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Judi Rudoren, Another Member of the Family: Meet the New York Times` New Israel - Palestine News Chief

Let us hope Rudoren understands that good reporting does not equate a false narrative with a factual one...

(SACRAMENTO) - Michael Lerner, the editor of Tikkun Magazine, is known for his frequent condemnations of Israeli violence against Palestinians.

He is labeled “pro-Palestinian” for such statements and is regularly attacked by pro-Israel zealots who charge that he is disloyal to the Jewish state.

Reefer Madness: the Worst Form of Chronic Paranoia

Prosecuting attorneys, judges, juries; seem to feel that severely punishing Marijuana users is a sort of game.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - As a physician, I never knew until fairly recently that Reefer Madness and subsequent paranoia were both contagious and very long lasting.

The diatribe about the horrific dangers of Marijuana by Harry Anslinger and the Hearst newspapers of the late 1930’s has lasted to this day...

Wintery Start to the Week over California Passes

After a break on Tuesday, another storm system will move quickly across the Golden State on Wednesday, quite possibly bringing similar weather conditions.

(STATE COLLEGE, PA) - A storm system pushing inland will produce gusty winds and snow showers over Donner, Cajon and Tejon passes to start the week.

While some ski resorts in the Sierra Nevada will be treated with up to a foot of snow into tonight, the fast-moving storm system will make for tricky travel in the passes.

Environmental Protection Agencies: Federal and State Versions Under Siege

Reducing Power and Lowering Standards of Environmental Oversight Is Fiscal Stupidity.

(LAGUNA BEACH) - They pitch the battle as environment vs. jobs, it is a phony argument using economic recovery through ecological laxity as the key to our nation’s fiscal woes.

This type of “Zero Sum Game,” is a winner-take-all scenario that will create more jobs---More jobs in the remediation and restoration career sectors after we’ve destroyed our country’s ecologies.

PTSD, Marijuana and the Atlantic Magazine

“... Leveque estimates he signed 1,000 permits for PTSD, and said he did so with a clear conscience.” - The Atlantic

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - Every once in a while a major world class magazine will produce a story on this subject.

The Atlantic hits the nail right on the head with, The Case for Treating PTSD in Veterans with Medical Marijuana by Martin Mulcahey.

US Riot Police Detain 10 Occupy Portland Protesters

Riot police in the US city of Portland have arrested at least ten Occupy demonstrators who were holding a peaceful protest rally against the brutality of security forces.

(TEHRAN PressTV) - A 15-year-old boy was among those detained by the riot police on Monday night in Portland, Oregon.

The latest arrests come as local authorities have in recent days launched a crackdown against the nationwide Occupy movement.

San Onofre Nuclear Reactor May Have Radiation Leak

Officials say there is no danger...

(SAN DIEGO) - The San Onofre nuclear plant had a potential radiation leak in one of the unit's steam generator tubes Tuesday.

Southern California Edison said, "The potential leak poses no imminent danger to the public or plant workers. There has been no release to the atmosphere."

Medical Marijuana: What is the Dose?

A lethal dose has never happened, ever.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - This question has popped up a million times since the discovery of THC in about 1926 by Dr. Fieser at Harvard.

It was thought at that time that THC was THE substance which caused all of the effects of the drug.

Tensions Rise Between Police and Occupy Protesters

Police brutality at Occupy Oakland...

(OAKLAND, Calif.) - Things appear to be turning ugly between police and Occupy protesters in the US.

The movement has staged protests across the country over the past few months, to highlight, amongst other things, corporate greed and economic inequality.

Petition: Fire Deputy Who Slugged a Mentally Disabled Woman!

This issue may not have even seen the light had it not been for civilian Jermaine Greer, who happened to film the episode on his cell phone.

(REDWOOD CITY, Calif.) - There were two trained police deputies and only one unarmed, mentally disabled woman on a public bus in southern California.

But somehow, the deputies could not resolve the ensuing conflict with her without punching her in the face.