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Chemeketa Memorial Honors Lost Students

"Our heart breaks for the families of these victims..." - Chemeketa Pres. Cheryl Roberts

(SALEM, Ore.) - Chemeketa Community College and Winema High School Programs are mourning a tragic accident which took the lives of 2 high school students and has left the other student in critical condition at Salem Hospital.

Today a special tribute was held to honor the lost students and support those who lost fellow students and friends.

You Don`t have to Live like a Refugee

Rogue Ales plans to brew an extra batch of Juniper Pale Ale, either to aid the turkeys in survival, or make it one hell of a Thanksgiving in the small coastal town.

(NEWPORT. Ore.) - 2,413 wild turkeys have descended upon the Rogue Nation, with more arriving daily. No, it's not a seasonal migration or Turkey family reunion - the Rogue Nation just so happens to be the closest safe haven for the species.

On October 18, 2010, the Corvallis City Council approved action to kill wild turkeys within city limits.

Alcohol Lobby Teams with Law Enforcement to Fund Anti-Marijuana Campaign

California Beer and Beverage Distributors Give $10K to “No On Proposition 19” Campaign in Attempt to Kill the Competition.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - On September 7, a major new front opened up in the campaign for Proposition 19, the ballot measure to tax and regulate marijuana in California.

On that day, the California Beer and Beverage Distributors made a $10,000 contribution to a committee opposing Proposition 19.

Detroit Stabbing Ends in Bloody Scene in Local Bar

A bloody night in the normally quiet town of Detroit, Oregon led to a stabbing, arrest, and recovery of a loaded gun in the vehicle of the stabbing victim.

(DETROIT, Ore.) - A reported fight between friends in Detroit, Oregon led to a man entering Cedar's Restaurant and Lounge Friday night shortly after 9:00 p.m., with a serious stab wound to the arm. Dennis Osbourn had just sat down for dinner.

"There was a good amount of blood, and I guess it wasn't that life threatening but it sure looked like it. He dribbled all the way across the street into the bar and against the wall and then there was a puddle."

17 Million Americans Drive Drunk Annually

To warn motorists about the dangers of drunken driving, the US government is spending about $13 million for an advertising campaign to publicize increased enforcement through the upcoming September 6 Labor Day weekend.

(TEHRAN Press TV) - A US government study says nearly 17 million Americans have driven a vehicle while drunk at least once within a year.

According to a 2008 survey conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), an estimated eight percent of all drivers, or 17.2 million people had driven a vehicle at least once even though they knew they were drunk.

An Insufferable Hell

The more the drug consumed, the more it is needed. It becomes an addiction.

(MADRID, Spain) - “I have seen my generation scouting among the black streets at dawn vitally searching for drugs”, asserts Allen Ginsberg.

Nowadays, drugs – taken along with alcohol – are turned to by more than 48,000 youngsters between the ages of 14 and 18. These tendencies can lead to the abuse of cocaine and cannabis.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving Downgraded to a `D` Charity Rating Guide

Poor Fundraising Practices and Too Little Focus on Victim Services Earn MADD Low Grade.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The American Institute of Philanthropy’s (AIP) Charity Rating Guide & Watchdog Report has downgraded Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) to a “D” rating on a A-F scale in its August 2010 report.

“Under the leadership of CEO Chuck Hurley, MADD further diminished its focus on victim services and educating Americans about the dangers of drunk driving, instead pushing anti-drinking, anti-alcohol public policies,” said American Beverage Institute (ABI) Managing Director Sarah Longwell.

Who are You?

I’m putting this out not as an answer or conclusion, but as food for thought for the reader.

(CALGARY, Alberta) - We all believe we are individuals with free will. This is the second most dominant myth of our society (the first being that there is a physical world “out there”).

These are topics that most people never think about and when they are raised, as I am doing here, the automatic, unthinking, reaction is denial.

Hollywood Meets Racing at DunnTire Raceway Park

Be Part of Racing History as the movie, “Red Dirt Rising’ premieres at Dunn Tire Raceway Park on July 24th, 2010.

(BUFFALO, N.Y.) - DunnTire Raceway Park is proud to announce the NY Premiere of the movie ‘Red Dirt Rising’ on July 24th 2010 in Lancaster, NY.

Born out of hauling moonshine, racing has become the world’s number one spectator sport.

The Laura Bush `Confession` is Far From Harmless

Her confession of complicity in fatal crash is part of decades long cover up.

(CINCINNATI) - Back in 2000, when the Bush machine was attacking John McCain for having fathered an inter-racial child and for being a homosexual, we thought politics had reached the lowest levels possible.

This was Karl Rove’s work. Ted Sampley, former Green Beret tells of Rove pushing him to expose McCain for wrongdoing while a POW.