Author: Samuel Strait
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It’s A Fantasy World, Until It Isn’t
Opinion by Samuel Strait – February 13, 2023 I recently had the opportunity to spend time with one of our earnestCity Councilmen, of whom I won’t reveal his name because quite frankly Iam embarrassed for him. He stated solemnly that he became a citycouncilman to “work” for his community and I believe him. It is…
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Looks Like The Liberal/Progressive Religion Of Crisis Has Had A Rough Week
Commentary by Samuel Strait – February 12, 2023 The week started off with a bang when former Covid Czar, Antony Fauci,completely upended the Vaccine narrative in a recent article calling themodern vaccines “completely ineffective” for use against respiratoryviruses. Unfortunately for the “Czar” both Covid 19 and Influenza fallinto that category. He went on to say…
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The Founders Were Right, The Government Is The Problem!
Commentary By Samuel Strait – February 8, 2023 While lack of trust in any form of government was a consistent theme ofpopulations through out human history, never before was a governingdocument composed with an over riding distrust of government in generalas that of the original Constitution of the United States of America. Our founders penned the…
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A Downtown Transit Hub To The Tune Of $2 To $3 million!
Commentary By Samuel Strait – February 5, 2023 You just can’t make these things up. In combination with Redwood CoastTransit Authority and our illustrious Crescent City, City Council, the two governingbodies have decided to spend two to three million dollars on a localtransit hub to be established on Front Street near the library. It isnot…
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The Governor’s Office Pronounces
Opinion by Samuel Strait – February 5, 2023 Kudos to the “Karens” in the governor’s office. They have out donethemselves with their latest round of the “World is coming to an end dueto Climate Change”. In the words of noted climatologist, just kidding,Diana Crofts-Peleyo, Assistant Director for Crisis Communications andPublic Affairs at the California Governor’s…
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Who’d Thought: Trust In Government At All Time Low
Opinion Piece By Samuel Strait – February 1, 2023 Trust in government was never a strong suit for the colonist’s leadingup to and following the Revolutionary War. Still for nearly two and ahalf century’s the US population managed to become one of the moresuccessful countries in human history. It is sad to see that in…
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Water, Water, Everywhere
Commentary By Samuel Strait – January 30, 2023 It so often boggles the mind that in this day and age of informationthat such ignorance continues to exist. We no longer should be relianton the obvious lack of ability to become educated by the public schoolsand use the opportunities afforded to us by the wealth of…
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5-0 Club Continues To Stumble
Commentary By Samuel Strait – January 28, 2023 It is not often where one put in charge of things has so manifestlyexhibited and in such a short time displayed his obvious lack of abilityto occupy that leadership role. For Darren Short, newly elected to beDel Norte County’s Chairman of the Board, his lapses and mistakescontinue…
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Consent Agenda, Whose Consent?
Commentary By Samuel Strait – January 26, 2023 It has become a regular occurrence at the local Board of Supervisor’smeetings for the Consent Agenda to be loaded with government actionswith very little scrutiny of any kind. Makes one wonder who exactly isminding the store. Someone told me somewhere around the fourth gradethat this Country was…
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No EOA For Del Norte Ambulance, What Was The BOS Thinking?
Opinion Piece By Samuel Strait – January 20, 2023 For three decades Del Norte Ambulance (DNA) has been in service to this Countyas a first responder to all of the County’s health care emergencies. During that entire run of thirty plus years there have been severalambulance companies who have entered into the bidding to supplant DNA,but…