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Phone Stolen from Child of Murder Victim on Christmas Night

It is hard to be one step ahead when you don’t think like a thief.

(SALEM) - Last night, the Grinch showed up in Redmond, Oregon. On Christmas night, a precious little girl who recently lost her mother had her phone, gifts and personal belongings stolen from the family’s vehicle.

27-year old Jessie Doyle Cavett was murdered by her estranged husband on October 12, 2013. Her two children were at the scene, and daughter Peyton was able to call for help. That is an amazing feat in itself, rising above the trauma and finding the rational thought to immediately use the phone. It was especially mature for someone her age. Peyton is five.

Afghan Men Now See Women as a Challenge, Says Farkhunda Zahra Naderi

"Our democracy is very fresh and fragile and people are critical of it. But I tell them, you have the power to change the status quo." - Farkhunda Zahra Naderi

(KABUL) - Farkhunda Zahra Naderi, member of the National Assembly of Afghanistan, has unveiled a few myths about the oppressed Afghan women.

While speaking during a round table organized by Asia Society, Farkhunda Zahra Naderi said that women were venturing out of the houses despite being war in the country.

The least of These My Brothers... Requiem For Ron

Ron was always bringing home the halt and the lame, tramps off boxcars (it was the Thirties, after all, and he seemed to be fascinated by their vagrant spirit), feral cats, orphaned or sick dogs.

(DAYTONA BEACH) - His 70th birthday on December 23 eleven years ago, like Landor's, was his last. Ron was the youngest of the four of us; had therefore the most to prove; and somehow for that reason was the best of us.

My Mother tried early to contain, perhaps protect him. Our house was on a hill, without a fence, overlooking the highway.

Mom in Marijuana Case Daisy Bram Found Guilty: Kids Remain in State Custody

Daisy Bram fought valiantly for over two years against impossible odds, winning her first bout only to have the Butte County DA refile the case this second time.

(MARYSVILLE) - This past week on December 10th, trial began for Daisy Bram, a well known mother who has made headlines everywhere for fighting to have her children back.

During an early morning raid Sept. 29, 2011, investigators found 95 marijuana plants in various stages and 7 lbs at the residence Daisy Bram and Jayme Walsh resided in.

Family Alerted of House Fire By Passerby

A woman observed the fire and pounded on the door alerting the residents. Everyone got out safely.

(ALBANY, OR) - Monday at 2:07 p.m. the Albany Fire Department was called to a house fire at 2887 SE Grand Prairie RD. Arriving vehicles saw smoke coming from the house. The fire went to a second alarm about 3:00 p.m. Corvallis Fire, Lebanon Fire and Tangent Fire came to the scene while Jefferson Fire covered the city.

At the time of the fire Spencer Kernats and his daughter Brooklyn 2 Â1/2 were in the house along with their dog Gabby and their cat Mama. Andrea & Mark Ylen were the first at the scene after seeing the fire from across the bridge.

`Back for Christmas` for Stolen UK & Foreign Children

3 Court Hearings in December illustrate how the UK’s ‘child protection’ system is an international scandal

(LONDON) - The Association of McKenzie Friends is an unfunded network of individuals. It has come together to help parents whose children were taken and imprisoned, fending for themselves as Litigants in Person. Our petition Children Placed in Foster Care was put before the House of Commons on 3 September 2013 without any response so far.

Vicky Haigh was imprisoned for 3 years for supposedly having breached a ‘non-molestation order’ – by saying ‘hello’ when she saw her daughter accidentally at a petrol station.

Human Violence: Understanding it... Ending it

Ending human violence will require us to stop terrorizing our children, giving violent individuals support and safe spaces in which to feel their suppressed fear consciously, and changing institutions, such as the legal system, so that we no longer use fear to try to 'modify' behavior.

(TASMANIA, Aust.) - Violence is the most pervasive and destructive human problem of them all. It has been present for as long as history records. We are mired in it, all over the world, every day of our lives.

It now threatens to obliterate us from the historical record within decades, if not sooner.

Dementia Can Fragment the Family

Flexibility is the byword. One never knows tomorrow's menu of doings, just so long as you don't permit yourself to be done in. Empathy makes that engine chug along and stay on track.

(SALEM) - I recently spoke to a nephew in Florida about a case of dementia in his family. He asked that I not disclose the name of the person involved, but it's ok to share his dilemma anonymously. It would be a "good education" for all of us, he stated.

Let's call that lady "Martha". She's a retired educator, married with no birth family members living anywhere nearby. Her husband, "Fred", is the principal caretaker.

Small Talk Can Mean a Big Deal

My conclusion as an explorer of human relations is that "small talk" often reaps big positive results.

(SALEM) - When much, much younger, I mistakenly thought that intelligence was what made me worthwhile as a person. My brain was viewed as my most important functioning organ, and so those feeble attempts to spout "knowledge" drove the engine.

I can recall how at age 8 or 9 my father would march me in front of other adults as a show-and-tell showcase he could glorify about.

Empowering Women Empowers the World

When a woman is raped in this region their men reject them, cast them out of their homes and often turn their children against them. Women become outcasts in their own communities and homes.

(WASHINGTON DC) - The eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been mired in violence perpetrated by various rebel groups in geostrategic and ethnic wars for the last two decades.

This area of the DRC is rich in mineral wealth that foreign countries seek to use in many electronic and travel innovations. Unfortunately, access to these minerals has wreaked havoc and devastation on the communities in this area.