September 10, 2010, 4:30 pm 1974 comments in the last 30 days.
9/11 Reflections Part 1: The Elephant and the Mosquito.

What happens when a mosquito bites an elephant? The answer to this question lies at the intersection between myth and reality. The Big Lies, Grand Illusions, and Great Myths of our age are stories of the elephant and the mosquito.

December 26, 2012, 8:13 pm 79 comments in the last 30 days.
O Little Town in Occupied Territory.

What people might not know is that the city of Bethlehem today is not in Israel but in Palestine, and that it is a bustling city with 28,000 people. One third of them are Palestinian Christians. 

When Christians today sing “O little town of Bethlehem” they seldom think of the real city with the real people.

June 3, 2023, 6:13 pm 23 comments in the last 30 days.
Disconnecting War from Its Consequences.

Twenty-two years ago, Congress put sanity up for a vote. Sanity lost in the House, 420-1. It lost in the Senate, 98-0. Barbara Lee’s lone vote for sanity remains a tiny light of courageous hope flickering in a chaotic world.

December 13, 2022, 3:11 pm 7 comments in the last 30 days.
6 Crucial Business Travel Tips.

Business travel is an essential business aspect. Traveling for business allows you to network with other industry professionals while meeting new people and connecting with prospective customers.

May 4, 2013, 11:13 am 3 comments in the last 30 days.
Sheriff's Department Takes Family's Home and Contents Using a Fake Eviction.

U.S. Navy veteran Ted Visner and his wife, Kathy Smith of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, have been living a nightmare for two and a half years.

February 20, 2010, 11:11 am 2 comments in the last 30 days.
List of Ships with Agent Orange Exposure Confirmed.

The VA this week outlined which ships are now considered to have been exposed to Agent Orange during Viet Nam. A number of offshore “blue water” naval vessels conducted operations on the inland “brown water” rivers and delta areas of Vietnam.

April 6, 2009, 7:26 am 2 comments in the last 30 days.
Sole Survivor of Cape Lookout B-17 Crash in WWII, Wilbur Perez, Dies.

A man whose life crossed paths briefly but significantly with Oregon history when his B-17 bomber crashed into Cape Lookout during World War Two, Wilbur "Buck" Perez, passed away Friday, March 20th, 2009 in Escondido, California. I relate this news with genuine sadness. I was one of the very few Oregonians who had the great fortune of knowing Wilbur Perez, the sole survivor of a 200 mile-per-hour plane crash that claimed the lives of nine of his fellow crewmen when the plane crashed, lost in the fog, August 2nd, 1943.

May 26, 2011, 5:43 pm 1 comments in the last 30 days.
Israel always needs an existential threat to survive: Nima Shirazi.

Nima Shirazi is a political commentator from New York City. His analysis includes US foreign policy and Middle East issues, particularly with reference to current events in Israel, Palestine, and Iran. Shirazi is widely acclaimed for his precise and accurate analysis.

October 14, 2012, 12:10 pm 1 comments in the last 30 days.
Missouri Senator Schaaf: 'If they overdose and kill themselves, it just removes them from the gene pool'.

I have written articles for Salem-News.com referencing "Flamingo Road" -- the pipeline of prescription drugs that travels up the east coast from Florida to the New England states. Florida has been vigorously closing "pill mills" in an effort to stem the prescription drug epidemic in their state.

June 5, 2011, 9:27 pm 1 comments in the last 30 days.
Report Reveals Toxic Pollution at Numerous US Bases in Korea.

Analysis of an environmental contamination report obtained by the Hankyoreh of 22 U.S. military bases returned to South Korea showed the discovery of high concentrations of materials. These include phenol, a toxic material that can cause organ damage, and benzene, a carcinogen, at some of the bases.