Salem-News.com Articles written by Bonnie King

Chicago Pump Room Photo Treasure Trove is a Time Capsule Revealed

The historical photo collection by Fred Krueger is a unique find.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Chicago's 285-room Ambassador East Hotel, was built in 1926. Over a dozen years later, 'The Pump Room' was launched, one of the first high class restaurants to open after the Prohibition era.

Portland Leads 70 Cities Nationwide on F29

National Day of Action to Resist the Selling Out of the 99% via ALEC

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Responding to a national call from Occupy Portland, F29 will be the Occupy Movement’s largest coordinated action this year and will confront ALEC corporations in the cities in which they do business throughout the nation.

"ALEC is a registered nonprofit with a board of trustees that reads like a Fortune 500 list," said Dana Balicki of Occupy Wall Street. "This is legislation laundering."

Israeli Forces Storm Al Aqsa Plaza in Violent Clashes with Worshippers

Tens of thousands in Palestine and around the world abhor the actions by the extremists.

(JERUSALEM / SALEM) - Violent clashes took place Friday between Palestinian worshippers, Jewish settlers and Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) troops who stormed the ancient al Aqsa Mosque plazas just after the noon prayers.

The ongoing threat by extremist Jewish groups to "take" the al Aqsa Mosque has caused a reverberation around the globe.

Israeli Extremists Ready to Storm Ancient Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem

More than 1500 worshippers performed the dawn prayer in Rihab al-Aqsa Mosque Sunday.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Soldiers by the hundred were deployed by Israel early Saturday morning to the vicinity of the holy al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem.

Many have assembled at the Maghareba gate, perfectly situated to block the entrance of worshippers on Sunday.

One Palestinian Dead, Others Wounded in Israeli Air Strikes

Gaza was attacked again tonight by F16's as it suffers another power blackout.

(SALEM / GAZA) - One Palestinian civilian was killed and at least four others wounded as Israeli jet fighters struck in different parts of the Gaza Strip in the dark of night.

According to hospital officials, the deceased man was in his 50s or 60s. He was apparently a guard for an animal farm east of Gaza city, and their mobile house was hit by one of the three missiles launched. His adult son was injured.

Earthquake Documentary: Two Years Since Death & Devastation Rocked Haiti

Brand new 30-minute documentary reminds us all of what Haiti faced and still faces...

(SALEM) - Two years ago, the infrastructure and human structure of Haiti was ripped apart and crushed by a 7.0 monster earthquake.

Oregon Bikers Go Wild to Help Kids Enjoy Christmas

Bikers make a lot of noise when it comes to making kids happy.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Bikers from all around the Willamette Valley are joining together this weekend in an effort to create a wonderful Christmas for some needy kids.

For the second year in a row, Salem's "Bikers Gone Wild" Toy Run will collect and distribute gifts to kids of all ages living at Salem's Oxford houses, as well as to the SOS Club, and the Salem Hospital Pediatric Wing.

Women Easily Forget Our Own History

Sisterhood among women is more important than ever in today's world.

(SALEM, Ore.) - If we forget, we will not learn. How can we help our daughters and other women in our lives if we ourselves do not know how recently all women did not have basic civil rights in the United States? It's a convenient detail to leave out in history, they brush over the Suffrage movement like it was a fad. What an insult.

Entertainer Seriously Injured at Occupy Portland Blames Riot Police

"I said, 'I have a broken back, I need medical attention.' The cops grabbed me by my legs and drug me through the mud..."

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Justin James Bridges, a local musician and American Sign Language translator for Occupy Portland, was assaulted in a police raid Sunday afternoon.

Anonymous exposes 1,589 Internet pedophiles in Operation Darknet

Online pedophiles beware! Your end is near.

(The World) - The group Anonymous announced a great victory this week.
After hacking into "Lolita City", a darknet website used by pedophiles to trade in child pornography, Anonymous released usernames and other information of 1,589 pedophiles trading in kiddie porn.