Author: Samuel Strait
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The History Of Highway 101 South
By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – March 28, 2022 Have you ever wondered how the Highway South of Crescent City ever cameto be? In this age of mind numbing regulation, endless environmentalreports, geologic surveys, and construction engineering, the task wouldhave been overwhelming. Most locals aren’t even aware that the originalroad began on Endert’s…
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As The World Turns, The Death Toll From Covid Dwindles
By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – March 27, 2022 There have been many reports, most untrue, about the limited affect thatSARS-CoV-2, Covid for those of you that don’t know, has had on thepopulation of China due to the draconian measures taken by the CommunistParty there. For the longest time, government numbers from China…
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Let The Whining Commence, Oh Wait It Already Has
By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – March 26, 2022 Looks like the month of March has been “Whine About Measure ‘R’ RepealMonth” for members of Del Norte County’s Board of Supervisors and itsBureaucrats. Both Board Meetings this month have contained a suitableamount of whining from District Three’s, Supervisor Chris Howard, AnimalControl, and the…
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What About It?
By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – March 25, 2022 It would appear that the CEO’s of ten major airlines have had enough ofthe Federal Government’s policies of masking, testing, and vaccinationstatus affecting their ability to safely convey the nation’s airtravelers. Central to a letter penned by the CEO’s was the idea thatmasking in…
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The Crescent City “Brain Trust”?
By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – March 25, 2022 It doesn’t seem to matter how many times you say it, the State is notgoing to be serious about fixing any of the problems that are upper moston Californian’s minds. Our local State buffoon, Mark McGuire suddenlythinks that homelessness is front and center for…
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And When On The Program Of Events Is Climate Change Set To Begin?
Opinion and Commentary By Samuel Strait – March 24, 2022 I see locally we are all supposed to bend over for the sake of the“Silvery Phacelia”, yet another proposed Del Norte bit of foliage thatis intended to claim a spot on the “Endangered Species List” taking 252additional acres off the table for development. Hopefully most…
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Mention Abortion And The Left Comes Unhinged
By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – March 24, 2022 With many States finally recognizing that unborn children have rightstoo, the left, including the California State Legislature, and Governor“Empty Suit” Gavin Newsom have begun to pass legislation that would usetaxpayer funding to make it possible that for everyone who wishes tokill a child will …
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The Local Robots Meet Again
By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – March 23, 2022 Nothing like a consistent 4-0 vote on every item as the Del Norte CountyBoard of Supervisor’s scurried through their second of bi-monthlymeetings in under ninety minutes. Another public comment by LindaSutter, roundly disapproved of by Supervisor Short later in the meeting,essentially calling out the…
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Those That Refuse To Give It Up
Opinion by Samuel Strait – March 22, 2022 While driving through town yesterday, I could not help but notice agroup of young, fit women walking towards the “Y” along highway 101, allmaskless but one. It was clear they knew one another as they weretalking as they walked North. It was with great difficulty that Isuppressed…
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Where are Del Norte County’s Unemployed?
Commentary by Samuel Strait – March 21, 2022 Driving down Washington Boulevard last Tuesday, March 15th, I noticed agroup of hardy souls out, what appeared to be, protesting something atSutter Coast Hospital. Later, I was corrected in my observation, thatit was not “protesting”, but an informational about working conditionsfaced by nurses and staff while on…