News You Need To Know
The latest on President Trump’s border wall (Fox News)
Congressman Walden holds town hall meeting (East Oregonian)
State audit proves Portland school’s failing low-income students (Oregon Live)
Salem-Keizer schools may change boundaries (Statesman Journal)
Oregon Legislature Seeks to Expand Assisted Suicide Law
House Bill 2217, which will effectively legalize euthanasia, is scheduled for a public hearing in the Oregon Legislature’s House Health Care Committee on Tuesday, March 19. Oregon became the first state to legalize physician-assisted suicide in 1997. Since then, 1,459...
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A retired professor gives away $250,000 to students
This recent Nobel prize winner decided to give away $250,000 in prize money. George P. Smith, a emeritus professor of biology, won the 2018 Nobel prize for Chemistry in December. This past week he announced he will donate every cent to launch the Missouri Nobel...
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16-year-old Protestor Nominated for a Noble Peace Prize
16-year-old Greta Thunberg has been nominated for the 2019 Nobel Peace prize in recognition of her international campaign to protect the environment. Thunberg launched the Youth Strike for climate movement in Sweden, in August, but has since inspired students...
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“Man with the golden arm” saves millions of babies
Any person who saves the life of a fellow human being may rightfully be called a hero. By that measure, James Harrison, an 81-year-old resident of Australia, should be counted among history's greatest heroes. "The Man with the Golden Arm" has helped save the lives of...
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India has saved thousands of lives by increasing Sanitation Coverage from 40 to 90% in the last four years
Over the last four years, the Indian government has made it their goal to provide sanitation for the entire nation. In those four years, thousands of lives have been saved. Over the course of these four years, the Indian government improved public access to toilets...
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Local psychiatrist Satya Chandragiri running for Salem-Keizer School Board
On Tuesday, local psychiatrist Dr. Satya Chandragiri announced on Facebook Live that he will be running for the Salem-Keizer School Board, Zone 4. As a father of two Salem-Keizer school graduates and a highly involved member of the community for over 15 years,...
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Representative Rick Lewis Helps Oregonians Hear Again
Representative Rick Lewis, R-Silverton, has proposed legislation that will change the number of hearing aids Oregon Health Plan (OHP) grants. Patients who were granted only one hearing aid, every five years, will now have the hope and ability to hear in both ears....
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No gender differences in views on abortion, study finds
A recent study from Pew Research reveals men and women share similar views on abortion. According to the polling agency, the findings suggest that abortion is not a "women's rights issue," as pro-abortion activists often claim. Rather, men remain just as likely or...
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An Old hospital turns into a Homeless Shelter
Homelessness is no different in other places. There’s simply no places to go. Montreal is changing that. Since January 15 those experiencing homelessness are able to go to the former Royal Victoria Hospital — a site closed off since 2015. The former hospital became a...
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Michigan Senate restricts prescription abortion drugs
Republican lawmakers in Michigan's Senate passed legislation to prohibit doctors from prescribing abortion-inducing drugs via online video chats with patients. The measure passed by a 12-vote margin, and extended an existing ban on abortion medications which would...
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2nd Grader wins a $30,000 scholarship
2nd grader Sarah Gomez-Lane dreams of becoming a paleontologist. Recently she won a $30,000 scholarship for a simple dinosaur doodle this week. Gomez-Lane is the winner of the 2018 Doodle for Google contest. This is the 10th annual contest and this year the tech...
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Oklahoma senator seeks in-state protection for all unborn babies
Oklahoma senator Joseph Silk (R-Broken Bow) is working to stop all abortions in the state by classifying abortion as a felony homicide, reports ABC affiliate WGNO. "It's gonna be classified as a homicide because, essentially, a fertilized egg is a human life just like...
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Kentucky lawmaker proposes heartbeat bill
A Kentucky legislator introduced a bill to ban doctors from aborting babies with detectable heartbeats, according to The Hill. Physicians who violate the proposed ban could be charged with a Class D felony and face up to five years in prison. The measure would require...
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