Category: This Weeks News
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Today Ends Teacher Appreciation Week
By Donna Westfall – May 12, 2023 Despite California ranking near the bottom in the nation for public education; there are good teachers out there in Del Norte County that love their jobs and inspire our children. What can you do to show your appreciation? Here are some ideas: Drop off crayons, pencils, colored construction…
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Del Norte County: A Social Service Sanctuary
Commentary and Opinion By Branden Bieber – May 12, 2023 Catering to a Welfare County, Del Norte County Board of Supervisors (BOS) continue to prioritize homelessness, substance abuse, and Government mandated mental illness diagnoses. Approving 12 Items during the 5-9-2023 BOS meeting, board members continue to devalue the community. Without the ability to recognize their…
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REPARATIONS FOR BLACKS? NO WAY!
Opinion By John Wood – May 12, 2023 I was born and raised in Dixie in a former slave state, but owe the blacks absolutely nothing! I was never a slave owner. My father, his father, his father, his father, his father, and on back it goes, never owned slaves. Those blacks wanting this massive,…
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The 5-0 Club And A Growing Government
Commentary and Opinion by Samuel Strait – May 11, 2023 Another meeting, the May 9th version of the 5-0 Club and growing localgovernment on display with some rather unique observations about how ourBoard of Supervisors manage to increase spending without the obligatoryfour fifths requirement. Nothing like true shiftiness in localgovernment spending practices, but we will…
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HJTA announces initiative to “Repeal the Death Tax”
By Jon Coupal – May 10, 2023 The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, California’s leading taxpayer advocacy group, will go forward with an initiative to restore the right of parents to transfer their home and limited other property to their children without reassessment to market value. The announcement follows the 3-4 vote in the Senate Governance…
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The Collapse of San Francisco
By Kevin Kiley – May 11, 2023 This week, I addressed the House of Representatives on the collapse of one of the world’s most beautiful cities. You can watch the 15-minute speech here. With Whole Foods, Nordstrom, T-Mobile, Saks, and Anthropologie all announcing their departure, San Francisco is in total free fall. My goal was to…
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Reparations? Give Newsom a Pat on the Back
Opinion By Donna Westfall – May 11, 2023 For those of you that have been following the farce of reparations for black people in California, guess who is not going to go along? Governor Newsom! Well, at least not yet. Have you ever met a Democrat that didn’t want taxpayers to fund everything? California was…
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PACIFIC POWER ANNOUNCES POWER INTERRUPTION
Pacific Power’s priority is delivering reliable power you can count on. Please be aware, the interruption originally scheduled for Friday, May 12th has been rescheduled to take place on Monday, May 15th. We know power interruptions are never convenient and greatly appreciate your patience. As a precaution, please unplug any sensitive electronic equipment during the interruption.
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DOES DEL NORTE COUNTY AUDITOR AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY MICKS ALLOW THEFT OF PUBLIC FUNDS?
By Investigative Reporter – May 10, 2023 In November 2022, a complaint against the Crescent City Harbor District was submitted to the Del Norte County Sheriff Scott and to Chief of Police Richard Griffin for Willful Misuse of Public Money by former Harbormaster Charlie Helms and current Harbormaster Tim Petrick. The law enforcement agencies decided…
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BREAKING NEWS: Trump found not guilty in rape case
Opinion By Donna Westfall – May 9, 2023 – Picture credit of E. Jean Carroll to Wikipedia dated 2006 That’s the good news. Here’s the bad news: She was awarded $5 million because the jury of six men and three women found him guilty of forcibly touching her and sexually abusing her. In addition, he…