Author: Samuel Strait
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Another Study, Does Anyone Really Care?
By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – April 15, 2022 A regular occurrence at most Del Notre County Board Of Supervisormeetings is an experience not to be missed, an expensive “study”, orconsultant’s report on some matter that has no real benefit to most ofthe local community. April 12th’s meeting was just such a case…
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Yet Another Brick In The Wall Between The Public And County BOS
By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – April 14 2022 At some point it would be constructive if the Del Norte County Board OfSupervisors would take lessons on how they might operate Board Meetingswith the Public in mind. It is difficult enough for the working publicto appear at Board meetings scheduled for 10:00 in…
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The County’s Supervisors Continue To Hide From Voters
By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – April 13, 2022 Irregardless of the Del Norte County’s Board Of Supervisors on goingefforts to hide from the public and the voters in the Fall, there is agrowing movement and outrage over the behavior of those that feed at thepublic trough and in particular those that have…
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New District Five Supervisor, No Change 5-0
By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – April 13, 2022 With all the celebration of the swearing in of newly appointedSupervisor Fifth District, Susan Masten, the question became, “Wouldanything really change?” We have the answer to that, No! The Board ofSupervisors remains firmly locked in the oh, so, bland state ofuniformity, conformity, with no…
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For Local Government It’s All About The Money
Opinion by Samuel Strait – April 12, 2022 One would think that local government was on its last financial legs tohear Operations Lieutenant Daniel Schneck outline the “issues” that areplaguing the local Sheriff’s Department. This is a department thatcan’t seem to replace staff that has been allocated to them and budgetedfor them. When you stop…
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Climate Change Verses Reality
By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – April 11, 2022 Looks as though the adore has worn off of “climate change” recently, aseven Governor “Hair Gel” Newsom has not mentioned it as one of hisautomatic responses to every problem he encounters that can remotely beassociated with weather or anything else for that matter. Strange,…
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Covid, Covid, Everywhere
By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – April 9, 2022 From all the media hype and public official hysteria one has to thinkthat a Covid infection would have visited each and everyone of us sometime ago. Yet clearly it hasn’t. High profile government officials whoseem to bathe in the reflected glory of public attention…
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Lemus Gets The Harbor To Bite, Now He Just Has To Reel Them In
Commentary and Opinion by Samuel Strait The recent Harbor Commission Special Meeting was pretty much theexpected 5-0 vote to approve both leases to Alex Lemus and RenewableEnergy for the harbor’s two RV parks. The future ensuing train wreckwill no doubt be painful, but it could not happen to a more useful collection of supercilious idiots who…
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Too Many Chiefs, And Not Enough Listeners At The Harbor
Opinion and Commentary by Samuel Strait It is quite often difficult to tell exactly who is running the show atthe public meetings of the Harbor Commission, for a show it is indeed. After over a year of “negotiations” with Alex Lemus, and his companyRenewable Energy Capital, one would think that either a deal would bestruck, or…
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The City’s Council
Opinion by Samuel Strait – April 6, 2022 There is only so much a person can do when government has money to burnand absolutely no vision of what they are doing now will only add to thefinancial burden in the future, when there is no money to burn. OnMonday, the local Transportation Commission approved placing…