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Rolling Thunder XXVI May 26, 2013: Until They Are Home
Coral Anika Theill Salem-News.com
Always remember our troops serving, those who have borne the battle and those who gave their lives for us so we can live free!
(WASHINGTON DC) - Few things are more "American" than the roar of hundreds of thousands of bikers riding through Washington D.C.
Each year bikers honor the more than 58,000 who gave their lives in the Vietnam War and the countless number left behind.
U.S. Senators Could Destroy America by Attacking Iran
Political Perspective by Tim King Salem-News.com
There aren't enough prison cells to house the Americans who will rise up against an attack on Iran.
(SACRAMENTO, CA) - If an elected official uses their power to force Americans into a war with Iran on behalf of Israel, they are not working in the American interest.
They are in fact committing treason; a crime or extreme act against one's sovereign or nation.
18-Year Old Girl Faces Felony Charges Over Lesbian Romance
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Assistant State Attorney Brian Workman: Stop the prosecution of a girl in a same-sex relationship
(PALM BEACH) - My daughter Kaitlyn is a wonderful 18-year-old who is not guilty of anything other than a high school romance, but is being prosecuted for 2 felony counts of “lewd and lascivious battery on a child 12--16 years of age,” because she has a girlfriend who is 15.
Kailtyn’s girlfriend’s parents are pressing charges because they are against the same-sex relationship, even though their daughter has stated that this is a consensual relationship.
EXCLUSIVE: Diane Downs Never Held a Weapon, How Could She Have Shot Her Kids?
Tim King Salem-News.com
Though her appeals are used up, Downs' advocates have unearthed 4700 pages of evidence the prosecution did not share during the trial.
(EUGENE, OR) - It's hard to say exactly what convicted Diane Downs in the shooting of her children, a terrible event that played out on a dark night in 1983.
If one word plays into the scenario over and over, it is "emotion" and that is indeed a raw, powerful determiner of guilt in many cases, sometimes appropriately, sometimes not.
Activist Violently Arrested For Filming At Oregon Rodeo
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SHARK’S video of horse tripping at the 2012 Big Loop Rodeo inspired Sen. Mark Hass, D-Beaverton to introduce a horse-tripping ban.
(JORDAN VALLEY, OR) - Animal Rights volunteer Adam Fahnestock was monitoring the Big Loop Rodeo Saturday when rodeo personnel and a deputy approached him.
After a very brief conversation, the deputy suddenly grabbed Fahnestock and threw him violently to the ground where rodeo personnel then also set upon him.
TOMORROW: Senate to Vote in Support of Israeli Strikes on Iran
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Republican senators want to push weary combat forces into a war on Iran, which hasn't attacked another nation in over 300 years... all for apartheid Israel, a war crime state.
(WASHINGTON DC) - Tomorrow the Senate plans to vote in support of Israeli strikes on Iran.
They are expected to pass S.Res.65, which urges that if Netanyahu decides to bomb Iran, the U.S. should provide full support.
A Paean to the Hurricane Industry... A Story of Survival
Bill Annett Salem-News.com
The Republican platform promises to do better. I don’t think they have done so bad. Everybody’s broke but them. - Will Rogers
(DAYTONA BEACH, FL) - Entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and upwardly mobile private equity companies (a.k.a. brain capital) have tough sledding (no double entendre intended) in the Sunshine State.
It's too hot for heavy industry, too swampy for land plays, and because of the demographics just mentioned, old codgers tend to impede the “headwinds,” the “catalysts”...
California Firm Recalls Ready-to-eat Grilled Chicken Strips Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens
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The recalled product bears the establishment number “P-20923” inside the USDA mark of inspection and a use-by date of “JUN 22 2013” printed on each tray.
(WASHINGTON DC) - Foster Farms, a Porterville, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 6,165 pounds of ready-to-eat grilled chicken breast strips.
The food contains wheat and soy, known allergens, which are not declared on the product label, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today.
Maybe it is worth considering a tally-board to track which politicians cast votes against legislation considered to be potentially beneficial to our veterans.
(HARRISVILLE, N.H.) - As Memorial Day approaches every year I try to give considerable thought and consciousness to those who have given so much to our country.
I try to think of what I can possibly say to help make my fellow countrymen fully aware of the many sacrifices made by those who have placed themselves in harm’s way for the benefit of all.
Ten Years After US Invades Iraq, Israel Eager to Take the US Into Round Two
Dr. James M. Wall Salem-News.com
John Kerry is doing his best to persuade Russia to help the US pull the Syria parties to peace talks before a civil war extends beyond its boundaries.
(CHICAGO) - Ten years after the US invaded Iraq in 2003, another Middle East war looms large between the West and Muslim states.
Signs point to the strong possibility that Israel, and its US Zionist supporters, remain determined, first, to draw the US into the Syrian Civil War, and second, to lead Israel in a joint attack against Iran.
College trustees, administrators and faculty you are being served notice. Start doing your part to be part of America's solution and not a central part of our problem.
(NEWBURGH, Indiana) - Every American must have the opportunity to pursue college or vocational training.
We are living in an era during which even previously trained persons need to sharpen their skills or retool for the future.
Military Sexual Trauma: Continuing Ignored Super Epidemic
Dr. Phillip Leveque Doctor of Pharmacology Salem-News.com
Will Congress do anything??? Probably not.
(PORTLAND, OR) - Military sexual trauma: this situation is so bad! It is a longstanding continuing problem, and anything I write might help to slow down this egregious military problem based on the statement that "Rank has its privileges".
Would consumer feedback be costly? Not necessarily.
(SALEM) - There's a huge Question Mark lurking around the question of questionnaires. By golly, I perceive some inherent folly.
Very frequently, after a class or special event, its sponsors issue us a questionnaire. They seek out our feedback as a sort of quality control over their undertaking.
54 'Moral Monday' Protesters Expect Arrests in Civil Disobedience Over 'Extreme Public Policy'
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North Carolina NAACP leads fourth wave of direct action at state capitol to protest General Assembly’s Extreme Package of Legislation.
(RALEIGH, NC) - At least 54 individuals will assemble today to oppose extreme policies in the North Carolina General Assembly.
It's the fourth week of nonviolent civil disobedience, led by the NC NAACP. The “Moral Monday” pray-in and teach-in largely focuses on the constitutional right of equal protection under the law.
Chennai Event Challenges ICE Complicity in Tamil Genocide
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Candlelight Vigil Event Organised by May 17 Movement
(CHENNAI TamilNet) - Articulating right demands and slogans in Genocide Remembrance events is crucial at a time when the Eezham Tamils in their homeland are barred from even silently mourning their heroes.
They sacrificed their lives in the culmination of the genocidal war at Mu’l’li-vaaykkaal, one political activist from Jaffna said at the May 19 event at Marina beach in Chennai.
This rapid-paced book can inspire as well. Andre shows that people can change that dismal reality, IF they gather and fight.
(COPENHAGEN) - “Point of No Return”, a mixture of novel and autobiography, it is an engaging story of an intrepid war correspondent who resembles a saucy crime detective.