September 10, 2010, 4:30 pm 2021 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 192 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 20 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 6 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 30, 2009, 10:14 am 2 comments in the last 30 days.
SB 388 Was an Attempt to Sink Oregon's Medical Marijuana Program.

It seems to be a record. This legislative session there were over two dozen bills introduced which would change our landmark Oregon Medical Marijuana Act! Ranging the whole gamut from good to bad to ugly, the number of bills portended a hectic session.

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.

January 30, 2013, 10:33 pm 1 comments in the last 30 days.
Marine Colonel's Death Murder Not Suicide Widow Sues Military to Reopen Investigation Citing Negligence & Cover-Up.

The widow of Col. Michael Stahlman filed a precedent-setting Complaint under The Administrative Procedures Act. She wants her husband's death investigation reopened, and the Manner of Death changed from “suicide” to “homicide.”

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.