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Update on the Release of the FBI`s JFK Assassination Files

All remaining records will be released on a rolling basis in the coming weeks.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The FBI has authorized for release all previously withheld materials in its JFK assassination files.

Currently, the limited redactions relate to individuals who provided information during the course of the investigation, and whose lives may be at risk if they are publicly identified.

Early Morning Fire Guts Lebanon Mini Mart

There was no damage to the owners' home close by.

(LEBANON, Ore.) - An undetected fire tore through the C & R Mini Mart Monday morning destroying the small convenience store outside of Lebanon near Waterloo.

Firefighters received the call for flames coming from the rear of the market at 31054 Santiam Highway just before 5:00 a.m. and arrived to find the small market fully engulfed in flames.

The West Coast Still has the Most Expensive Gas in the Nation

Gas Prices Continue to Recover from Hurricanes

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Prices at the pump continue to edge lower as production ramps up after a severe hurricane season. For the week, the national average for regular unleaded slips a penny to $2.46 a gallon while the Oregon average also dips a penny to $2.75.

“Although retail gas prices have been ticking down, they’re still above last year’s prices and will likely remain more expensive than 2016 as we approach the holiday travel season...”

Gov. Christie`s Opioid Commission and the Nation`s Biggest Nightmare - J. David Haddox, MD, DDS

This should scare anyone involved in the prescription opioid/heroin epidemic.

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - J. David Haddox, MD, DDS is the "gate keeper" at Purdue Pharma and successfully downplayed the dangers of OxyContin in the late 1990's.

Haddox "coined" a word "pseudo-addiction" without scientific data. The definition of Haddox's word "pseudo-addiction" is A drug-seeking behavior that simulates true addiction, which occurs in patients with pain who are receiving inadequate pain medication.

Oregon Tax Kicker Percentage Corrected

Even if you don't have a filing obligation for 2017, you still have to file a 2017 tax return to claim your credit.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A corrected rate for Oregonians' tax surplus credit, or "kicker," for the 2016 tax year has been certified by the Office of Economic Analysis (OEA) since previous public announcements. The more than $463 million total tax surplus remains the same.

The surplus will be returned to taxpayers through a credit on their 2017 state personal income tax returns filed in 2018.

US Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah and Congressman Tom Marino Exposed

Hatch has sealed the report and it has never been made public.

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - This is the email I sent to every Attorney General today and people in high places:

It has not been a coincidence that in the past couple of years my articles for Salem-News.com and Global News Centre.com have focused on US Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah and Congressman Tom Marino of Pennsylvania. They are now exposed for their contribution to the Tsunami of prescription opioid addictions and deaths ravaging our country.

Schrader Slams Trump Announcement to End Cost Lowering Health Care Payments as Pure Spite

There is no practical or necessary reason...other than to deliberately and actively take away health care.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) issued the following statement in response to the President’s announcement to stop cost sharing reduction (CSR) payments for the individual health insurance exchange. It’s estimated that ending CSR payments will hike exchange-plan premiums an average of 20 percent.

"...But his actions today, which do nothing but purposely strip people of health care, speak so much louder than hollow words. It is time for Congress to reassert itself and legislate a bipartisan solution for millions of Americans."

Caught you US Senator Orrin Hatch! Now Release the Opioid Report!

Join the rally cry for release of the US Senate Finance Committee report.

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - In the 15 years I have been reporting on the prescription opioid epidemic, it has in some ways been frustrating to be a forerunner in exposing the criminal activity of pharma, the FDA, politicians, physicians, pain foundations and organizations profiting from the surging death and addiction rates -- while US Senator Orrin Hatch is allowed to obstruct justice.

In 2012, the US Senate Finance Committee began an investigation into the prescription opioid epidemic. When the report was finished, Orrin Hatch simply had the contents sealed closed.

VPN Viewers Find Solutions to Netflix Limitations

Consumers bypass Netflix restrictions with the help of certain VPNs.

(SALEM, Ore.) - In 2016, Netflix, the popular online video streaming platform banned IP addresses associated with the VPN networks, from accessing its services.

Although this step had implications on a large number of Netflix users everywhere, the ones that used ExpressVPN continued to enjoy the Netflix services.

The biggest issue with Netflix is that its services are country-specific, implying that if you stay in the UK, and want to watch the Netflix programs available in the US, you can’t do it unless you use services like virtual private networks.

Why Tom Marino Won`t be Confirmed as Drug Czar by the U.S. Senate

Marino's support of Trump in 2016 presidential election may have played into his appointment by the President as Drug Czar

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - President Trump announced that he was nominating Rep. Tom Marino (R) of Pennsylvania to head the Office of National Drug Control Policy for the second time.

Marino had cited personal reasons for turning down the prestigious position several months ago. His personal reasons "resolved" themselves and Marino was appointed for a second time by Trump.