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COVID Mask Wearing and Children - Pharma will have the Cure!

Big Pharma and the FDA dressed as the Calvary will be riding to your kids' rescue!

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - The pharmaceutical industry waits in the wings salivating at their next multi-billion dollar drug to slide past the FDA for approval.

Bear with me as I bring you down the "road of no conscience" having had 19 years involved in the sordid history of pharma and the FDA.

7 Ways To Deal With A Complicated Custody Battle

You must head into court with a sound action plan.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A child custody dispute can be one of the most traumatic things a parent can go through, particularly if you do not know what to expect.

Parents battling for custody of their children are plunged into a perilous legal quagmire while facing the horror of losing their children.

MISSING CHILD ALERT: Child Believed to Be in Danger [UPDATED]

UPDATE -- SHENA HORTAN HAS BEEN FOUND

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), Child Welfare Division, asks the public to help find 14-year old Shena Horton, who went missing with Kristopher Zion Kachel from Roseburg, Ore. on Feb. 1, 2021.

ODHS is searching for her to assess her safety.

Portland Man Gets 11 Years in Prison for Child Sex Crimes

Cohron was communicating with minors online for sexually explicit purposes.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The court convicted Cohron of one count of attempting to use a child in a display of sexually explicit conduct, one count of online sexual corruption of a child in the second degree, one count of encouraging child sexual abuse in the first degree and one count of encouraging child sexual abuse in the second degree.

Cohron had sexually explicit online communications with multiple children across seven different states.

11 Ways to Protect a Child from Bullying

Various tactics can help to nip bullying in the bud.

(SALEM, Ore.) - According to the National Bullying Prevention Center and National Center for Educational Statistics, an incredible 20% of students report bullying. This is equal to one in every five children experiencing bullying at some point during their school years.

It’s also important to be aware that bullying can take on different forms.

Oregon Congressmen to US-Mexico Border with Delegation of Senators

Senator Merkley's first trip to McAllen, Texas 13 months ago pushed the issue of family separation to the top of the national debate.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Merkley helped lead the Senate Democrats’ on-the-ground mission to investigate the Trump policies that have created overcrowding and suffering, as Senate Democrats responded to the latest Trump administration crisis at the border.

Michael Wolfe Arrested in Disappearances

Oregon man is in custody and charged with aggravated murder after disappearance of his 3-year-old son and the boy's mother.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Friday, 52-year old Michael John Wolfe was taken into custody by investigators from the Salem Police Department in connection with the disappearance of 25-year old Karissa Fretwell and the 3-year old son, William Fretwell, she shares with Wolfe.

He was booked into the Yamhill County Jail on two counts of Aggravated Murder and two counts of Kidnapping in the First Degree. He is being held without bail.

Open Letter to Pope Francis About Sexual Abuse in the Church

I am standing in solidarity with the victims in Pennsylvania.

(DALLAS/FORT WORTH) - The thousands of voices raised is only a small fraction of what I am guessing are the MILLIONS who have suffered this fate, yet remain quiet for personal reasons or out of shame. Wearing robes, burning incense, genuflecting and absolving people of sins does not make it "open season" on gentle young souls trying to create a spiritual connection with God.

It is not ok, was not ok, and never will be ok for the strong to take advantage of the humble.

Spokane Man Sentenced to 60 Years in Federal Prison for Production of Child Pornography

“The nature of your offenses is horrific. The impact on these children is just mind-boggling.” -Judge Peterson

(SPOKANE, Wash.) - 46-year old Dan Wayne Streetman, of Spokane, Washington, was sentenced by US District Judge Rosanna Malouf Peterson to a 60-year term of imprisonment, last Friday.

His sentencing is to be followed by a lifetime of court supervision and required sex offender registration, for three charges of production of child pornography.

Online Child Porn Playpen Creator Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison

Dark Web ‘Hidden Service’ Case Spawned Hundreds of Child Porn Investigations

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The creator and lead administrator of what was believed to be the world’s largest child pornography website—with more than 150,000 users around the world—was sentenced this week to 30 years in prison.

58-year old Steven W. Chase, of Naples, Florida, created a website called Playpen in August 2014 on the Tor network.