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The Lurid Artistry of the Mexican Lobby Card

A story about movie lobby cards and the joy of collecting them, particularly in Mexico City - where they are, as a rule, cheap as chips.

(MEXICO CITY) - Mention the name "Sean Flynn" to any savvy tween and the recognition is instant: "He stars in Zoey 101." Indeed, the teenage actor, grandson of Australian-born screen legend Errol Flynn, is more than recognizable to legions of young Nickelodeon viewers.

However history buffs, especially those cognizant with the Vietnam War, might associate the name with Errol's son, an enigmatic combat photographer who vanished in Cambodia in 1970 along with fellow journalist Dana Stone - presumably captured by communist guerillas. He was 28 at the time. Flynn was believed to have died a year later; he was declared legally dead in 1984.

Internet Dating 101 and How I Met My Wife

What I also learned was that online dating was no different, in its essence, from in-person dating.

(AGOURA, Calif.) - When I got separated and then divorced six years ago, the world of dating had gone through a change. Internet dating was well underway and the quaint idea of friends introducing you to other friends seemed to have gone the way of the horse and buggy.

There were still bars and clubs, but those options didn’t appeal to me when I was young enough to consider them, and when my hearing was still good enough to survive the over-the-top decibels in such environments.

Oregon Couple Dies on Highway 97 After Clipping Semi Truck Trailer (PHOTOS)

The impact of the crash actually tore the trailer's rear dual wheels off.

(KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.) - Police say a Keno-area couple were killed Tuesday morning on Highway 97 south of Klamath Falls in a collision between a commercial vehicle and sport utility vehicle.

Oregon State Police Lieutenant Steve Nork says that for an unknown reason, the vehicle traveled across the paved center median area in front of the Midland Rest Area and crashed into the rear dual wheels of a semi-trailer. Nork says the impact of the crash actually tore the trailer's rear dual wheels off.

Rural Oregon State Rep. Smith Openly Opposes Business Tax Hikes

Greg Smith says he also supports logging tax breaks.

(87868786) - Representative Greg Smith (R-Heppner) voted against higher taxes on Oregon’s business community today. In separate legislative action, logging companies in Eastern Oregon and around the state will benefit from a measure Smith is negotiating.

Smith said, “during these tough recessionary times, we need to help businesses survive. Higher taxes on companies mean less money to keep and hire workers or make new investments.”

Op Ed: `SEVENTY YEARS`
Corporate Dodgeball
Far Too Much, Too Long

ANY Oregon-Profit Corporation Should Pay Fair Taxes.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - FINALLY, our Oregon Legislature comes face to face with that “meal of consequences” put off now for more than SEVENTY YEARS. That’s how long we “silent ones” have stood still, while active corporate accountants have continued to apply consummate skill to the paper-based corporate tax “dodgeball-game.”

The main ticket-used has been that ludicrous “$10 minimum” corporate tax measure about to be brought into rational, reasonable level by now-unavoidable action --after SEVENTY YEARS of often-unconscionable usage to massively minimize tax-take for State purposes.

McMinnville Police Arrest Sex Crimes Suspect

The suspect faces 10 counts of first-degree Sex Abuse, which fall into the Measure 11 category, and 2 counts of first-degree Sodomy I, also a Measure 11 crime, with total bail set at $1,800,000.

(MCMINNVILLE, Ore.) - McMinnville Police say this morning at approximately 6:30 a.m., detectives, with the help of the Tigard Police, arrested 48-year old Terry Allen Westfall. The arrest is reported to be the result of a month long investigation by the McMinnville Police Department.

The alleged crimes began in approximately 1998 and continued for several years. The victim of these crimes is a female known to Westfall, and was a minor under the age of 12 at the time of the first occurrence. At the time of the alleged crimes, Westfall resided on NE Irvine Street in McMinnville, Oregon.

Salem Structure Fire Serves as a Summer Safety Reminder (VIDEO)

There were no injuries at this fire. It took about twenty minutes for crews to bring it under control.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Firefighters in Salem, Oregon were busy Monday afternoon fighting a structure fire that broke out in a shed on Niles Street before spreading to an adjacent structure.

Our news photographer Jerry Freeman was actually on scene before firefighters arrived. This is not something that happens every day in a city that has a Class A fire department which Salem does.

House Appropriations Committee Seeks Clarification on Medical Marijuana Policy

Amendment Seeks Explanation in Light of Attorney General Holder's Recent Statements.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - In light of recent statements by Attorney General Eric Holder indicating that the Obama administration would not pursue prosecutions of individuals involved in medical marijuana activities sanctioned by state law, the House Appropriations Committee has added language seeking clarification of the new policy to the Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill.

The language, sponsored by Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-N.Y.), states, "There have been conflicting public reports about the Department's enforcement of medical marijuana policies.

Oregon Trooper Credited With Pulling Man From Overturned Pickup & Minimizing Injuries (PHOTOS)

An unidentified physician who stopped at the scene said the trooper may very well have saved a man's life or at least prevented more serious injuries, by pulling him from the streaming anti-freeze.

(HOOD RIVER, Ore.) - An Oregon State Police trooper was credited with preventing more serious injury to a Vancouver, Washington man after the trooper pulled the injured man from underneath his crashed pickup as anti-freeze was streaming on him.

Will Oregon Human Services...Serve Fewer Humans? (AUDIO)

Critical Budget Vote Expected on Friday.

(PORTLAND, Ore. ONS) - Oregonians who live with disabilities and seniors in need of nursing care are holding their collective breath - waiting for the outcome of a legislative work session and vote this week. If the Human Services portion of the new state budget is approved, 38 percent of in-home care services and 40 percent of nursing home funding will go away.