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Search for Kyron Continues

The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office search for Kyron enters the 10th week.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Investigators with the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, along with search and rescue personnel from throughout Oregon and S.W. Washington, spent Saturday August 7th and Sunday, August 8th searching for the missing boy, following up on information received related to the Kyron Horman investigation.

Deputies in Multnomah County say they are following up on leads as they are called in.

Marijuana Medical Journal: the Best is O`Shaughnessy`s

Getting to know one of the oldest marijuana related publications.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - This must be about the tenth year that this amazing publication has come out. I am lucky enough to have a copy of every edition.

The writers are first in their classes starting with Dr. William O’Shaughnessy himself in 1838 and the California Medical Marijuana doctors have been like Battalion Scouts and Pointmen and I cannot state a better accolade.

D.C. Unveils Draft Medical Marijuana Regulations

Mayor’s Order Stalls Implementation Until January 2011, Advocates Say Delays Come at Cost to Patients

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - According to a series of proposed regulations released today by Mayor Adrian Fenty and the City Administrator, various agencies tasked with overseeing the District’s recently approved medical marijuana law will not have the authority to begin licensing providers or accepting patient applications until January 1, 2011.

That means patients suffering from conditions such as cancer and HIV/AIDS will be unnecessarily forced to wait even longer for relief.

Once-Influential Lobbyist Indicted on Illegal Contributions Charges/Magliocchetti-PMA

Following the money trail with MAPLight.org.

(BERKELEY, Calif.) - According to the Washington Post, Paul J. Magliocchetti, the founder of a once-influential defense lobbying firm PMA Group has been indicted on charges that he made hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal campaign contributions.

Since the 2002 election cycle, PMA Group has given 1,199 contributions totaling $1,214,748 to elected members of Congress who have served in the 109th, 110th and 111th Congresses. In that same time frame,

Evidence Shows Oregon Inmate Was Falsely Convicted

DNA clears African-American inmate serving 19-year sentence for sex abuse.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Documents in the case of an African-American man serving a 19-year sentence for sex crimes against a child, spell out what may be one of Oregon's more significant miscarriages of justice.

38-year old Terrence Kimble's story is very hard to believe, yet it is a fact that this man has had to live with for almost ten years while incarcerated in the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem. From the beginning of his ordeal, Kimble has been denied a lie detector test

California`s Prop 8 Overturned by Federal Judge

Civil rights advocates spent the day giving each other high fives!

(Northern District of California) - A federal judge ruled Wednesday that California's Prop 8 is unconstitutional. The ruling in the federal trial challenging California's ban on marriage for same-sex couples held that it's unconstitutional to have one set of laws for some Californians and another for others.

Chicken Night at the Oregon State Penitentiary

"Who I saw up against the wall were all African-Americans" - William Coleman, former Oregon Corrections Officer

(SALEM, Ore.) - This installment in our special series expose on corruption and racism in the Oregon State Prison in Salem has a touch of humor.

Comedy's a rare bird in this neck of the woods.

Contributions Connected to the Wyly Family

The spotlight is on two Texas billionaire brothers.

(BERKELEY, Calif.) - According to the Washington Post, "The SEC has charged Samuel Wyly and Charles Wyly -- billionaire brothers in Texas who have been major political donors to conservative campaigns -- with reaping more than $550 million through fraudulent practices."

Contributors attached to Ranger Governance Ltd. gave 134 contributions totaling $178,600 for election cycles 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010. All 134 contributions associated with Ranger Governance Ltd. were made by members of the Wyly family.

Clackamas Woman Arrested in Shooting Death of Husband

On Friday, July 23 the Oregon State Medical Examiner Office performed an autopsy on Richard Meisner Schreiner and it was determined that he died from a gunshot wound.

(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) - At approximately 10:25 a.m. today, 70-year old Carol Jean Schreiner was arrested on Probable Cause of Murder in the shooting death of her husband, 73-year old Richard Meisner Schreiner.

Detectives from the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Homicide and Violent Crimes Unit arrested Carol Jean Schreiner, who surrendered to detectives at the Clackamas County Jail in Oregon City.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving Downgraded to a `D` Charity Rating Guide

Poor Fundraising Practices and Too Little Focus on Victim Services Earn MADD Low Grade.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The American Institute of Philanthropy’s (AIP) Charity Rating Guide & Watchdog Report has downgraded Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) to a “D” rating on a A-F scale in its August 2010 report.

“Under the leadership of CEO Chuck Hurley, MADD further diminished its focus on victim services and educating Americans about the dangers of drunk driving, instead pushing anti-drinking, anti-alcohol public policies,” said American Beverage Institute (ABI) Managing Director Sarah Longwell.