Author: nick
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Omnibus Spending Bill Does Not Secure the Border, but Further Incentivizes and Enables Illegal Immigration, Charges FAIR
By Federation for American Immigration Reform – December 23, 2022, Washington, D.C. The 117th Congress finally wrapped up business by approving a lame-duck, pork-laden $1.7 trillion spending bill – consisting of more than 4,000 pages that not a single member had the time to read and fully analyze – funding the federal government through the remainder…
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The Lame Duck Congress
By Congressman-Elect – Kevin Kiley – December 29, 2022 I have to admit, I’ve been impatient this month. My term in the Assembly ended on November 30 and I don’t become a Member of Congress until January 3. It’s been frustrating to watch as the lame-duck Congress passed the Obscene Omnibus, a $1.7-trillion, 4,155-page slap-in-the-face…
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Israel Has a Role to Play in Helping Iran’s Protesters
By Foundation for Defense of Democracies – November 15, 2022 Jacob Nagel | Senior Fellow Mark Dubowitz | Chief Executive There is an Iranian revolution underway targeting the Islamic Republic. After more than eight weeks of protests, Iranians, especially courageous young women, are signaling that they want to end the radical Islamist regime that has ruled, and…
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The Waiting Game
By Kevin Kiley – November 14, 2022 I write to you from Washington, D.C., where the Committee on House Administration has summoned me for mandatory orientation for new Members of Congress. Yet I still have not been declared Congressman-elect. In fact, little has changed since Election Day: 25,000 more votes are in, and our lead…
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Rain or Shine
By Assemblyman Kevin Kiley – November 7, 2022 Heavy rain and snow are expected across the state on Election Day. And the Newsom/Biden camps are opening celebrating. After all the lectures about “voter access” and “protecting democracy,” they are downright giddy at the prospect of people being deterred from voting by inclement weather. Of course,…
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Recap of Harbor Meeting
By Roger Gitlin – EYE ON DEL NORTE – November 2, 2022 Here’s the recap of Tuesday’s Crescent City Harbor meeting: * After the Commission voted to allocate $40,000 to pay its share of the $160,000 United States Dept of Agriculture Tri-Agency debt, there was no recision of the $25,000 over five year vote in…
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Linda Sutter for Harbor Commission
By Donna Westfall, Secretary of the Crescent City-Del Norte County Taxpayers Association – October 27, 2022 Linda Sutter has our endorsement for Harbor Commission. She has shown to be more knowledgeable than the Harbor Commissioners themselves. She does her research. Just look at the five Commissioners at the October 25th Tri-Agency meeting. One blunder after another. …
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Wild Rivers Mushroom Festival
WHAT YOU’LL FIND AT THE TWO-DAY FESTIVAL: Over 200 Wild Mushroom Varieties on Display + Vendors + Food & Brew + Workshops & Speakers + ID Hikes Center stage has always been our Wild Mushroom Display, showcasing over 200 local varieties (nearly all collected from within about 50 miles of Brookings), with folks on hand…
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The Day of Decision
By Heritage Action – November 5, 2022 Two years ago, the balance of power in Washington D.C. shifted. Now, as it comes time to vote, millions of Americans are asking themselves a simple question? Am I better off today than I was two years ago? In January of 2020 the inflation rate was 2.5%, now it is 8.2%. In…