A Hundred and Fifty Reasons to Support Salem-News.com

Numerous reasons to consider our mission.

150+ things that motivate Salem-News.com into action. Images below are milestones and accomplishments of the news team.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - It is a long list, and really doesn't cover everything. If I repeated words or thoughts I will correct them. The reasons that justify our existence, it seems, far outnumber what I have listed here.

Our continued operation and existence as a news agency is vital, we are in need of funding and those inclined to help are appreciated to no end. The road is bumpy and advertising support is minimal, our readers help keep the information moving.

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Bonnie King with Rock Promoter Pete Bennett

1. International Law
2. Truth
3. Justice
4. Peace
5. Integrity
6. Poverty
7. Americans
8. Hunger
9. Abuse
10. Neglect
11. Disease
12. Politics
13. Veterans
14. Patience

Bonnie King interviews Dr. Phil Leveque

15. Ignorance
16. Clarity
17. Political Freedom
18. Mexico
19. Endangered Species
20. Terrorism
21. Religious Fundamentalism
22. Intolerance
23. Disparity
24. Homelessness
25. Tolerance
26. Afghanistan
27. Courage
28. Health
29. Safety

Tim and Bonnie King with Matt Lintz

30. Clarity
31. Political Freedom
32. New Mexico
33. War Coverage
34. Terrorism
35. Religious Fundamentalism
36. Intolerance
37. Disparity
38. Hopelessness
39. Oregon
40. Mental Health
41. Corruption
42. War Crimes
43. Human Rights
44. Nuclear Power
45. History

First release of 'Newsic Revolution' by Agron Belica and an assortment of activists, singers and musicians. Commissioned by Tim King for Salem-News.com.

46. PTSD
47. Genocide
48. Ethnic Cleansing
49. Government
50. Protection
51. Freedom
52. Criticism
53. Sex Abuse
54. Torture
55. Genital Mutilation
56. Congo
57. Hypocrisy
58. Racism
59. The Environment
60. Clean Water
61. Animal Cruelty
62. Clarity
63. Political Freedom

Tim King on top of an Afghan mountain with two friends from the Salem/Keizer area, Dan Hokanson and Arnold Strong.

64. Prisons and Jails
65. Nature
66. Terrorism
67. Religious Fundamentalism
68. Intolerance
69. Disparity
70. Hopelessness
71. California
72. Public Safety
73. Music
74. Art
75. Entertainment
76. Women's Rights
77. Honesty
78. Sports
79. Human Trafficking
80. Rwanda
81. Children
82. Tribute
83. Aspiration
84. Achievement
85. Endurance

Dr. Phil Leveque, the late Author Jack Herer, Bonnie King and Allen St Pierre, at Hempstalk, September 12, 2009. Photo by Tim King

86. Fisheries
87. Police Abuse
88. Palestine
89. Information
90. Theater
91. Comfort
92. Interest
93. Fidelity
94. Fairness
95. Follow Through
96. Happiness
97. India
98. Dedication
99. Burma
100. Quality
101. Marine Corps
102. Expedience
103. Awareness
104. Big Wave Surfing
105. Trust
106. Confidence
107. Iraq
108. Clarity
109. Political Freedom
110. Faith
111. Spain

Tim and Bonnie King receive the 'Excellence in Journalism' Award presented by the Oregon Confederation of Motorcycle Clubs November 2010

112. Rain Forests
113. Terrorism
114. Religious Fundamentalism
115. Intolerance
116. Disparity
117. Hopelessness
118. Washington
119. Adherence
120. Survival
121. Vietnam
122. Protests
123. Video Reports
124. Sri Lanka
125. Missing People
126. Education
127. Gaza
128. Iran
129. Civilization
130. Drug Abuse
131. Morale
132. Wellness

Tim and Bonnie King won the 2011 Silver Spoke Media award at the NCOM Convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico on May 9, 2011

133. Balance
134. The Economy
135. Photography
136. Israel
137. Trends
138. Apartheid
139. Science
140. Cambodia
141. Technology
142. Breaking News
143. Wildlife
144. Local News
145. Experience
146. Logic Lebanon
147. Excellence

Tim King, Keynote Speaker at FeTNA 2012, Baltimore.

148. Accountability
149. Fortitude
150. Canada

We need to keep push forward. Thank you for your support.

Tim King: Salem-News.com Editor and Writer

You can write to Tim at this address: tim@salem-news.com.

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With almost 25 years of experience on the west coast and worldwide as a television news producer, photojournalist, reporter and assignment editor, Tim King is Salem-News.com's Executive News Editor. His background includes covering the war in Afghanistan in 2006 and 2007, and reporting from the Iraq war in 2008. Tim is a former U.S. Marine who follows stories of Marines and Marine Veterans; he's covered British Royal Marines and in Iraq, Tim embedded with the same unit he served with in the 1980's.

Tim holds awards for reporting, photography, writing and editing from traditional mainstream news agencies like The Associated Press and Electronic Media Association; he also holds awards from the National Coalition of Motorcyclists, the Oregon Confederation of Motorcycle Clubs; and was presented with a 'Good Neighbor Award' for his reporting, by the The Red Cross.

Tim King reporting from the war in Iraq

Tim's years as a Human Rights reporter have taken on many dimensions; he has rallied for a long list of cultures and populations and continues to every day, with a strong and direct concentration on the 2009 Genocide of Tamil Hindus and Christians in Sri Lanka. As a result of his long list of reports exposing war crimes against Tamil people, Tim was invited to be the keynote speaker at the FeTNA (Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America) Conference in Baltimore, in July 2012. This is the largest annual gathering of North American Tamils; Tim addressed more than 3000 people and was presented with a traditional Sri Lanka ‘blessed garland’ and a shawl as per the tradition and custom of Tamil Nadu

In a personal capacity, Tim has written 2,026 articles as of March 2012 for Salem-News.com since the new format designed by Matt Lintz was launched in December, 2005. Serving readers with news from all over the globe, Tim's life is literally encircled by the endless news flow published by Salem-News.com, where more than 100 writers contribute stories from 23+ countries and regions.

Tim specializes in writing about political and military developments worldwide; and maintains that the label 'terrorist' is ill placed in many cases; specifically with the LTTE Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka, where it was used as an excuse to slaughter people by the tens of thousands; and in Gaza, where a trapped population lives at the mercy of Israel's destructive military war crime grinder. At the center of all of this, Tim pays extremely close attention to the safety and welfare of journalists worldwide.