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Marine Corps, Jordan and Israel Offer Hope for Iraqi Child Heart Patients (VIDEO)

A unique and unusual merger of nations offers hope to eight small Iraqi kids who suffer from congenital heart failure.

(AL ASAD, Iraq) - U.S. Marines are among the most accomplished killers in the world, but this Marine Corps story is about giving and sustaining life, rather than taking it.

A Navy doctor attached to the U.S. Marines at Al Asad has put together an amazing program to help Iraqi children receive medical aid that is not available anywhere in their own country. Lt. Commander Christina Williams is a family practice physician from Oklahoma who came to this land of war and death to deliver a unique and unexpected gift of life.

"Well there are several children that have cardiac anomalies, holes in their hearts, and they have no resources in this country in order to address their situation."

Marijuana: The Los Angeles Times and Boobs in Pot-Land

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 was interviewed for The Los Angeles Times on Sept. 4, 2002 by Kim Murphy. The title was MEDICAL POT IS DOCTORS SPECIALTY.

It was a pretty good article announcing the success of the OREGON MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM while simultaneously exposing the ignorance and vehemence of the Oregon Medical Board who apparently knew absolutely nothing about the benefits of cannabis/marijuana as medicine which at onetime was the most prescribed, most used medicine in the U.S. and Europe. Maybe they all saw REEFER MADNESS.

Help Find Oakridge Man Missing For Three Weeks

Any information about John Hicks' whereabouts should be called in to the Oakridge Police Dept 1-541-782-4232 or Joshua 1-541-954-0856.

(OAKRIDGE, Ore.) - 47-year old John Wesley Hicks (aka Pee-Wee or Pete) was last seen on September 7th, 2008.

John Hicks is 5'8" with blue eyes. He has the mental capabilities of a 12 to 14 yr old child. He was last seen in the Oakridge Oregon area where he resides with his dog Bear.

A missing persons report was filed with the Oakridge Police Department on Saturday September 13th. His family says that in his entire life, he has never disappeared for a long period of time nor would he ever leave his dog Bear.

Iraq: Land of Sheiks and Agriculture (VIDEO)

Agriculture flourishes near Balad along with the good relations between American soldiers and local governmental leaders; known here as sheiks.

(BALAD, Iraq) - Iraq may invoke images of desert terrain and that is the case in certain areas, but around Balad, agriculture is the mainstay of the local economy.

Sgt Jonathan Fondow with the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne, says it is very good land, "Compared to if you go north or south of here, this is probably the best farming area that I have seen."

On this day, members of the 101st Airborne visited a local sheik who oversees the area's produce stores that sell these ag products that in turn feed many of the local people here.

Marine Security Mission in the Anbar Province (VIDEO)

Day and night, US Marines from the Al Asad Air Station check those who enter and leave the base. It may not be their "regular job" in the Corps, but then there is no single role for Marines.

(AL ANBAR PROVINCE, Iraq) - For Marines at the Al Asad Air Station in Iraq, running base security is a never ending mission. Calling it serious would be a grave understatement, and anyone who attempts to cross these warriors treads on dangerous ground.

Oregon Governor Declares Royce Butte Fire A Conflagration

The Conflagration Act is only used for fires that involve or threaten life and structures.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Governor Theodore Kulongoski has declared the Royce Butte fire 12 miles west of Crescent Lake as a conflagration. The declaration cleared the way for the state fire marshal to mobilize firefighters and equipment to assist local resources battling the fire. The request to invoke the Oregon Conflagration Act was made by Klamath County Fire Defense Board Chief John Ketchum.

According to the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center, the fire started at 3:00 PM. September 16. Dry fuel conditions along with an unstable air pattern cause the fire to move rapidly with extreme fire behavior.

The fire has burned more than 1,100 acres of grass and brush and threatens 200 structures.

Willamina High School Student Killed and Three Injured in Crash

Near head-on crash takes one life and closes the highway for almost six hours.

(WILLAMINA, Ore.) - One person died and three others, all Willamina High School students, were injured Wednesday morning during a crash involving their pickup and a commercial truck on Highway 22 about one mile west of Valley Junction.

Op Ed: Political Image, Fantastic Fortune,
Hangs on Lies, Distortion

Neocon “Win By ANY Means!” Demands Impeachment

(EUGENE, Ore.) - A fact is a fact IS a FACT!! -- Right?
By definition: “fact (as in "reality") n. an event known to have happened or something known to have existed.”

Benny and Sid`s Your Public Service Announcements #12

(Salem) - This series of public service announcements has just reached a dozen and already problems are beginning to appear. Are these difficulties just a matter of bad luck or is there some deeper issue? One which challenges the right of free expression in America?

2008 State Fair A Big Hit For 365,000+

The Oregon State Fair once again became Oregon’s second largest city over the course of its 11-day run with a 2.4% increase over 2007.

(SALEM, Ore.) - More than 365,000 people attended the 2008 Oregon State Fair according to estimates released by organizers, who noted the 2.4 percent increase over 2007’s attendance would have been even larger had there not been two days of "liquid sunshine".

A few raindrops weren't enough to keep most Oregonians away. They say that overall, more people found the fair too big to miss; they came, stayed longer, returned for another day, and attended concerts more than ever before.