Category: Ethics
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STATE OF JEFFERSON
BY DONNA WESTFALL Have you heard? There are those who want to break away from the State of California and create an entirely new state, the State of Jefferson (SOJ). Should Del Norte County join about 18 other counties in Northern California and create the State of Jefferson (and possibly include some southern Oregon counties)? There…
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CONFIDENTIALITY, WHISTLE BLOWERS AND CORRUPTION
BY DONNA WESTFALL – August 4, 2013 I wonder about the people in our area understanding the concept of confidentiality. It’s to keep something private and secret. It’s to protect information, identities, or legal agreements. As a Medi-Cal Specialist for Long Term Care the last 19 years, I have to keep my clients information confidential.…
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JON ALEXANDER’S CONTENTION TACTICS
BY LINDA SUTTER Last week in the Del Norte Triplicate there was yet another article about Jon Alexander and his newest contention tactic of threats to the Board of Supervisors. Former Del Norte District Attorney, Jon Alexander, hired a personal attorney to request payments be made to him for…
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UPDATE ON CALIFORNIA STATE BAR CASE AGAINST DA JON ALEXANDER
BY DONNA WESTFALL One of the reasons we started www.crescentcitytimes.com an on-line newspaper is because not all the news printed by our local Del Norte Triplicate is 1.) accurate, or 2.) fair or 3.) unbiased. Our philosophy is to report the news as accurately, honestly and fair as possible. Here then are a few…
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Local Unchecked Power…
An Opinion Piece By Co-Editor Katherine K. Kelly – May 26, 2012 What to do about unchecked power in those who were elected to represent us? We have in this city people who were elected as our representatives, yet when they take office the power goes to their heads and the meetings become a dog…
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Constitutional rights obliterated by Mayor Kathryn Murray
In another attempt to limit free speech, Mayor Murray in Monday night’s city council meeting, May 21, 2012, cut off Gini Marie Aland during public comment stating that she was off topic. Then Mayor Murray cut off Connie Morrison during public comment stating she was off topic. Interesting since the topic was a campaign to…