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Op Ed: U.S. A Bankrupt Nation,
War Wastes Threaten 21st Century

"Billions for Bullets and Blood OR Billions NOW for Desperate Needs"

(BEND, Ore.) - Choice is always the most painful necessity in any democracy. That essential action is often distorted, even perverted, by overly-strong special-interest demands and the problems they always create.

Early Registration Deadline for Conference

The conference is presented by the Central Oregon Employer Council.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Businesses will save money by registering for the Oregon Employer Council annual state conference for business before April 1st.

The education conference, which is open to all Oregon employers, will take place May 5th and 6th, 2008, at Bend’s new Riverhouse Resort & Conference Center.

Boeing Files Protest Over Air Force Tanker Contract Award

Boeing is asking the GAO to examine several factors in the competition that they say were fundamentally flawed.

(ST. LOUIS) - Citing irregularities with the process of the competition and the evaluation of the competitors' bids, Boeing has filed a formal protest with the Government Accountability Office, asking the agency to review the decision by the U.S. Air Force to award a contract to a team of Northrop Grumman and European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company to replace aerial refueling tankers.

"Our analysis of the data presented by the Air Force shows that this competition was seriously flawed and resulted in the selection of the wrong airplane for the warfighter," said Mark McGraw, vice president and program manager, Boeing Tanker Programs.

Nobody Injured in Crash on I-5 in Salem

No citations were issued.

(SALEM, Ore. ) - No one was injured Monday morning in a multiple vehicle crash northbound Interstate 5 north of Kuebler Road interchange in south Salem. The crash closed the northbound lanes for nearly 3 hours.

According to Oregon State Police Senior Trooper Jim Ragon, at about 8:50 a.m. a black 1996 GMC pickup was northbound near milepost 262 when it ran out of gas in the construction zone.

State Has 13,000 Unclaimed Kicker Checks

The Oregon Department of Revenue keeps unclaimed refunds for two years.

(SALEM, Ore.) - If you’re waiting for a kicker check that never came, it may have been returned to the Oregon Department of Revenue because it couldn’t find you.

The U.S. Postal Service returned 25,000 undeliverable kicker checks to the department. So far, 12,000 of those have been claimed by their rightful owners. The checks total $2.8 million.

1 in 4 Teen Girls Infected With Sexually Transmitted Diseases

This study also says that nearly half of the young African-American women (48%) they polled were infected with an STD, compared to 20% of young white women.

(CHICAGO) - A CDC study released today estimates that one in four (26 percent) young women between the ages of 14 and 19 in the United States – or 3.2 million teenage girls – is infected with at least one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases (human papillomavirus (HPV), chlamydia, herpes simplex virus, and trichomoniasis).

Drowning, Homicide and Suicide Leading Killers for Children in Asia

Nearly half of all child deaths included in the studies happened after the age of five.

(BANGKOK) - Children in Asia are at great risk of dying from injuries such as drowning and road accidents according to research by UNICEF and The Alliance for Safe Children.

Surveys from Bangladesh, China, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam reveal that injury is the leading cause of death and disability among children older than one year of age in these countries, with drowning taking the heaviest toll.

17 Van Halen Tour Dates Being Rescheduled

Fans should retain their tickets as they will be honored at the rescheduled concerts or ticket refunds will be issued

(LOS ANGELES) - Seventeen concert dates on the Van Halen tour are being rescheduled so that Eddie Van Halen, who is currently under doctors' care, can continue medical tests to define a course of treatment.

Last week, tour promoter Live Nation said in a statement, "According to Eddie Van Halen's physician, he is undergoing a battery of comprehensive medical tests to determine a defined diagnosis and recommended medical procedures."

Oregon - Nationwide Gas Prices Hit All-Time Highs

In Salem, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded is $3.37, up a whopping 45-cents from one month ago.

(SALEM, Ore. ) - Gas prices in Oregon and throughout the U.S. hit all time record highs today, as the price for a barrel oil breifly went over $109 during Tuesday's trading.

The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded in the U.S. is now at $3.22. That's up from 2.95 one month ago, and up 68-cents from one year ago. In Oregon, prices reached an all-time high at $3.42 a gallon, up 6-cents from one week ago.

Oregon Contractor Kills Employee Inside Missouri Motel Room

A .45-caliber semiautomatic pistol was recovered at the scene.

(MOUNT VERNON, Mo.) - A construction contractor from Oregon was arraigned Monday on charges that he shot and killed an employee Saturday night in their motel room in Mount Vernon.

40-year-old Alan J. Schaedler, from Eugene, is facing charges of second-degree murder in the death of Timothy J. Thornsberry, 36, from Coos Bay.