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Police Identify Man Who Reportedly Leaped From Greyhound at Freeway Speed

Police identify the victim who died on Interstate 84 as a Florida man.

(THE DALLES, Ore.) - Oregon State Police csay they notified the next of kin of a man who died after jumping out of a moving Greyhound bus window Wednesday morning along Interstate 84 in The Dalles. The victim is identified as 40-year old Darryl Ingemar Dixon, a Florida man who was enroute to Tacoma, Washington.

Mr. Dixon reportedly embarked from Davenport, Florida, boarded a Greyhound bus in Orlando, Florida and was enroute to Tacoma, Washington to visit a relative.

Five Names Will be Added to Afghan-Iraqi Freedom Memorial

The Afghan-Iraqi Freedom Memorial is located on the north end of the Oregon VA grounds, on Summer Street in Salem.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs will hold a memorial ceremony Friday, May 30th at 2:00 PM to honor Oregon’s fallen servicemembers who have died while serving their country in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Carter Reveals Israel`s Possession of 150 Nuclear Weapons

Weapons of Mass Destruction in Israel are part of a secret pact with the U.S.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Apparently the unspoken rule about Israel not having to be honest about nuclear weapons has been in effect since the smoky days of the Nixon administration.

Most people will probably never comprehend the enormity of what this means. President Jimmy Carter revealed the information over the weekend in Wales.

Op-Ed: Teacher-Pay
A Tragedy For Them, For Us,
For Our Kids, Too

Those Who Love Process Should Be Major Providers.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - "Yes, Virginia, your teachers love you and what they do, too!" Can you easily envision a parent thus reassuring a reluctant youngster, caught in any one of those many confrontations and conflicts with which every parent is all too familiar?

Extension of House Arrest for Myanmar`s Democratic Leader Rests Poorly with UN

Top UN officials call for the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi after Myanmar extends her house arrest.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The madness in Myanmar continues. Hope of seeing a change in the ruling military junta of this Asian nation have vanished, with the decision by the Government of Myanmar to extend the house arrest of pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

As the war rages in oil rich Iraq, the peace crushing government of Myanmar, has been allowed by the world community to keep its pro-democracy leader under house arrest, and continue its position as one of if not the single most abusive military regimes in the world with a history of murder and false imprisonment of its own citizens.

Police Detonate Suspected Explosive Device in The Dalles

An OSP explosive technician renders the object safe in aluminum plant parking lot.

(THE DALLES) - An Oregon State Police explosives technician commended Northwest Aluminum employees for their handling of a suspicious, potential explosive object on plant property in The Dalles. The object was rendered safe Wednesday morning.

Oregon State Police were contacted Tuesday afternoon, after Northwest Aluminum employees found a suspicious object while in the process of dismantling the old aluminum plant.

OSP Investigates Deceased Man in Car at Santiam Rest Stop

The man is identified as 40-year old Brian Leslie Maxwell of Albany.

(WILSONVILLE, Ore.) - Oregon State Police and Marion County Medical Examiner are continuing the investigation into the death of a man found Wednesday morning in a car at the east end of the northbound Santiam Rest Area off Interstate 5.

There are no signs of violence or foul play, according to State Police. It began with a report that a citizen saw a possible deceased man in a car at the Santiam Rest Area.

Military Nurses: VA`s Shabby Treatment of Forgotten Angels

Phillip Leveque has spent his life as a Combat Infantryman, Physician, Toxicologist and Pharmacologist. He is an expert in medical marijuana treatment.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - Apparently it has just come to light that the treatment of Women Veterans is even worse than the treatment of male vets if that is possible. There are 253 thousand women veterans seeking medical care and they have many of the same problems as men (no smart ass remarks are acceptable here).

McCain`s Attack on the Last Vietnam POW Underscores a History of Poor Discretion

John McCain, who isn't known for surrounding himself with winners, used a CIA confirmed enemy agent to discredit the last POW to leave Vietnam.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The story of Marine Pfc Robert Garwood, the last POW to leave Vietnam, is a sad and twisted tale that most of us will never know the full truth about.

Cartoon Strip: Nota Bene by Leonardo No. 96 - Aid & Comfort to the Enemy

This is the ninety-sixth installment of the Salem-News.com original series "Nota Bene by Leonardo" by Salem cartoonist Glen Bledsoe.

(Earth-Gleich-Selbst) - It has been characteristic of the numerous iterations of George Bush across the universes in parallel to make statements and move the nation without full reflection on the consequences.

He beat the drum for the invasion of Iraq with the notion that Sadam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction. He could hardly have believed this statement since his evidence had long been debunked as anyone knew who read independent news outlets even superficially.