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Op-Ed: Asking The Right Business Questions About High Gas Prices

It is time for organizations to seriously consider the impacts of continuing to use petroleum fuels when their competitors are starting to convert to alternative fuels.

(SAUSALITO, Calif.) - The notion of "peak oil" -- which holds that the world's production of oil is at it's all-time high this year, or within a few years -- has recently become credible in the business community.

While most everybody will agree that petroleum is a depleting resource with a limited supply, the question many now wrestle with is: "How much more oil is there left in the ground?"

Charlton Heston Dead at 84

In July 2003, Heston received the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House from President George W. Bush.

(BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. ) - Academy Award-winning actor and former president of the NRA Charlton Heston died in his Beverly Hills home with Lydia, his wife of 64 years, by his side. He was 84.

Heston was known for playing heroic roles, such as Moses in The Ten Commandments, Colonel George Taylor in Planet of the Apes and Judah Ben-Hur in Ben-Hur. Early in his career, he was one of a handful of Hollywood actors to publicly speak out against racism and was active in the civil rights movement.

UN Humanitarian Chief Tours Persian Gulf Region

After visiting Saudi Arabia, Mr. Holmes is scheduled to travel to the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Qatar.

(RIYADH, Saudi Arabia) - The top United Nations relief official, John Holmes, is in the middle of a six-day, four-country visit to the Persian Gulf region by holding talks with senior officials in Saudi Arabia on how to improve partnerships between the world body and Gulf States on humanitarian issues.

"It is important to reinforce our cooperation as part of a wider long-term effort to strengthen [the] international humanitarian response," Under-Secretary-General John Holmes said.

Update: Dangerous Wanted Man Arrested Saturday Morning in Columbia County

A Rainier police officer came across McMillan walking down the road.

(CLATSKANIE, Ore.) - A man considered armed and dangerous by police who was wanted on several warrants including one charging attempted murder, was arrested Saturday morning after he was spotted by a police officer.

41-year old Patrick Allen McMillan was the subject of an extensive search by officers from local, county and State agencies Friday afternoon and evening.

Op Ed: Americans Learning That
Radical Action `The Hard Way`
Is NOW Demanded of Us ALL

Overwhelming Consequences Vs. Youth, Young Adults Motivates Millions

(BEND, Ore.) - Millions of American parents are worried sick-and-nearly silly over negative consequences they see set solidly into life-sequences now for their beloved progeny --essentially inescapable, and bound to get even worse.

These same millions are becoming mightily aroused --and angered-- when they DO begin to think-and-learn the realities they have allowed to occur in our nation through their own apathy and inattention.

Cardiac Arrhythmias and Marijuana

No arrhythmias with 6,000 patients.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - Anybody who knows anything about marijuana knows that it causes blood vessel dilation followed by a drop in blood pressure and reflex tachycardia. This is not what I’m writing about.

I have seen and performed physical exams on at least 4,000 marijuana patients. I have also reviewed the physical exams performed by competent Nurse practitioners and Physicians Assistants. In no case did we ever find a cardiac arrhythmia such Auricular flutter or fibrillation and no ventricular arrhythmias except for slight tachycardia mentioned above.

Iraqi Air Force executes over 100 missions in support of Operation Charge of the Knights

Since January 2008 the Iraqi Air Force has graduated 116 Warrant Officers and 50 Commissioned Officers from the academy located in Taji.

(BAGHDAD, Iraq) - Although still in the early stages of development, the Iraqi Air Force planned, executed, and monitored 104 missions in support of Iraqi ground security forces in Basra during Operation Charge of the Knights in the Basra area between March 25th and April 1st.

Coast Guard Expresses Concern Over Fishing Vessel Safety

Fishermen say tightening economic times are already strangling aspects of the fishing industry, and new demands will worsen the economic picture.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The Coast Guard says several problems repeatedly lead to commercial fishing as being the country's most hazardous occupation. Issues include stability and watertight integrity issues and maintenance of vessels has also been identified as a significant issue leading to vessel losses.

On March 21st, the federal government took a regulatory effort to develop amendments to Coast Guard commercial fishing industry vessel regulations a step farther.

Korean War Soldiers Missing in Action are Identified

The Army soldiers are Captain Edward B. Scullion and Private first-class Elwood D. Reynolds, both of Virginia.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of two U.S. servicemen, missing from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to their families for burial with full military honors.

Police Looking for Dangerous Wanted Man Northwest of Clatskanie

Patrick McMillan is considered armed and dangerous. Anyone spotting him in the area is asked to immediately call 9-1-1.

(CLATSKANIE, Ore.) - Clatskanie Police are looking for a dangerous wanted man about 5 miles northwest of Clatskanie near the intersection of Bodine Road and Quincey-Mayger Road.

Police say 41-year old Patrick Allen McMillan is currently wanted on a Columbia County felony warrant listing numerous charges including Attempted Murder, Aggravated Assault, and Kidnap.