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Kelly Derricks: Voice for the Children of Vietnam Veterans

Kelly has battled severe health issues since she was born that continue today. Some of her illnesses are presumed to be associated with the inter-generational effects of Agent Orange.

(PHILADELPHIA) - Kelly L. Derricks is the daughter of deceased Vietnam Veteran Harry C. Mackel Jr. Harry died in 1982 at the age of 37 after being exposed to Agent Orange while serving two tours in Vietnam in addition to a tour on Johnston Island.

After serving with the United States Air Force, Harry went on to serve the City of Philadelphia as a highly regarded and awarded officer of the Stakeout Unit with the police department. Kelly was only seven years old when her father died.

Supreme Court Decision in McCutcheon Case: Another Bullet for Oregonians (VIDEO)

The Citizens United debacle, in which the Supreme Court sided with the wealthy elite against the interests of Americans by allowing corporations to spend unlimited money to buy elections, just took another step forward.

(SALEM) - Citizen activists took to the streets of Salem yesterday in protest of the Supreme Court decision in the McCutcheon case.

They say this recent decision tosses corporate integrity back into the dark ages.

`My Verse` by Prof. Wilson Santos: Giving a Voice to the Voiceless

Think Your Life is Hard? Watch This Short Film.

(ORLANDO) - Jamal Belica of Aldin Entertainment Music Group has brought a very moving video to the attention of the Salem News. While working on his own projects to spread the word for a better world he came across “My Verse” by Prof. Wilson Santos of Full Sail University that speaks of the pathos of the deprived, especially the children.

Though it is hard-hitting and graphic and not for the squeamish, he found it so motivational that he knew he had to share it with others and he had me take a look at it.

Dry-Land Drama Threatens to Derail Incredible Big Wave Surf Session

Watch, as Eric Akiskalian's surfing plans get turned upside down at the very last minute as he is confronted with high drama by a local event promoter named John Force due to a decade long rivalry that just won't go away.

(LINCOLN CITY) - Living in the Pacific Northwest is far different then living on the sunny beaches of Southern California. The surfing scene is equally as different.

The Pacific Northwest’s brutally cold winters often lead to incredible days and sometimes weeks pass without being able to enter the water. When the swell and weather conditions do come together, the Oregon coast can elevate itself to one of the best big-wave surf destinations in the world.

Man Dies in Apparent Accidental Drowning (VIDEO)

The victim's name and age have not been released by authorities.

(SALEM) - An adult male died in an apparent accidental drowning Sunday in Salem, the man's body was recovered and transported from the scene on Electric Street SE.

Authorities were called to the scene around 5:00 p.m. No details were available at this time regarding how the reported drowning took place.

Vatican Attempts Sabotage of Common Law Court as Grisly New Evidence is Revealed

Case against Pope, others will commence Monday April 7

(BRUSSELS) - Jorge Bergoglio (aka “Pope Francis”), Adolfo Pachon (Jesuit Superior General) and Justin Welby (Archbishop of Canterbury) will stand trial in absentia on Monday, April 7 after refusing to challenge or deny the criminal charges made against them in the Trial Division of the Common Law Court of Justice in Brussels.

The Prosecutor's Office will commence its case against these three chief defendants on that day and will present evidence linking them to the trafficking, torture and death of children, and to the concealment of these crimes.

SRI LANKA: Navi Pillay`s Introductory Speech at UNHRC

Introduction to the Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on promoting reconciliation and accountability in Sri Lanka (A/HRC/25/23)

(GENEVA) - The High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay introduced the Sri Lanka Report and reiterated that nothing positive had happened since may 2009.

“Almost five years since the end of the conflict, it is important for the Human Rights Council to recall the magnitude and gravity of the violations alleged to have been committed at that time by the Government and the LTTE, which left thousands of civilians killed, injured or missing,” Pillay noted.

The Only Middle East Country Worthy of Military Attack is Israel

Announcing release of new video, Prison Called Gaza: I'm In Gaza by JB feat. Ace A.E.M.G. Time to Bring Israel to its Knees

(SALEM) - The new video, Prison Called Gaza: I'm In Gaza by JB feat. Ace A.E.M.G., shows the viewer what this whole affair is really about. The Jewish state is the only beneficiary of the violence perpetrated by the United States of America on Middle eastern countries.

Scarcely any Jews are killed in this day and age in Israel and Palestine, yet Israel lays waste to hundreds and hundreds, particularly in Gaza, an open-air concentration camp or prison, constantly.

On The Israeli Eugenic Project and the Radiation of Arab Jews in the 1950`s (must watch)

The documentary alleges that 100,000 children were irradiated, and that 6,000 of them died shortly after receiving treatment. Many of the 'ringworm children' later developed cancer.

(LONDON) - Directed by David Belhassen and Asher Hemias. The documentary won the award for "Best Documentary" at the Haifa International Film Festival and was featured as a documentary at the Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles in 2007.

It is claimed in the documentary that the X-ray radiation used on the children was thousands of times beyond the maximum recommended dose...

(VIDEO ESSAY) 2-Alarm Fire Destroys Salem Area Home, Residents Escape Unharmed

Due to the severe fire damage and total loss of personal belongings, the residents are being assisted with shelter, clothing and medication needs by the American Red Cross.

(SALEM) - At just after 2:00 P.M. this afternoon, multiple 9-1-1 callers began reporting a residential fire at the intersection of Milton Street NE and Lancaster Drive NE, in Salem, Oregon.

Marion County Fire District No. 1 was dispatched by the Willamette Valley Communications Center (Salem 9-1-1) and arrived within minutes to at 4762 Lancaster Drive NE to find an approximately 1,000 sq. ft. home fully involved in smoke and heavy fire...