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Benny & Sid Presents Chapter 18 of the Serialized Graphic Novel The Truant Officer Featuring the Mysterious Futoko

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(Your City, USA) - What makes us who we are is often not pretty. It is the forge and the hammer which beat us into shape. Everyone has scars from experiences which color their character decades after the incident. Who can forget the cruelty of being bullied, the injustice of becoming the random target of irrational aggression?

When the victim becomes angry and violent himself we mourn the ruination of a potential citizen of merit. When the victim vows to disassemble the system which encourages the bullies we must celebrate him as a hero.

Facebook Breaks Ground in Oregon on First Custom Data Center

This investment creates jobs across a variety of fields... -Facebook's Jonathan Heiliger

(PRINEVILLE, Ore.) - Prineville, Oregon will be the home of Facebook's first Customer data center. It will employ construction crews in the beginning and around 35 permanent employees after completion.

News released about this development today by Facebook's Jonathan Heiliger, the group's vice president of technical operations, is well received by elected officials like Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley, who applauded today’s announcement by Facebook, Inc. about the LEED certified data center in Prineville.

Working Oregonians Can Still Use Cell Phones While Driving?

There certainly is some gray area in Oregon's new cell phone driving ban.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A new law went into effect New Year's Day that bans Oregon drivers from talking on a cell phone or texting while driving.

But police indicate that there will be some likely challenges to this somewhat vague law, one that allows certain work-related exceptions to the rule.

Comcast Takes Control of NBC Universal

Headquarters for the business will remain in New York. The joint venture board will have three directors nominated by Comcast and two nominated by GE.

(NEW YORK) - Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK) and General Electric (NYSE: GE) announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement to form a joint venture that will be 51 percent owned by Comcast, 49 percent owned by GE and managed by Comcast.

The joint venture, which will consist of the NBC Universal (NBCU) businesses and Comcast’s cable networks, regional sports networks and certain digital properties and certain unconsolidated investments, will be well positioned to compete in an increasingly dynamic and competitive media and digital environment.

Foreign Policy Magazine Article Skews Facts About TV Industry

TV Saving the World? Desperate Housewives a remedy for 3rd World problems? Foreign Policy Magazine goes off the deep end.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The 'Wolf in Sheep's Clothing' analogy may be a little overdone, but I also think it qualifies as an over used strategy in this world. It simply references a deceptive act against a person, it happens all too often.

A magazine that I have subscribed to for many years, Foreign Policy, published an article titled "How TV Can Save The World" in their November 2009 issue that appears to serve little real purpose aside from a feeble attempt to save an industry threatened by a superior technology.

Tips for Wise Internet Holiday Shopping

With the holiday season fast approaching, Attorney General John Kroger reminds consumers to use caution when purchasing big ticket items on the internet.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Since January 1, 2009 the Oregon Department of Justice has received well over 600 written complaints about internet retailers.

The National Retail Federation estimates that nearly half of all Americans will do some of their holiday shopping on-line. While convenient for many, Attorney General John Kroger offers the following tips to consumers when shopping online.

My Son Has the Swine Flu: A Daily Journal

If you have a child that is stuck home with the swine flu and ends up like my son, with negligible symptoms, your biggest problem will be his boredom

(AGOURA HILLS, Calif.) - We just went through the swine flu with our older son, Will. We didn’t panic or allow the hysteria of the msm (mainstream media) to scare us. His first reaction was simply, “Darn, I’m going to miss Halloween.”

With the swine flu, we’ve been deluged with scare reports from the media, ignoring the fact that each year tens of thousands of Americans die of the regular flu.

Can Families Avoid Playing Favorites?

Congratulations to Bruce Sallan for his 50th Salem-News.com article!

(AGOURA, Calif.) - Sitting in Starbuck’s the other day, waiting for my car to be serviced, I sat next to a mom who shared a “dirty little parenting secret.” Her kids, and she and her husband, have “favorites.”

She gets along better with their younger child while her husband gets along better with the older child. I believe that this is natural, ubiquitous, and something most parents are ashamed to admit.

U.S. Senator Wyden`s Position on Net Neutrality Upheld at FCC

Senator Encouraged that “Change has come to Washington”

(WASHINGTON, DC) - The FCC will prevent Internet service providers (ISP) from being able to act as gatekeepers, favoring their own applications or services over those provided by others and blocking or slowing certain Internet content. The senator’s statement follows:

“The FCC did the right thing today. They said loud and clear that in America, the consumer is going to stay in control of how they use the Internet – not the well-connected, well-funded service providers,” said Wyden.

Four Adults Arrested for Raping and Sexually Abusing Children

Police say teen girls were given pot and alcohol, tied up, raped, and even engaged in sex with a dog and groups of men located through Craigslist ads; one victim was only four.

(NEWBERG, Ore.) - Police arrested several adults in what appears to be a bizarre and tragic series of sex crimes involving teenage girls and one four-year old child.

Police say the situation came to their attention over the weekend. A 15-year old girl told officers she had engaged in sex with 44-year old Darrin Vaughn Daily after he gave her marijuana and alcohol.