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Monsanto Wants Oregon`s Legislature to Limit Local Rights

Petition will stop Monsanto's bill that would block local decision-making around GE foods.

(SALEM) - Monsanto cares so much about our wellbeing that they founded "Oregonians for Food & Shelter" — a group promoting a bill in the Oregon state legislature that would prevent communities from banning genetically engineered crops.

Something tells me their front group is more concerned about Monsanto's bottom line than they are about Oregonians.

No Smoke, No Pope!

"...I hope the Pope will address the issues of injustice around the world and raise his voice and keep focusing on interfaith relations..." - William Gomes

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Salem-News.com Human Rights Ambassador William Nicholas Gomes, who is closely following the Papal conclave with his Christian social networks, sent a catchy tweet to a few prominent people of church of England.

He hopes that the new pope will be a voice of people, who will come close and bring the church to people.

USCIRF Speaks Out about Religious Freedom Violations in Iran

The Special Rapporteur’s report also highlighted the perilous status of Christians in Iran who are being arrested and prosecuted on vaguely worded national security crimes for exercising their beliefs.

(WASHINGTON DC) - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) yesterday met with family members of Baha’is unjustly imprisoned in Iran.

These family members seek to highlight the status of their family members and friends who have been persecuted and imprisoned solely for adhering to their faith.

No More Gnomes in Zurich

For more than two thousand years, corporations have gained life by being chartered by the bodies that rule a society.

(WASHINGTON DC) - For most of my life it has generally been accepted that Switzerland is about money -- hot, quiet, frightened, sweaty money in large amounts.

It has also been understood that a particular class of people called the gnomes of Zurich run everything in Switzerland and cause most of the world's economic and financial problems by doing whatever is best for the money without regard for the people.

Vatican Chooses New Pope

The world's 1.2 billion strong Roman Catholic population has a new spiritual leader.

(VATICAN CITY) - In Vatican City on Wednesday, white smoke rose from a chimney above the Sistine Chapel just after 7:00 p.m. Bells rang through St. Peter's Square — they are traditional signals that the church's cardinals have chosen a new pope.

A cardinal from Argentina, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, is the first church leader ever chosen from South America.

Wind Energy: A Faith Based Initiative

As many as 4500 wind turbines have been built -- and abandoned -- in California alone.

(OCEANSIDE, CA) - Maybe wind turbines would be a good investment if the things actually worked. But they don’t. Not that well.

New Twist on Methane Reduction

“The work Colombia and Canada are doing, will reduce landfill gas...” - Ned Helme, president of CCAP

(TORONTO) - The Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP) and the Government of Canada today debuted a video [click here] about an innovative program in Colombia, South America, that reduces methane gas emissions from landfills as a way to mitigate the dangers of global climate change and showcases the collaborative work of developed and developing countries.

Methane is a greenhouse gas that is 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide over a 100-year atmospheric lifetime.

Bangladesh Govt. Liable for Violent Clashes: Stephen Lendman

Reports say home-made bombs exploded in central part of the city, where several people including protesters and security forces were injured.

(DHAKA, Bangladesh) - An analyst says the Bangladeshi government is responsible for the violent clashes that are breaking out in the South Asian country as it has left the people no choice but to “fight fire with fire.”

The comment comes as clashes erupted between Bangladeshi police and protesters over controversial trials of opposition politicians including leaders of the country’s Jamaat-e-Islami party.

Local Veteran Releases Encouraging New Memoir

The book is available through bookstores nationwide.

(FOREST GROVE, OR) - Author Onan A. Hill announces the release of his encouraging new memoir, “Dear Wanda.”

“Dear Wanda: A Memoir of World War II” is a very personal account of Onan Hill's life for four years in the military from 1942 to 1946. This long letter was written specifically for his wife and four children.

Virginity Survey Reveals 21 is Portland`s `Lucky Number`

“Many women regret losing their virginity to a loser” - Brandon Wade, CEO and Founder of SeekingArrangement.com

(PORTLAND, OR) - When is the right time to lose one’s virginity? According to 52 percent of the 3,560 Portland females surveyed, 21 is the “lucky number.”

SeekingArrangement.com conducted a national study of over 77,000 women in 24 major US cities and found that single women in Portland females generally wait longer than the national average of 17.4 years old.