Category: Corruption
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Has Our Local Child Protective Services Become an Evil Organization Ripping Families Apart for Money?
Credit to Dr. Mercola’s article: CAPTA: The Child Abuse Law Which Could Destroy Your Reputation published February 05, 2011 Opinion Piece By Donna Westfall – April 1, 2017 – First off, this is not April Fool’s joke. Until the Bryan and Judy Ranger tragedy, I had no inkling on how CPS/Child Welfare Services worked or how…
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WE ALMOST LOST THE MOST PRECIOUS THING WE HAVE – FREEDOM OF SPEECH
By Donna Westfall – March 30, 2017 – December 15, 1791 was a most memorial day in the history of the United States. It was the day that we adopted the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. The framers of the Constitution remembered the bad old days when the King of England could…
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Part 1: Why did they picket to FREE an alleged rapist, Bryan Ranger?
By Donna Westfall – March 23, 2017 – What’s one of the worst things that could happen to you? Is it to be falsely accused? Is it to have your children lie about you that lands you in jail? This past Sunday, March 19th, a small group staged their first protest in front of the…
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Sending two Supervisors to Washington DC…a case of the blind leading the blind?
By Donna Westfall – March 14, 2017 – Board of Supervisors Agenda Item #23. The vote – 3 to 2. That means that taxpayers are sending two supervisors (Howard & Hemmingsen with Cowan as the alternate) to Washington DC. Isn’t that special? What’s the crisis? Last Chance Grade. What’s the plan? There isn’t any plan..…
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Should Tod Roy be indicted? Should Judge Follett step down?
By Donna Westfall – March 12, 2017 – Let’s spend some time examining the Grand Jury system in Del Norte County. This is bound to be a multi-part series. From allegations that it’s too white, to being too connected to some Judges, to foremen and jurors being handpicked in order to parrot the Judge’s agenda or…
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The economic devastation of Last Chance Grade falling into the ocean
By Donna Westfall – February 22, 2017 – What faster way could we turn Crescent City/Del Norte County into a ghost town? If someone were intent on destroying our area. they would take out the roads that allow transports to bring food in and out. With failing businesses like Alexandre’s Daily having to dump milk…
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Guilty until proven innocent – Judy Ranger’s story – Part 3
By Donna Westfall – February 11, 2017 – Quick synopsis – In 2012, 62 year old Bryan Ranger was arrested and placed in jail on $1/2 million bail for allegations of sexually abusing and molesting his children who were all minors at the time. His wife, Judy, had her family ripped apart from her. Her…
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Guilty until proven innocent – Judy Ranger’s Story – Part 2
Opinion Piece By Donna Westfall – February 11, 2017 – My husband and I spent the last few nights watching the OJ “Juice” Simpson trial produced by John Travolta on Netflix. It brought back memories of the Trial of the Century along with learning things we had never paid attention to before like all of…
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Guilty until proven innocent – Judy Ranger’s story- Part 1
By Donna Westfall – February 9, 2017 – Ordinarily you hear that when you’re arrested and awaiting trial you are innocent until proven guilty. But in this sad saga, the deck has been stacked against a very nice, moral, fundamentalist Christian couple trying to raise their large family with old fashioned values. The husband has…
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A fine mess we’ve got here at the Solid Waste Board
Opinion Piece by Samuel Strait – February 3, 2017 – It had been awhile since I last caught a live meeting of the Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority, (DNSWMA) in all its awkwardness. The comments below are from my take on the January 10th “emergency” meeting of that Commission via its posted video. It has…