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Oregon Hiker Rescued After 60` Treacherous Fall

A 24 year old man was walking the trails in Molalla State Park next to the river in the park when he slipped and fell down a 60'cliff.

(CANBY, Ore.) - On Wednesday about 5:00 PM the Clackamas County Communications Center (CCOM) received an emergency cell phone call from an injured man, 24-year old Nathan Stewart, of West Linn, who had fallen off a cliff while hiking.

Officials say that Nathan Stewart was in distress, injured, may have been unconscious for an unknown period of time and having difficulty breathing.

When Stewart regained conscious he dialed 911 not knowing for sure where he was at he told 911 dispatchers he was at the park by the river.

Benny & Sid`s Your Public Service Announcements #13

(Salem) - Benny & Sid's rating are dropping. The Return of Nota Bene appears to have pre-emptied their slot and drivers around Salem don't appear to have noticed that The Daring Duo have stopped posting their public service announcements. Will B&S lose their jobs and become yet another statistic in Oregon's unemployment rate? What will the boys do next?

Cocaine Found During Traffic Stop on Oregon`s Interstate 5

The arrest came during the final days of the latest "Click It or Ticket" campaign as police around Oregon were stepping up enforcement of safety restraint and child safety seat laws.

(CANYONVILLE, Ore.) - Two men were arrested after Oregon State Police found 1/3 pound of cocaine in their vehicle last Thursday, on Interstate 5 about six miles south of Canyonville.

Police say that September 18th at about 7:42 AM, an OSP senior trooper stopped a 2006 Hyundai driven by 42-year old Paris Deschonn Perrantes, from Vancouver, Washington for an unsafe lane change and following too closely behind another vehicle northbound on Interstate 5 near milepost 92.

An OSP drug detection canine assisted during the stop.

Oregon Army National Guard Soldier Killed By IED In Afghanistan

According to the DOD, as of September 23, 2008, there have been 601 total Enduring Freedom US Casualties*.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The DoD has announced that 32-year old Captain Bruno Giancarlo de Solenni, of the Oregon Army National Guard died of wounds sustained when an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) detonated near his vehicle near Kandahar, Afghanistan on September 20th.

Two Afghan interpreters were also killed and two soldiers were wounded in the explosion.

Capt. de Solenni and the Counter Narcotics Infantry Kandak Embedded Training Team were enroute from a Forward Operating Base to the Kandahar Air Field when an IED detonated destroying their vehicle.

PTSD: VA Lies, Damn Lies And Statistics

Phillip Leveque has spent his life as a Combat Infantryman, Physician Pharmacologist and Toxicologist. After surviving WWII, he went on to treat veterans for years who suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I’m getting so I’m not surprised at anything adverse about the VA, The Army, George Bush.

A recent email from Paul Sullivan Executive Director of Veterans for Common Sense brought the following information:
(1) Bush sent 1.7 million to Iraq, etc
(2) 860,000 are eligible for VA assistance
(3) 347, 750 have been diagnosed and treated
(4) 147,744 diagnosed with mental problems
(5) 75,719 diagnosed with PTSD

I stand corrected. It is much worse than I ever imagined.

Gas Prices Decline but Crude Oil Rallies With Largest One-Day Gain Ever

What does all of this mean for prices at the pumps in the coming weeks?

(SALEM, Ore.) - Gas prices show another hefty drop this week, with the national average plummeting 13 cents, and the Oregon average for regular unleaded losing eight cents.

Oregonians are still enjoying prices below the national average, but the price of crude skyrocketed yesterday, posting its largest one-day gain ever. And many areas are still facing tight supplies as refineries slowly come back online in the wake of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.

DC Heist - Wall Street Gang Hijacks Washington

On the evening of September 18th 2008, the American democratic system was replaced by a financial dictatorship.

(RHINEBECK, NY) - What was billed as a "Federal Bailout" was nothing less than a bloodless coup. The Wall Street Gang had taken over the White House and control of Washington. Congress promised not to resist, and pledged to pass legislation as demanded.

Drunk Driver Crashes Into Anti-Drinking Sign in Aloha

The accident knocked out power to parts of the Aloha area, and SW Tualatin Valley Highway was closed for several hours.

(ALOHA, Ore.) - Deputies investigating the crash determined that the driver, 45-year old Maura Steele of Portland, was driving recklessly on SW TV Highway when she left the roadway.

She crashed into a "don't drink and drive" sign and then a power pole. After striking the pole she traveled approximately 300 feet before stopping her car. She was not injured in the crash.

O`Brien Auto Group New Owner of Salem`s DeLon Auto Center

O'Brien Auto Group, the largest auto dealer in Washington state, has completed its purchase of DeLon Auto Center and invited Salem-News.com to see for ourselves what this evolution means to Salem.

(SALEM, Ore.) - There's a new kid in town, and his name is Mike O'Brien. He has quite a reputation for his success on the business front, as well as out on the field. Maybe it's just the shot in the arm Salem needs to remind consumers that the best value may indeed be just down the street.

The O'Brien Auto Group purchase includes all four DeLon dealerships and represents OAG's formal entry into the Oregon market.

DeLon has been a pillar in the Willamette Valley for decades, but change is inevitable. Tom DeLon retired recently, and Michael O'Brien, owner of O'Brien Auto Group found a natural fit with the Salem dealerships.

Op Ed: `Miracle of Markets` Myth
Manipulates U.S. Money System

“Greed is GOOD!” Proves Fatal Economic Nostrum

(EUGENE, Ore.) - Remember that messianic line: “Greed is good!”? It came from Ronald Reagan Himself, the “It’s Morning Again in America” actor, playing his now-notorious role as our American President.

Don’t forget the rest of the routine. He never did: “Government IS the problem. It NEVER does anything right.”

His other major pitch was “the miracle of markets” declaring “free trade”-markets “make automatic always-right decisions” on every issue imaginable.

John McCain echoes the Bush II neocon cabal in every respect, on the same now-collapsed economic mythology.

We are now learning --the very-hard, extremely costly, painfully-punishing way-- how wrong Reagan was on those mythical mind-messages.