Bonnie King
Salem-News.com Publisher
Email: bonnie@salem-news.com
Bonnie King`s career is unique, she is one of the few media professionals who has extensive time in four relevant areas; radio, television, newspaper and Internet. She has been with Salem-News.com since August '04.
Her television career began in 1988, at Lincoln City, Oregon`s cable TV station, TV 10, in dual roles as News Anchor and Sales/Promotion Director. This was a natural evolution of her journalistic aspirations, since she was first "bit by the bug" while serving as Editor in Chief of her high school yearbook for two years. She graduated from Bassist College in Portland, Oregon in 1986.
Bonnie has interviewed legends like Aaron Spelling, Hugh Miles and Peter Frampton; others include Nadia Komenich, the feisty Judge Mills Lane, and the stars from CHARMED, FELICITY, ROSWELL, 7TH HEAVEN and BUFFY the VAMPIRE SLAYER. She has interviewed Oregon`s governors, congressmen, and she was on the award-winning news crew that first spoke to Evander Holyfield the night of the notorious Tyson ear-biting incident.
Her first full length documentary, `Fallen Fortress at Cape Lookout` aired on Oregon Public Broadcasting in 1993, for which she was the Producer alongside Tim King, Executive Producer. She is presently working on two Oregon based historical documentaries.
Bonnie has served in a number of positions in the broadcast industry; TV Production Manager at KVWB (Las Vegas WB) and Producer/Director for the TV series "Hot Wheels in Las Vegas" (2 seasons); TV Promotion Director for KYMA (NBC), and KFBT (Ind.); Asst. Marketing Director (SUPERSHOPPER MAGAZINE); Director/Co-Host (Coast Entertainment Show); Promotion Director (KBCH/KCRF Radio); and, Newspapers In Education/Circulation Sales Manager (STATESMAN JOURNAL NEWSPAPER).
Bonnie has a depth of understanding that reaches further than just behind the scenes, and that thoroughness of her nature is demonstrated in the perseverance to correctly present each story with the wit and wisdom necessary to compel and captivate viewers.
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Tim King
Salem-News.com Vice-President/Executive Editor
Email: tim@salem-news.com
Tim's myspace: myspace.com/timsalemnews
Tim King launched Salem-News.com during the summer of 2004 when he was a photojournalist/reporter for KATU Channel-2 News, the ABC affiliate in Portland, Oregon. Assigned to cover Salem for the station, Tim began Salem-News as an overflow for his daily work for the television station.
About a year and a half later, Tim left KATU to become fully devoted to the growth, development and daily news needs of Salem-News.com along with Bonnie King, who had left her position at the Statesman Journal in Salem, Oregon where she served as the Newspapers in Education Director.
After two years, Salem-News.com was selected by Google to be one of its contributing news organizations and traffic on the site grew ten times overnight; with the daily number of visitors jumping from 600 to 6,000.
Over the last year, Tim spent two months in Afghanistan covering the war there through the eyes of 900 Oregon soldiers. Tim reported for Salem-News.com and Oregon's KPTV FOX-12 from a number of regions and situations in Afghanistan. His work was also shown in two documentaries produced by the Portland FOX station in the weeks following his return.
More recently, Tim spent five weeks covering the war in Iraq, embedded once again with an Oregon Guard unit. Tim produced reports with the Army's 101st Airborne and Marines from the 2nd Marine Air Wing during the summer of 2008.
Tim's Background prior to Salem-News.com
Tim`s history is steeped in his ability and desire to tell a great story - which first lead him to the television newsroom in 1988, serving as News Anchor/Reporter for Lincoln City, Oregon`s cable TV station, TV 10. That`s where Tim found his calling.
Since those first years, Tim has moved on to serve as News Photojournalist/Reporter for KATU (ABC), Photojournalist at KVVU (FOX), KVBC (NBC), and KYMA (NBC), the News Assignment Editor for KVVU (FOX) in Las Vegas, NV, as well as radio News Director (KBCH/KCRF). In addition, he was the Producer/Host for the `Coast Entertainment Show`, Executive Producer (creator) of the TV series `Hot Wheels in Las Vegas`, and Executive Producer of the 30-minute documentary `Fallen Fortress at Cape Lookout` which aired on Oregon Public Broadcasting in 1993.
Also significant among his achievements are the 2 years he spent as a Wildlife Rescue team leader on the coast of Oregon; and his 3 years in the US Marine Corps. Tim`s career in the broadcast industry has afforded him many opportunities to cover incredible stories as well as meet innumerable celebrities and dignitaries. He has flown in many military planes including an F-16 Air Force Fighter, and produced a three-part series on aviation history of the Southwest region of the United States. Aviation is one of Tim`s passions.
Tim major in journalism at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo, California. He holds numerous awards for reporting, photography, writing and editing, including the Oregon AP Award for Spot News Photographer of the Year (2004), the first place Electronic Media Award in Spot News, Las Vegas, (1998), Oregon AP Cooperation Award (1991); and several other awards including the 2005 Red Cross Good Neighborhood Award for reporting.
Matt Lintz
Salem-News.com Webmaster / Creator
Blog and a Drupal specific site
Occasionaly writes games and diversions: Diversions and Daily Cryptogram Puzzles
Currently working on some projects up north near Bellingham Washington, looking to return to working in the Salem area soon. See Whatcom-Views which is a simple news / images of that area.
The person behind the action at Salem-News.com is Matt Lintz, a graduate of the Institution of Technology in Spokane, Washington. Matt is another Northwest native who found his niche in technology and lives at the forefront of it.
It isn't just the concept, it is the ease of Salem-News.com's design and operation, the search engine that always leads to the desired information, the fact that a person does not have to strain or spend minutes seeking a particular story, that is Matt's design for a news Internet Website.
Matt studied networking and computer security receiving a Bachelors of Science degree in 2005, and that was attained after a life already spent in computer technology.
Henry Clay Ruark
Salem-News.com Opinion / Editorials
S-N Staff:
Henry Clay Ruark is a former newspaper reporter; educational and audio-visual media specialist; agency, institution, corporate public information officer; national trade magazine publisher and editor; and Chicago-based communications media consultant for agency, institution, individual and corporate clients.
Splitting a “very checkered” career between journalism and education, he has written and worked for many newspapers while continuing in educational assignments. He has taught at every level from grades to graduate school, agency/institution seminars, and corporate conferences; written, edited and produced both print and visual learning media in all formats; and written for weeklies, dailies, newsletters, journals and magazines.
At 91, he is still intermittently writing” on assignment” for editors served for decades; and for S-N Op Eds.
Hank is registered as a Democrat, but disregards any and all political-party disciplinary or bias for “the precious independence demanded as foundation for professional reporting”, insisting that one cannot be Democrat, Republican; OR Libertarian,Independent, any more than one can be four-legged and two-faced. Probing, controversial, confirmed conversation (read:”honest, open, democratic dialog”) demands writer be independent, Hank firmly believes.
Dr. Phil Leveque
Salem-News.com Medical Expert/Staff Writer
Email: newsroom@salem-news.com
In a unique new segment, Salem-News.com brings viewers the words and wisdom of one of Oregon's most famous doctors, Dr. Phillip Leveque, a man who fought in World War Two and now fights to make access to marijuana a matter of reality. He also was instrumental in the initial changing of Oregon law that allowed medical the use of Medical Marijuana in the first place.
He's been a fighter since his days in the Army during World War Two, when he captured 26 Nazi officers in a single day by himself. These days this veteran physician fights for the rights of patients who use marijuana as a medicine and for veterans suffering from PTSD, something he is no stranger to.
The world is changing fast and medical marijuana is a daily reality for thousands of patients in Oregon, and hundreds of thousands of people nationwide who suffer from a variety of illnesses.
But who can pot smokers turn to for medical care? Needless to say, a vast majority of users are hesitant to discuss their use with physicians, and doctors are fearful when it comes to discussing a substance that potentially violates the law.
Federal laws still consider possession of pot illegal, even though states and individual counties have adopted their own standards. Because of the federal shadow cast on the situation, hundreds of thousands of legal users and millions of illegal users, go without adequate medical advice.
Until now. We are extremely proud to have this lifelong healer and former WWII combat soldier on our primary team of writers at Salem-News.com
Leonardo (Glen L. Bledsoe)
Salem-News.com Cartoonist
Glen L. Bledsoe was born and raised in Indiana.
He graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelors of Art in Fine Arts and was a student at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for several years.
Glen made his home in Oregon in the early 80's where he continues to enjoy the mild climate and lack of sales tax.
He and his wife Karen have published seventeen books together for the school library market. Glen has written extensively on the issues of technology and education for the National Education Association and other publications.
When he not is creating "Nota Bene by Leonardo," Glen is either teaching, writing a novel, composing music, or reading.
Daniel Johnson
Salem-News.com Social Analyst/Commentator
Email: Salem-News@gravityshadow.com
Daniel Johnson was born near the midpoint of the twentieth century in Calgary, Alberta. In his teens he knew he was going to be a writer, which explains why he was one of only a handful of boys in his high school typing class—a skill he knew was going to be necessary.
Daniel began his journalism as a freelance writer in 1974. A few years later he was hired as a reporter for the Airdrie Echo in a town (now city) a few kms north of Calgary. Within a couple of years he was the editor but continued to do most of the writing and photography for the paper.
He expanded from there to do some radio and TV broadcasting for the CBC as well as free lance writing for Maclean’s the Globe and Mail, and a variety of smaller publications. He stopped trying to earn a living in journalism in the early 1980s, because he had no interest in being a hack writer for the mainstream media. Corporate writing, while lucrative, was also soul-destroying.
He turned his hand and mind to computers and earned a living as a programmer and software developer until he retired from that field in 2008.
He has been writing exclusively for Salem-News.com since March 2009 and continues to work on a creative non-fiction book which he began in 1998.
Bruce Sallan
Salem-News.com Writer
Email: bruce.sallan@yahoo.com
Please visit brucesallan.com to contact Bruce and to enjoy the various features his new Web site offers, including a unique Ask Bruce For Advice section, an archive of his columns, contact info, links to his published work, photo galleries, and reader comments, plus much more. Bruce Sallan was an award-winning television executive and producer for 25 years. Google him if you really want to know more (e.g. his credits).
When his boys were quite young, Bruce left show biz to become a full-time Dad. Shortly thereafter his marriage ended and his wife abandoned their children, leaving the State. Bruce found himself a full-time single Dad, in his late forties, as well as a returning single man to the changed world of cyber-dating. It became a classic “sandwich” situation when he also began to care for his ailing parents. He began writing various blogs on the dating sites he used as well as articles for local publications.
The goal of his column, A Dad’s Point-of-View, is to primarily focus on parenting and occasionally other issues from the male perspective. In addition to Salem-News.com, his column is available in over 50 newspapers and Web sites in the U.S. and internationally. Bruce lives in Agoura, California with his second (and last) wife and two boys, who are 15 and 12.
Kenneth G. Ramey
Salem-News.com Religion and Philosophy Writer
Email: darken1@sbcglobal.net
When we met Kenneth G. Ramey, he was a 79-year old "writer without a Website" who was generating excellent, provocative articles on the subject of religion and world affairs.
We are pleased that Ken's "lone wolf" approach as a writer has been replaced by a spot on our team of writers at Salem-News.com.
Ken confronts the hard issues of politics and religion from a logical point of view that combines interesting insight with history into the truth, or lack thereof, that underlies the strengths and weaknesses of the Religious Right’s determination to use American politics for its own misguided, or selfish, interest.
It’s rare for a writer to balance his writing between religious values and the secular guarantees of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights with the knowledge that Ken possesses, and to do it so effectively.
Ken was born in Minnesota but was raised in California since 1932. He is the youngest of four boys raised by his mother alone during the dark years of the Great Depression. He Graduated from SFSU in the 1970s when in his mid-forties, majoring in Spanish North American History, and added three years of post-graduate study, much of it in Philosophy and Religion. He worked hard all his life in and out of doors, except for college and the fifteen years he was in banking, seven of them as Training Director in Administration.
Ken has known tragedy in his lifetime and has overcome them. He is well suited to discuss everything from the low to the highs. that give of us hope.
We live at a critical time in history and believe Ken's views represent the view of many who are tired of the commercialism and false interpretations about religion today.
Watch for Ken's articles on religion, philosophy, politics and history.
View articles written by Kenneth G. Ramey
Bob O’Dowd
Salem-News.com Environmental and Military Reporter
Email: consults03@comcast.net
Bob O’Dowd is a former U.S. Marine with thirty years of experience on the east coast as an auditor, accountant, and financial manager with the Federal government, half of that time with the Defense Logistics Agency in Philadelphia.
Bob is somewhat like the accountant played by Jack Lemmon in “The Apartment.” Bob worked in “insane workplaces” similar to the insurance company office setting pictured in the film. No work cubicles. Lots of noise. Mechanical calculators. Phones ringing. Unlike Jack Lemmon, Bob didn’t have a key to an apartment he could share with bosses needing a place to rendezvous with lovers. Instead, he shared one with two Navy veterans, recent graduates of Villanova, who hosted weekend parties with kegs of beer and lots of girls. It wasn’t Animal House, but a close tie. Not exactly the image of an accountant, but then Bob was not your typical accountant.
Originally from Pennsylvania, he enlisted in the Marine Corps at age 19, served in the 1st, 3rd, and 4th Marine Aircraft Wings in 52 months of active duty in the 1960s. Bob’s sense of humor has occasionally gotten him in trouble. Leaving San Diego with 1,000 other Marines in November 1964, Bob was the Marine who lead the “Mickey Mouse” theme song to get the attention of a Marine Major in charge of the draft. It was a warm day for San Diego, Marines were in starch utilities (work cloths), carrying a seabag full of clothing on one shoulder and another dry cleaned set of dress greens in their free hand. Most Marines were in poor humor and soaking wet in sweat after standing in line in the hot sun for a few hours. To relieve the tension, Bob started to sing the “Mickey Mouse Theme Song.”
“Who's the leader of the club
That's made for you and me
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Hey! there, Hi! there, Ho! there
You're as welcome as can be
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Mickey Mouse!
Mickey Mouse!
Forever let us hold our banner
High! High! High! High!
Come along and sing a song
And join the jamboree!
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E”
It worked. One thousand Marines took up the song in full voice, tourists in the San Diego harbor stared in amazement, the ship’s company watched and laughed at the rails. The only one who didn’t appreciate the humor was the Marine Major who stood in apparent disbelief on the forward weather deck of the transport. It worked. Within minutes, the entire Marine draft was hustled aboard ship. Who ever said Marines lacked a sense of humor?
A graduate of Temple University, Bob like Jack Lemmon married late. Bob and Grace have been married over 31 years; have two adult children and two grandsons. Bob and Grace are opposites in more ways than one. Grace, a professor of English at La Salle University, has little patience for anyone who enjoys “reading math books.” Bob would rather do math problems than go to a movie. Go figure. Opposites must attract.
Bob has a blog site on former MCAS El Toro at mwsg37.com. This subject is where Bob intersected with Salem-News.com. Bob served in the exact same Marine Aviation Squadron that Salem-News founder Tim King served in, twenty years earlier. With their combined on-site knowledge and research ability, Bob and Tim and a handful of other ex-Marines, have put the contamination of MCAS El Toro on the map. The base is highly contaminated with TCE, trichloroethylene.
Gerrit Roelof
Salem-News.com Outdoor Reporter
Email: Attn: Geritt Roelof
After growing up in the state of New York, Gerrit moved to Oregon in 1996. An experienced volunteer firefighter from New York, Gerrit joined Marion County Fire District #1, and was soon promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. From there he made the decision to join the law enforcement community and undertook the necessary academy and training to become a Salem Police Officer.
On the one year anniversary of 9/11, Gerrit returned to NYC with other Oregon firefighters to participate in the ceremonies and remember his fallen brothers.
Today, when time allows, Gerrit and his family make the break to the Detroit Lake area and other parts of Oregon where hunting and fishing are the order of the day.
Gerrit has a way with words that is drawn from both education and life experience. Those who survive and weather tragedy sometimes have an inherent kindness and gentle strength that comes across in person as well as on video and through written articles.
While Gerrit has a full time career in law enforcement and firefighting before that, he has also taken the time to polish his natural skills at delivering written and visual information. He used to have an outdoor column in the South Salem Post. He has also written regular articles for Oregon Fishing & Hunting News and ESPN.com.
Gerrit's experience in life is both awe-inspiring and honorable. Along with Mitch Webb, our other newly added Outdoor Reporter, I don't think I could ask for more likable, uniquely qualified, energetic and down to earth people to help fill the void when it comes to articles about all of the amazing things Oregon has to offer those who have a connection with nature; be it through hiking, fishing, photography, hunting, or so many other outdoor activities here.
Phil Northcutt
Salem-News.com Veterans Issues Reporter
Email: philipnorthcutt@gmail.com
Phil Northcutt is combat veteran of the Iraq war and a former infantry Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. He is an agriculture student at Santa Rosa Junior College, and works as a veterans advocate connecting veterans in need to the resources and non-profits that assist them.
He has experience as a music promoter, television and mobile media producer with a background in printing. Phil is an outspoken advocate of medical cannabis for veterans with issues of Post Traumatic Stress.
We at Salem-News.com are extremely happy to add Phil to our staff of writers, many of whom are combat veterans, and allow a place for his strong voice that has already made a difference for many. Phil is our first writer who is a combat veteran of the Iraq War.
Jerry Freeman
Salem-News.com News Photographer/Reporter
Email: bearingwitness@live.com
Jerry Freeman is part of a new generation of dedicated news photographers who are entering the Internet news industry as a second career. He shares in common with many people the dream of becoming a visual journalist.
Joining the Navy at an early age, and the Oregon Army Guard a few years later, Jerry has a wide range of life experiences. He describes himself as “an old truck driver with a new found passion to bare witness on the world’s events.”
Teaming up with Salem-News.com he embarks on a new career as a video news photographer and reporter. Stay tuned, and see how it turns out. Jerry seems to exhibit natural talent and is already becoming a published member of the Salem-News.com team.
Dexter Phoenix
Salem-News.com Photographer/Reporter
Email: innocent_p0stcard@hotmail.com
Dexter Phoenix has worked as a staff and freelance photographer since the mid-1990's and has a wealth of professional experiences on his resume. We welcome his presence to our staff and Salem-News.com.
His list of assignments includes the Europen Forest fires in 1998, he photographed oil rigs in Southern Tunisia, while documenting local traditions and livelihoods mostly in the poorer areas of Southern Tunisia. In 1999, Dexter went to Algeria to document the impact of French colonization on the local people and their lifestyle, as well as the hidden dangers of the country especially for foreign people. In Somalia he witnessed horrific scenes of dismemberment among victims in that ongoing internal strife; and also the power and influence of warlords over the local population's abject poverty and harsh environment of the Southern Region; and left overs of the American Forces. In Angola, Dexter covered the story of Savimbi who returned to his guerrilla tactics, due to The FAA who pushed Savimbi out, and took more control over diamond producing sites, exploring why Angola is still devastated after nearly 40 years of civil war. Despite it's natural resources, over 90 % of Angolans live in poverty, two thirds of them on less than a dollar a day. Dexter covered the risks of foreign oil workers working in Angola, especially about the kidnapping situation that seem to be a common occurrence in Angola. In 2003-2007 in France he photographed the French riots: burnt cars and damaged Shops; the clash between the rioters and the police; the riots the day after, and the impact on local businesses.
Dexter covered the War in Lebanon: photographing people fleeing their villages like Ben Jbail, Naqoura, Nabi Uwaydah) and people hanging on to their livelihoods; the slow advance of the Israeli army; Lebanon people fighting back under the cover of civilian clothes (Hezbollah). In Israel he visited places from - Qiriat Shmona. Ma'lot Tarshiha. Bezet. Nahariyya. Haifa. Nazareth. Tiberius. Jerusalem. Tel Aviv. Jaffa. Qiryat Yam. Akka. Mizpe Hanita. Matulla, Ramot.
Staying in places where the Hezbollah rocket attacks were being fired at mostly- in Haifa. Matulla. Qiriat Shamona. Ma'lot. Being with the Israel troops engaging and firing back at Lebanon. Also being there as they push through slowly over the Lebanon's border. Seeing endless military supplies and personnel that carried day and night until the war ended. He also documented the locals who stayed behind, and tried to live there lives normally. The damage the rockets left behind in the cities and towns. In Palestine, Dexter visited Hebron, Ramallah, Belain (15km from Ramallah), Jerusalem, Bethlehem. Jericho. West Bank, photographing among many other things, Palestinian demonstrations and the clash with Israeli army; the lives of the people living under the control of the Israeli security forces; landscapes of the holy sites of the Christian, Muslims and Jewish religions, interviewing the local families about their missing sons and daughters that have fought for there independence. In Turkey Dexter saw the integration of the Kurds within the Turkish community. The potential terrorist threats that could effect there Tourist trade, one of the main sources of income for Turkey.
This native of Great Britian moved to Los Angeles in 2007, where he photographed general news, general Interests, sports, freelance model photo work, and also stock images. In his career Dexter has had photos published : World wide, in many magazines and newspapers and online. Throughout the course of his career he has experience with technology of all imaginable types. In his career as a photographer Dexter has covered stories in Norway, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Great Britain, France, Mexico, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Turkey, Somalia, Tunisia, Algeria. Angola, Iran, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Colombia, United States. Email inquiries about photo purchase to Dexter at the above address.
Doug Dickerson
Contributing Writer, Business
Email: managementmoment@gmail.com
Doug Dickerson is the former editor of the Berkeley Independent newspaper in South Carolina and is currently the Director of Management Moment Leadership Services. Doug’s writing has been recognized by the South Carolina Press Association, having won awards for enterprise reporting, series of articles, and for humor column writing.
Doug’s passion for communicating leadership principles and personal development is crystallized through his Management Moment column and leadership columns he writes.
Leadership development is a passion to which Doug is strongly devoted. Sharing positive leadership lessons taken from his Management Moment columns, Doug is available to speak for your organization. To schedule Doug to speak contact him at managementmoment@gmail.com
Read more of Doug’s columns on his blog at dougsmanagementmoment.blogspot.com
Alan Ned Sabrosky
Salem-News.com World Affairs
Email: docbrosk@comcast.net
Alan Sabrosky (Ph.D., University of Michigan) is a writer and consultant specializing in national and international security affairs. In December 1988, he received the Superior Civilian Service Award after more than five years of service at the U.S. Army War College as Director of Studies, Strategic Studies Institute, and holder of the General of the Army Douglas MacArthur Chair of Research. He is listed in WHO'S WHO IN THE EAST (23rd ed.). A Marine Corps Vietnam veteran and a 1986 graduate of the U.S. Army War College, Dr. Sabrosky's teaching and research appointments have included the United States Military Academy, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Middlebury College and Catholic University; while in government service, he held concurrent adjunct professorships at Georgetown University and the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Dr. Sabrosky has lectured widely on defense and foreign affairs in the United States and abroad.
His published work includes thirteen books or monographs and over one hundred forty articles, chapters and book reviews. Among his most recent books are Alliances in U.S. Foreign Policy, The Recourse to War: An Appraisal of the "Weinberger Doctrine", and Prisoners of War? Nation-States in the Modern Era; he is completing a book-length study on the U.S. use of military force as an instrument of foreign policy, called Presidential War: The Politics of Military Intervention. He currently owns a computer business and resides in Jackson, Mississippi.
Jeff Gates
Salem-News.com International Affairs
Email: jeffgates2@gmail.com
Jeff Gates is an author, educator, attorney, merchant banker and adviser to policy-makers worldwide and Vietnam veteran. Jeff was counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance (1980-87) working for Democrat Russell Long, son of Louisiana Governor and U.S. Senator Huey P. Long.
Law practice w/ former Senators Russell Long, Democrat of Louisiana and Paul Laxalt, Republican of Nevada, chairman of Ronald Reagan’s presidential campaigns.
During his career Jeff has served as Counsel to Kelso & Company, Manhattan-based merchant bankers, completing $4 billion in transactions in 24-months, including the $3 billion leveraged buyout of American Standard, Inc., with employees and managers gaining a 33% stake in this multinational firm.
Jeff wrote Democracy at Risk – Rescuing Main Street from Wall Street (April 2000). Written as a sequel to The Ownership Solution –Toward a Shared Capitalism for the 21st Century (1998). Both books cited by presidential candidate Ralph Nader when branding U.S. Greens “the party of the new populism.” Guilt By Association – How Deception and Self-Deceit Took America to War (2008).
He has experience working wiht 35-plus governments, including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, Guyana, Haiti, Hungary, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Morocco, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Puerto Rico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Trinidad, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and the U.K. South Korean President Kim Dae-Jung announced August 2000 that the Korean edition of The Ownership Solution was his vacation-reading pick.
Jeff is a contributor to trade, professional and popular publications worldwide: Financial Times, Japan Times, Financial Executive, M&A Today, Boston Review, Latin Finance, East/West Business Report, Society, Human Resource Management, Los Angeles Times, National Journal, World Times, The Humanist, Peace Review, Business Ethics, America, Tikkun, Whole Earth, Perspectives, Journal of Society of Organizational Learning, Journal of Organizational Change Management, et.al.
He is a graduate of the University of Virginia (B.A. in Honors Economics); J.D. from University of California, Hastings College of Law. Partner, Washington office of Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy. Faculty in the MBA program, Emory University. Vietnam veteran (1LT, U.S. Army). Jeff Gates is a native of Athens, Georgia. His latest book is Guilt By Association — How Deception and Self-Deceit Took America to War (2008). His previous books include Democracy at Risk: Rescuing Main Street From Wall Street and The Ownership Solution: Toward a Shared Capitalism for the 21st Century. For two decades, an adviser to policy-makers worldwide. Counsel to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee (1980-87).
For more: information, visit: criminalstate.com You can email Jeff Gates at this address: jeffgates2@gmail.com
Allan Erickson
Salem-News.com Publisher
Email: allan_e@efn.org
With over 35 years of experience, Allan Erickson has worked across the spectrum of photography. Originally a youthful hobbyist, he took his first self-portrait at 10, using an old box camera and a stick. Upon joining the US Air Force in 1970, Allan was trained as a photographic systems repairman, maintaining and repairing photo printers and processors. In 1971 he was retrained to become a photographer and photo-lab technician. He says that all the while, he was also shooting on his, but credits the Air Force with ingraining in him the skills necessary to pursue a lifelong love of photography.
Allan has worked behind the camera as a photojournalist (California Advocate, Fresno, CA), a commercial products table-top photographer (Gottschalks advertising, second camera behind Richard Eissler), and he has photographed weddings, anniversary celebrations, political meet-and-greets, concerts, baseball games (currently working for the Eugene Emeralds, the San Diego Padres' short season single A affiliate, as their team photographer), school events, kids' soccer, portraits and my favorite venue, nature.
More than anything, Allan Erickson cares about the health of Oregon and he works closely on drug policy issues as a member of LEAP, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition.
Visit Allan's blog as this link: morningdonut.blogspot.com
Gordon Duff
Military Reporter
Email: Gpduf@aol.com
Gordon Duff is a Marine combat veteran and a regular contributor to Veterans Today. He specializes in political and social issues. You can see a large collection of Gordon's published articles at this link: VeteransToday.com.
He is an outspoken advocate for veterans and his powerful words have brought about change. Gordon is a lifelong PTSD sufferer from his war experiences and he is empathetic to the plight of today's veterans also suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Other topics range from veterans protesting government land grabs, to Agent Orange, PTSD and an endless of subjects that affect his combat veteran brothers.
We greatly appreciate the opportunity to feature Gordon's timely and critical reports on Salem-News.com, a news organization staffed by a number of veterans, particularly former U.S. Marines.
William Barth
Salem-News.com Political Strategist
Email: wkbarth@yahoo.com
Dr. William K. Barth recently completed his doctoral thesis at the University of Oxford’s Department of Politics and International Relations.
He also recently concluded his term as an Associate Fellow at the University’s Rothermere American Institute, and a alumnus member of St Antony’s College, Oxford.
Dr. Barth’s recently published his D.Phil. thesis entitled On Cultural Rights: The Equality of Nations and the Minority Legal Tradition (Boston, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2008). Prior to initiating his thesis, Dr. Barth served as a senior lawyer for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
He received his Master of Public Administration Degree from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government (’86) and Juris Doctor from Loyola University School of Law (’79). He has been a member of the California State Bar in good standing since 1979.
Dr. William K. Barth's book link is: brill.nl/default.aspx?partid=210&pid=30599
You can visit his blog page at this address: thebarthreport.com/
Jerry West
Salem-News.com Writer
Email: newsroom@salem-news.com
Jerry West grew up on a farm in Fresno County, California, and served with the US Marine Corps from 1965 to 1970 including 19 months in Vietnam with the Third Marine Division, and three years at MCAS Iwakuni where he became an anti-war organizer in 1970.
He earned an Honors Degree in History at the University of California, Berkeley, and did two years of graduate study there.
While in university he worked seasonally in fire and law enforcement with the US Forest Service. After university he worked for a number of years in the international tour industry in operations and management before moving to a remote village on the west coast of Vancouver Island where he is currently the editor and publisher of The Record newspaper serving the Nootka Sound region.
He is a Past President of the Northern California Land Trust, and a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Austin King
Salem-News.com Reporter
Email: its-on@hotmail.com
Visit Austin's MySpace page.
Austin King writes Salem-News.com reports that delve into the pop music and technology scenes. An avid music fan and musician, Austin stays up to date on trends and developments in the various music genres, as well as the latest technological developments.
Austin exemplifies the new generation of Americans who have almost literally, been raised around computer technology. He may be described as an avid gamer, and as early as twelve years old, Austin was an active component in beta testing of brand new video games and concepts for Westwood Studios in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Today, those years of interest in gaming and computer are tools he uses when he takes on interesting and even controversial subjects. A bonus for Salem-News.com is Austin's acquired ability to resolve and remedy computer problems ranging from virus eradication to total meltdown.
Watch for Austin's articles, they're a reflection of the vision of a writer who is steeped in technology and a natural extension to this family owned business.
Lee Coyne
Salem-News.com Community Writer
Email: luckycoyne@yahoo.com
A combined career of journalism and gerontology shaped the values of this writer-therapist, who often views the world as the masks of comedy and tragedy placed upon the scales of justice. For him, optimism inevitably wins.
"Lyrical Lee" has traveled to 30 nations aboard and was once a press intern at the UN. His first published article was in The NY Daily News in '59, dealing with the need for integrity in public office.
He also launched the nation's first tele-conference on health education for shut-ins, created the Eldermentors project in VA to pair retirees with immigrant students needing role models, and was the main catalyst behind CCTV's "Public Public" panel show here in Salem.
Lee received his BA in International Relations and an MSW in community organization. He currently serves as a member of Salem's Library Advisory Board.
Dawn Hatchard
Salem-News.com Entertainment Reporter
Email: dhatchard@embarqmail.com
Some editors have called her a natural in terms of writing ability with an eye for news. Dawn Hatchard is a relative newbie to the news industry and has experienced the effects of the general downturn of written publications, but she has an innovative spirit and a vision for the future. She has been an essential element to never-before-seen online projects with two well-known newspapers in Southern Oregon. The viewership and community participation was the inspiration for her to try her hand at similar success in a larger market area.
Salem-News.com has the ideal reputation and platform to create the most comprehensive and exciting online entertainment page in Oregon. Dawn is dodging all the red tape put forth by corporate news giants by teaming up with Tim and Bonnie King. Musicians will soon have the means to promote their shows and find venues who welcome their talents. A minimum of one local band/artist is to be featured on-camera per week.
Venues from clubs and DJs to the rawest punk and, yes, even country, can utilize this one location to tell the world what they’re about and show it with video and photo content.
“Dawn at Night” is the upcoming blog where you all can follow nighttime happenings from the Portland-metro area down to Corvallis; where Dawn goes, you will read about it. This is the area where you can potentially capture the most attention for yourself. If you would like Dawn to visit your venue or club or have a listen to some of your music contact, send her an email at the address above.
It’s going to be a wild ride.
Anthony Wright
Salem-News.com Contributor in Mexico
Email: awrightgrant@yahoo.com
Anthony Wright was born in Melbourne, Australia. He graduated in film production at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, was employed in various occupations and traveled through 20 countries before settling in Mexico City in 1993. He lived and worked as a journalist before returning to Melbourne in 2001. He completed an education diploma at the University of Melbourne and worked as a teacher. He returned to Mexico in 2008.
His fiction, journalism, poetry and photography have been published in Australia, Mexico and the United States, and his art has been exhibited in the same three countries. He is married and has two children.
Anthony found Salem-News.com through a common interest in the Vietnam War photojournalist Sean Flynn. His incredible talent is a welcome asset for our readers who enjoy a mix of art, culture, travel and history in their daily reading.
Anthony Wright's facebook link allows you to view images of his art. If you are interested in contracting his services in Mexico, please send an email to the address listed above.
(Photo by Eric Wolf, Mexico City)
Kevin Montgomery
Salem-News.com Reporter/Photographer
Kevin Montgomery has a fascinating history when it comes to the evolution of computer technology. In the early years, the 1970's, Kevin studied and worked with people who would all go on in their own ways to bring high technology in the world to where it is now.
For many years, Kevin was an active member in the HAM TV world. What is that? Live TV transmitted from point to point, like HAM Radio. Here Kevin learned the in's and out's of doing a TV live shot and he often built the equipment that it took to do it.
Today, Kevin works in any number of areas at Salem-News.com. Reporting, photography, editing, and he is the one person you can always look to when a piece of equipment fails, like a video cable, or a computer hard drive, or any construction or electrical need.
Kevin also has plans to produce a weekly entertainment program for the Salem TV station KWVT.
With all of those things to keep him occupied, Kevin says he can't stay busy enough, and these days he doubles as a deck hand on the Willamette Queen, the Willamette River sternwheeler.
Sean King
Salem-News.com Teen Reporter
Salem-News.com has the oldest and youngest working journalists in the nation. At the age of 14, Sean became the youngest broadcast TV News reporter in the NW when he was selected as a Salem Correspondent by ATTN's NW Teen News, which airs on Salem's KWVT Channel-52.
Sean also has substantial time under his belt in the cable access world, where he volunteers for Salem Oregon's CCTV group. His show ran for several months in 2005 and was a hit with younger and older audiences.
Sean also helps other CCTV producers and is involved with Music Around Salem, a show that highlights local bands from the capitol city music scene.
Sean's devotion to video production, acting and news delivery at Leslie Middle School in South Salem represent an early defining period for this young reporter.
He served as one of the school's morning news anchors for one year and alternated and filled in the rest of the time while working with younger students.
Literally raised in a TV news household, Sean is able to understand and report about many things and each experience leaves him wiser. He recently finished his first paid contract job, producing a series of video shorts for his former school.
Sean has several videos hosted on Youtube. One of which, entitled "Cradle of Filth- My Humps" with hundreds of thousands of views, is very popular among the Youtube community.
Now a high school student at MACA (The Media Arts and Communications Academy), Sean continues his involvement in journalism and video production and will be an active representative in the community for Salem-News.com.
Lela M. Taylor
Salem-News.com Reporter / Community Editor
As the daughter of an Oregon logger, Lela grew up living in different areas in Oregon.
In 1973, entering into her second marriage and with four children, Lela had to make the decision to go back to school and finish her education so she could become self-sufficient from the government programs that was helping her family survive.
She first volunteered at the non-profit organization known as Cry of Love to get experience in working in a social service environment. She then went on to graduate from Chemeketa Community College where she obtained two Associates degrees.
Lela has experience with humanity, having served with the non-profit Women’s Crisis Service, the Marion County Legal Aid Society, and as the Producer of the local TV show Public Pulse, which examines issues relevant to Oregon's capitol city.
Lela produced her own talk show called Think About It and was the host of the show, which aired for four years. After gaining skills as a director and editor, she directed a show called Reflections with Javier, which was an umbrella for three other shows called, Winds of Change, a political format; Art with a Soul, art and entertainment program; and Other Side of the Coin a religious format.
Two Best of the Northwest awards were won by two of the episodes from this series.
Lela’s latest endeavors have been to expand into the world of journalism with Salem-News.com, where she now works with Tim and Bonnie King as their Community Editor. Lela covers community events and write commentaries on social issues. Her quote for life is from Henry David Thoreau "We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal and then leap in the dark to our success."
Lela is a regular contributor to the Out door pictures from Oregon photo album.
Ken Cartwright, Contributing Writer
When Salem-News.com stories show an east Marion County dateline, they often carry the name Ken Cartwright. Ken contributes stories so the informational needs of Salem-News.com visitors in Stayton and Sublimity are met.
Born and raised in upstate Pennsylvania, 90 miles south of Buffalo New York, Ken has always had music and radio in his life. Ken is a former US Navy radioman who was discharged in 1965.
Over the years Ken worked in a lot of small and medium radio markets as an air personality and station manager in Oregon, Pennsylvania and New York. He has been the owner/luthier of Cartwright's Music and Repair Shop since 1991.
He was the owner and primary luthier of Natural Sound, the predecessor to Cartwright's Music that existed since 1975. Ken moved to the Salem area in 1979 from Coos Bay Oregon. On September 4th 2007, he put Low Power AM 1620 KENC, community radio on the air in Stayton because this community had no voice. They operate under the 501-C3 of the Stayton Community Food Bank and donate 20% of all our proceeds to them. KENC operates 24-7 and is powered by a I-MAC and a automation system.
Currently Ken has 3 Hamilton transmitter/antennas up and operating in both Stayton and Sublimity, serving the news and music needs of 10,000 residents. He says he will be working with The Stayton Telephone Company to have audio live streaming via internet by the middle of April 2008.
He is also developing a local CATV system for this community. Between city council, planning meetings and being where we need to be, this east end of Marion county is finally getting the news out to the community in a concise and timely manner. He says people in east county rely on Salem-News. com for a lot of our local, regional and state news. You can email Ken at kenc@wvi.com, and phone messages can be left at 503-769-KENC.
Mitch Webb
Salem-News.com Outdoor Reporter
Email: newsroom@salem-news.com
Mitch Webb is a State Fish & Wildlife Volunteer who devotes large amounts of time to helping children discover fishing, getting American combat vets out for a day on the river, and educating people about the environmental stewardship that is necessary for fishing to continue as a sport.
Mitch may be best known as the operator of a special driftboat named for his friend Kevin Davis who was killed in Iraq. The boat is dedicated to helping veterans; especially those who suffer Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, get a new perspective by spending a day on the river.
Mitch's friend Kevin was a Staff Sergeant in the Oregon National Guard when he was traveling in a HUMVEE that was struck by an explosion from a roadside bomb on April 8th, 2005 in Hawijah, Iraq. He later died from injuries sustained in the attack.
This tragic loss propelled Mitch to dedicate "Kevin's Driftboats" in honor of his friend, and the vessel is used on the Deschutes and Clackamas Rivers to get combat veterans into a peaceful environment that allows them to focus on the sport of fishing, and get their minds off of other problems that life often holds for those who served in war.
In the years that have passed since then, Mitch has become a sort of icon on Internet sites like ifish.net and his fishing stories and photographs are a perfect match for the positive energy he perpetually generates over fishing. He recently returned from a TV commercial shoot in Florida that will air on the Fishing network.
The best part about Mitch's presentation is that he holds equally, the attention of fishing enthusiasts and people who have never even gone fishing.
The respect he holds in the fishing community is a result of his steadfast adherence to helping people in the fishing community polish their skills, his education of fishermen which allows people to stay out of trouble, and his unwavering and humble support of those who have served the United States armed forces.
Gerry Villani
Salem-News.com Advertising Representative/Photographer
Email: villaniphoto@yahoo.com
Gerry Villani has been a resident of Salem, Oregon since 1964, and he has watched the capitol city grow and change significantly over the years. After graduating from Mount Hood Community College in Oregon with an AA in journalism, Gerry traveled the world as a photojournalist for the U.S. government from 1974-1986, then worked for state government and then put his communication skills to work for companies in Salem, Tualatin, and Beaverton before joining Salem-News.com.
Among other accomplishments, Gerry has taken thousands of photographs and is developing a photo stock company that will be marketed through Salem-News.com. Gerry's skills in technology are ever increasing, and he holds a Certificate in Computer Operations from Chemeketa Community College which he earned in 1986.
To learn more about Gerry's photography, visit his site villaniphoto.com
Chuck Palazzo
Salem-News.com Vietnam Correspondent
Email: chuck_pal@yahoo.com
Chuck Palazzo is a lifelong writer and activist who served as a U.S. Marine during the Vietnam War, from 1970-1974. He was trained in 02 (intelligence) and ended up with 1st and 3rd Force RECON seeking out and destroying NVA SAM sites.
He says there was no real intelligence needed, except to detonate and get the hell out and hope to get picked up at the designated LZ. Primarily Da Nang area and points north, and the central highlands (Dalat, etc.).
Today Chuck lives in Da Nang, the same place he served during the war. Chuck says we all have the war stories, but that is not what he chooses to write about.
In his words, "I am now all about helping my fellow VET, getting through our ever growing bureaucracy, and helping the Vietnamese who were innocently affected. Agent Orange and fighting the US Chemical Companies is one of my passions. Talking to other VETS, wherever they fought, is another. I also want the opportunity to perhaps allow the Vietnamese to be heard via me or actually do some interviews. For what we did, they are an incredibly forgiving people and have welcomed me with open arms."
He decided to relocate his small software development business to Vietnam about a year ago. In addition to his partner, all of their employees are Vietnamese.
As Salem-News.com continues to cover the wars overseas and fights for veterans on numerous and never ending fronts, we wholeheartedly welcome Chuck Palazzo to our team, and we especially appreciate what he does for Veterans and for the People of Vietnam.
Marianne Skolek
Salem-News.com Drug Awareness Reporter
Email: mskolek@aol.com
Marianne is an Activist for Victims of OxyContin throughout the United States and Canada. In July 2007, she testified against Purdue Pharma in Federal Court in Virginia at the sentencing of their three CEO's, Michael Friedman, Howard Udell and Paul Goldenheim, who pled guilty to charges of marketing OxyContin as less likely to be addictive or abused to physicians and patients.
She also testified against Purdue Pharma at a Judiciary Hearing of the U.S. Senate in July 2007. Marianne works with government agencies and private attorneys in having a voice for her daughter Jill, who died in 2002 after being prescribed OxyContin, as well as the voice for scores of victims of OxyContin. She has been involved in her work for the past 7-1/2 years and is currently working on a book that exposes Purdue Pharma for their continued criminal marketing of OxyContin.
Marianne is a nurse having graduated in 1991 as president of her graduating class. She also has a Paralegal certification. Marianne served on a Community Service Board for the Courier News, a Gannet newspaper in NJ writing articles predominantly regarding AIDS patients and their emotional issues. She was awarded a Community Service Award in 1993 by the Hunterdon County, NJ HIV/AIDS Task Force in recognition of and appreciation for the donated time, energy and love in facilitating a Support Group for persons with HIV/AIDS.
Marianne recommends these links for people who want to know more about the dangerous and deadly drugs the U.S. government approves of:
oxydeaths.com/news_chilling.htm
nytimes.com/2007/05/10/business/11drug-web.html?
blog.nj.com/njv_bob_braun/2007/07/sometimes_only_justice_can_rel.html
judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/testimony.cfm?id=2905&wit_id=6612
Michelle Andujar
Salem-News.com Reporter
Email: mandujar@uoregon.edu
Michelle Andujar was born in Cali, Colombia, in the midst of the 1980s cartel wars and moved to Oregon in 2001. She double-majored in Journalism and International Studies at the University of Oregon, where she received scholarships and Academic Honors. She has visited over 20 countries and speaks English, French, Spanish, and some Arabic.
Michelle is a welcome addition to the Salem-News.com team; an experienced, well-traveled writer who directs her energies in areas that make a difference. Michelle is now a freelance Spanish interpreter and journalist based in Salem, Oregon. Look for her reports on Salem-News.com that will range from Mideast political affairs to local issues.
Ersun Warncke
Salem-News.com Business/Economy Reporter
Email: warncke@comcast.net
Ersun Warncke is a native Oregonian. He has a degree in Economics from Portland State University and studied Law at University of Oregon. At a young age, his career spans a wide variety of fields, from fast food, to union labor, to computer programming. He has published works concerning economics, business, government, and media on blogs for several years. He currently works as an independent software designer specializing in web based applications, open source software, and peer-to-peer (P2P) applications.
Ersun describes his writing as being "in the language of the boardroom from the perspective of the shop floor." He adds that "he has no education in journalism other than reading Hunter S. Thompson." But along with life comes the real experience that indeed creates quality writers. Right now, every detail that can help the general public get ahead in life financially, is of paramount importance. Ersun said, "In my reporting at Salem News I will be doing my best to apply this style of historically informed critical analysis to the most important issues in the areas of investment, economics, business and government that face the citizens of our State. Whether you are an investor, business person, worker, or farmer, it is my hope that my reporting will be informative, enlightening, and profitable for you."
You can read more of Ersun's articles at demockrazy.com
Alysha Atma
Salem-News.com African Affairs Correspondent
Email: alyshann78@comcast.net
So who am I? I am a culmination of all my experiences most importantly knowledge and all that I still need to learn; lessons of love, laughter and the extraordinary giving of both young and old. I have had the enormous fortune of learning from the best, every person around me, and the amazing strength and fortitude of those I have never met but will always strive to listen to.
I continue to work and write because I believe in the power of community and the power of one, both contradictory to each other and yet can move together in a very powerful way. I feel a responsibility to use my place, freedoms and connections here in the US to stand up and yell for those who need my voice and actions. I have seen such strength in my fellow humans that I cannot even begin to comprehend, they have traveled distances, have gone without food, water, shelter and safety for days and weeks at a time. I have a responsibility as a fellow human to put our common humanity before anything else. Everyone deserves to look towards tomorrow, to dream of a safe future and to have a peaceful present.
I believe in our common humanity and that geographic location shouldn’t dictate if my family dies because of religion, race, creed or ancestry or most importantly human greed. With knowledge comes responsibility, which one has choices and must choose to respond. We as Americans have the freedom to make choices every day, from the type of toothbrush we use to the news we watch, the books we read and most importantly to stand for others who may not have the ability or choice. I believe in that power of choice, the power of knowledge, we again can choose to educate ourselves further on issues or simply walk away. I choose not to walk away but to act with the knowledge that I have, knowing that I have opportunities, a voice and connection to others who own the same. I continue to look because I continue to act, I don’t always like what I see and at times I feel helpless. I believe however that as we all love and have compassion, can breath and feel that we have a responsibility to reach into that commonality and bring to the surface a loud response when others are in such desperate need. Looking and learning isn’t always easy but acting can be. I learned from a young child that one toothbrush can turn into 100 and that small act can feel as good as giving a million dollars. Acting is acknowledging that we all are in need and need one another.
My greatest teachers are my husband and son. My husband has been my pillar of strength and my steadfast rock; he helps me to focus my energy and emotions. My son has taught me there is nothing greater than a smile, with much laughter and most importantly that we can all “grow up to be superheroes”. The world has many obstacles but it also has much in common; humanity, love, respect and grace. You may never know the reasons why or how or the impact that is made, and that is OK my friend.
Karin Maria Friedemann
Salem-News.com Contributor
Email: togethertalk@hotmail.com
Karin Maria Friedemann is editor of World View News Service groups.yahoo.com/group/wvns/ and an op ed columnist for the Khaleej Times (Dubai). She blogs at karinfriedemann.blogspot.com and mariahussain.wordpress.com. She enjoys writing about Jewish and Middle East affairs and her occasionally outrageous personal advice column "Ask Maria." She has written for the Muslim Observer, Islamic Horizons and the Message magazine on local politics, the halal meat industry and women's issues.
Born 1970 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Karin now resides in Boston, Massachusetts. She is a full time mother of four children, all born at home. She registered Republican to vote for Ron Paul in the primaries but ended up voting for Cynthia McKinney for president. Karin has played the violin/fiddle since she was four years old and was a member of the Don't Look Now Jug Band in Detroit's Cass Corridor for ten years. She spends most of her time at home with husband Joachim Martillo and family. Her favorite hobby is sewing patchwork, which her kids are learning, and her favorite album of all time is Hank Williams Sr.'s gospel album.
She is Director of the Division on Muslim Civil Rights and Liberties for the National Association of Muslim American Women.
David Duncan
Original Salem-News.com Web Designer
David Duncan has been part of the Salem-News.com team since the beginning in the early summer of 2004. The original Web design was David's work, that is what got the whole thing going in the first place until the arrival of Matt Lintz.
David continues to be involved though his other committments keep him jumping too. David has spent years working as a volunteer at Salem's CCTV, the local community cable access channel.
He has also recently completed working on a full length movie that was approved by the Screen Actors Guild.
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