Author: nick
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Shut Up and Don’t Question Anything!
By Donna Westfall – July 28, 2016 – One question I’m tempted to ask, “Is this Board of Supervisors (BOS) operating on autopilot?” It reminds me of the Crescent City, City Council of the last eight years. Does our BOS just goes along with what has gone before without ever questioning any items that come up…
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Let’s Set the Record Straight
Opinion Piece By Samuel Strait – July 28, 2016 -Since the Triplicate in the form of “Censor in Chief,” Robin Fornoff, no longer allows any form of debate when it comes to the writings on the editorial page of the Triplicate, it is left to this space where local people can share ideas and debate…
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Flying Out of Crescent City
By Samuel Strait – July 23, 2016 – [thumbs-rating-buttons] In a recent Coastal Voices piece printed in the local newspaper, our esteemed director of Del Norte County’s regional airport, Matthew Leitner, waxed poetic about the recent circumstances surrounding the Airport commissioner’s decision to go with PenAir as our lone commuter airline with several flights daily…
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Another Community Stop Fluoridation, This Time in Tennessee
Credit to Times Free Press, Staff Writer Steve Johnson – July 20, 2016 – Commissioners of Soddy-Daisy’s water treatment system voted Tuesday evening to stop adding fluoride to their water supply. The vote was 6-1. With the vote, the North West Utility District, which supplies water to about 7,500 residents of Soddy-Daisy and several neighboring communities,…
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Major Roadwork Scheduled
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [thumbs-rating-buttons] Major roadwork scheduled Friday, July 15 through Thursday, July 21 The following scheduled roadwork has been verified at time of release. Please keep in mind work is weather permitting and subject to change. For updates to this list, visit:www.dot.ca.gov/dist1/d1rib.htm , or check with the California Highway Information Network (CHIN) at www.dot.ca.gov…
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Who is legally liable for water fluoridation harm to American citizens?
By Jill Jennings-McElheney – July 15, 2016 – Email to Alan Larsen at the Enviromental Protection Agency (EPA) with a copy to Arthur Elkins also at the EPA. Dear Alan: The aftermath of the catastrophic water poisoning in Flint, Michigan resulted in scrutiny of water laws, authority, and harm. We are now in a national…
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Grand Jury Report Out of Line With Reality
By Samuel Strait – July 14, 2016 -While I would love to pile on when picking apart some government bureaucracy, or even some woe be gone Supervisor who has trouble being functional as a representative, but both stories, “More Hot Air From Finigan” and “Grand Jury Report Is Not Surprising” desperately need some additional context…
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Fluoridegate: Dental Group Document Surfaces, Describes Extensive Water Fluoridation Safety Research Needed
Kidney Patients, Diabetics and Seniors in Focus as Questions Swirl in Burgeoning Scandal July 13, 2016 — A Freedom of Information Act request has uncovered an explosive document from the American Dental Association (ADA) calling for research on the health effects of drinking fluoridated water. The latest in a cascading series of adverse revelations about water…
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MORE “HOT AIR” FROM FINIGAN
Under funded and under staffed with clients “falling through the cracks” is how the Del Norte County Grand Jury described what is going on at the Department of Health and Human Services. It told of a staff that is exhausted with more than the normal number of cases being handled by each employee. It detailed…
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GRAND JURY REPORT IS NOT SURPRISING
Opinion Piece by Linda Sutter – July 12, 2016 – The egregious grand jury report, regarding Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) AND THE LOCAL FAIR ISSUE, is not surprising. It is just another window that reveals the lack of leadership that exists in this county by continuing to utilize good ole boys who…