Salem-News.com United-nations articles Page 11

74 More Oregon Lives Claimed by COVID-19

The rate of COVID-19 in unvaccinated people is four times higher than in vaccinated people.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - There are 74 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 4,543. The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) also reported 1,211 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today, bringing the state total to 371,001.

There were 2,025 breakthrough cases, accounting for 24.6% of all cases. 4.4% of all vaccine breakthrough cases have been hospitalized and 1% have died.

The Problem with Vaccine Mandates

Dismissing people as foolish is not a good strategy.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - I live near Middlefield Ohio, the center of the fourth largest Amish settlement in America. I regularly see the horse and buggy operations on the road. Who am I to tell these people that I know better about how they should live than they do?

I know its complicated. More than five million people have died from this pandemic (747,000 in the U.S.).

Virginia & New Jersey Gubernatorial Elections

The voters see a party in disarray.

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA.) - Democrats are their own worst enemies.

Consider that the Trump-endorsed Republican Glenn Youngkin won the Virginia gubernatorial race and New Jersey Democrat Phil Murphy’s race for reelection, supposedly a slam dunk win, turned into a nail biter.

The Carving Shed

I began to realize that for my tribal friends, abuse was an almost constant companion.

(LOS ANGELES, Calif.) - In one school of thought, positive social outcomes are judged as worthy tradeoffs for historical atrocities.
We believe, in the so called rational universe that we supposedly inhabit, effects must have causes, causes must have effects.

But what if they don't, what then?

Five More COVID Deaths in Oregon = 4,377

Oregon reports 2,569 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 540, which is 11 more than yesterday. There are 114 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is four more than yesterday.

There are 65 available adult ICU beds out of 690 total (9% availability) in the state of Oregon.

You Can Never Go Home Again: The Limits of COP26

"People have to change from within." ~Dr. Jane Goodall

(LOS ANGELES, Calif.) - There's an old adage, adopted from the title of a 1940 Thomas Wolfe novel, that states, “You can never go home again.” The saying is meant to infer how nostalgia causes us to view the past in an overly-positive light, and how humans tend to remember people and places from our upbringing in static terms.

I had always wanted to be a documentary filmmaker. Be careful what you wish for. "Jesus" had gone to the desert and it was hotter than hell.

Skyrocketing Crude Prices Push Pump Prices Higher

Oregon sees smaller gain than national average

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Demand for gasoline has eased which should result in cheaper gas prices, but the higher crude prices are causing pump prices to rise.

“Unfortunately, drivers won’t get relief at the pumps anytime soon due to the surging crude oil prices, as the cost of crude accounts for more than half of the price of each gallon of gas,” says Marie Dodds, public affairs director for AAA Oregon/Idaho.

The Havana Syndrome in a Nutshell

Were embassy staff victims of a mysterious new secret weapon?

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA.) - An individual assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Cuba was awakened one night in 2016 by severe pain and a sensation of intense pressure in the face, a loud piercing sound in one ear with directional features, and acute disequilibrium and nausea.

Symptoms of vestibular and cognitive dysfunction ensued.

A Proclamation on Indigenous Peoples` Day, 2021

PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Our country was conceived on a promise of equality and opportunity for all people — a promise that, despite the extraordinary progress we have made through the years, we have never fully lived up to.

That is especially true when it comes to upholding the rights and dignity of the Indigenous people who were here long before colonization of the Americas began.

Kaiser RNs and Health Professionals Authorize a Strike

The strike authorization vote finished on Sunday night, with 96% of those who voted saying that they support striking.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Nearly 3,400 workers from Kaiser Permanente in Oregon have voted to authorize a strike.

With a staggering 90% participation rate, the vote count was to strike by 96%, meaning of those who voted, 96% voted Yes.