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Aloha Man Charged With Murder of his 2-Month Old Daughter

Eber Gramajo was arraigned on Murder charges today at 3:00 p.m. at the Washington County Jail.

(ALOHA, Ore,) - Police have arrested an Aloha man on Murder charges related to the death of his 2-month old daughter. Aloha Police say Eber Gramajo was arrested yesterday afternoon for Assault after his two-month-old child was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

Sgt. David Thompson with the Washington County Sheriff's Office says detectives investigating the crime learned that Mr. Gramajo was home alone with the child when she suffered a severe closed-head injury.

Judge Issues Temporary Restraining Order in Eastern Oregon Pollution Case

A judge issues preliminary order telling Lehman Hot Springs resort owner to quit pumping sewage into unsafe lagoons.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Department of Environmental Quality Director Dick Pedersen and Attorney General John Kroger today announced that a judge has issued a temporary restraining order requiring an Eastern Oregon resort owner to take immediate steps to prevent the breach of a sewage lagoon containing more than 2.4 million gallons of sewage wastewater that would threaten critical fish habitat and public health.

“Today’s action is good for the environment, good for the community and an important first step in ending a long history of environmental violations at Lehman Hot Springs,” said DEQ Director Pedersen.

Reverend Benny & Mister Sid`s At Your Service #46

I'm not trying to dodge a bullet here. Yeah, the strip is about global warming. Yeah, I take a poke at the few wooden heads who still deny it doesn't exist all evidence to the contrary. But to be honest, I won't get any pleasure out of proving them wrong. I wish they were right.

(Salem) - People believe the strangest things. A gnat flies in front of a security camera and somebody gets excited and claims it's a ghost.

Not that ghosts might not be real--I've had some likely supernatural experiences myself, but come on, guys--an insect is an insect.

King County Sheriff Spokesman Deflects Accusations of Police Brutality

Thugs With Badges or Saviors of Society?

(SEATTLE, Wash.) - A Washington man remains in a coma after being tacked into a wall earlier this month by a deputy in King County, Washington. The deputy, 27-year old Matthew Paul, outweighed the man he smashed into a wall by nearly a hundred pounds.

The video in a KOMO TV report of the police "take down", shows the deputy pummel 29-year old Christopher Harris into a wall at an awkward off balance angle, as his neck is clearly bent forward from the force.

Oregon Labor Groups: Health Care Reform and Competition, Not War (AUDIO)

Labor organizations say they are concerned that a proposal from Senator Wyden could trump the reform process carried out by the Oregon Health Fund Board. which was supported by thousands.

(PORTLAND, Ore. ) - It's been a war of radio ads for the past week criticizing and praising U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden's health care reform proposal, with labor groups and the Oregon Democrat himself paying for air time.

Now, labor organizations are calling for a new round of dialogue. They met at the capitol Tuesday afternoon to go over the pros and cons of Wyden's plan.

Op Ed: Healthcare Professionals Demand Remedy For `Broken System`
Doctors, Surgeons, Specialists & Nurses Agree

Reversing their long publicly-perceived record for century-long stubborn resistance, American healthcare professionals NOW, in overwhelming numbers, clearly demand --and are working to achieve-- a new pattern of providing health care to every person in this nation.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - National organizations representing every part and facet of the entire professional spectrum serving our nation have made that demand crystal-clear --NOW.

They are NOW strongly working to bring about widespread change to guarantee every American can -- and WILL NOW-- receive high quality healthcare.

Tobacco (Nicotiana Tabacum): America`s Official National Poison

One of the real social and medical mysteries in the U.S. is that many consider cannabis cigarettes as dangerous as tobacco cigarettes.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I wasn’t surprised that a high court in the U.S. finally found the Tobacco Companies guilty of fraudulently advertising a very lethal drug which kills about 400,000 people each year and that is just the U.S.

The Old Testament and the Genocide in Gaza

"You will chase your enemies, and they shall fall by the sword before you. Five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight; your enemies shall fall by the sword before you.” - Leviticus, Chapter 26, verses 7-9

(GAZA STRIP) - There is not much doubt amongst Biblical scholars that the Hebrew Bible contains some highly charged non-ethical suggestions, some of which are no less than a call for a genocide.

Biblical scholar Raymund Schwager has found in the Old Testament 600 passages of explicit violence, 1000 descriptive verses of God's own violent actions of punishment, 100 passages where God expressly commands others to kill people.

Senate Bill Would Remove Oregonians` Right to Own Exotic Pets

The folks aren't monkeying around on either side of this issue.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Humane Society of the United States, Born Free USA and the Oregon Humane Society applaud the Oregon House Environment and Water Committee for passing S.B. 391 to prohibit dangerous wild animals as pets.

S.B. 391, introduced by Sens. Mark Hass, D-14, and Brian Boquist, D-23, would prohibit private possession of wild animals in the state, including alligators, monkeys, lions, tigers and bears. The measure has passed the Senate and now moves to the full House.

Three Injured in School Bus Crash on I-5 Near Cottage Grove‏ (PHOTOS ADDED)

Cascade High School softball team bus collides with stopped passenger vehicle.

(COTTAGE GROVE, Ore.) - Police say two members of the Cascade Senior High School softball team from Turner, Oregon and an adult male driver of a vehicle were injured Tuesday evening when the team's bus collided with vehicle that was stopped in a northbound lane of Interstate 5 about four miles south of Cottage Grove.

OSP Lieutenant Mike Bloom says tonight at approximately 7:40 p.m. a passenger vehicle driven by an adult male was stopped in the right northbound lane of Interstate 5 near milepost 170.