charges at Polk County Jail.

Police Say Sleeping at the Wheel Caused 6 Hour Traffic Delay on Coast

Fatigue Contributing Factor in Minor Injury Crash into Power Pole - Highway 101 north of Lincoln City‏

(LINCOLN CITY, Ore.) - Oregonians streaming into Lincoln City for a Friday night getaway saw traffic grind to a halt from a pair of crashes that completely blocked Highway 101 at the entrance to this coastal city. All traffic was diverted south onto East Devils Lake Road which passes around the lake and into Lincoln City.

Search and Rescue Teams Credited With Locating Lost Mushroom Picker

Lost overnight in the dark, the 62-year old man walked and at times crawled throughout the night, except for about 2 hours when he was able to sleep.‏

(SCOTTS MILLS, Ore.) - A mushroom picker lost overnight off of Crooked Finger Road in Scotts Mills near Camp Dakota, was recovered safely by search teams from Marion County's Sheriff's Office this morning. His friend became concerned and called 911 around 9:00 PM Friday night.

Dog Probably Responsible for Shotgun Blast that Injured Owner

Tillamook man injured after unattended shotgun discharges in boat.

(TILLAMOOK, Ore.) - Police say a Tillamook-area man was injured Saturday morning while duck hunting when his shotgun discharged after it may have been contacted by his dog and struck him in the leg as he was outside his boat.

Depression: Anti-Depressants, Male Sex Boobytraps

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

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I have had a few PTSD Veteran victims come in for MJ permits who informed me that one of their PTSD symptoms was E.D., Erectile Dysfunction. This surprised me because I knew from my own experience and the experience of my combat buddies that sex relations was one of the ways a combat soldier could forget being bombed or shot at if even for a few minutes (or hours).

Such being the case, I was not surprised to read in Peoples Pharmacy a medical/pharmacology news feature about this problem by Joe & Teresa Graedon. I believe Joe Graedon has a Masters Degree in Pharmacology but this news feature is how he makes a living. Joe fields write-in questions.

This one stated that he had been taking Prozac for about 5 years and could not get a sexual climax. He was switched to Celexa which didn’t help either. Joe’s answer clarified this problem – somewhat! He said that pharmaceutical company statements said this was rare (2-16 percent) but truthful information indicated this erectile dysfunction (E.D.) was 30 to 70 percent.

Portland Man Behind Bars Over Hit & Run Crash on I-205

OSP Arrests Portland man following hit & run crossover crash on Interstate 205 north of Sunnyside Road.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Oregon State Police troopers arrested a southeast Portland man early Saturday morning after he drove away from the scene of a traffic crash on Interstate 205 that caused another involved vehicle to cross over the center median and crash head-on with a third vehicle. Five people were injured in the two other involved vehicles.

Preliminary investigation indicates on November 21, 2008 at approximately 11:02 PM a 2003 Honda Civic driven by the suspect was southbound on Interstate 205 near milepost 14 when it rear-ended a rented 2008 Ford F150 pickup driven by 62-year old John R. Smart of Detroit, Michigan.

The impact caused the Ford pickup to lose control, spin out and drive up the center median embankment into the left northbound lane where it crashed head-on with a 2004 Nissan driven by 42-year old Kevin W. Chong of Vancouver, Washington.

First Annual Oregon Arts Education Congress Convenes

Oregon Arts Commission convenes statewide delegates to develop long-range creative vision for Oregon students.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The Oregon Arts Commission convened the 1st Annual Arts Education Congress on Monday, November 17th, at the Kennedy School in NE Portland. The Congress brought together 100 selected delegates from across the state to discuss issues facing arts education in Oregon.