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42 Missing Mexican Students
By Donna Westfall A year ago, 100 students from an all male rural Mexican college traveled to Iguala, Guerrero to protest discriminatory hiring practices of teachers. Many of those students are dead or missing and that event has caused the dramatic loss of popularity for Mexican President, Enrique Pena Nieto. While the government said the…
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Harbor Beautification – Zero Cost to Taxpayers
By Donna Westfall 10 beautiful planter boxes suffering with neglected plants for far too long. Thanks to Bill Cozzi for planting the California Coastal Palms in the http://germaninn.com.au/sbobet/index.html planter boxes on the north end of the Crescent City Harbor looking out to Battery Point Lighthouse. Says Supervisor 1st District, Roger Gitlin, “I am very pleased…
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SLEEP DEPRIVATION IN THE SHU
By Linda Sutter A damn if you do, damn if you don’t situation. As I was driving down Lake Earl Drive past the Pelican Bay I noticed approximately a dozen people standing across the street from the prison protesting with a big sign, “SLEEP DEPRIVATION TORTURE. 53 days and counting.” Keep in mind the number of protestors…
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BRANDY PEAK DISTILLERY
By Linda Sutter Roots and Shoots garden club ventured their way North on the 101 to visit our own backyard special producing Brandy Distillery. Approximately 3.5 miles off Carpenterville Road, making a right on Tantly and another direct right into the parking lot of this North Coast gem. Hours of operation are Tuesday through Saturday from 1- 5 pm…
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Crescent City Continues Water Conservation
Don’t give up on water conservation! The State will be continuing to look at water reduction numbers through February and comparing these numbers to the same months in 2013/2014. As a reminder, Crescent City is mandated to reduce our use by 16% over these numbers. It may seem counterintuitive, but this will likely be MORE…
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Pope Francis Visits Cuba
By Donna Westfall In a country built on Communism since 1959, don’t you find it incredible that 200,000 Catholics still exist to welcome the Pope and take part in a huge Mass in Havana’s Revolution Square? What is even more astounding is that for six decades two brothers, Raul and Fidel Castro have ruled this little Caribbean…
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No Monkey Business Here
By Donna Westfall Fortunately, unlike Bangkok, Thailand, we don’t have to worry about monkey problems. Long tailed Macaques are running rampant in villages, entering homes, stealing any food products not nailed down. People are having to tie their refrigerators shut to keep out the pesky critters. Thai wildlife officials are rounding up the monkeys and…
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Congrats to Newly Appointed City Council Member
By Donna Westfall Darren Short was appointed to replace Council Member, Rich Enea. Darren comes with great credentials as the Chairman of the City Planning Commission. Thanks to everyone else that applied. Congratulations to Darren!
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Blight Clean-Up: Zero Cost To Taxpayers
NEIGHBORS helping NEIGHBORS: Saturday, Take a Bite out of Blight volunteers assisted in removal of trash from a small parcel next to Home Depot and the Cemetery. We found out there a few tall trees were blocking the County IT line of sight from the Flynn Center to the Fairgrounds. Contractor / Volunteer Gregg Cetnar…
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Gang Rape in Crescent City?
By Linda Sutter On January 11, 2015 a 24 year old woman was walking home after a late night of partying with her friends on C Street, when she was approached by two Asian men. According to Jane Doe, the men asked her to a party. She allegedly declined, at which time the two Asian men drug…