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Measures 66 & 67 See Significant Victories

Oregon's wealthier citizens will soon bear a bigger burden of taxation.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Oregon voters have spoken up in defense of state programs and schools, and they will soon see a larger portion of the state's revenue coming from both individuals who earn higher than average incomes, and Oregon corporations.

Voters passed two measures that will increase taxes on residents in higher income brackets. Many arguments have been waged on both sides of the issue, but tentative vote tallies show the victory coming in 55% to an approximate 45% no vote.

Oregonians Say `Yes` to an `Economy That Works for Everyone`

Statement by Charles Sheketoff, executive director of the Oregon Center for Public Policy, on Measures 66 and 67 election results.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Today's "yes" vote on Measures 66 and 67 is good for Oregon, good for our economy and good for working and unemployed Oregonians. Oregonians have taken an important step toward an economy that works for everyone.

Our "yes" vote says that Oregonians will stand up and protect the foundations of our community -- our schools, our health and human services, our public safety system.

Oregon Soldiers Return From Year-Long Deployment to Iraq

Oregon Army National Guard Aviation unit returns home after a year-long deployment to Iraq‏

(SALEM, Ore.) - 120 members of the Oregon Army National Guard's C/7-158 Aviation unit were officially welcomed home from a year-long deployment to Iraq during a ceremony in Salem, Ore., Jan. 25.

Making the Correct Decision

My original assertion that we tend to bring our own patterns and experience to our parenting advice when, sometimes, it may not be the best advice

(AGOURA HILLS, Calif.) - One of the many things that we try to teach our children is how to make a good decision.

Sometimes the problem can be that we may not always make good decisions ourselves or we may allow emotions to influence our choices.

The New Feudalism

The future will depend on whether the trend of increasing corporate wealth and power is allowed to continue.

(GOLD RIVER, B.C.) - The social system in most of Europe during the Middle Ages is known as feudalism. A similar system existed in Japan.

A defining characteristic of this system is that a ruler holds all title to land and dispenses use of the land to retainers in return for their loyalty and service in support of the ruler.

Haitian Doctor Texts While Buried Under Rubble, Groups Searching DR Hospitals

The search is on for a Haitian doctor missing from a local orphanage.

(PORT-AU-PRINCE/SALEM) - The staff of an orphanage in Haiti has contacted Salem-News.com in hope of locating a well known doctor who may be in a hospital in the Dominican Republic. Dr. Laine Jo Smith has an orphanage in Laplaine, Haiti.

Sex Addiction, Polygamy, Satyrism & Nymphomania
This is the News

If anyone is distressed by the above grouping, get over it!

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I think newspapers similar to The Hearst Newspaper chain like to sell lots of newspapers and this seems to have a catchy interest. So be it.

I really can’t understand the big kafuffle, this has been going on for at least a million years. The male has always been the most assertive about this but not necessarily. Every male animal I know of is essentially polygamous. How about groupies and WWII victory girls?

Why I Write for Salem-News.com

I’ve made my share of trouble. This is why I never stayed with the so-called mainstream media. They didn’t want trouble.

(CALGARY, Alberta) - It’s coming up a year since I first started writing for Salem-News. I’d like to explain, to the open-minded and receptive readers of goodwill, what I’m doing and why I’m doing it.

I write, basically, because I have no choice.

White Inmate`s Shoulder Injury Means 70 Months for Black Prison Guard

There is a strong rumor in Salem that up until the early 1960's, signs stood at each end of town reading, "Welcome to Salem, 99% White". I think it is really a fact, but I have never seen the signs; my understanding is that they still exist.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Advocates for a former African-American Oregon corrections officer say a recent court decision in Marion County rings of older times, when racism was practiced openly and at will in Salem.

This story involves a black corrections officer who injured an inmate as he diffused a racially-motivated fight between convicts in the Oregon State Correctional Institute, where he was employed.

Urgent Call for Human Milk Donations for Haiti Infants

Donor milk provides unique protection for fragile preterm infants, mothers who are willing to donate human milk should contact their regional Mothers’ Milk Bank.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA), United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC), International Lactation Consultant Association/United States

Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA/USLCA), and La Leche League International (LLLI) are jointly issuing an urgent call for human milk donations for premature infants in Haiti, as well as sick and premature infants in the United States.