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Fifth Prison Term for Conscientious Objector Natan Blanc
כליאה חמישית לסרבן המצפון נתן בלנק

Also in Arabic and Hebrew.
Conscientious objector Natan Blanc sentenced to prison for the Fifth time for his refusal to join the Israeli Army.

(TEL AVIV) - Natan Blanc, 19 years old from Haifa, arrived, Monday, 21.1.2013, to the Induction Base in Tal-hashomer, where he again declared his refusal to serve in the Israeli Army.

He was sentenced to 20 days of imprisonment for his refusal, in the military prison near Atlit.

Making Marriage Marinate: From Confrontation to Cooperation

Too often couples are short-sighted, pretending that "togetherness" will never ever cease.

(SALEM) - Marriage is a challenge at any age, but once you retire, your orbit become exposure to the 24/7 cycle. This can bring you into a period of greater collaboration, or more intensive confrontation.

We therefore need to establish a Plan A and Plan B, because either contingency could crop up.

Congressman Walden`s Tea Party Determined to Put Millionaires Before Medicare & Middle Class in New Budget

In supporting this Tea Party budget, Walden is asking seniors to pay more so that millionaires pay less.

(WASHINGTON DC) - They surrendered on the debt ceiling and lost the battle over the fiscal cliff.

Yet Tea Party Republicans and Congressman Greg Walden are more determined than ever to get their way...

Statement by the President on the Opening of Combat Units to Women

The U.S. joins other nations in allowing women to serve in more dangerous roles.

(WASHINGTON DC) - The following statements are from U.S. President Barack Obama about the decision to allow women to serve in U.S. front line combat units.

Obama says it is another historic step toward harnessing the talents and skills of U.S. citizens...

Union Pacific Railroad Invests $13.2 Million to Strengthen Oregon`s Transportation Infrastructure

"Project funded by private investment, not taxpayer dollars" - Union Pacific

(ROSEVILLE, CA) - Union Pacific Railroad will strengthen Oregon’s transportation infrastructure by investing approximately $13.2 million in the rail line between Troutdale and The Dalles.

Survey Finds NRA Members United

91% of NRA Members Support Laws to Stop Mentally Ill from Acquiring Firearms.

(FAIRFAX, VA) - The National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action conducted a national scientific poll of its members and found near unanimity among NRA members on a wide range of issues involving mental health reform and firearm rights.

Gun control advocates including New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, as well as various media outlets, have released data claiming to represent the views of NRA members...

What`s the Federal Poverty Level for 2013?

OCPP has updated its chart HUD Median Income Limits for Oregon Compared to Poverty Income.

(SILVERTON, OR) - The federal government has released the 2013 Federal Poverty Income Guidelines, better known as the "federal poverty level."

Obama, Osama, 911 and Jap Oranges...
The Great Dershowitz/Chomsky Debate

Give a man a spade and he'll plant a seed. Give him a plow and a horse and he'll plant a crop. Give him a tractor and he'll drive to the nearest liquor store.
- Ancient Peace Corps rubric

(DAYTONA BEACH, FL) - This has been the decade of the great divide.

Since September 11, 2001, two diametrically opposite opinions have been expressed to the world incessantly, both concerning a simple set of unassailable facts...

The Struggle to Go Home in Post war Sri Lanka: The Story of Mullikulam

Their struggle to return home continues.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka GroundViews) - In 2011, a young Advanced Level student from Mullikulam in the district of Mannar, living as an Internally Displaced Person (IDP) in a camp in Thalvupadu, Mannar, shared with me an assignment she had done about her village and effects of displacement.

She proudly described the richness of her hometown in terms of natural resources, culture and traditions.

Are Zionists Now Calling the Shots in the Anglican Church?

Read the signs? Surely they were plain to see. The forces of evil had already pushed some societies into the moral cesspit.

(LONDON) - Rowan Williams’s role as a figure of unity in the worldwide Anglican Communion, which is represented in over 130 countries, meant that he was in a position to “bring the needs and voices of those fighting poverty, disease and the effects of conflict, to the attention of national and international policy makers and donor agencies".

Or so we were told.