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Wolves Lurk in Salem

Unusual sights in the capitol city.

(SALEM) - There are wolves prowling around the Department of Corrections grounds off Center Street. I timidly slid past one that was crouching near a fir tree. Another bared his teeth, staring at me menacingly. It made me nervous.

There are gray wolves, brown wolves, and painted striped wolves. They’re about a half an inch thick and stiff as, well, a board.

PART II: Behold The Self-Righteous BANANA
NIMBY, BANANA, BANDANA

BANANA: PART II in a 3 Part Series
BANANA: Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything….or Anyone

(LAGUNA BEACH, CA) - BANANAs might be comprehensible to readers as NIMBYs to the nth power.

Think of them as small children who learn early on the immature and unreasonable power of “NO!” that can stop a parent dead in their tracks at the mall-----whereas “YES” doesn’t get much of a reaction.

Palestine: `It happened in July`

A review of Israel's Human Rights violations in July dating back to 1919.

(BETHLEHEM) - Israel's long list of crimes against the Palestinian people is only distinguished by its rampant levels of cruelty.

As the U.S. fails to cite Israel for any religious violations, Prof. Qumsiyeh offers a brief review of important dates related to Israel's unjust political persecution of Palestinians.

U.S. State Department`s International Religious Freedom Report for 2011 is a Flawed Document

The U.S. presents twisted information that is designed to meet corporate goals.

(SALEM) - Each time an item like this is released I read it with optimism. As a Human Rights reporter, I can't recall a single time I was not dismayed, even horrified by what I see.

It is one thing for a government to have alliances, but to have it blatantly overlook governments that violate its stated goal is more than hypocrisy.

Less Videogames, More Reading

Many critics believe that videogame-abuse negatively affects teenagers by increasing violent behavior in them.

(MADRID, Spain) - It was unthinkable to see TV commercials promoting videogames, until now.

Romney`s Ignorance About Palestine and Israel Irreversibly Exposed

Suggesting Palestinians earn roughly half of what Israeli make, is more than a glaring mistake.

(SALEM) - Even those of us who know about the financial disparity of Occupied Palestine, are shocked by Presidential candidate Mitt Romney's extreme lack of understanding of Middle east problems.

They were thrust into the spotlight by his claim in recent days, that Palestinians earn half of what Israelis earn.

Bargain Basement Deals on America`s Historic Homes?

Serious pieces of American history are selling for very little cost.

(SALEM) - As the value of the American dream itself goes into mortgage, there appears an interesting value-based aspect in the historical housing market of this country.

A recent trip to Baltimore opened my eyes to the notion of a 200+ year old American city. The discovery that homes from the Colonial period were selling for so little was a real eye opener.

My Opiate Experience

Part 2 of a series; see Part 1 here

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - "A Chronic Pain Patient" speaks out about the over-prescribing of painkillers by physicians without rambling, blaming abusers, defending their use of multiple painkillers and denying addiction.

Double Standards of Mass Murder (GRAPHIC IMAGES)

"Now, even as we learn how this happened and who's responsible, we may never understand what leads anybody to terrorize their fellow human beings like this. Such violence, such evil is senseless." --Barack Obama

(MANAMA, Bahrain) - A Virginia college, a Colorado high school, a Texas military base, an Arizona strip mall, a Colorado movie theatre—all have become part of a recurring event in America: mass murder.

Following the latest massacre, Tom Mauser, father of a 15-year-old victim at the Columbine High School slaughter in 1999, described the inescapable scene...

Blindness Sweeps Large Parts of Sri Lanka

Doctors have no answers, experts say there are no logical explanations.

(SALEM) - Blindness has swept throughout much of the Sinhalese Buddhist culture in Sri Lanka, leaving vast swaths of this population completely in the dark.

Justification is something we are all capable of, but it differs significantly from a rationalization.