Category: Corruption
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Attempted Blackmail: Bryan Ranger Case – The story and witnesses the jury never heard
By Donna Westfall – June 6, 2017 – Take one pissed off teenager who’s angry at her father, add in that she’s in love or lust with her 40 something year old boyfriend, add generous amounts of lies, stir in bad acting and attempted blackmail and you have all the ingredients for a case so…
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Triplicate Editor Whine’s Again
By Samuel Strait – July 6, 2017 – When I read the recent whine by our local editor, Robin Fornoff, of the Triplicate, “My View: $38,000 Bill for petty grievances and political vendettas”, my first thought was “You can’t be serious!” Seems like it wasn’t much more than a year ago when then candidate Lori…
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Day 7: Bryan Ranger “Sex Abuse” Trial
By Donna Westfall – June 25, 2017 -Let’s clean up some loose ends not covered before in previous articles: Question to Del Norte County Sheriff’s Deputy Clarkson by Defense Attorney Cater – What do you call it when a 14 year old has sex with a 40 year old? Do you call it an affair?…
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Nancy Schaefer on Child Protective Services
By Donna Westfall – June 23, 2017 – Sometimes people ask me why I bother to write when I get to be the recipient of so much backlash. Here is one reason why and it comes from the Bible: “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are…
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Day 4: Bryan Ranger “Sex Abuse” Trial Part 2
By Donna Westfall – June 23, 2017 – Due to illness, I missed Thursday’s, June 22nd, court session. I understand that the defense had a telephonic expert witness, and Bryan Ranger took the stand. Without being there, I’d have to check the transcripts to find out exactly what was said. Let’s now backtrack and look…
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Day 5: Bryan Ranger “Sex Abuse” Trial
By Donna Westfall – June 20, 2017 – By the end of Day 5, I’d swear that the Prosecution Team is trying to wear down the jury. Gotta wonder if they hand out No-Doz pills because I don’t know how the jurors manage to stay awake. I couldn’t. I found myself trying to stay awake,…
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Day 4: Bryan Ranger “Sex Abuse” Trial – Part 1
By Donna Westfall – June 19, 2017 – Before the parade of witnesses took their turns, there was a discussion with Juror #9. He was honest enough to tell the Judge that a co-worker approached him and said to “pin him to the wall,” referring to Bryan Ranger’s guilt. He told her he cannot talk…
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DAY 3: Bryan Ranger “Sex Abuse” Trial
By Donna Westfall – June 16, 2017 – On today’s schedule of witnesses: First up: Mercy’s 17 year old brother When court was dismissed the day before, Mercy’s brother mentioned he had something very important to say. Attornies for both sides went out of the courtroom to confer with him. This morning, he was brought…
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Day 2: Bryan Ranger “Sex Abuse” Trial
By Donna Westfall – June 15, 2017 – Mercy Ranger took the witness stand. The prosecuting attorney, Joyce Blair, led the witness like someone leading a horse to water, literally nodding her head to indicate the desired answer she wanted from Mercy. Try to remember, Mercy, the oldest of the Ranger children is now…
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Day 1: Bryan Ranger “sex abuse” trial
By Donna Westfall – June 14, 2017 – Back on October 11, 2013, the TRIPLICATE newspaper ran an article titled, “C.C. Man to face sex crimes charges,” and proceeded to give some of the lurid details while starting their article with, “A local man faces the possibility of a life sentence after a judge ruled…