Author: nick
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Fluoride in Water Worsens US Lead Crisis
Fluoride Action Network – February 11, 2016 – While the nation focuses on the catastrophic health effects caused by Flint Michigan’s lead-poisoned drinking water, fluoride chemicals are still purposely added to public water supplies even though studies show they leach lead from water pipes and increase lead levels in children, according to a report from…
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Time for Solid Waste Authority to be disbanded?
Opinion Piece by Samuel Strait – February 10, 2016 – It appears that Staff Writer Laura Jo Welter has become the Triplicate’s chief apologist for Supervisor Martha McClure and her favorite toy, the Del Norte Solid Waste Authority. Following Supervisor McClure’s recent antics in last month’s Board of Supervisor’s meeting, Ms. Welter wrote a completely…
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Los Angeles Metropolitan Water District put on notice.
MWDFDAletter (1)By Dr. Richard Sauerheber, Ph. D. Chemistry – February 11, 2016 – TO: Jeffrey Kightlinger and the Metropolitan Water District Board, Los Angeles, CA Dear President Kightlinger and the MWD Board, The many letters sent to you since 2007 on fluosilicic acid infusions MWD performs in public water supplies for the Los Angeles area basin have not…
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Fluoridation presumably stopped in Israel, was not.
By Iris Atzmon – February 10, 2016 – As expected the conference of fluoridation of the Ministry of Health is in purpose to return the compulsory fluoridation. The new regulations to fluoridate were sent to the Knesset committee, only few days before the conference is going to take place (the day after tomorrow). Today I…
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Update on Sewer Rate Protest – “Never Give Up”
By Donna Westfall – February 8, 2016 – The sewer rate protest against higher rates is going strong, despite the many misconceptions of the public. As a comparison, years ago, owners knew they could sign for each of their properties. The questions then were commonly about tenants being able to sign. These days, many property…
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The Deceivers
By Guest Columnist, Michael Ceremello, former Vice Mayor/Councilman of the City of Dixon – February 3, 2016 – I find it rather interesting to listen to the talk show pundits expound on the machinations behind the nomination races for both parties for the presidency. I also find there is a close affinity between the deception and manipulations…
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Cal-Ore Plane Crashes
By Linda Sutter, February 3, 2016 – At Approximately 4:05 p.m. a Cal-Ore pilot was forced to make a soft crash landing at the Crescent City airport. The new pilot was training when the landing gear would not engage. The plane made a soft crash landing in which the pilot walked away. Mike Weaver, an employee of Cal-Ore,…
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Nonviolent criminals could get earlier parole
Credit to Jessica Calefati and Tracey Kaplan, Bay Area News Group – February 1, 2016 – SACRAMENTO >> Conceding that a tough-on-crime law he signed four decades ago had failed miserably because of “unintended consequences,” Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday unveiled a ballot measure aimed at allowing nonviolent felons to seek early release and shrinking…
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Largest Supernova
By Jeff McCaddon – January 31, 2016 – I just found out that the largest supernova on record was discovered just yesterday. These things are amazing to view. I remember one happening about ten years ago. While working nights at the Crescent City Harbor, there was a supernova visible for several weeks. On one of…
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Saving Prop 13
Submitted by Jon Coupal Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association Signature gathering is underway to place an initiative measure on the ballot that would impose a massive $6 billion property tax increase on both homeowners and business properties (Please forward this information to your contacts and urge them to visit the HJTA website www.hjta.org and sign up…