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UO Professors and Students Launch Digital Ethnography Website About the Oaxaca Social Movement in Mexico

The website includes background information about the histories of different social movements in Oaxaca during the past three decades and a video timeline of key events of the Oaxaca social movement from June through October of 2006.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - In 2006, a group of women in Oaxaca, Mexico took over television and radio stations in support of striking teachers who were being brutalized by state police forces and paramilitary groups.

Amber Alert Issued For Texas Girl Believed to be in Grave and Immediate Danger

The girl was last seen wearing lime green shorts, a green striped shirt with a white collar and Hello Kitty earrings. She has a small scar on right eyebrow and a birthmark on her upper leg.

(HIDALGO, Tx.) - The State of Texas issued an Amber Alert early this morning after a child was reportedly abducted while playing in front of her home in Hidalgo on Tuesday evening.

Hidalgo is just south of McAllen on the Mexican border.

Around 1200 Attend Immigration Rights Rally in Salem (VIDEO)

Activists say there is a clear link between the country's broken immigration system and its broken economy.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A crowd of approximately 1,200 gathered in Salem today at the state capitol as part of a nationwide movement to show solidarity for immigration rights.

The momentum behind immigration reform has been gaining since the election of President Obama, who has expressed his support for change in this area of American society.

Swine Influenza Now in the United States

At this time there have been no severe illnesses or fatalities seen in the United States. However, CDC and state public and animal health authorities are still in the early stages of the investigations.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Eight human cases of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection have been identified in San Diego County and Imperial County, California as well as in San Antonio, Texas.

This strain of influenza virus is unique because it is a combination of swine, bird, and human influenza viruses.

Swine Influenza and Severe Cases of Respiratory Illness Reported in Mexico

CDC has NOT recommended that people avoid travel to Mexico at this time. If you are planning travel to Mexico, follow these recommendations to reduce your risk of infection and help you stay healthy.

(MEXICO CITY) - According to the World Health Organization, the Government of Mexico has reported three separate events of influenza-like-illness. In the Federal District of Mexico, surveillance began picking up cases of influenza-like-illnesses starting on March 18th, 2009.

The number of cases has risen steadily through April and as of April 23rd, there were more than 854 cases of pneumonia from the capital.

President Obama Visits Mexico and South American Nations

At the welcoming ceremony, the U.S. President was joined by Mexican President Calderon. They pledged to work together in new ways to crack down on the drug cartels tied to so much tragedy on both sides of the border.

(MEXICO CITY) - The President landed in Mexico Thursday where he met with President Felipe Calderon in anticipation of the Summit of the Americas.

Before leaving, Obama reached out to all of the nations who will be in attendance with an op-ed published in English, Spanish or Portuguese in a number of newspapers.

Oregon Hiking Steps Forward at Pacific Crest Trail Fest

Discover Oregon's Pacific Trail at a special event later this month.

(SALEM, Ore.) - For anyone who has ever spent time on, or wondered what it would be like to set foot on the Pacific Crest Trail, this event is for you.

The annual Trail Fest arrives in Portland at the end of March. It hasn't been held here since 2005 and it won't be back in P-Town till 2013.

Oregon Troopers Make Second Large Suspected Cocaine Bust in Less than a Week

The traffic stop led to the discovery of approximately 51 lbs. of suspected cocaine with an estimated value of about $700,000.

(WOODBURN, Ore.) - In less than one week, Oregon State Police troopers have made a significant seizure of suspected cocaine during a traffic stop.

The latest traffic stop Thursday afternoon on Interstate 5 north of Woodburn led to the arrest of three men and the seizure of approximately 51 lbs. of suspected cocaine.

Oregon Double Murder Suspect Arrested in Mexico

This arrest potentially clears the only open City of Independence homicide case in 22 years.

(INDEPENDENCE, Ore.) - Police in Independence have experienced a significant victory in a Double Homicide investigation dating back to 1995, thanks to the help of a retired sheriff and police in Mexico.

Chief Vernon Wells with Independence Police, says the recent arrest of 38-year old Antonio Carrillo-Vera, brings to a close the only unresolved homicide in the City of Independence since 1986.

The Appeal of Mystery

The Conservative base of the Republican Party holds true to Christian givens passed down through centuries, and dutifully accepts as Gospel what it is told by Priests or Evangelists without question. Democrats tend more toward the Age of Enlightenment that began in the Middle Age but came to fruition near its end.

(PASO ROBLES, Calif.) - I love a mystery as much as anyone does; they are weird and wonderful, but I also enjoy the thrill of discovering that what I once believed to be mysterious truly isn't. For there are mysteries we believe to be, only because we have been told they are.

There was a time when it was dangerous to question religion , and the punishment was so severe it was safer to accept our givens [that which by habit and tradition has passed from one generation to the next as undeniable truth] than to be exposed to the consequence of non-belief.

It is now safer for individuals to distinguish between the opinion of others and what each independently determines to be true, but not entirely.