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The Unhurried Dawn

And so I will continue to conduct the pointless rituals, and speak the passing words, on the corpses all around me, and I will not wonder on the purpose of it all. For, impossibly, death has never had dominion, and it never shall.

(NANAIMO, Vancouver Island) - The first dead Indian baby I ever saw was also the first one I ever baptized.

His name was Albert Gomez. That’s what his mom and dad called him, at least, because he died in the womb and finally emerged the morning I arrived at Port Alberni General Hospital to pretend to console the shattered couple.

Library Rally Set for April 11th to Protest Near-Shutdown

Make a sign saying: WE LOVE LIBRARIES!

(SALEM) - As a two-term library board member, I need to alert all citizens that our Salem Public Library is facing serious budget cuts and we need your help to reach a viable compromise. We're told that city officials will seek a 6-hour week for the W. Salem Library this year, way down from the present 31 hours.

If this happens, our main library can be next on the chopping-block.

CDC to Announce New Autism Rate of 1 in 88, and Believes CDC Likely to Declare `No Public Health Emergency` and `No Epidemic`

Canary Party calls on Americans to demand that federal health authorities call this what it is, an autism epidemic...

(WASHINGTON DC) - This week, the Canary Party expects CDC to announce a new autism prevalence rate of 1 in 88. Boys are diagnosed with autism at four times the rate of girls, meaning 1 in 48 boys.

That new rate would be an increase from the previous 1 in 110 reported two years ago by the CDC’s Autism Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network.

Harley Thief Stole Chopper With Human Remains Mounted on Fender

Special Urn mounted on bike's rear fender contained remains of a wife and mother; the family is pleading to have them returned.

(TACOMA, WA) - "Help us find our mom!!!" That is the plea from a man in Tacoma, whose mom's remains are in an urn, mounted to the back of a Harley chopper that was stolen.

They took out a CraigsList ad, about their 1975 Harley Chopper that was stolen at the end of summer from Puyallup Washington.

Somalia: We Cannot Let the Somali People Down, Says Humanitarian Chief

Diseases and high child-mortality rates persist, and more than 320,000 children are acutely malnourished.

(GENEVA) - Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos called for a coherent approach to addressing the humanitarian, development and political challenges in Somalia today at the London Conference.

Ms. Amos emphasized the importance of dealing with the immediate needs of millions of Somalis and the longer-term development issues critical to helping the country build resilience.

Lies Taking us to War

Truth is the most valuable thing we have, so I try to conserve it. --Mark Twain

(MANAMA, Bahrain) - A January 12th headline in the Wall Street Journal: "Humanitarian gestures and covert actions won't stop Iran's bomb."

They lie and they know it! Show them the wisdom of Georg Christoph Lichtenberg: "The most dangerous untruths are truths moderately distorted."

Time to Grow for it- Homegrown on Your Own

Plan it properly, and you can enjoy a healthy, homegrown harvest from the fruits of your labor -- without having to spend hours tending it.

(FAIRFIELD, CT.) - Who would have thought getting dirt under your fingernails would ever be considered one of the hottest trends going?

According to Doug Jimerson, Garden Core Director for Better Homes and Gardens, “growing your own fruits, veggies and herbs is something Americans are doing in record numbers this season”.

Infertility Rates Rising for Canadian Couples

For their analysis, researchers used data from a sample of 4,412 couples from the 2009-2010 Canadian Community Health Survey.

(ONTARIO Postmedia News) - Infertility is on the rise in Canada, according to the first study in nearly two decades to measure the proportion of Canadian couples who are having difficulty conceiving.

The researchers didn't set out to discover why the numbers are increasing.

Merkley Denounces Senate Amendment that Attacks Women`s Health Care

This amendment is being offered to the Senate transportation bill and is expected to be voted on in the U.S. Senate next week.

(PORTLAND, OR) - Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley gathered with women’s health advocates today to denounce a Senate amendment that would deny health insurance coverage to women.

It applies to birth control and any essential, preventive health care service if a woman's employer has a religious or moral objection.

Senate Approves Help for Struggling Senior Homeowners

HB 4039 modifies Senior and Disabled Property Tax Deferral Program.

(SALEM) - Lawmakers in Oregon have approved legislation providing some vulnerable seniors and disabled homeowners more time to remain on the Senior and Disabled Property Tax Deferral program.

In order to protect the solvency of the program, changes were made in 2011 that reduced the number of qualified participants by half, but left many disqualified homeowners with sudden tax bills that they were unprepared to pay.