Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with suicide www.salem-news.com 2010 What explains the tendency of 'full-bird' colonels in the Marine Corps to commit suicide when they are at the pinnacle of a spotless career? These bizarre deaths create a number of haunting questions that should be studied- the results should be widely published. There aren't very many Marine colonels in the first place. http://salem-news.com/articles/february032012/marine-colonel.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february032012/marine-colonel.php Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:22:00 PST This tragedy of Marine Colonel Michael Ross Stahlman's ultimately fatal shooting in Iraq, was immediately assumed a suicide by military investigators. Therefore, a proper investigation was not performed. Although this is a natural occurrence for grieving family members, Kimberly Stahlman had solid reasons to doubt the assumption of suicide... http://salem-news.com/articles/february022012/marine-widow.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february022012/marine-widow.php Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:34:00 PST My good friend William Coleman, an avid Civil Rights activist and law enforcement community whistleblower, told me I would find value in the following set of images, but I never could have anticipated the impact or predicted just how powerful these otherwise innocent photographs could be. That is life in a way; you never really can guess from the wrapping on a package what is inside, nor can we determine how interesting a book may be simply by looking at the cover. http://salem-news.com/articles/december142011/photo-series-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december142011/photo-series-tk.php Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:48:00 PST It wasn't until the movie Rambo that the majority of Americans began to realize the extent of their country's military involvement in SE Asia, or the toll it was taking on its warriors after the bullets stopped flying. Vietnam Veterans and their families were aware, many anti-war activists had a clue, but the 'average Joe' didn't have any idea how challenging it must have been for these young men and women to leave a place like war-torn Vietnam and return to the U.S. http://salem-news.com/articles/september092011/vietnam-wall-le.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september092011/vietnam-wall-le.php Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:51:00 PDT The sun was low in the north-west, sixteen minutes away from setting on May 25, 2011. http://salem-news.com/articles/august312011/capitalism-101-dj.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august312011/capitalism-101-dj.php Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:01:00 PDT I argued with myself about reading the heartbreaking story in The Oregonian headline August 28, 2011 Deployed Against Suicide which was a story about the suicide of Matthew Brennan, an Oregon National Guard Iraq War PTSD victim. The Oregonian did a superb job of showing what destruction the American Army does to its young soldiers. His story is typical and should reflect badly on the “system” if they really have one. http://salem-news.com/articles/august302011/vet-suicides-pl.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august302011/vet-suicides-pl.php Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:59:00 PDT When representatives of the world’s largest seed company, Monsanto, began to make discreet visits to the offices of the of the Gujarat government in 2007, it set in motion a process that would transform Indian agriculture in unexpected and significant ways. Maize farming changed forever, with tribal populations giving up their traditional seeds for the world’s best-known Dekalb brand of hybrid maize (corn) and age-old methods of pesticide-free cultivation. http://salem-news.com/articles/august012011/monsanto-way.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august012011/monsanto-way.php Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:34:00 PDT The New York Times printed an article on July 7 2011 entitled "US to Send Condolences after Suicides in WarZones". For the first time ever, a US President will extend condolences after an active-duty suicide. http://salem-news.com/articles/july112011/military-suicides-pl.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july112011/military-suicides-pl.php Mon, 11 Jul 2011 01:20:00 PDT The New York Times offered an OP-ED article Dr. Kevorkian Victims, 6 June 2011, which was to me the Arrogance or Ignorance by someone who should have known better. Almost EVERY compassionate doctor has been involved in assisted suicide, if not personally then through a physician friend whom he knew would help. http://salem-news.com/articles/june142011/kevorkian-death-pl.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june142011/kevorkian-death-pl.php Tue, 14 Jun 2011 02:25:00 PDT Never in my life have I read words so supportive of veterans. It is sad and a case of horrible negligence and oversight, but for once, someone is putting their foot down, and that 'someone' is the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. Veterans for Common Sense and Veterans United for Truth Inc., brought the matter forward, representing their members and a class of all veterans similarly situated. http://salem-news.com/articles/may122011/veterans-courts-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may122011/veterans-courts-tk.php Thu, 12 May 2011 05:38:00 PDT Marion County Assessor Richard Kreitzer was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at his SE Salem home on Tuesday evening. A friend called Deputies to the residence after he arrived and became concerned that the overhead garage door open, but he was unable to find his friend. http://salem-news.com/articles/march232011/kreitzer-fatal.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march232011/kreitzer-fatal.php Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:15:00 PDT With what seemed like a stunning career ahead of her, the unquestionably stunning Pro Golfer Erica Blasberg, died suddenly last May. Her body was allegeded to have been discovered by a doctor named Thomas Hess who made a 911 call to report her death. http://salem-news.com/articles/march052011/erica-blasberg-le.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march052011/erica-blasberg-le.php Sat, 05 Mar 2011 15:09:00 PST For those who read my postings on this continuum of reality, you know what I am writing about. For any new readers let me put this together starting at square one. I got my inspiration from a documentary on OPB called KILLER STRESS which is a very important and suitable name. http://salem-news.com/articles/january252011/realities-pl.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january252011/realities-pl.php Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:39:00 PST The last time I checked, ignorance is no excuse for the law. Parents need to talk to their kids about human rights, sex abuse and emotional and physical abuse, which of course can be one thing depending on the circumstances. http://salem-news.com/articles/january232011/bullying-le.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january232011/bullying-le.php Sun, 23 Jan 2011 20:35:00 PST The Oregonian had an article about the former on January 18, 2011. This is rather standard history within this profession. My first time in Medical School (I’ve done it twice) the story was that it was psychiatrists who outed themselves from taking on others’ problems. http://salem-news.com/articles/january202011/doctor-suicide-pl.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january202011/doctor-suicide-pl.php Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:24:00 PST It is a dubious honor that a photo from an article I wrote about the 40th anniversary of the My Lai Massacre in Vietnam, is one of the top picks on Google Images under this tragic subject. I'm recently humbled by contact from My Lai survivor Duc Tran Van, a 7-year old boy in his village when it was almost completely decimated almost the entire population. http://salem-news.com/articles/november222010/tran-duc-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november222010/tran-duc-tk.php Mon, 22 Nov 2010 03:00:00 PST Cotton growers in Vidarbha on Friday staged candle-light protests on the eve of US President Barack Obama's visit to the country, seeking to draw his attention to the plight of the agriculture sector in the region caused by American policies. The main protest was organised at Hiwara village in Zari taluka of the Yavatmal district. http://salem-news.com/articles/november052010/obama-india-protest.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november052010/obama-india-protest.php Fri, 05 Nov 2010 12:33:00 PDT The Oregonian in this past week has given front page display of this tragic problem. I warned about this three years ago when I wrote The Chickens Are Coming Home To Roost. Not to imply that our war hero veterans are “chicken” by any means but the Army is destroying a generation of this country's war heroes, many after they come home. These suicides et cetera are just the tip of the iceberg. The PTSD rate of these returning battle veterans is escalating in numbers and also in severity. Almost every returning combat veteran has PTSD. http://salem-news.com/articles/september142010/leveque-ptsd.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september142010/leveque-ptsd.php Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:31:00 PDT The main problems that concern child obesity are cardiovascular and medical. Nonetheless, an even greater dilemma exists, cancer. According to a published study by Cell Magazine, overweight acts as a promoter of tumors in general and in the liver in particular. The children of today will live for a fewer amount of years and with a worse quality of life than did their grandparents, due to the problematic consequences derived from obesity and passivity – according to the press President of the Organizing Committee of the European Society Congress of Endocrinology and Nutrition. http://salem-news.com/articles/june162010/obese-children-cf.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june162010/obese-children-cf.php Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:55:00 PDT One of our goals at Salem-News.com, is to fill the informational void created by corporate media's refusal to indict its sponsors. If the networks and huge daily newspapers paid attention to what was really going on around them, they would be in for quite a shock. Americans are increasingly buying food that falls into the 'mad scientist' category; created in laboratories by essentially fooling nature. http://salem-news.com/articles/june082010/gmfood-radio.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june082010/gmfood-radio.php Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:31:00 PDT The most important job in the world is being a mother. There is nothing more satisfying that raising a child, knowing that even though you’ve made mistakes, overall you did your best. You loved them, guided them and nurtured them into well adjusted adults. It’s the job of a mother and I wouldn’t trade it for all the money in the world. I wouldn’t neglect that responsibility, put her safety in jeopardy or provide any sort of misguidance in sabotage of her development. http://salem-news.com/articles/june072010/munchausen-mama-as.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june072010/munchausen-mama-as.php Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:27:00 PDT Protesters in the Netherlands shut down a Monsanto seed plant by forming a blockade. About 50 members of the action group ‘Roundup Monsanto’ showed up at the at 6 o’clock Monday morning, demanding they stop patenting seeds and other living organisms. http://salem-news.com/articles/may202010/netherlands-monsanto-as.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may202010/netherlands-monsanto-as.php Thu, 20 May 2010 00:30:00 PDT Christopher King examines the death of UK weapons inspector Dr David Kelly in 2003 and argues that, in the light of fresh analyses of the circumstances of his death It is vital that the new British government make public Dr Kelly’s post mortem report and other documentation relating to his death. http://salem-news.com/articles/may192010/kelly-death-ck.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may192010/kelly-death-ck.php Wed, 19 May 2010 18:00:00 PDT Japan is the country with the highest suicide index in the world, with more than 35,000 suicides every year. In the country of the born sun, one person takes their life every 15 seconds. On the internet, we call it “collective death pacts”, which are becoming an epidemic among the Japanese youth. http://salem-news.com/articles/may032010/death-culture-cf.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may032010/death-culture-cf.php Mon, 03 May 2010 18:23:00 PDT A new global monitoring tool identifies the United States as one of the top five worst food safety offenders in the world. We take rank with China, Turkey, Iran, and Spain. This extensive integrated network was designed by Kingston University researchers to offer an instant snapshot of the state of food safety around the world. http://salem-news.com/articles/march142010/food-alerts-as.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march142010/food-alerts-as.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:34:00 PDT Andrew Koenig, actor, director, activist, passed away this month in Vancouver, B.C. after a long battle with depression. Andrew Koenig is the son of Walter Koenig, also an actor, best known as Pavel Chekov on the original “Star Trek”. http://salem-news.com/articles/february272010/andrew_koenig.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february272010/andrew_koenig.php Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:31:00 PST India rejected genetically modified eggplant on Wednesday, amongst concerns of public health and “inadequate” science. India’s Environment Minister announced a moratorium to prevent commercial cultivation of what would have been the country’s first genetically modified food product. http://salem-news.com/articles/february112010/india_gmo.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february112010/india_gmo.php Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:27:00 PST On January 3, 2010 CBS aired a program about one million mistreated, disabled veterans having disability claims DELAYED, DENIED by a system that waits for them to DIE. This is so perversely punitive and sick one would think the VA is part of the NAZI death camps. The results are often the same. http://salem-news.com/articles/january112010/veterans_pl.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january112010/veterans_pl.php Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:49:00 PST Hillsboro Police were called to a fatal shooting today at the Great Clips Hair Salon, located at 22075 NW Imbrie Drive. Hillsboro Police Lt. Michael Rouches says officers responded to a report of shots fired today at 4:30 p.m. He says upon arrival, officers discovered a 20-year old female employee of the salon shot dead in a break room area of the shop. http://salem-news.com/articles/november292009/hillsboro_death.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november292009/hillsboro_death.php Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:07:00 PST Yesterday afternoon, Tualatin experienced a tragic event where two people were killed and two others were injured. As officers responded to the scene, it became clear that other bystanders could have been killed or injured had it not been for the quick reactions of bystanders to seek safety and shelter. http://salem-news.com/articles/november112009/tualatin_folo.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november112009/tualatin_folo.php Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:14:00 PST