Category: Del Norte County
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DEL NORTE COUNTY COUNSEL ELIZABETH CABLE SAVES DEL NORTE COUNTY SUPS HEMMINGSEN AND HOWARD FROM ACLU CIVIL RIGHTS ACTION
By Linda Sutter – March 28, 2017 – Got an opinion about an issue in Del Norte County? Some of the Supervisors on the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors want you to keep it to yourself. Democracy depends on the free flow of ideas, but the board — one of the most powerful local…
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BOS meeting, March 28, 2017, more nonsense coming up
Opinion Piece by Linda Sutter – March 27, 2017 – Tuesday, March 28th at 10 a.m. they are going to vote to appoint Supervisor Lori Cowan to the Last Chance Grade Stakeholders..this is unacceptable..she is not in our district…Supervisor’s Howard and Hemmingsen are going to appoint her as an alternate to Washington…It is time to…
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UPDATE: Highway 101 at Last Chance Grade
As of 2:30 am, Saturday, March 25th, one lane is open on Last Chance Grade per Karen Sanders of Caltrans. The slide has been cleared.
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Solid Waste Management Authority “going down in flames”
Opinion Piece by Samuel Strait – March 23, 2017 – I cannot say that I am exactly surprised that the DNSWMA is going down in flames. It has been several years now that I have warned the public about the total dysfunction at the Authority and the Commission’s inability to understand that with the current…
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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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People v. George Johnson, Jr., Cinque Chapman Pratt, Marcaulius Jaleel Woodard and Natalie Rachelle Wright.
Submitted by Del Norte County District Attorney’s Office – March 22, 2017 The Del Norte District Attorney has filed charges against four individuals in connection with the shooting death of Sunni Jo Grant (37) of Klamath, California on March 20, 2017. George Johnson, Jr. (33) of Galesburg, Illinois was charged with Murder, Possession of a…
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The People v Soldano
Submitted by Del Norte County District Attorney – March 22, 2017 Del Norte District Attorney has charged David Joseph Soldano (56) of Klamath, California with Murder with a Special Circumstance Allegation that the victim, Timothy Thompson, a Native American, was intentionally killed because of his race. An additional Special Allegation has been charged alleging that…
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Does our airport have a future?
Submitted by Roger Gitlin – March 21, 2017 – President Trump’s proposed budget will call for the elimination of Essential Air Service (EAS) which subsidizes the two Pen Air flights entering and exiting McNamara Field (CEC) in Crescent City.. Without addressing the hows and the whys that could affect CEC and six other commercial airports…
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Sparks flying at Berkowitzs’ Daily Town Hall Meeting
By Donna Westfall – March 20, 2017 – With the federal government considering the elimination of Essential Air Service (EAS) airports, should the $2.8 million Airport Terminal contract be stopped or deferred? Will there be a penalty? How much would the penalty be? Was it Finigan’s Folly to push through the airport terminal? Can the…
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2017 Economic Summit – some good and bad surprises
Opinion Piece By Donna Westfall – March 18, 2017 – There were so many in attendance Friday, March 17th, that you could barely walk around the tables. There was plenty of food for breakfast and lunch. Lots to drink too – no, not alcoholic drinks; water, tea and coffee types of drinks. Now for the surprises: the bad…