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Doernbecher Kids Receive Visit from Miss Oregon as `Cinderella`

Miss Oregon visits Doernbecher Children's Hospital today as "Cinderella".

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The kids at Doernbecher Children's Hospital received a special guest today. Miss Oregon, Kari Virding, performed in character as Cinderella.

That sounds good, but even better when you realize that Virding stars in the Blue Monkey Theater Company's tribute to the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic Cinderella which ran through December 30th. She was accompanied by the Prince during the musical performance today at Doernbecher.

Endometriosis: Marijuana Treatment

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

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I don't think I have to explain what this is to anybody. If you have it, you know it. Endometriosis is graded in stages I,II, III & IV, with stage I being "minimized" inconvenience while stage IV is severe and usually requires surgery.

I was not surprised when lady patients came to our clinics offering chart notes that they had been prescribed every conceivable analgesic and other medications but they also told me marijuana works better than any regular prescription.

State Trooper Avoids Injury in Crash Near Myrtle Point

Injury Traffic Crash Involving Oregon State Police Trooper - Highway 42 east of Myrtle Point.

(MYRTLE POINT, Ore.) - The Coos County Sheriff's Office is investigating a Wednesday afternoon traffic crash involving an Oregon State Police trooper on Highway 42 about five miles east of Myrtle Point. The trooper was not injured and the other involved driver received non-life threatening injuries.

According to a Coos County Sheriff's Office news release, Wednesday at approximately 5:41 PM, OSP Trooper Freddie Dunlap was eastbound enroute to a reported three vehicle crash on Highway 42 near the Coos / Douglas county line.

Biden Takes Bush to Task Over Sale of F-16 Jet Fighters to Pakistan

This is not the first time the United States has sold or attempted to sell F-16 jet fighters to Pakistan.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Bush Administration has awarded a $500 million contract to supply Pakistan with 18 F-16 military fighter jets. The Pentagon made the announcement late in the day on December 31st, stating that it had approved the sale of the planes to Pakistan, with the deal awarded to Lockheed Martin.

President Bush's decision to sell the planes comes at a time when this politically strained country is reeling from the recent assassination of Benazir Bhutto. It is also occupied by countless numbers of jihadists, many of whom use Pakistan as an entry point to Afghanistan.

Bill O`Reilly`s Pants Are on Fire

O'Reilly's brand of medicine cures few but ails many, and I predict that his span of days on the air are numbered.

(SALEM, Ore.) - I was instantly reminded by media pundit Bill O'Reilly on New Year's Day, how easily human belief systems are swayed when confronted with believable lies. It isn't about politics or viewpoints or left or right, this guy creates a fictitious reality and then shares it with people over the airwaves.

People believe what is not true, and at the end of the day Americans who listened to him knew a little less instead of more. Things aren't supposed to work that way. Americans shouldn't be tasked with having to relearn information that O'Reilly falsely communicated to them in the first place.

First Year of Pesticide Use Reporting Drawing to a Close

Oregon's Pesticide Use Reporting System is unique in the United States, no other state or federal agency has this level of reporting taking place.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The first year of Oregon's landmark Pesticide Use Reporting System, "PURS" has drawn to a close, but pesticide users have until the end of the month to report their 2007 usage. Meanwhile, it will most likely be July 2008 before the general public sees a summarized report on pesticide use in Oregon.

Although detailed information is being electronically collected, the law that created PURS protects confidentiality of individual users and requires that the data be summarized in the statewide report prepared by the Oregon Department of Agriculture.

Keep Salem Moving Presentations in January

"The capacity of Salem's streets and bridges is being stretched to the max and we need citizens feedback on our plan." - Mark Becktel, Transportation Services Manager

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Salem Public Works Department will begin a round of "Keep Salem Moving" presentations to neighborhood associations, business groups, civic groups, and other jurisdictions to outline various transportation projects that address citizens' concerns regarding congestion, maintaining existing streets and bridges, and safety.

Over the last several months, the Public Works staff conducted two focus groups and one independent poll, and solicited feedback from over 1,000 citizens regarding their perceptions of local transportation needs.

Crash on Highway 62 Claims One Life

One man was killed and another critically injured.

(EAGLE POINT, Ore.) - One person died, his brother was critically injured, and two others received non-life threatening injuries Wednesday evening in a three-vehicle fatal traffic crash on Highway 62 about two miles east of Eagle Point in front of Willamette Egg Farm.

Around 6:46 PM this evening, a 1998 Subaru Impreza driven by 20-year old Nicholas Gordon of Ashland, was westbound on Highway 62 near milepost 12 when it crashed while attempting to pass another vehicle on a straight stretch of two-lane highway.

2007 One of the Deadliest for United Nations

2007 ‘one of deadliest years' for United Nations Personal, Staff Union says; at least 9 peacekeepers, 33 civilian staff members killed during year.

(UNITED NATIONS) - At least 42 United Nations staff members – including 17 who died in the December 11th 2007 attack in Algiers – were killed on duty last year, making it one of the deadliest years for the Organization, according to its Staff Union.

“While we mourn our colleagues and the other civilians killed, we cannot but stress the need for prevention and punishment,” said Stephen Kisambura, the Union’s president.

Victim Identified in Fatal Pedestrian Crash December 30th

Update: Victim Identified - Fatal Vehicle / Pedestrian Crash - Interstate 84 at Bridal Veil Interchange

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Oregon State Police are continuing the investigation into a fatal pedestrian involved crash Sunday night that resulted in the death of a Spokane, Washington woman.

Sergeant Dan Swift with Oregon State Police says the victim was positively identified as 29-year old Stephany Annette McAllister of Spokane. She was pronounced dead at the scene, and her next of kin have been notified.