Author: Samuel Strait
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NEWS FLASH: The Grotto In Granada, Spain has reopened its doors
By Samuel Strait, Reporter at Large – May 8, 2021 I would like to announce that a recent, like tonight, email has beenreceived announcing the reopening of “The Grotto” a popular night spotand restaurant in Granada, Spain, patronized by yours truly severaltimes while in Granada, has reopened its doors to the displeasure oflocal authorities. No…
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In With The New Out With the Old Fire Departments
By Samuel Strait, Reporter at Large – May 9, 2021 In the course of the past week much was learned about what occupiesnearly all current fire districts, dwindling resources, both materialand financial, diminishing numbers of volunteer firefighters, additionalburdens of regulation, and a distinct change in what is meant for firedistricts to be responsible for when…
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Oh, No Not Another Story About the Fire Assessment, Part Three the Grand Finale
By Samuel Strait – May 7, 2021 Over the course of the past week since news of the Crescent FireProtection District’s ballot and pamphlet’s impending appearance inmailboxes through out it’s district boundaries, the Crescent City Times has beendipping its proverbial toe in the waters to test the response from thosethat will feel the bite of…
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Oh, No, Not Another Story About The Fire Assessment, Part Two
By Samuel Strait, Reporter at Large – May 7, 2021 It is important to understand that as time goes on and circumstanceschange, your local fire district is operating under those same kinds ofchanges. It is the District’s position that the changes to be made toits current operating structure include a hybrid volunteer fire andemergency team…
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Oh No, Not another Story About the Fire Assessment: Part One
By Samuel Strait, Reporter at Large – May 7, 2021 Nearly everyone affected by the decision of the Crescent Fire ProtectionDistrict to pursue another effort at passage of a increased fireassessment on property taxes has now received both their ballot and theinformation pamphlet that arrived with it. Confused, baffled, orbewildered, do not despair. In a…
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The True Arbiter Of Last Chance Grade, EPIC
By Samuel Strait, Reporter at Large – May 3, 2021 It is not often when such true arrogance is displayed in print, yetMr. Tom Wheeler, Director of EPIC, Environmental Protection InformationCenter, has exceeded the norm. In a guest opinion in the Lost CoastOutpost titled “As Someone Who Has TWO Active Lawsuits Against Caltrans,Let Me Say…
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What is happening at the Veterans Memorial Hall?
By Samuel Strait, Reporter at Large – May 3, 2021 Recently a call from a concerned citizen put me in touch with JerryJohnson a long time Marine Veteran who has advocated for Veteran affairsfor many years. Mr. Johnson, the former and long time president of theVFW, Veterans of Foreign Wars, had become concerned upon returning…
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Supervisors Get Coal In Their Stockings
By Samuel Strait, Reporter at Large – April 29, 29\021 It would appear that the Board of Supervisors should be prepared for alump of coal in their stocking this Christmas or when ever the Stategets finished with their final report on alternatives for Last ChanceGrade, maybe by 2023. It remains a mystery as to why…
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A Bigger Band Aid For Last Chance Grade
By Samuel Strait, Reporter at Large – April 24, 2021 It appears that the “powers” in Sacramento have made their decision onwhat to do with Last Chance Grade and it looks like Del Norte Countywill be expected to endure more half way measures. Our illustriousstate senator, Mark McGuire, has announced the opinions of state and…
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Local Inflation
By Samuel Strait, Reporter at Large – April 23, 2021 When someone goes to town on a regular basis, they probably don’t noticemuch of a change in the cost of things since the beginning of the year. For those that do not, lengthy stays at home have recently taken on awhole new meaning. Things that you…