Category: Board of Supervisors
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AND THE CRYING TOWEL AWARD GOES TO, WAIT FOR IT, SUPERVISOR GERRY HEMMINGSEN
By Linda Sutter- May 2, 2017 – On March 28, 2017, Supervisor’s Cowan, Howard, and Hemmingsen violated the Brown act when Lori Cowan made a motion that she go to Washington D.C. as an alternate quickly seconded by Gerry Hemmingsen and passed by a vote of three with two dissenting. This was in violation of…
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BREAKING NEWS: Part 2 – Mercy Ranger Confesses
By Donna Westfall – April 16, 2017 – MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE? Whenever a person of principal sits in jail unwilling to admit guilt or to plea bargain, some might call that person stubborn. Some might call that person steadfast. Some might call that person stupid. How many in our area would call that person good,…
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Middle Class about to get screwed by Democrats with more taxes and fees
By Donna Westfall – April 6, 2017 – Who would have thought! It was a question on the minds of every Californian when the Democrats reached the threshold of two thirds in both houses of the legislature, how would they use their new found freedom to raise taxes without going to a vote of the…
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Who’s lying now?
Opinion Piece By Samuel Strait – April 2, 2017 – I never was particularly enamored with the Triplicate’s content when Richard Wiens was the editor, and was even less so when Matt Durkee briefly held the reins, but the reign of King Fornoff is a lesson in extreme restraint, at least on my part. While I’m…
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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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The Circus called the Board of Supervisors – One Big Dysfunctional Family
Opinion Piece by Samuel Strait – March 30, 2017 – Having so recently been out of town in Washington State for a couple of weeks, it was wonderful to be back in this corner of the world where the troubles of our world seem to be for the most part an after thought, particularly at…
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FAILS CONGRESSMAN HUFFMAN
By Donna Westfall – March 29, 2017 – If you have been following the Board of Supervisors meetings (BOS) and read the articles in the local newspaper, you’ve heard these words many times, “We must support our congressman because he is working for us.” No one has been more vocal about this than Supervisor’s Cowan…
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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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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…