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From the Files of Public Pulse: The Importance of a Public Voice

A public voice is an integral right we have as Americans and public access television is one way to awaken the talent within you to express yourself.

(SALEM) - TELEVISION! Some hate it, some tolerate it, and some just love it. I happen to love it. I enjoy to be able to sit down when I want to relax and be entertained by the talk shows, the dramas, and, yes, the news.

I love the movies, some of the sitcoms, and being a sci-fi fan, I especially look forward to anything that reeks of Star Trek or the outer spaces beyond our earth. I also really look forward to some of the reality shows!

Yes, I love to read, too, in case any of you intellectuals are saying, “Why not just pick up a good book?”

75 KKK Brochures Recovered in South Salem

Residents all over South Salem called the strange brochures in to police.

(SALEM) - Pro Ku Klux Klan material started showing up in South Salem driveways early Wednesday morning around 1:30 AM. Salem Police Lt. John Hoffmeister says about 75 brochures were recovered by officers.

"It's the usual rhetoric; Christian white pride, strong religious overtones."

Ironically, the envelopes were weighted down with kitty litter, and startling similarities were noted with the materials often found in these surroundings.

Proof that racists often have a hard time thinking out of the box.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Calls George W. Bush The Devil: White House Silent

Many say it marks one of the few times Bush has been the victim of his own medicine.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The White House is not commenting today over Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's statement that U.S. President George "W" Bush is being a "devil" with imperialist ambitions.

"Yesterday, the president of the US, the gentleman who I refer to as 'the devil' came here, talking to the world as if he owns the world," Chavez said.

The speech by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was made at the U-N. Many comments Chavez made were considered "heated" by the Bush administration.

Ladies Who Launch Produces FIrst Ever Portland Networking Event

Ladies Who Launch, a lifestyle company for women, produces its first ever networking event in Portland, “Ladies Who Launch Live”, targeting local female entrepreneurs and “women who want it all”. The event is on September 22nd, 2006, at the Portland Art Museum in Portland.

(NEW YORK, N.Y.) - An event in Portland this week called “Ladies Who Launch Live” is designed to entice female entrepreneurs, and functions as a motivational and constructive platform for women to enhance their lifestyle.

The event will promote and maximize entrepreneurship as a lifestyle through a series of panel discussions, interwoven with action-driven exercises to help propel new business and creative projects for women.

Human Remains Could be Those of Missing BYU Student Brooke Wilberger

However, the Lincoln City Sheriff’s office says the skull could be connected to one of the county’s 70 missing persons cases.

(LINCOLN CITY) - Loggers working on Forest Service Road 1726 near Devils Lake just outside Lincoln City discovered a human skull Thursday.

Lincoln County Sheriff’s office spokesman Lt. Curtis Landers says investigators have not ruled out the possibility that the remains belong to Brooke Wilberger, However, and more importantly, the remains could be those of one of the county’s 70 missing persons cases.

“We don’t have a sex or age, we just don’t know who it is” Landers said.

Police Investigate Robbery and Assault in Keizer (UPDATE)

Salem Police identified the vehicle but it's driver gave chase and police terminated the pursuit for safety reasons, but not before gettign a positive I.D. They now know the license plate is YHZ 877, the car is is a white 1992 Chevrolet Lumina four door.

(KEIZER) - Police say a Keizer woman was the victim of a beating and robbery that happened Tuesday night. The victim, 34-year old Armanda Cabigas, reported the incident around 10:00 AM this morning.

She reported that as she walked in the 800 block of Chemawa Road NE, the three suspects exited their car and approached her. She was struck hard enough that she became unconscious.

Salem Man Busted in Vermont Saturday For Traveling 141 MPH

Police say Martin Gibbons of Salem couldn’t tell them why he was traveling so fast.

(SPRINGFIELD, Vermont) - A Salem man, with an apparent heavy lead foot, was caught and arrested this weekend for going 141 miles an hour on I-91 in Springfield, Vermont.

Vermont State Police spokesman Sergeant John Flannigan said Trooper Chris McCrillis was conducting speed enforcement on I-91 at 8:00 AM Saturday when he clocked a 2006 Hyundai Sonata traveling north at 141 miles an hour.

Trooper McCrillis was able to get the driver, 46-year-old Martin Gibbons of Salem pulled over safely.

Governor Announces His Plan to Help Stimulate Oregon`s Economy

The 2006 Innovation Plan is a roadmap to creating new businesses, strengthening existing businesses, and generating new employment opportunities in Oregon.

(PORTLAND) - Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski received the Oregon Innovation Council’s “2006 Innovation Plan,” and pledged his effort to make innovation and economic expansion a high priority in next year’s legislative session.

“During the 2005 legislative session, I stressed to the legislature the critical importance of developing a strategy for innovation in Oregon—

Salem Fire Department HAZMAT Team Responds to Overturned Trailer on Freeway

Crews initially thought the trailer could have been used for meth production.

(SALEM) - Salem firefighters responded to an unusual call around 7:00 tonight; a travel trailer had overturned on the I-5 at milepost 248 this morning and was still causing a problem.

Salem Special Election Update: All 35 Annexations Measures Passing Easily

There will be 32 more city annexation measures on the various types of ballots sent to Salem residents for the upcoming November General election.

(SALEM) - The ballots for Tuesday’s Special Salem Annexation election are continuing to be counted at the Marion County Elections Division.

Voters were being asked to approve 35 city council-initiated annexations throughout the city.