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Future of NW Kids Club Threatened by Controversy Over County Fee

Marion County officials say the school needs to pay a $4900.00 fee for request approval; this is outrageous since the landlord has already paid the fee.

(SALEM, Ore.) - After months of stress and searching Lu and Geoff McDonough have finally found a building that is willing to lease to them! All of us who have been following this devastating situation were extremely excited until Marion County threw a huge wrench into the gears.

Help a Dad and His Kids Find the American Dream

7000 miles, 6 games, 3 weeks, 2 kids and one car.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - A former U.S. Marine from Oregon and his two kids will set out on a most unique educational and reporting journey.

Dave Ward of Portland, Oregon, wants to show his son the America we know in our heart, the one that has something to do with apple pie and baseball, and he could use a little help.

NW Kids Club Forced to Close Doors by End of June

An important facility for local kids will close and they need the community's help to relocate.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The NW Kids Club, otherwise known as the Indoor Playground, has been a wonderful asset to children and parents in the Salem-Keizer area for 3 years.

But the owners received a letter from their landlord informing that they would not renew the facility's lease, and it leaves the place in quite a fix.

Gaza Farmers Rally in Protest of Israel`s Buffer Zone

In recent years, many farmers have been killed, injured and abducted while working in their fields.

(GAZA CITY) - Residents and activists organized a peaceful demonstration to protest the so-called 'buffer zone' along the entire northern and eastern Gaza border with Israel.

THe demonstrators, mostly farmers, carried Palestinian flags and marched toward the eastern border area, where they were headed off by the Israeli army.

CSA Farmers Lament Lack of Community

“Most CSA farmers would like to see more community connections, but we are appreciative of the connections we do have" - Josh Volk, Slow Hand Farm, a CSA farm in Portland

(McMINNVILLE, Ore.) - In recent years the local food movement has made significant steps forward in improving the supply of fresh, seasonal vegetables to consumers.

But many local farmers want to grow more than food, said Linfield College senior Beth Satterwhite, who surveyed 12 Oregon farmers in the Portland Area CSA Coalition this spring.

Reflections of a Deployed Mother`s Day in Afghanistan

Thoughts for the moms who are far from home on the day that honors them.

(KABUL, Afghanistan) - Sunday was a day to celebrate that special person in your life. The person who has stuck with you time and time again, through the awkward stage in middle school, through heartbreak and heartache; yes that’s right; Mom.

With more women in the services than ever, the amount of mothers deployed away from their family is greater as well.

Mother`s Day Victory for Ciudad Juarez Women

Among the latest victims was 18-year old Esmeralda Bretado Perez, 7 months pregnant, killed May 4 on a soccer field.

(CIUDAD, Juarez) - On the eve of Mother’s Day 2010, relatives of women murdered in Ciudad Juarez and their allies chalked up another victory on the international front.

By a vote of 359 to 235, with 17 abstentions, the European Parliament approved an amendment to its strategic plan for Latin American relationships that cites an international court verdict on the Ciudad Juarez femicides.

Salem Carousel`s `Lady Camoolot` Adopted by Rickreall Dairy

The ornamental Carousel landmark ‘moooved’ down to Salem sometime in 2004.

(SALEM, Ore.) - An adoption – of sorts – took place in in Salem, Oregon Friday.

One of the Carousel’s artworks, Lady Camoolot, a fine bejeweled bovine, was transported via truck and trailer, from Salem’s Riverfront Carousel, out to live at the Rickreall Dairy.

From War to Prison: a PTSD Documentary, Debuts Online

Documentary highlights conflicts between returning PTSD Combat Vets and a criminal justice system that often fails to consider their unique situation.

(LOS ANGELES) - Nathan Keyes served two tours in Iraq during his 8 years in the U.S. Army.

But when he came home from the war suffering from PTSD, everything went terribly wrong, and now this soldier is serving three years in prison.

Settlers Attack Israeli Soldiers, Wounding One

Rabbis for a Human Rights organization warned that the settlers are escalating their attacks and demanded the Israeli army to provide immediate protection to the Palestinian villages.

(JERUSALEM IMEMC & Agencies) - Israeli sources reported that a group of settlers of the Yitzhar illegal settlement, attacked several soldiers and lightly wounded one soldiers Thursday.

The settlers were on their way to attack a Palestinian village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and the army arrived at the scene in an attempt to stop them.