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Firefighters Battle 3 Alarm Barn Fire

The barn and property are owned by Eugene Rose from Turner, Oregon.

(JEFFERSON, OR) - Jefferson Fire District was dispatched Tuesday at 10:34 p.m. to a structure fire at 14885 Parrish Gap Road Jefferson, Oregon. Drakes Crossing, Marion, Stayton, Scio and Turner fire agencies were also dispatched to assist with the call.

Upon arrival Incident Commander, Captain Ryan Campbell, stated the barn was completely engulfed in flames and there were several structures and equipment that were being threatened by the fire.

Alice in Holy-land

In this land of wonders, Alice saw... murderers get Nobel peace prizes, thieves are the guardians of peace and security, war criminals are the law,

(LONDON) - Alice was falling up, then rising down,
With a quantum leap, transcending
Into a parallel universe

Were every thing is upside down,
And nothing is what it seems to be;
In a forgotten land, once called Palestine.

California Inmates Enter Third Day of Largest Hunger Strike in State History

Protests have taken place all over the country, mainly from the family members of the incarcerated, as well as those who support their cause.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - California prisons are being rocked by an event that has been called the largest hunger strike in California history.

Inmates at 33 prisons, 30,000 in total, are in their third day of the strikes, during which they are demanding access to adequate food, education and fair rules with regard to being placed in solitary confinement.

Dieppe: The Grand Delusion

It would be many years before I fully understood the total and useless disaster of Dieppe.

(DAYTONA BEACH, FL) - Perhaps the only people who really love war are 12-year-old boys and a few other 12-year-old minds, such as those of arms manufacturers, dictators and right-wing politicians who don't have to go there.

I was a 12-year-old boy in 1942. Model Spitfires, ME-109s and Curtis P-40s hung from the ceiling of my room, I charted daily the deployment of Von Paulus' panzers on the Russian Front.

PressTV: `Google employees exposed to TCE`

Googleplex buildings in California are toxic with TCE; Google falls in step with US govt. by failing to notify employees.

(MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA) - Salem-News.com news editor, Tim King, is now writing a weekly column for Press TV.

His first article examines the plight of Google employees in California who work, many unknowingly, on heavily contaminated land once occupied by computer chip manufacturers who used the toxic chemical TCE (trichloroethylene) for years, with large amounts of the chemical spilling and leaching into groundwater in the surrounding area.

ELDER PREP 101: Aging`s Tribulations

To recast that old cliche: An ounce of prevention is worth more than a ton of loot! What a hoot!!

(SALEM) - Inevitably, all of us age by increments. Over the past year a relative began to notice changes in her level of energy and perception.

She twice fell out of bed and once left her extra car key in the auto's trunk keyhole. These clues were indeed an alert to take action.

Is the Line Between a Boda Boda Ride & Airliner Blurred?

My old man, (RIP), who trained many military and commercial pilots, not only in Ethiopia but throughout Africa and in the Middle East used to throw his favorite quote; “Accidents don’t just happen. They are caused.”

(UGANDA) - As an aviation enthusiast sired and brought up by an aviator, I happen to know that a qualified pilot certified to fly commercial jetliners will always be introduced to a new aircraft that he hasn’t flown before by a certified flight instructor.

The induction in most cases takes place in grueling simulator training.

Operation Red Dragonfly Brings Hardcore Veteran Health Outreach to America

This is the beginning of a movement to reach thousands, then millions.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Veteran outreach needs to become radicalized, and it must become a constant effort. So I ask, what are you willing to do? We publish news about Veterans health constantly, but this summer I will ride a motorcycle all over the USA to give presentations about Veterans health issues. We are calling it Operation Red Dragonfly.

I could use your help. We aren't looking for that much and there will be fundraising events along the way, but more is needed to get this show on the road.

FNS Special Feature: 20 Years of Border Femicide

Part one in a series about border gender violence. Today’s article was made possible in part by a grant from the New Mexico Humanities Council.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - With a warm smile beaming across her face, Ana Alarcon recalls waiting for her daughter Esmeralda at the bus stop every day.

In the proud remembrance of her mother, Esmeralda Juarez Alarcon was a busy and no-nonsense 16-year-old who wanted to help her family move up in the rough-and-tumble world of Ciudad Juarez.

American Abuse Survivor Networks Unite with ITCCS

Joint press conference with Kevin Annett to be held September 2 in New York City.

(BRUSSELS ITCCS) - Ritual abuse survivor organizations in the United States embracing over three thousand people have joined forces with Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Kevin Annett of the ITCCS to expose national and international child trafficking networks.

Directors of these groups, including author and retired therapist Judy Byington and Neil Brick, founder of Stop Mind Control and Ritual Abuse Today (SMART), have affiliated with the ITCCS.