Category: Del Norte County
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Klamath Dam Removal – $200-450 Million
Credit to Jefferson Public Radio, article & audio by By GEOFFREY RILEY, APRIL EHRLICH & JOHN BAXTER • Published FEB 27, 2018 – By Donna Westfall – March 13, 2018 – Do you pay a power bill? Have you looked at all the charges lately? There are nine separate charges. Let’s just bypass the first three obvious ones: Basic Charge – single phase…
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Local Taxpayers Association Urges BOS and City Council to Opt Out of SB 54
By Donna Westfall – April 10, 2018 – Last year, after Chairman Chris Howard returned from Japan, the Board of Supervisors (BOS) took up a discussion on Senate Bill 54, Sanctuary State. The discussion centered around the Board sending a Letter of Opposition to our Senator Mike McGuire and our Assembly member, Jim Wood asking…
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Part 2: Republican Candidates for Supervisor Attend and Speak at Women’s Meeting
By Donna Westfall – April 9, 2018 – Harbor Commissioner, Ron Phillips and School Board Member, Roger Daley took turns respectively in speaking before the Republican Women’s group Thursday, April 5th. Each is seeking to upseat incumbent, Gerry Hemmingsen. Ron Phillips recently had a health scare and his wife of 50 years had a stroke…
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Part 1: Republican Candidates for Supervisor Attend & Speak at Women’s Meeting
Opinion Piece By Donna Westfall – April 7, 2018 – It was one of those days that you only needed intermittant windshield wipers on. The weather wasn’t dry, but not quite rainy Thurday morning, April 5th. Four candidates for supervisorial positions attended the Del Norte County Republican Women’s luncheon at the Apple Peddler Restaurant: Jake…
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Why Did Our Senator’s Office Call Sup. Berkowitz?
By Donna Westfall – April 2, 2018 – Former Senator Barbara Boxer (served 24 years) and Senator Dianne Feinstein, 84 years old (elected 1992 – that’s 26 years and counting) never called Bob Berkowitz. Not once. Not about anything. Whereas Senator Kamala Harris’ office staff phoned Supervisor Bob Berkowitz on Friday, March 30th. She’s been…
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GOOD JUDGE – BAD JUDGE
A stark comparison of decisions by local judges Opinion Piece By Wes Nunn – March 23, 2018 – Jurisdiction The question of legal jurisdiction is a remedial concept for most attorneys. The law mandates that jurisdictional issues always take precedence over all other issues. The reason is, if the court doesn’t have…
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Another sewer rate increase in the works (History Lesson)
Opinion and Commentary Originally Published By Donna Westfall- March 23, 2018 – Republished 12/27/23 because of an impending sewer rate increase in 2024 and a change in the law. While the Federal government and California’s government is grappling with massive deficits by comparison our little dot in the universe with it’s ever increasing sales taxes…
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WILL JUDGE COCHRAN END THE JUDICIAL CORRUPTION?
Opinion Piece By Wes Nunn – March 18, 2018 We’re finally rid of the corrupt practices of former district attorney, Jon Alexander, (disbarred by the California State Bar), former supervisor, Martha McClure, (Google L.A. Times, article by Steve Lopez in March 2018), and former appointed judge Doehle. Chris Doehle is a good attorney. Unfortunately she…
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National Freedom of Information Day – Part 1: FOIA
By Donna Westfall – March 16, 2018 – James Madison, Jr., was born on March 16, 1751, in Port Conway, Virginia. He was instrumental in the drafting of the United States Constitution and as the key champion and author of the Bill of Rights. Individual rights and freedom of information were of high importance to…
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National Plant a Flower Day, Girls Scouts Day and Napping Day
By Donna Westfall – March 12, 2018 – When we woke up from our nap this afternoon, wondering if Girl Scout Cookies still had GMO’s in them, we looked over at our truck filled with tall irises. The previous morning had been spent digging up a small part of a friends iris patch. We’ve had…