Author: nick
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The truth of the matter is…
Opinion Piece By Donna Westfall – April 22, 2016 – At the April 18, 2016 Crescent City, City Council meeting, City Clerk, Kymmie Scott verified that enough valid signatures were received to put the 20% sewer rate increase on the November ballot, or to rescind their Ordinance or possibly evaluate other options. If City staff come…
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Arkansas State Legislators to Introduce Whistleblower Day Law
Little Rock, AR. – April 21, 2016. – In a press conference scheduled for Friday, April 22, 2016 at the Clinton Presidential Library, Arkansas State Representatives Vivian Flowers and Ken Ferguson will announce their support for a state law recognizing National Whistleblower Day. Arkansas would be the first state to recognize America’s first whistleblower law…
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Update on the saga and corruption of the minimum wage hike in California
Opinion Piece by Samuel Strait – April 13, 2016 – Well it didn’t take long for the cat to come out of the proverbial bag regarding the State government’s current love affair with low wage earners and the epic rise of the minimum wage. After a heavy dose of lobbying by labor unions to correct the…
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GOVERNMENTAL RUBBER STAMPING
By Linda Sutter – April 12, 2016 – Good Lord! Running for Board of Supervisors is like opening Pandora’s box. So, I go through each item on the Board of Supervisor (BOS) agenda, especially ones that require handing out money to agencies outside our County. Not only that, but it appears the BOS have a…
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Will the 20% sewer rate hike go to the vote of the people?
By Donna Westfall – April 11, 2016 – City Clerk, Kymmie Scott, verified 211 signatures as valid out of 219 submitted on the referendum. That means the Crescent City, City Council will be faced with making some choices. Will they chose to rescind the 20% sewer rate increase? Will they allow the issue to go…
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Cindy Anderson Sentenced to 4 Years
The Del Norte District Attorney’s Office announced today that Cindy Joyce Anderson (39) of Smith River was sentenced this afternoon to serve four years in state prison for Assault with Force Likely to Produce Great Bodily Injury. The charges stemmed from a December 30, 2015 incident where Anderson’s neighbor noticed facial injuries on Anderson’s three…
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NO Consensus in Dam Removal
Opinion Piece by Samuel Strait I happened to actually pay attention to the local TV station news out of Eureka last night when I caught a glimpse of the “Gov”, Jerry Brown, lecturing us on “good governmental action” (Oh Pleeeeese, really) in forming a consensus and having a signing ceremony about the up coming removal…
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Raising the minimum wage?
Opinion Piece by Samuel Strait – April 5, 2016 – I see by the rash of news coverage that the State and our elected representatives have decided, before an upcoming election of course, to raise the minimum wage to $15.00 over the next several years. I’m thinking how generous of our elected officials, who by…
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Leading Physician Joins Calls for Federal Investigation of Water Fluoridation
Dr. Mark Hyman Warns of Fluoride Risks to Diabetics, Kidney Patients, and Thyroid Function April 5, 2016: Ellijay, Georgia: Physician and nine-time #1 New York Times bestselling author Dr. Mark Hyman has joined a growing chorus of influential leaders highlighting possible health risks from drinking fluoridated municipal water. Known to millions of American television…