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From Fluoride Free Toronto – Facebook Ad
Hydrofluorisilicic acid is a class 8 hazmat waste by product of the phosphate fertilizer & aluminum industries that was deemed unsafe to dump in our atmosphere. So they allow them to get paid to dump it into our water supplies…
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Will the Veteran’s Memorial Monument ever be built?
By Donna Westfall – October 5, 2016 – Monday night, October 3rd before the Crescent City, City Council Harlan Zeigler, President of the Veteran’s Memorial Monument Group brought the council up to date. Primarily, they were there to discuss the $75,000 maintenance fee required by the City. In his update, Zeigler spoke about the…
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Kathryn Murray vs Roger Gitlin, Supervisor 1st District Race
By Donna Westfall – October 4, 2016 – In comparing these two candidates, I looked at their track records, their responses to phone calls and/or emails, and their involvement in the community. I also asked some pointed questions about their health, their lifestyle choices, and their stance on a variety of issues affecting our community.…
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Bob Berkowitz, Candidate for Supervisor 5th District
By Donna Westfall – October 4, 2016 – Bob Berkowitz has experience in three worlds. His career began as a high school teacher for 13 years, then he built the first FM Stereo radio station in Del Norte County, KCRE-FM and then he was selected to work for the U.S. Congress as a Field Representative…
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Fluoride Free New Zealand Wins on Advertising Complaints
Wednesday, 5 October 2016, 10:02 am Press Release: Fluoride Free New Zealand Fluoride Free NZ Wins on Advertising Complaints The New Zealand Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled in favour of Fluoride Free New Zealand (FFNZ) regarding their controversial TV ads screened this winter. All of the complaints against the FFNZ TV ads were rejected.…
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Volunteers Needed Right Now for Gleaning Program
By Donna Westfall – October 4, 2016 – Question: How would you go about distributing tons of fresh food picked from local gardens and fruit trees? Answer: By putting together a volunteer force to go out and glean. This evening,October 4th, Connor Caldwell held a brief meeting at First 5 on Pacific to organize volunteers…
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Property Tax Postponement
October 4, 2016 – Because there are deadlines and a limited pool of money to support the program, we want to be sure that all who may need this assistance have the information. The following is from the Office of the State Controller, which is responsible for administrating the (PIP) program: PTP applies only to…
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Incumbent, David Finigan – 5th District Supervisor
By Donna Westfall – October 3, 2016 – David Finigan is nearing his 20th year as the 5th District Supervisor for Del Norte County and running for re-election. I didn’t know much about Finigan’s background before sitting down with him for this interview. He’s worked in saw mills in a variety of capacities, then became…
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Union monies in the news again
Opinion Piece by Samuel Strait – October 2, 2016 – Recently there have been a couple of letters to the editor written in our local print version of a “newspaper” regarding the campaign contributions given to local politicians running in the November elections for Supervisor. It was duly noted that both Roger Gitlan and Bob Berkowitz…
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The finish line is in sight. Who’s it going to be?
By Donna Westfall – October 2, 2016 – In the next few days we will print out what each candidate stands for on a host of topics. We’ll start with the 5th District, Finigan vs Berkowitz; and then move on to the 1st District, Gitlin vs Murray. Then finish up with the three city council…