Author: nick
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June 15th Deadline To Fight More State Tax Hikes
By Carl DeMaio – June 10, 2023 Did you review the list below of costly and unfair tax hikes state politicians are looking at imposing on you? June 15 is the deadline for passage of these tax hikes, and we still need your help ASAP to fight them! Not only are we fighting to keep ALL…
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How to Make Strawberry Jam
By Community Food Council for Del Norte and Tribal Lands – June 10, 2023 Free Workshops on Preserving the Harvest The DNTAL Community Food Council is hosting a free workshop series on Preserving the Harvest focusing this month on Strawberries. On Thursday, June 15th at 5:30pm the Del Norte Master Food Preservers are leading a hands-on workshop…
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Two Tiered Justice System
By Rand Paul – June 9, 2023 Attorney General Merrick Garland’s decision to weaponize the DOJ and indict former President Donald Trump (and not his boss) proves one thing… We have a two-tiered justice system: one standard for the Left and one for the Right. That’s not how our Constitution was constructed. That’s not how our…
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The Su Stonewall
By Kevin Kiley – June 8, 2023 Yesterday’s hearing was unreal. Biden’s Labor nominee, Julie Su, was the most evasive witness I’ve ever seen. My 5 minutes of questioning turned into 20 as other committee members gave me their time so it could continue. The much-awaited hearing almost didn’t happen. Last Friday, Su suddenly claimed…
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California Showdowns
By Kevin Kiley – June 6, 2023 It’s going to be a dramatic next week at the U.S. Capitol. For starters, tomorrow I will question Julie Su directly as her nomination hangs in the balance. We’ve managed to stall the nomination for three months now, and we are close to killing it. But in the…
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Why are California’s progressive politicians so intent on gutting direct democracy rights?
By Jon Coupal – June 1, 2023 When will progressives stop attacking the direct democracy rights? A couple of months ago, this column exposed the threat that Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 1 posed to the power of recall. Among the powers of direct democracy, initiative, referendum and recall, the power to recall a statewide or…
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California’s shakedown government expands under Gavin Newsom
By Jon Coupal – originally published March 31, 2023 If you thought Governor Gavin Newsom’s new gas tax, SBX1-2, was about punishing big, bad oil companies, it’s not. It’s actually about much more – and none of it is good news for taxpayers. For those who weren’t paying attention last week, SBX1-2 was Newsom’s attack…
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STOPPING A 245% RATE INCREASE
By Donna Westfall – June 5, 2023 Proposition 218 allows ratepayers to stop rate increases simply by submitting 50% + 1 signatures stating they are against it. What could be simpler? Here’s a current example of a 218 Protest to stop the Sewer User Fee Rate increase proposed to begin July 1st: If you’re interested…
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Harvest of the Month – Cucumbers
Del Norte Cal Fresh Healthy Living – June 4, 2023 CalFresh Healthy Living Program works with educators in early child care and education (ECE) settings. It promotes seasonal and locally grown fruits and vegetables through the Farm to Preschool Harvest of the Month program. For May Harvest of the Month, we celebrated the “Cucumber”. We…
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Driven To Drink?
By Angry Old American – June 2, 2023 Copyright Angry Old American – June 2, 2023 – All Rights Reserved. It is an unfortunate fact that many law enforcement and correctional officers are driven to drink in order to cope with the insanity of our present “legal system;” if it can even be called that.…