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Willamette Men`s Cross Country Team is #22 in Preseason Poll

Bearcats Open Season at Pier Park Invitational on Sept. 10

(Salem, Oregon) - The Willamette University men's cross country team, which won the West Region title and finished 23rd at the NCAA Championships last season, is ranked #22 in the 2011 NCAA Division III Preseason Poll released by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Wednesday, Aug. 25. The Bearcat men's team also is ranked #1 in the West Region, while the WU women's cross country team is ranked #6 in the West Region.

Kilimanjaro and Beyond, Inspiring, Full of Laughter, Honesty and Questions!

"...honest, funny, very engaging and truly written from the heart" - Alysha Atma Salem-News.com (From book cover)

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - “I had never intended to set out on a journey to change my life? As far as I was concerned, my life was just fine the way it was. However, someone once said that life begins at the end of our comfort zone.”

Barry Finlay broke out of his comfortable retirement to find that the life on the other side of the mountain is inspiring; that smiles, strength and perseverance can change futures, opportunities and generations. Climbing a mountain – Kilimanjaro was but a small part of his journey.

Roger Clemens v. Real Crime

Surely the attention of officials and lawmakers could be better directed than it is.

(CLEVELAND) - When did the lines become so blurred in our society with regard to crime and punishment? It is hard to imagine a society where things are more out of sync than then are at this present time.

We've become unmanageable; common sense hit the window at 120 m.p.h. and out it went, it isn't like we can just reel it back in.

Gaza`s children parachute into record books for third year in a row

“I was confident that we would succeed, and feel so proud of our achievement,” - Haitham El Ghoul, 12

(GAZA CITY) - Keeping their feet firmly on the ground, Gaza’s children stormed into the Guinness Book of World Records for the third year straight today, as they broke the record for the world’s biggest parachute game.

Schoolchildren from across the Gaza Strip gathered at Khan Younis stadium late this afternoon for the first of four world records they will attempt to break in Gaza this summer.

Allah-Muslim or God-Christianity / Which One?

One of three poems in this special Sunday Poetry triple-shot.

(CLEVELAND) - Church & school are supposed to be bookends holding our kids together in the middle. However, with schools out of whack (not all but most it seems) and churches filled with just as much disrespect, is it any wonder our society is having a multitude of problems?

Let's face it, if things were going the way of the blessings not curses of the bible, well, there'd be no Salem-News.Com. Deuteronomy 30:19!

Sports Poems Highlight Need for Safety

A double shot of sports poetry highlighting safety and forethought.

(CLEVELAND) - Sport can be fun and breathtaking and, sadly, lifetaking. Every safeguard should be employed by athletes to ensure that young people won't see their athletic inclinations lead to a path of physical destruction.

Doubting the Ads of Famous Faces

When bad advertising rudely enters the lives of people in order to captivate one’s emotions and weakening likes, whatever is being advertised morally degrades itself.

(MADRID) - Worldwide known extravagant designer, John Galliano, has been dismissed by a prestigious fashion industry multinational from serving them as their famous ad face.

OSU names Duke University leader, OSU alumnus as director of Alumni Association

Greenwood succeeds Jeff Todd, who resigned last year to accept a position at the University of British Columbia. Christi Kasten has been interim director.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Scott Greenwood, a Duke University administrator with extensive ties to the Pacific Northwest, has been named associate vice president and executive director of the Oregon State University Alumni Association.

He also will direct the university’s Department of Alumni Relations.

House Committee Voting on Changes to Lead Law, Action Urged

American Motorcyclist Association suggests everyone take action, call your Representative now!

(WASHINGTON D.C. AMA) - The CPSIA, commonly called the "lead law," was designed to ban small toys with high lead content. However, because of broadly written language in the law, it has been interpreted to apply to all products for kids, including dirtbikes, bicycles, clothing and books.

Action is needed now to exempt kid-sized dirtbikes and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) from the CPSIA.

Indigenous Mexico Resists

Community leaders demand that the Chihuahua State Legislature approve a constitutional reform and pass an indigenous rights law.

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - From north to south and from east to west, indigenous communities in Mexico are standing up for environmental protection, community defense, cultural survival and self-determination.

Unfolding across the nation, the latest movements spring from the defense of lands targeted for mining, tourist development, highway construction, dams, energy projects and illegal timber harvesting.