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A Loss of Innocence: My Story

From USO Tour girl in Vietnam to cancer patient; Agent Orange strikes a cross section of people...

(LOS ANGELES) - Recently, totally by accident — as I surfed the net for something — as I often do, I found out some information that has turned my world up side down and devastated me.

This revelation has shaken me to my core and has left me with a great sense of loss and betrayal.

Hookah Bar in Salem Sees Increasing Business

The hookah is a water pipe that is shared in a social group setting.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Oregon news media outlets are sending out smoke signals over the bubbling popularity of Hookah bars, painting these establishments that are very popular in other parts of the world, in a negative light.

Road to Hope Kidnapping Statement of Events

Reviewing the recent abduction of Gaza activists from Libya.

(ATHENS) - Before my statement I feel compelled to clear up a misunderstanding about my role in the Road to Hope Convoy. I am not an organizer nor an original leader of the convoy.

I became a leader shortly after joining the convoy, about three weeks after it departed London. This became necessary due to the convoy reaching significant levels of internal crisis.

Why an Art Professor Wants a Camera Installed in His Head

Known in the artistic field as a "participatory artist, Wafaa Bilal has caused uproars at NYU in the past...

(CHICAGO) - Some film and video enthusiasts have been accused of letting their passions go to their head. But their fanaticism pales when compared to New York University assistant-professor Wafaa Bilal.

The photography expert intends to have a camera implanted in the back of his head.

Czars and Broken Down American Empire Deceptions

(PHILADELPHIA) - The subtle word ploy title or symbol is used to mask the envy of the Roman Empire by the broken down self anointed reverse victim industry American Empire of the 21st Century.

It is incongruous and an alarming ambiguity why the United States, a democratic republic, has created the title of “czars” for bureaucratic appointees within the Executive branch.

Machismo or Madness? Magma Freaks Descend into Erupting Volcano

Magma men and the gates of hell...

(CHICAGO) - What do you do for entertainment? Kick back and watch a favorite movie? Drop in on a hot new dance club? Read a good book?

How boring! Instead of following the crowd, why not do something really entertaining—like rappelling into the steaming caldera of an erupting volcano? Too hot to handle? Not for these guys…

Federal Mail Tampering at Oregon State Prison?

The style is new but the face the same, as it was so long ago...

(SALEM, Ore.) - Oregon prison guard-turned-whistleblower William Coleman, says the Oregon penitentiary is tampering with federal mail.

Coleman's had difficulty writing to the men who agreed to testify when he was charged with cigarette smuggling; which he was found not guilty of, by a unanimous jury.

Gaza Convoy Ten Free in Athens

"We are safe in Athens and looking to get back on the convoy asap" - Ken O'Keefe

(ATHENS) - The Road to Hope humanitarian aid convoy left London on the 10th of October with £500,000 of medical aid for the besieged people of the Gaza Strip.

After travelling 4,500 miles through the UK, France, Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya the convoy stalled at the Egyptian border on October 26th due to an Egyptian refusal to allow land access to Gaza.

Northeast Portland Community Celebrates our National Heroes

WWII Veteran Don Malarkey served as Grand Marshal at the 39th Annual Veterans Day Parade.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - It is the sacrifice and dedication of generations of men and women that we celebrate on Veteran’s Day.

Turkey`s Rambo Takes on Israel

Turkish film is based on a man's revenge over the Mavi Marmara incident.

(ISTANBUL) - As Ban Ki moon struggles to patch up relations between Israel and Turkey following the raid on a Turkish aid ship by the Israeli Defense Forces, a Turkish film company has decided to rock the boat, so to speak.

Passions on both sides are likely to be inflamed by a new film portraying a Turkish agent exacting revenge on the Israeli troops who carried out the May 31 raid.