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Survivor of Russian Immigrant Family Child Abuse Speaks Out

To the people who think my story seems familiar, or think they may know me, you might just be right.

(SALEM, Ore.) - I can tell you the firsthand experience with the abuse I had to suffer as a child. People often wonder why so many Russian children are violent or just plain wild or uncontrollable.

It is merely a cry for help. These kids are raised in an extremely controlled and sheltered environment, raised with obnoxious religious outlooks, and told to act like everything is perfect in public no matter how much shit they are put through. Oh, and did I mention that ANY disobedience means a beating?

Oregon Man Arrested for Assaulting Infant

The suspect, Kevin Jarnagin, is being held on $305,000 bail.

(NEWBERG, Ore.) - A Newberg man has been arrested for assault and mistreatment following the investigation into an incident critically injuring a seven-month old infant.

23-year old Kevin James Jarnagin called the Newberg-Dundee 9-1-1 Center shortly after 930 a.m. Tuesday, July 7th 2009, reporting that an infant girl was not breathing and unresponsive.

Law Will Clamp Down on School Sex Abuse

Senate votes to step up penalties for inappropriate sexual contact with high school students of all ages.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Oregon high school students will be better protected with legislation passed by the Senate this morning.

Senate Bill 48 allows the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to revoke the license and permanently bar a teacher or administrator who is found guilty by a preponderance of evidence of rape, sodomy, sexual penetration, or sex abuse of a student in grade 12 or below.

Child Porn Traffickers Cited in Missing Child Search

In a precedent that could have a major impact nationwide, California police say they are looking at known child pornography traffickers in a missing child case.

(TRACY, Calif.) - Police in Tracy, California, a city of 80,000 just east of San Francisco, are searching for an 8 year-old child, Sandra Cantu, who disappeared March 27th.

Now, according to the Tracy Press, investigators in the case say they are looking at 60 individuals in the Tracy area who have been identified trafficking in child pornography, along with 78 "registered" sex offenders.

Violent Mindset Starts Early On

Oregon needs to address Domestic Violence and School Bullying as forerunners to creating the Military Mindset. "Let there be light," so it says in Genesis. We who proclaim to love Peace must not ignore the homefront.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Aggression and violence are not programmed at birth but we get contaminated by our social environment. Poor examples propagate and contaminate others.

As I write this editorial in early April, this week's news describes the violence in Binghamton, New York.

Planned Parenthood Says Midnight Regulation Jeopardizes Women`s Health‏

"We are shocked that the Bush administration chose to finalize its midnight regulation and to take this parting shot..." - PPFA President Cecile Richards

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) sharply criticized a last-minute regulation by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that poses a serious threat to patients' rights to receive complete and accurate health care information and services.

"This midnight regulation, issued in the last days of the Bush administration, undermines this country's fragile health care system as well as patients' access to health care information and services," said PPFA President Cecile Richards. "We look forward to working with President-elect Obama and leaders in Congress to repeal this disastrous rule and expand patients' access to full health care information and services — not limit it."

Oregon Man Arrested for Abusing 7-Month Old Baby

Police say a medical exam revealed that the small boy had suffered a skull fracture.

(SHERWOOD, Ore) - Sherwood Police Officers a arrested 44-year old Hillsboro man today on charges of third-degree Assault and first-degree Criminal Mistreatment in connection with the physical abuse of a seven-month old boy.

Earl Pionell Knox was arrested without incident at approximately 3:30 PM today, in Washington County.

Police say the arrest stemmed from a September 15th incident during which the child's mother, a Sherwood resident, sought medical treatment for the child. The injury was reported to police by health care providers.

Expose: DHS-CPD, Part IV

Taking the state agency to task for shortfalls in management and a host of other problems that all too often never see the light of day.

(SALEM., Ore.) - In my last three guest pieces, I touched on several ways in which DHS-CPD, and their affiliates, have violated State and Federal laws.

Violations include failure to adequately investigate allegations that initially bring a family to the attention of DHS, and failure to divulge the identity of the person(s) making allegations, or to look more closely to determine both the motive and credibility or those doing the reporting.

Statement From SNAP On Catholic Sex Abuse Developments

The group that represents victims and survivors of priest sex abuse speaks out on the local impact of top level Catholic admissions of pedophile priest abuse.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Pope Benedict XVI has spoken out with compassion to almost 74 million Catholics in America on the reality of the sex abuse scandal that has shook the church nationally.

Pope Benedict has communicated how ashamed he is for priests sexually abusing minors in America. The Pope has made an appeal to bishops to foster healing and reconciliation to victims in their diocese.

Expose DHS-CPD, Part III

What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?

(SALEM., Ore.) - My ever increasing email has come to include the names of women who have actually died (Pamela Gaston) in the effort to effect a change in the broken, abusive practices of DHS-CPD.

I am humbled by the experience and efforts made by those who have gone before me; those who have given years of broken hearted effort for their children and their sisters. The strong, battle weary, women who are still without justice, in spite of their strength and courage.