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Bobby Tillman, `Her Baby is Gone` (In Memorial)

We live in an age where violence knows no limitations.

(CLEVELAND) - A recent murder at a house party in Douglas County, Georgia has stirred the normally quiet community where the incident took place."

18-year old Bobby Tillman was killed at a house party in a reportedly unprovoked attack. Four separate teenagers have been arrested and charged with 1st degree murder. The suspects range in age from 18 to 19 years.

City of Beaverton Promotes National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week

(BEAVERTON, Ore.) - Pause to consider these statistics: Beaverton has more than 1,290 foreclosed homes, which equates to nearly one in every 36 homes. Last year in the Beaverton School District, there were 1,580 homeless students and currently 37.1% of Beaverton's students are on free and reduced lunch benefits. In Washington County, one in every 382 people is homeless.

Road to Hope Convoy Stalled at Egyptian Border

“Now we find ourselves in our third day at the Libyan / Egyptian border and we remain hopeful that the land route will be opened to us in the coming days” -Ken O’Keefe

(TOBRUK) - The Road to Hope humanitarian aid convoy continues its role in the international community’s collective mission to break the illegal siege of Gaza and deliver desperately needed aid to the people of Palestine in Gaza.

The convoy comprises 30 vehicles and 101 humanitarian aid workers.

Siletz Tribe Funds to Aid Local Emergency Food Agencies

(SALEM, Ore.) - Five nonprofit partners that provide food and shelter to needy people in Marion County will benefit from a $4,831 grant for equipment from Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund. Marion-Polk Food Share will accept the grant in a distribution ceremony on Nov. 5 at Chinook Winds Hotel in Lincoln City.

As the regional food bank, MPFS provides capacity building support as well as food supplies to its 87 member charities throughout Marion and Polk counties. The grant request made by MPFS on behalf of its network partners will benefit two Salem shelters, Salem Outreach Shelter/YWCA, Stepping Out Ministries; one in Mt. Angel, St. Joseph Shelter; three Forever Homes (one in Keizer and two in Salem) operated by Catholic Community Services; and Sacred Heart Food Bank in Gervais.

Oregon Shows its Heart by Arresting `Delinquent` Parents

How does Oregon benefit by taking a parent who can't pay their bills, and placing them in an overcrowded taxpayer funded jail?

(SALEM, Ore.) - Oregon's Attorney General says arrests of moms and dads in the Portland area and a new Website are part of an effort to raise awareness about the importance of child support collection in Oregon.

Jimmy McMillan, `The Rent Is Too Damn High`

This candidate for NY governor says his straightforward approach is gaining momentum.

(CLEVELAND) - Jimmy (rent is too damn high) McMillan says every city town and county within the state of New York must be reformed. He says, "Not one elected official is worth being an Elected Official, describing them all as failures."

McMillan says his campaign for Public Office can be the best campaign ever for the people in the City of New York.

Viva Palestina Convoy Breaks Siege and Engers Gaza to Jubilant Crowds

The Viva Palestina convoy of almost 150 vehicles, 370 people from 30 different countries and $5 million of aid has entered Gaza.

(GAZA CITY) - Amidst scenes of jubilation from thousands of Palestinians there to greet the convoy, Kevin Ovenden, the convoy director, expressed his joy at being in Gaza once again.

The convoy set out four weeks and five days ago from London, travelling through France, Italy, Greece, Turkey and Syria, before reaching Gaza.

Soles4Souls Announces Completion of First Haiti Housing Project

Soles4Souls has provided sustained relief to Haiti since the earthquake in January, including distributing more than 1 million pairs of shoes to the victims.

(NASHVILLE, Tn.) - Soles4Souls Inc., the international shoe charity dedicated to providing shoes to people in need, announced this morning it has finished construction on its first housing project in Haiti.

Anarchy 101: Time to Begin Ignoring Law?

Food for thought on our national military/legal industrial complex...

(SALEM, Ore.) - We have tried and failed as a nation. The United States has reduced itself to the point of ridiculous exasperation.

Support for the murderous politics of Israel, two poorly selected wars based on false flag information, stolen presidencies; laws designed to purely favor the insurance and pharmaceutical industries; endless greed- these things take their toll.

Behind Federal Government`s Lies: Real Economic Numbers Prove US in Great Depression

They're using skewed numbers based on a purposefully misleading method of calculating the number. At best they're liars, at worst, criminals.

(CHICAGO) - The US government has been playing with the economic numbers for years and now the statistics have become nothing more than a carnival shell game.