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Be Aware of Misguided and Phony AMBER Alert Text Messages

Oregon State Police say the bogus messages put children at risk.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Oregon State Police (OSP) is again receiving reports of a false Amber Alert being received by some people in the Bend and Willamette Valley areas as a text message on their cell phones. These messages are similar to those reported in April 2008 and there are no active Amber Alerts in Oregon at this time.

Numerous Oregon residents have inquired about the text message on their cell phones with an alarming message about two kidnapped girls from the Bend area reportedly with a suspect driving a brown Jeep Liberty vehicle. The message may also be asking it be sent to others.

Memories of the El Toro Marine Air Base: a Modern Day Ghost Town

This feature is part of a series report on contamination at the El Toro Marine base; it includes a special slideshow presentation.

(IRVINE, Calif.) - The sound of afterburners from fighter jets soaring into the California sky over the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station have been silent for almost a decade. They are replaced by an eerie silence that envelopes the looming buildings and hangars.

I have many memories of my time as a Marine at this place and they have been flooding back over the last several days as I've spent time here investigating a massive hazardous waste situation created when the Marines dumped massive amounts of TCE- Trichloroethylene, into the groundwater. Contact with the potent chemical degreaser can quickly turn fatal.

Salem TV Station KWVT Will Cover Summerfest

KWVT is Salem's locally owned and operated broadcast television station that is available to over 200,000 residents.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The staff at Salem's only locally operated broadcast television staion, KWVT channel 17, says they are proud to bring their viewers "Summerfest 2008" from the heart of the Willamette Valley recorded is downtown Dallas July 26th.

Station General Manager Ken Lewetag says KWVT will broadcast the event Saturday, August 3rd at 8:00 PM.

"Summerfest, sponsored by the Dallas Area Chamber of Commerce, brings a truly community event and KWVT is proud to televise it. This is the first time that Summerfest will be broadcast. so please watch a truly local event only on KWVT," Lewetag said.

Alliance vs. Friendship

A focus on faith and religion from a Salem-News.com writer who was raised during the Great Depression.

(PASO ROBLES, Calif.) - The definitions are important in understanding the fundamental difference between how Conservatives and Liberals view the world.

An alliance is an association of groups, people, or nations who agree to cooperate to achieve a common goal. [the key words are “agree to cooperate”]. They don’t always.

Friendship is a relationship between people, organizations, or countries that is characterized by mutual assistance, approval, and support [the key word here is “characterized”]. Friends don’t let friends drive drunk, for example.

de la Rocha Rages on With New Album

A band that shocks and rocks, Rage Against the Machine, sees band members launch a new album; "One Day as a Lion."

(LOS ANGELES, Calif.) - With all the political tension gripping this nation, it seems only right that the voice of Rage Against the Machine would emerge with a new album release. There is not a voice in the rock world that takes on Zack de la Rocha when it comes to world politics.

But this is not Rage Against the Machine; this is One Day As A Lion. The band has an unmistakable sound but that stands to reason with de la Rocha's vocals. My understanding via a Los Angeles DJ, is that there was graffiti sprayed and later photographed in LA that read, "It is better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand days as a lamb." I can appreciate it.

Police Arrest Nude Sunbather for Assaulting Man at Rooster Rock

The nude suspect allegedly struck the victim in the head, torso and right leg with what was later determined to be a collapsible baton. The man was with his kids.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Police say a Vancouver, Washington man was arrested Friday on assault and menacing charges following an incident the day before at the Rooster Rock State Park. This is described as a "clothing optional beach". The suspect allegedly struck a man several times with a collapsible police-type baton. The victim, who was accompanied by four children, was struck after landing an inflatable raft on Sand Island at the State Park.

Heat Fuels Yosemite, California Fire

2,000 residents could be forced to evacuate homes threatened by the fire that as of Sunday was 0% contained.

(YOSEMITE, Calif.) - Forecasters say blistering heat in the West is fueling a massive wildfire in Yosemite National Park. By Tuesday, a new Pacific system moving into British Columbia will ease the heat in the Northwest, according to AccuWeather.com.

Cal Fire reports the Telegraph Fire has burned over 18,000 acres near Yosemite National Park since it began on Friday. The flames have destroyed at least one dozen homes and 27 other buildings.

Deadly Toxic Chemicals From Marine Base Threaten Irvine Neighborhoods (VIDEO REPORT)

A legacy of deadly, hazardous waste from a closed Marine air base is quietly invading parts of Orange County, California. This is Part 3 in a continuing series of video reports on Salem-News.com.

(IRVINE, Calif.) - Toxic waste from the now-closed El Toro Marine Corps Air Station in Irvine is seeping underground into one of the richest neighborhoods in southern California, putting people at risk.

Autism, Michael Savage and Dolthood

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

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - When I heard this dolt pontificating on television news that Autism was the result of bad parenting, I nearly threw-up. This totally absurd ranting was settled more than 50 years ago. Dr. Lendon Smith, a prominent pediatrician in Portland, Oregon, discovered that low doses of amphetamines helped many autistic patients. Subsequent research indicated that Butyrophenones and Ritalin helped aggressive states but parents are still praying for some relief for these "children from hell".

Behavioral therapy helps some but a friend of mine whose son was autistic, and reasonably controllable until he became six foot tall at 200 pounds, still had explosive, uncontrolled fits which ultimately resulted in him having to be institutionalized. Please God, help his caretakers.

Torturer, Terrorist and Other Hateful Names for our Enemies

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

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - To Vic and Anonymous:

I was seriously berated, called a "Nazi war monger" and a "demented racist" for calling my sworn enemy a "kraut". It was easier than calling them a Nazi or National Socialist. It is much easier to deride and hate an enemy who is trying to kill a soldier and his buddies.

To call me a "racist" because of using the above appellation "kraut" is beyond ludicrous. My wife was Jewish German and a Holocaust survivor. I called her "kraut pants" as an affectionate term. My great-grandfather was a kraut. I am also part "mick", part "jock" (Scotch), part "limey" and also half frog.