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Tow Truck Crashes After Losing Brakes on South Salem Hill

Press release from the Marion County Sheriff's Office.

(SALEM) - The owner of a local towing company did something he thought he'd never do; he supervised the recovery of his tow truck following a crash that landed the truck near the bottom of a steep hill.

The incident began at about 11:52am, this morning when Mickey Henson, 51, of M & M Towing in Woodburn was called to the scene of an earlier crash to help with the removal of a large truck trailer.

The Race to End Violence Before We End Life

Can we take meaningful action to prevent our own extinction without ending human violence first?

(TASMANIA, Aust.) - The scientific evidence that human extinction will now occur before 2050 continues to rapidly accumulate.

Of course, we can deny this scientific evidence because it frightens us, we can delude ourselves that someone or something else (perhaps governments) will fix it...

Walmart Truck Crash Blocks River Road South (PHOTOS)

The driver was cited for violating the road use limits.

(SALEM) - Marion County Sheriff's Deputies are diverting traffic around the intersection of River Road South and Orville Road South due to a truck crash that is blocking River Road at the railroad crossing.

Deputies were called to the scene at 8:53 a.m.

Greece: Blackwater Mercenaries Guarding Govt and Overseeing Police; Coup Feared

Blackwater/Academi are infamous as the company that ran mercenary operations during the last Iraq War and were engaged in unnecessary fire fights in urban areas, taking civilian lives.

(ATHENS Darker Net) - Over the last 12 months or more Greece has seen wave after wave of mass demonstrations.

Riots, battles between police and protesters, armed attacks on Government premises, are frequent events.

VIDEO: Pedestrian Fatally Struck by Vehicle in Salem

The pedestrian was deceased at the scene.

(SALEM) - Police responded to a report of a serious motor vehicle crash at 7:11 p.m. Monday, in the 2500 block of Lancaster Dr NE.

Officers determined the crash involved a single motor vehicle and a pedestrian.

The Men Who Killed Me

Survivors of Rwanda's Genocide have inspired people nationally and globally in many ways.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Many books have been written about the 1994 Rwandan Genocide from various perspectives.

The majority of the books analyze the unending question of was this war planned, unplanned, a spontaneous outbreak of mass violence or an organized and strategic event that took the lives of almost one million people in just 100 days.

Circumcision, the Greatest Crime Against Humanity, Racist and Catalyzer of Fanaticism, Terrorism, Genocide and Feminicide

"Every man who has chosen lie as an instrument must inexorably choose violence as a rule." Alexander Soljenitsyne

(PARIS) - In a minority (20% of humanity), some cultures destroy the specific organs of autosexuality (the foreskin, and sometimes the clitoris).

In a majority, the other cultures respect human anatomy. The use of the same term to designate both mutilations shows that circumcision is responsible for excision.

Israel Destroys Palestinian Home as Punishment

Home destroyed to pressure fasting prisoner to end strike.

(RAMALLAH Gulf News) - Israeli bulldozers have demolished the house of Ra’afat Al Eisawi, brother of the fasting Palestinian prisoner Samer Al Eisawi, who has refused to end his hunger strike launched 159 days ago.

Al Eisawi family accused the Israeli military forces of targeting the fasting Samer with the demolition, claiming it was aimed at putting pressure on Samer to stop his fast.

Numerous Agencies Respond to Silverton Over Report of Armed Man

At this point the scene seems to be contained but Silverton Road is still closed. We will bring you more information as soon as it is available.

(SILVERTON, OR) - A report of an armed man with a high powered rifle in the city of Silverton drew a major law enforcement response this afternoon.

A witness who is a local business owner, says there were many shots ...

OSGATA President Keynotes at Public Interest Environmental Law Conference

Jim Gerritsen Speaks About OSGATA et al. v. Monsanto at One of the Oldest and Largest Environmental Law Conferences.

(WASHINGTON DC) - OSGATA President Jim Gerritsen will deliver a keynote speech on the OSGATA et al. v. Monsanto lawsuit before a plenary session of the 31st Annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC).

It takes place at the University of Oregon School of Law in Eugene, OR, on March 1.