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`Stars for Soldiers` Could be Black Eye for Veteran Supporters

What happened at a Veterans fundraiser in Albany two months ago, needs to be investigated.

(ALBANY, Ore.) - The March 19th, 2010 the "Stars for Soldiers" concert took place at the Venetian Theater in Albany, Oregon as a concert to benefit our Oregon National Guard and their families.

Concert promotion advertised that, “100% of all the proceeds will go to the Oregon National Guard and their families.”

Investor Kenneth Starr Arrested

(SALEM, Ore.) - Bloomberg reports that New York investment adviser Kenneth Ira Starr, who has a client list that has included actors Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes, was charged with stealing money from his clients so he could buy luxury items including a $7 million apartment.

The Day I Flew Wing to Wing with a Soviet MiG-17

"I spent 20 years in the U.S. Air Force learning to fight these things, and now I own one" -MiG Pilot Bill Reesman

(SALEM, Ore.) - From time to time I unearth old archival material and this one, an aerial show from a historic Russian jet fighter, I think, is a gem.

On this particular day, I was able to shoot a story on Bill Reesman's red MiG-17 the best possible way; from a Lear Jet!

Baxter Auto Parts Portland Historic Races Salutes 100 Years of Alfa Romeo

The event is a fundraiser for the Community Transitional School, a Portland-based organization helps children who are homeless or otherwise at risk of school failure.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The Baxter Auto Parts Portland Historic Races will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo - one of the most iconic brands in motorsports - at this summer's event.

The races take place July 9 through 11 at Portland International Raceway.

Palestinian and Israeli Security Forces in Beit Jala

Unarmed protesters are arrested and abused as AIPAC & Israel's apartheid state, receives an additional US $205 million from US taxpayers.

(BEIT JALA, Occupied Palestine) - A demonstration in Al-Walaja on Sunday morning 23 May 2010, went smoothly. At 11:30 a.m. we went to Beit Jala for the weekly demonstration. Palestinian Security Forces detained children ahead of the demonstration. Then we demonstrated at the site below with mostly internationals and Israelis.

Israelis were arrested for blocking bulldozers, and one reporter was taken via ambulance having fainted from the gas.

A Bunch of Chickens in Salem

"Regard it as just as desirable to build a chicken house, as to build a cathedral" - Frank Lloyd Wright

(SALEM, Ore.) - Salem once again stands at the crossroads, with a chance to make a good decision for its residents. The city council is faced with a choice to help people in a poor economy; folks who want to keep a few chickens on their property so their families can have fresh eggs, while keeping their gardens free of pests.

Apparently that is a lot to ask for. Good clucking luck. Depending on their decision, the council might come out of this one with egg on their face.

Fascinating Facts from Jack Herer: Hemp History Week 2010

Jack Herer Discovers Hemp for Victory.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Things about hemp that were not taught to Jack in school, he tried to teach others. He was a steward of the plant and devoted his life to the support of cannabis as he believed it was the greatest gift the world has ever known.

Hemp for Victory was a 1942 documentary produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to encourage farmers to grow outlawed industrial hemp for the war effort as a way to stabilize America during World War II.

Alan Hart`s Speech at Nakba Remembrance

A veteran journalist visits from the UK to talk about the Palestinian tragedy.

(DEARBORN, Mich.) - Veteran British reporter Alan Hart, is on the road in the U.S. sharing a message based on a life of work with the highest level world officials.

What John Lennon might say to Sir Elton and a Call for 21st Century Artists Against Apartheid

Sir Elton Hercules John, is scheduled to perform in Tel Aviv on June 17, 2010; humanitarians are hoping Rocket Man can appreciate the irony.

(CLERMONT, Fla. ) - What John Lennon might say to Sir Elton and a Call for 21st Century Artists Against Apartheid

"All I want is the truth. Just gimme some truth. I've had enough of reading things by neurotic, psychotic, pig-headed politicians. All I want is the truth. Just gimme some truth."-John Lennon, 1971.

Marinestan

Conflict will remain the same as long as human nature does. The Marines have always understood that.

(PALO ALTO, Calif.) - Periodically, the Marines’ way of doing things so bothers our military planners that some higher-ups try to curb their independence.

The ten-part HBO series on the Pacific campaign of World War II just ended. That story of island-hopping was mostly about how the old breed of U.S. Marines fought die-hard Japanese infantrymen face to face in places like Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, Peleliu, Iwo Jima, Guam, and Okinawa.