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Why Doesn`t Oregon Pass a Laura`s Law?

An estimated 3.6 million Americans suffer from untreated severe bipolar disorder or schizophrenia.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Laura Wilcox, a 19-year old sophomore from Haverford College, was working at Nevada County's public mental health clinic during her winter break from college.

Are Kaiser Employees in Downey working on top of a Nuclear Reactor?

There is no documentation of the SRE underground at Downey ever being decommissioned and disposed of and there may even be, more than one.

(LOS ANGELES, Calif.) - Many in Southern California are aware of those that became sickened while working at the former Downey NASA Boeing Industrial Plant.

When these illnesses were reported to all federal and local agencies, those reports went unanswered and/or flat out denied. The Property transfer was pushed through faster than an avalanche rolling down a mountain.

Children of Hollywood Featured in New Book

“Raised by the Stars” is published by McFarland and contains 50 photos.

(HOLLYWOOD, Calif.) - In the new book, “Raised by the Stars,” author Nick Thomas talks to the children of actors from cinema’s Golden Era about the joys and difficulties of growing up in the shadow of the Hollywood spotlight.

The Only Way To Oppose and End Nuclear Power, Is By Unifying Our Global Community

Beyond the UN Special meeting on Fukushima - All out effort now to help our Japanese activist friends thwart this latest high stakes play to usurp their abilities to end nuclear power in their country.

(ARCATA, Calif.) - What has just occurred at the UN always happens when ingrained power faces 'showdowns' over any loss of their domain.

Fukushima has exposed the worst of nuclear radiations to mankind, including overwhelming evidences of gross malpractices by the industry, government and its regulatory agencies, enough to bring repudiation by a huge majority of our worlds citizenry.

Opening the Floodgates of Justice in Fullerton... Slightly

'Second-degree" Murder for one officer and a lesser charge for a second in beating death... four still on the street.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The gang-like police officer beating death of 37-year old Kelly Thomas, who cried out for mercy, and for his father as Fullerton cops savagely struck and shocked him into a mortally injured state that led to his death five days later, is a terrible reality for the citizens of this city to bear.

Mr. Thomas suffered from schizophrenia. I'm sure we all know somebody who suffers from mental health issues, it is the hand some people are dealt.

A Story about the System

U.S. Special Forces at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, initially trained members of the Los Zeta’s Cartel - before they separated from the Mexican Army.

(SAN DIEGO) - Normal functioning humans, working for any government bureaucracy, often undergo a mystical transformation upon entering their workplace. They change into dysfunctional beings. “The system” makes this occur randomly or all the time.

Hiring Veterans Benefits Employers

Vets Bring More Than Job Skills To The Work Place.

(LOS ANGELES) - Vets on Set is a non-profit organization whose mission statement is to attain entertainment industry jobs for US military veterans. Their main purpose is to achieve this goal of job placement while highlighting little known benefits to employers.

Mexican Government Denied Information on ATF `Gun Walker` Operation

It's become a wild west world of Mexican mercenaries hired to save the populace from deadly cartels.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The United States govt. is continuing to frustrate Mexican officials, who have been battling extremely violent drug cartels in their country for the last three decades.

Mexico through diplomatic channels, has recently asked the United States to share with them all the available information and documentation concerning covert operations being conducted in their country by US military personal.

White House Backs Chemical Industry Against Kids, Stalling EPA Hazard Reviews of Toxic Chemicals Like TCE, Indefinitely

Obama is playing with fire, placing millions of Americans at risk and harming efforts to curb current problems.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Corporate polluters won two big victories recently, but you only heard about one. That was president Obama's decision to block EPA from issuing cleaner smog standards.

A Few Good Men, Too Many Chemicals

An eBook by Tim King and Robert O’Dowd tackles the environmental contamination at former MCAS El Toro and Camp Lejeune, including the murder of a senior Marine Corps officer at El Toro. The book is scheduled for release in October/November 2011.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A Few Good Men, Too Many Chemicals tells the story of the thousands of veterans, their families and civilian workers at former MCAS El Toro and Camp Lejeune.

At one time, these were two of the most hazardous military installations in the U.S.