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Salem Police plan Kick Off party for National Night Out

They want to encourage citizen participation.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Salem Police Department Crime Prevention Unit announces its third annual National Night Out Kick-Off Party to be held Tuesday, July 21, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. in the City Hall atrium just outside the police department.

Salem residents are invited to attend to help boost community enthusiasm about hosting a neighborhood block party for National Night Out, which is Tuesday, August 4th 2009.

Is Envy a Good Thing?

What is important to me, now, are my relationships, my health, and doing something worthwhile with my life. Yet I can’t help but remember those feelings of envy back on the studio lot when I saw the big shots, their fancy cars, and their success.

(AGOURA, Calif.) - A recent visit to an old friend’s beautiful new home triggered a brief moment of envy for me.

While I was extremely happy and proud of his accomplishment in creating such a lovely home, with so much care and detail, I also found myself longing for something similar in my life, instead of the present rental that we have.

Oregon Tops National Homelessness Tally (AUDIO)

The AHAR report on homelessness is compiled for Congress by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

(SALEM, Ore. ONS) - The number of homeless people in Oregon has climbed for the third straight year. A new national report compiled for Congress by the Department of Housing and Urban Development says about one-half of one percent of Oregonians are homeless.

That may not sound like much, but it's a higher percentage than in any other state, compared to its total population, and it means 17,000 people statewide are living in shelters or on the street.

Keep America`s Families Together

An Oregon woman launches a petition drive over what she calls injustice and danger, in Oregon's child protective services agency.

(ROSEBURG, Ore.) - Child Protective Services is supposed to help our nations’ children, to protect them from harmful situations. How can an agency that began with such good intentions turn into yet another device to fulfill the monetary greed of its hired extortionists?

Unfortunate as it is, Child Welfare is a system that our nation really does need. In my opinion it is in dire need of great repair. I know, because I am currently involved in one of their charades that they like to call an investigation.

Canby Family Roused From Sleep by Raging Fire

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

(CANBY, Ore.) - A Canby family awoke to the sound of a raging fire and a smoke alarm this morning just after midnight.

"They looked out the window to find there storage shed fully involved in fire no more then a few feet from there home," Deputy Fire Marshal Todd Gary said.

Can a Relationship Survive This Much Stress?

Our relationship will survive this round of stress. We’ll learn; we’ll grow; we’ll fight; we’ll make up. Life’s good, even with my arm in a sling.

(AGOURA Calif.) - How much stress can a new relationship survive? I am fond of quoting the cliché that most of us would rather keep our own problems vs. trade with someone else. Yet, lately, I wonder.

Okay, I’ll keep our troubles, but it does raise the notion of enough is enough.

Salem-News.com Writer Bruce Sallan Launches New Website

Brucesallan.com will feature several examples of Bruce's clever and insightful writing.

(AGOURA HILLS, Calif.) - Our writer Bruce Sallan has launched a new Website. The author of the popular column "A Dad’s Point-of-View", says he is very proud to announce brucesallan.com.

I am glad that a showcase now exists for his top-quality, widely useful timeless work. In his articles, Bruce explores many situations that the average writer might skim over, and as he tries to get to the bottom of the main issue of whatever perplexing dilemma might be at hand, he explains to his readers what worked, what didn't and why.

The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

I believe the serenity prayer (and I'm not in AA) really says it all about how to view the world.

(AGOURA, Calif.) - No, I'm not writing about the movie or its wonderful music. Instead, this column will contain lists of random things that I think fit those three categories. I was driving to Mammoth, a ski resort we frequent, alone and early in the morning and began reflecting on my life.

I had a rough period recently and was feeling a bit blue. I know that that feeling is fleeting and I have much to be grateful for. In fact, I know that gratitude is the key to happiness.

Singin` the Blues for Oregon Hunger Relief (AUDIO)

Volunteers collected about 91,000 pounds of food last year; this year's goal is 100,000 pounds.

(PORTLAND, Ore. ONS) - Where else can you get a full day of live music for ten bucks and a couple of cans of food? It's Waterfront Blues Festival weekend in Portland, starting on Thursday.

More than 120,000 people attend the four-day event - not all at once, of course! The musicians and fans are international, but the donations they generate stay in Oregon to restock Oregon Food Bank Network locations around the state. Musician Patrick Lamb and his blues band will be performing on Sunday. His band is one of more than 100 acts scheduled to perform.

Oregonians Will Protest and Rally for Parental and Children Rights

It happens Friday, June 19th at the Salem, Oregon state Capitol, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Family and child advocates are preparing for the Second Annual Nationwide "Fatherless Day" rallies that will take place in capitol cities in all 50 states. Fathers, mothers, grandparents and children say they will unite on June 19th, 2009 at their State Capitols from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m. demanding family law reform.