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Letter to the Editor:
Oregon; A State of Transit Deception

Without real change, Oregon will remain a state of transit deception; superior now but in serious trouble for the future.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Look around the Willamette Valley and you will see the Max train running through Portland, buses riding through neighborhoods, and trains that cross state lines into Washington.

You may see all of this and think Oregon has public transportation pretty well figured out, as most people do, and reside in the comfort that with all the problems our country faces today, at least Oregon can get from point A to point B better than anyone else in America.

Two-Car Motor Vehicle Crash Sends Six People to the Hospital

One driver was cited for a right of way violation, both vehicles were totaled.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Marion County Senior Deputy Todd Bay was headed to work Thursday afternoon when he came upon a serious motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Cordon Road NE and Swegle Road NE. It occurred at 5:34 p.m.

Medics were immediately called to treat the victims of the crash.

Man Dies From Motorcycle Crash Near McMinnville

The driver is hospitalized with serious injuries.

(AMITY, Ore.) - An Amity-area man died Friday evening at a Portland hospital from injuries sustained in a July 24th crash along Highway 99W near McMinnville.

Police Investigating Death of Woman After Parking Lot Mishap

An elderly woman died after being knocked over by a vehicle in a parking lot. Police say there are no criminal circumstances, but they are investigating.

(TIGARD, Ore.) - The Tigard Police Traffic Unit is investigating the death of a 90 year-old Tigard area woman. Police are working to determine if the victim died as a result of being struck while walking as a vehicle backed from a parking spot.

The incident occurred at the Tigard Towne Square shopping center located at 16200 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard on July 29th at approximately 1:45 pm.

Canals of England the Only Way to Travel

"As I manned the tiller and leaned wistfully against the helm, my thoughts began to wander..."

(ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.) - For a brief moment, through a gap in the trees of the Forest of Arden, I caught a glimpse of Bredon Hill. It was the home of my boyhood and forty-five years peeled back to a time when I once ran to the top of the hill to see the land of Seven Kingdoms.

On that day long ago the wind whipped smartly through long hair that I no longer have.

Irvine-Corona Tunnel Is A Highway to Many Hells

A Tale of Two Counties That Ignore Biological Consequences.

(IRVINE, Calif.) - The “dig, baby, dig” crazies have taken over Southern California, matching their oil and natural gas drilling whacko friends in fantasy trade-offs that nonsensically create more problems than they solve.

After all, this is riotous Lotus or La-La Land, and no one typifies it more than those who think the next great concrete band-aid will be the one that instantly remedies our over-population hence traffic circulation problems.

Log Truck Driver Dies in Crash Near Vernonia

The driver's juvenile age son was extricated by rescue crews and transported by LifeFlight with serious injuries.

(VERNONIA, Ore.) - Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers are continuing the investigation of Thursday afternoon's log-truck involved fatal traffic crash on Highway 47 near Stoney Point Road north of Vernonia.

According to OSP Sergeant Larry Lucas, on July 22, 2010 at approximately 1:15 p.m. a loaded log truck driven by 33-year old Joshua Schultz of Vernonia, was northbound on Highway 47 near Stoney Point Road when, for an unknown reason, it traveled off the highway.

Crash Near Newberg Kills One

Anyone with any information about the crash or who witnessed the crash are urged to contact Captain Jeff Kosmicki of the Newberg-Dundee Police Department.

(NEWBERG, Ore.) - A Monday afternoon two-car crash in Newberg has left one person dead, one critically injured and two with unknown injuries.

One Dies in Crash Near Roseburg

One person died and several were injured..

(ROSEBURG, Ore.) - Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers from the Roseburg Area Command office are continuing the investigation into Monday morning's fatal traffic crash just west of Winston that resulted in the death of one person and serious injuries to two others.

The names of the two people from Riddle in the vehicle occupied by the victim are being released.

BIG Beards and BIG Lights Top the Concert Line-Up at the 2010 Oregon State Fair

Concert headliners include ZZ Top, Dierks Bentley and the Michael Jackson Laser & Dance Spectacular

(SALEM, Ore.) - With more than 9,000 things to do, see and taste, the 2010 Oregon State Fair is too big to miss. It truly has something for everybody, with events and activities that are classic and cutting‐edge.

Where else could you, in one day, go to a lumberjack competition, walk through Jurassic park, enter a watermelon seed spitting contest, ride a Ferris wheel, taste Oregon’s finest wines, and see country star Dierks Bentley in concert?

No where!