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Sanity Returns
By Congressman Kevin Kiley – January 10, 2023 My arrival in Congress is not going to make Gavin Newsom’s life easier. Quite the contrary. When someone sent me his Inaugural Address last Friday, at first I thought it was a parody. Newsom called California the “true freedom state,” offering a litany of unhinged attacks on…
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A Dramatic First Week
Congressman Kevin Kiley – January 7, 2023 At 1:54 AM this morning, I was finally sworn in as a Member of the United States House of Representatives. The week did not exactly go as planned – from small things, like the word California being mis-spelled on the sign outside my office, to the larger matter of the…
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At Long Last, McCarthy Secures Speaker of the House
Opinion Piece By Donna Westfall – January 7, 2023 It only took four days and 15 rounds of voting. Jeez. I was just about to write off Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (R- CO) as she seemed to be an appendage to Rep. Matt Gaetz, the one who spearheaded the opposition to McCarthy. Nothing like this has…
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California Insolvent?
By Donna Westfall – January 5, 2023 Do you remember California boasting about having so much money in their kitty? In May ’22, Gov. Newsom said we were flush with cash. How much? An unprecedented $97.5 billion surplus. Guess what?. They have bills of over $454+ billion with only $170+ billion available to pay those…
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Del Norte County School Board 2023
By Donna Westfall – January 5, 2023 Parents, Grandparents and interested parties; familiarize yourself with those serving on the School Board: District 1: District 2: DNUSD Board Goals During the candidates forum held last October, the issue of Food security was discussed: Points made: More access to fresher foods in Crescent City rather than the…
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What was it? Insurrection or ?
Opinion Piece By Donna Westfall – January 4, 2023 First let’s look at the definition. Insurrection An organized and usually violent act of revolt or rebellion against an established government or governing authority of a nation-state or other political entity by a group of its citizens or subjects; also, any act of engaging in such a revolt. An insurrection…
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Eye on Del Norte: County’s Juvenile Hall is unsustainable. What’s next?
By Roger Gitlin – January 3, 2023 This past October, Del Norte’s Chief Probation Officer, Lonnie Reyman submitted his annual report on the County’s Juvenile Hall. The report is troubling. related to Supervisors and should be closed. Chief Reyman is 100 percent correct. Common sense tells one The Hall should be closed, expediently. The Probation…
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Who is Hakeem Jeffries?
Opinion Piece By Donna Westfall – January 3, 2023 At 10 am this morning, the House of Representatives opened today’s meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance. Part of the schedule includes the vote for the new Speaker of the House. If Kevin McCarthy does not make it, could New York Congressman from the 8th District…
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Who is Kevin McCarthy?
Opinion Piece By Donna Westfall – January 2, 2023 On January 3rd, a new Speaker of the House is to be selected. As many of you already know, Nancy Pelosi was the first woman ever elected to that position. She served far too long in that position with a resounding number of boasts and gaffes.…
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REP. BOEBERT INTRODUCES BILL TO BAN TAXPAYER-FUNDED ABORTIONS FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS
December 15, 2022 Congresswoman Lauren Boebert introduced a bill to prohibit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from using taxpayer dollars to transport illegal aliens across state lines for abortions. Congresswoman Lauren Boebert stated, “The Biden administration is unlawfully using taxpayer money to transport pregnant, illegal…