Violent Video Game Ban Blown to Smithereens

Staff / Truthdig Jun 28, 2011 The Supreme Court overturned California's ban on violent video games; social networking sites may be effectively enhancing our social lives; and a case of public urination in Oregon forces a city to flush its reservoir. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Trial Brings Boy Scouts of America’s ‘Perversion Files’ to Light

Staff / Truthdig Mar 19, 2010 The Catholic Church isn't the only big organization facing trouble in the sexual abuse department this week The Associated Press reported Friday that an Oregon man who says he was molested by a Scout leader in the 1980s plans to use some of a stash of around 1,000 "perversion files" (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Couple Stranded for 3 Days After GPS Misguides Them Into Wilderness

Staff / Truthdig Dec 30, 2009 John and Starry Bush-Rhoads of Reno, Nev., made the biggest little blunder. Their GPS apparently directed the Rhoadses off the road they wanted to be on and into the Oregonian wilderness, where they were stuck for three days. Thanks to a more loyal GPS chip in one of their cell phones, they were eventually rescued. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

May Jobless Rates Grim for Most States

Staff / Truthdig Jun 20, 2009 As the national unemployment rate in May rose to 9.4 percent, jobless rates jumped in 48 states and hit record highs for some, reaching double digits in many cases. The winners in this depressing race are Michigan (think GM and Chrsyler), Oregon and California, which is registering its highest unemployment rate to date, 11.5 percent. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

This Land Is Your Land, This Land Is My Land, Don’t Blow It

Staff / Truthdig Mar 26, 2009 More than 2 million acres in nine states will be set aside as protected wilderness as soon as President Obama signs a bill just passed by Congress. Land in California, Colorado, Idaho, Michigan, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia will be off-limits to development. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Paper Calls Oregon Race for the Democrat

Staff / Truthdig Nov 6, 2008 The Democrats fell short in their quest for 60 U.S. Senate seats, but the race isn't quite over. After a fierce battle in the politically fascinating state of Oregon, Democratic usurper Jeff Merkley has been projected by The Oregonian to defeat Sen. Gordon Smith. That leaves Minnesota and Georgia. Update Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Signs of an Earthquake in Oregon

David Sirota / Truthdig Oct 17, 2008 No Republican says aristocrat like Sen. Gordon Smith of Oregon. And no Senate election could more intensely shift economic politics than his state's. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Split in Kentucky, Oregon Primaries

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2008 As predicted, Hillary Clinton won Tuesday's Kentucky primary by a huge margin while Barack Obama took the contest in Oregon with a substantial lead. Although Clinton scored another impressive victory, the Obama campaign says it now has a majority of the pledged delegates at stake, hinting that the race is effectively over. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Soldier Accidentally Dials Mother During Battle

Staff / Truthdig May 6, 2008 Here's a sobering moment that could happen only with the aid of today's technology: Sandie and Jeff Petee of Otis, Ore., were recently given a scary dose of reality in the form of a brief message on their answering machine when Sandie's soldier son, Stephen Phillips, accidentally dialed their number during a battle in Afghanistan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Oregon Will Have Civil Unions

Staff / Truthdig May 4, 2007 Oregon is about to become the seventh state to offer civil unions to gay couples, including all the rights and privileges of marriage except one -- the title. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ex-Terror Suspect Wins Out Over FBI

Staff / Truthdig Dec 1, 2006 An Oregon lawyer and convert to Islam has settled his lawsuit against the FBI for $2 million. Brandon Mayfield, who sued after he was falsely linked to the Madrid train bombings, described his experiences as an Orwellian nightmare where "an act that strips you of your civil rights could be called a Patriot Act." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Supreme Court Upholds Oregon Assisted Suicide Law

Staff / Truthdig Jan 17, 2006 In a rebuke to the Bush administration, the justices voted 6-3 to keep the law on the books. Roberts dissented (for the first time). So did Scalia and Thomas, surprise, surprise. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )