Taken completely by surprise, this weekend observers of Russia witnessed what may be described in the history books as the turning point in the Putin era, as tens of thousands of protesters (according to some sources, as many as 100,000) – under dozens of banners and causes but united by one message – took over [...]

The dynamic of democratic, nationalist and class struggles throughout the Muslim world has set in motion a new constellation of alliances between the imperial West (US and European Union) and Islamist parties, leaders and regimes, dubbed “moderate” by US officials, propagandists and academics. This essay analyzes the changing contemporary context of imperial domination, especially the [...]

U.S. President Barack Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki hailed the beginning of “a new chapter” for Iraq, one without the presence of American troops after a nearly nine-year war. Monday’s talks at the White House focused on how the U.S. and Iraq will cooperate without the presence of U.S. forces which are in [...]

Homeless individuals, social service providers, faith-based organizations, and the public are invited to gather at the Albany City Hall Plaza, 333 Broadalbin Street SW, at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 21, 2011, for Albany’s third observance of National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day. The event is an opportunity to remember the people who have died on Albany [...]

It may look like the rescue of someone that jumped off the bridge but it is Albany Fire Department training to serve you better. On December 13th beginning at 10:00am one lane of the Lyon Street Bridge will be closed so that Albany Fire Department can train using the support structures of the bridge. The [...]

U.S. Republican presidential candidate hopefuls held a debate Saturday in Iowa – the state that will hold the party’s first nominating event in less than a month. Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House of Representatives, has recently emerged as the front-runner in the race. Gingrich’s main rival, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, described [...]

Soldiers of the Oregon Army National Guard’s 1249 Engineer Battalion arrived at Salem Municipal Airport in Salem, Ore., Dec. 8, following a 400-day deployment to Afghanistan. Approximately 51 Soldier Engineers returned directly to the Salem airport around 3:00 p.m. via civilian contracted transport. This is the first time the 1249 Engineers have used the airport [...]

A several-month long investigation by narcotics detectives from interagency teams in Lincoln and Tillamook counties led to the arrest Wednesday of five people allegedly involved in the distribution of methamphetamine and marijuana in both counties. On December 7, 2011 the Lincoln Interagency Narcotics Team (LINT) and Tillamook County Narcotics Team (TNT) served two search warrants [...]

Oregon State Medical Examiner Dr. Karen Gunson conducted an autopsy Friday morning on OSU’s Fred Thompson and determined the cause of his death was hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a condition in which the heart muscle becomes enlarged. During strenuous exercise, the increased thickness of the heart muscle can lead to cardiac arrhythmia. Thompson, age 19, died Wednesday [...]

Wall Street is its own worst enemy. It should have welcomed new financial regulation as a means of restoring public trust. Instead, it’s busily shredding new regulations and making the public more distrustful than ever. The Street’s biggest lobbying groups have just filed a lawsuit against the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, seeking to overturn its [...]