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`I Am The Cure` HIV Prevention Campaign Launches in Oregon

Oregon's efforts are part of the larger HIV STOPS WITH ME initiative that features HIV-positive spokespersons in cities cross the country.

(SALEM, Ore.) - This month state public health officials are launching a new phase of the HIV-prevention campaign, "HIV STOPS WITH ME," now in its fourth year.

Op Ed: U.S. Attorney Firings Prove Bush`s Political Retaliations

This Polk Award --honoring a unique and very strong journalistic effort-- will once again strongly illuminate, for many more millions, what has been going on for many years.

(BEND, Ore.) - A Web blogger who followed George W. Bush’s distinctly revenge-oriented retaliation-firings of several U.S. District Attorneys across the nation --the leaders in essential functions of our Judicial System-- has just won a famed Polk Award for news coverage.

The work by Joshua Marshal led to the recent resignation of U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gomez.

Arlington Mayor Gets Recalled, Turns to Ebay

142 people in Arlington voted in favor of the recall, while 139 voted against it.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Mayor of Arlington, Oregon, Carmen Kontur Gronquist, has been recalled from office over a photo she posted of herself on her personal MySpace page. The photo showed her wearing what appears to be lingerie, or possibly a two piece bathing suit.

The photo had been taken before her election to office, but that didn't stop the townspeople in this conservative eastern Oregon city from recalling her from office over it. Some cited the fact that the picture was taken by a city fire.

$20,000 Reward Offered in String of Hoax Bombs at Recruiting Office

The group uses the name "Die Weisse Rose" was the name of a small group of anti-Hitler activists in Germany during World War II.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The FBI is offering up to a $10,000 reward to match the $10,000 reward offered by the Defense Criminal Investigative Service for the identification, arrest and conviction of those responsible for a series of hoax bomb threats at military recruiting stations in Oregon.

A spokesperson for the FBI office in Portland says a total of four incidents date back almost a year.

Cartoon Strip: Nota Bene by Leonardo No. 83 - Superdelegate

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

(Earth-2D) - What is the saying about power corrupting absolutely? What would any of the candidates do for the power? Bush has created an imperial presidency, one above the law and there are many who drool at the thought of that much untempered power. Will this power be used for good or evil? Will the next president reign in the extend of the power of the president and cap it thus for the future? Will a President Obama stop the war in Iraq, put America on a wise and forward-looking energy plan and restore jobs to America?

Newberg-Dundee Police Investigate Suspicious Circumstances at Local Company

A-dec, Inc. is Yamhill County's largest employer with over 950 employees.

(NEWBERG, Ore.) - Newberg-Dundee Police are continuing their investigation into a case involving suspicious circumstances at A-dec, a Newberg dental equipment manufacturing company.

Police say they were called Monday over a threat of a potentially violent act on the A-dec campus. Increased security and employee awareness measures were taken, according to Sgt. Tim Weaver with Newberg-Dundee Police.

Man Arrested for Throwing Firewood Through Window of Passing Truck

Police say it arose over a perceived speeding violation.

(MILWAUKIE, Ore.) - Police in Milwaukie arrested a man Saturday after he allegedly threw a piece of firewood through the window of a truck he thought was driving too fast on his street.

Detective Jim Strovink with the Clackamas Sheriff's Office says that around 11:00 AM Saturday, 39-year old Willliam Walter Wiley reportedly heaved a piece of firewood through the driver's-side window of a speeding truck -- injuring its occupants. Strovink says Wiley was arrested and cited.

NewTek Rolls Out the Red Carpet for 2008

The company is in the middle of a multi-city tour covering over 40 cities and five countries, showing the latest technology for live-production, virtual sets, motion graphics and post-production to be showcased at free events.

(SAN ANTONIO, Tx.) - NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, is rolling out the red carpet on a four month tour demonstrating how to produce professional live productions faster and more economical using NewTek TriCaster™.

Monaco Coach Corporation Announces Cash Dividend

The Company maintains RV service centers in Harrisburg, Oregon, Elkhart, Indiana and Wildwood, Florida and operates motorhome-only resorts in California, Florida and Nevada.

(COBURG, Ore.) - Monaco Coach Corporation (NYSE:MNC) announced today that its upcoming quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share will be payable on March 14th 2008 to stockholders of record on February 29, 2008, and represents its seventeenth consecutive quarterly cash dividend since the Company declared its initial cash dividend on February 23rd 2004.

The Company's Board of Directors declared the dividend on February 20, 2008. Monaco Coach Corporation has approximately 30 million shares outstanding.

Several Arrested on Meth and Heroin Charges in Salem

Salem Drug Investigation leads to arrests & seizure of drugs valued at over $48,000

(SALEM, Ore.) - Detectives from the Salem Police Street Crimes Unit and Drug Activity Response Team were conducting a drug investigation Monday which resulted in a number of arrests and charges.

Lt. Jim Anglemier with Salem Police says it began when detectives observed a drug deal in a North Salem parking lot and contacted two of the subjects involved, which ultimately led to several arrests.