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Should City and County Consolidate?
By Jeff McCaddon Copyright Jeff McCaddon, March 26th, 2021. All Rights Reserved. Consolidation of City and County governments is not a new or extremist idea; such mergers have been done throughout the United States, and in many other Countries. Our own California State Capitol of Sacramento consolidated with Sacramento County in 1974. Such government mergers…
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FAC’s 2021 Legislative Agenda for California Focuses on Improving Police Transparency and Opposing Secrecy in Death Investigations
By Linda Sutter – April 2, 2021 AB 268: Autopsy Records The First Amendment Coalition strongly opposes California Assembly Bill 268, which would allow courts and agencies to indefinitely withhold autopsy reports and other records related to investigations into those killed as a result of a criminal act. Public access to such records ensures that…
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Crescent City: Decaying, Deteriorating Downtown…Is it doomed to perpetual mediocrity?
By Roger Gitlin – April 2, 2021 As a City resident and retired County supervisor, I have long-lobeyed for a renaissance of our downtown community and District 1 downtown which I represented. My pleas for beautification through programs like Pride in Community and Take a Bite out of Blight, attracting hundreds of phenomenal volunteers has…
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Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene Introduces Legislation to FIRE Fauci & BAN Vaccine “Passports”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 1, 2021 Washington D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene introduced two pieces of legislation to fight back against the authoritarian COVID dictates of Democrat politicians, DC bureaucrats, and Corporate Communists.The “Fire Fauci Act” will slash the salary of Dr. Always Wrong to $0 and the “We Will Not Comply…
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School Choice Victories
Credit to Stand for America – March 31, 2021 For more than a year, kids have suffered as teachers unions kept them out of classrooms. It should come as no surprise that parents took action. A staggering 500,000 students left the public school system last year. And thanks to state lawmakers, school choice is on the move across America. In West Virginia, Republicans just passed…
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TAXATION WITHOUT EDUCATION # 4: Is it time to get rid of the Teachers Union?
By Donna Westfall – March 30, 2021 The California Teachers Union started in 1863. These days it’s called the California Teachers Association and it’s the largest and most powerful of the teachers unions in the country having 3100,000+ teachers as members. Originally it was to be the advocate for teachers and public education; improving pay,…
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Poor Mitch Hanna and Sutter Coast Hospital
By Roger Gitlin – March 27, 2021 The March 23 post in the Lost Coast Outpost about the tragic psychiatric impact on Del Norte County impacting Emergency Room services at our local hospital was revealed at a recent Board of Supervisors Meeting. Mr. Hanna was boo hooing his problems to the Supervisors, beseeching the Board…
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Damaging the brains of our children: Fluoride
NOTES BY Editor, Donna Westfall – Paul Critz of local radio station KFUG, 101.1 FM posted this on Facebook on March 24th: “This is PA Lynn Szabo and Health Matters from two weeks back, all about the COVID vaccination ‘passport’ and it’s importance. Persephone Covid Rose slapped this graphic video together, our goal is to…
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Rate Increases at Del Norte Solid Waste
By Donna Westfall – March 25, 2021 On March 23rd, we published an article by Samuel Strait about increased rates due to recycling. the article was titled, “DNSWMA raising rates again.” With that in mind, we’re publishing a Public Service Announcement so that you can be involved in the process addressing Trash and Recycling Rate…
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What is it and why have it? Society of Professional Journalists
By Donna Westfall – March 25, 2021 – The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) is the nation’s most broad-based journalism organization, dedicated to encouraging the free practice of journalism and stimulating high standards of ethical behavior. Why is it important? Because a well informed society can make better decisions and life choices given information. Hopefully honest, accurate, current and relevant information.…