Author: Samuel Strait
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Truancy
By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – January 18, 2022 – picture credit to education.jhu.edu In California every school age child is required to attend school. Itcan take on many forms, but the most common is the public schoolsystem. One of the most persistent problems in public education beyondsatisfactory performance for school age children…
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What Do We Get For $55 Million?
By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – January 17, 2022 Most people with children are well aware of the fact that our localschool district has not performed well for decades. Most do not knowthat the Del Norte Unified School District consumes just North of $55million per year. The first question one might ask is…
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Moving Day
By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – January 14, 2022 It has been awhile since U -Haul has come out with its ubiquitous listof destinations for its huge fleet of self moving rental trucks andvans. It would appear that the great migration is on from “Blue” Statesto “Red”. One might ask why is that? …
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Inflation, “7%” in December
By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – January 13, 2022 I know most that are paying attention don’t believe it when the federalgovernment claims that the inflation rate “only” rose to seven percent. For us here in California, where our our Governor Hair Gel Newsom isalso on the elevator to add to the Biden induced…
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If Stupid Is A Requirement To Hold Public Office, Then We Certainly Have It In California
By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – January 11, 2022 Most people who are awake in the world think that the greatest attributefound in public office holders is the ability to spend the most moneyfor the least gain in benefit for those they represent. Governor HairGel is the epitome of that very thought process. …
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If The Doctor Tells He Knows Everything, Find Another Doctor!
By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – January 10, 2022 Recently, our local Lord of Public Health attempted to explain hisguidance to the local population on his view of the situation aboutCovid-19. A lengthy Statistical word salad ensued. No Science, noapparent investigation to learn what is actually happening in theCounty. Statistical computation of what…
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More Woes for the Harbor
By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – January 6, 2022 While “Eye On Del Norte” has been keeping us up to date with therecent troubles that are occurring down at the harbor, dredging, the RVparks, and perhaps a future test to revoke the harbor’s two percent dipinto the bed tax. The fact that the…
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Measure R And S Oversight Committees?
By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – January 6, 2022 In November of 2020, both the City and the County were granted by thevoters the right to collect an additional one percent sales tax to bedeposited in their general funds. For this generosity, the votersexpected certain services, and repairs to be made by both…
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How Predictable, More Covid Variants And Hysteria
By Samuel Strait, Reporter at Large – January 5, 2022 When the Omicron Variant of Covid-19 burst on the scene, Media hysteriaand politicians salivating over new found life to absolute power. Crankup the mandates, before you really know anything about the new variant. Masking, social distancing and refrain from leaving your house. By allmeans get vaccinated…
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Portland, Just Another Urban Third World City
Commentary By Samuel Strait – January 4, 2022 As most that read the Crescent City Times regularly know that I spent much ofNovember and on into December traveling about the northern portion ofthe three western states, Washington, Oregon and California. Part ofthat time was spent in what was once the very beautiful city, Portland,Oregon. Not…