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Homeland Security Agencies Occupy Portland’s Terminal 6 for Operation

Multiple agencies participated in the Maritime Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response (VIPR) operation at Terminal 6 in Portland, Ore., Tuesday.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Teams were deployed to Terminal 6 to verify Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC) credentials and use certified explosives-detection canine teams from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

The successful interagency operation ensured the safety and security of passengers, facilities and vessels, and was the first VIPR operation involving a marine facility in the Portland metro area.

VA and Battlefield Fatigue Mean Anguish & Disgust for Veterans

There is no adequate or proper care. After we have faithfully served and many of us died, why won’t the congress invest the money to take proper care of us?

(SALEM, Ore.) - I have been reading Dr. Phil Leveques articles about PTSD and the miserable treatment of these guys by the VA. The same has happened to me in the mid-west.

I’m not going to state where I am for I am a current victim of VA’s questionable treatment and I fully agree with him. I wish we PTSD Vets could do something about it but it appears the drug companies and even the congress are complicit in our miserable care.

Burrito Blamed in Salem Freeway Semi-Truck Crash (PHOTOS)

Police say a 'Breakfast Burrito' was a contributing factor in truck crash that halted traffic on Interstate 5 south of Wolf Creek Monday. Really.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A reach for a ‘breakfast burrito' was blamed by a commercial truck driver as the reason for losing control on Interstate 5 south of Wolf Creek and overturning, spilling a load of joists across the freeway, police say.

The driver was reportedly reached down for a ‘breakfast burrito' when he drifted toward the center line, tried to correct his line of travel and lost control, causing the load to shift and the truck and trailer to overturn.

Oregon Police Increasingly Using Unmarked Vehicles for Traffic Stops (VIDEO)

Are police putting your family's life at risk? Yes, they are.

(McMINNVILLE, Ore.) - Fighting crime and fighting to overtake our rights as people, are truly different things. Drivers in Oregon need to be painfully aware that the use of unmarked cars and trucks as police vehicles is on the rise.

Cops in both Oregon and Washington know that they open the door to police impostors by using unmarked cars for traffic enforcement, and they don't care.

Sandra Cantu`s Body Discovered on California Farm

The local coroners office will be conducting an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

(TRACY, Calif.) - Police have discovered the remains of Sandra Cantu, the 8-year old girl missing since March 27th from Tracy, California. She was found dead inside a suitcase in a dairy-farm pond near her California home yesterday. At this time, police do not have a suspect.

Conservative Dilemma 2

The story so far…

(CALGARY, Alberta) - The conclusion from Part 1, for those who understood the argument and did not get sidetracked with the emotion of ideology, is: Conservatism is an opinion, based on assumptions. For liberalism it is the same.

Op Ed: `WE THE PEOPLE`
Shape Leadership
By HOW We Follow

“American Spirit” Demands Essential Strong Support.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - Any single leader can ONLY “lead” when the many make sure to follow --and find ways to support that leader in what they know must be done.

Democracy demands determined, definitive and deep support for ANY leader. That’s the main-point of the political principles involved in any demonstration of its unique capabilities.

BREAKING NEWS Crashes Close Both Directions of I-5 in Salem and Grants Pass

The Interstate is closed in both directions between mileposts 258 and 256, and also at mile post 71.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Oregon State Police report that Interstate 5 northbound and southbound in Salem are blocked in both directions by a crash involving two commercial vehicles.

Oregon State Police are covering a second crash involving two commercial trucks in Grants Pass. This crash also has Interstate 5 northbound and southbound reported blocked in both directions near milepost 71.

Child Porn Traffickers Cited in Missing Child Search

In a precedent that could have a major impact nationwide, California police say they are looking at known child pornography traffickers in a missing child case.

(TRACY, Calif.) - Police in Tracy, California, a city of 80,000 just east of San Francisco, are searching for an 8 year-old child, Sandra Cantu, who disappeared March 27th.

Now, according to the Tracy Press, investigators in the case say they are looking at 60 individuals in the Tracy area who have been identified trafficking in child pornography, along with 78 "registered" sex offenders.

Besieged Gazans Resort to Internet to Communicate with Outside World

The Israeli blockade has not also paralyzed all aspects of life but also deprived the 1.5 million Gazans of their right to freedom of movement; Gazans feel there is no ending to their suffering due to the international community's inaction.

(GAZA CITY) - Living in the besieged Gaza, a strip of land about 45 km long and 8 Km wide means that you are isolated from the outside world.

To allay that sense of isolation Gazans have resorted to the Internet, to be in touch with their loved ones from whom they have been separated for over two years due to the ongoing Israeli blockade and closure of the Rafah border crossing which is policed by Egypt.