February 8, 2007, 12:23 pm 300 comments in the last 365 days.
Northwest Photographer Remembers Fallen Heroes Day In And Day Out.

His mission is sincere, and exact. A one-man operation, Q Madp attends funerals and memorials for lost service members in the Northwest whenever possible to pay his respects to the fallen heroes. He photographs the services, then posts a limited amount of them on the hero’s Tribute Page, and provides the other photos at no cost to the immediate family member. No strings attached. It's a Thank You for the sacrifice that they have made.

July 22, 2009, 12:43 pm 290 comments in the last 365 days.
Two Adults Arrested in Salem on Multiple Counts of Child Abuse.

A mother and father accused of child abuse by their own kids, were arrested Sunday in Salem. Lt. Sheila Lorance with the Marion County Sheriff's Office, says it began with deputy response to a 9-1-1 call from Pet Smart on Lancaster Drive regarding a report of child abuse. Lorance said, "When Deputies arrived they made contact with three children ages 15, 14 and 13 who indicated their parents had been physically abusing them since they arrived in the United States from the Ukraine in 2003."

December 12, 2008, 1:10 am 136 comments in the last 365 days.
Marijuana Legalization Tops List of Questions for Obama in Online Poll.

I am not surprised that the number one thing Americans are asking President-elect Barack Obama is whether or not he is going to legalize marijuana. Generations are changing and evolving and the taboos around cannabis are slowly falling away. American industries can harness the power of this multi-billion dollar, still mostly black market business. The attitude of people in this country is in a mode of great anticipation and change. Barack Obama is already on the record saying he does not want to use the Justice Department to bust state operated medical marijuana dispensaries. People submitting questions in this Online event seem to identify the legalization of medical marijuana and marijuana overall, as a top priority.

March 13, 2008, 5:38 am 99 comments in the last 365 days.
Woman Arrested During Raids in Salem, Aumsville.

Linn County Sheriff deputies executed several search warrants in Marion County near Aumsville and Salem yesterday. Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller says all items were seized in connection with an investigation of an alleged embezzlement that occurred at Jeff King Construction 30126 Santiam Hwy in Lebanon, by a former employee.

March 9, 2009, 7:18 am 88 comments in the last 365 days.
Accusations of Socialism Against Barack Obama.

Detractors of the new U.S. President and developing American policy are increasingly using the word "Socialist" to describe Barack Obama's strategies. In discussing Socialism in the U.S. and all the hype surrounding it recently, a friend said tonight on the phone...

July 29, 2009, 12:44 am 79 comments in the last 365 days.
Case of Abused Ukrainian Children Unprecedented.

A detective in Marion County says it's the worst case of child abuse he has ever seen. Several children removed from a Ukrainian immigrant home in Salem say they have been brutalized by their parents since arriving in the United States six years ago.

May 6, 2009, 12:59 pm 67 comments in the last 365 days.
New Poll: 52% Say Marijuana Should Be Legal, Taxed, Regulated.

A new Zogby poll commissioned by the conservative-leaning O'Leary Report has found 52 percent voter support for treating marijuana as a legal, taxed, regulated substance. The survey, published as a full-page ad in today's issue of the political newspaper The Hill, polled a sample of 3,937 voters weighted to match the 2008 presidential outcome -- 54 percent Obama voters and 46 percent McCain supporters.

February 6, 2009, 10:06 am 66 comments in the last 365 days.
Op Ed: 'Starve the Beast' Far-Right Tactic Seeks Obama Failure.

Wonder WHY we suddenly receive so many negative comments re Obama actions right here on our open, honest, democratic channel for ethical citizen dialog? Far Right “noise machine” mechanisms --now spread across the entire nation-- make that machination now mandatory for many hard/shell recalcitrants. They act as-instructed, rapidly and easily,“on order” facilitated by Internet.

September 4, 2009, 2:50 am 63 comments in the last 365 days.
Has FOX News Gone Too Far?.

It isn't news nor is it slanted to say that FOX News has always been the propaganda arm of the Republican Party, willing to twist facts and even lie to promote the Republican agenda. But the election of President Obama in 2008 pushed FOX News into outright hate-mongering and incitement of violence, which is intolerable in a democracy.

June 8, 2009, 12:27 pm 63 comments in the last 365 days.
Texas Cops Support Taser Strikes on 72-Year Old Great Grandmother (VIDEO).

Police in Texas are standing behind a deputy's repeated taser attacks on an elderly great grandmother who was reportedly driving fifteen miles an hour over the speed limit in a construction zone. Kathryn Windfein says she was driving to Austin for a twice weekly shopping trip when she was pulled over for speeding by a Travis County Constable deputy.