Category: This Weeks News
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Voting Recommendations
By Roger Gitlin – EYE ON DEL NORTE – May 16, 2022 To those who’ve contacted me with questions about who to vote for at the State level, I’m happy to share my opinion. It is indeed unfortunate and disheartening to observe the Del Norte Republican Party has dropped the basketball on recommending candidates for…
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Narcan Saved Life
By Linda Sutter – May 16, 2022 The Yurok Tribe Police Department has been assisting the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office with shift coverages due to low staffing levels. Sunday morning, May 15, at approximately 6:00 am, while conducting an arrest of a warrant subject that was in the possession of drugs, Officer Gibson came…
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The Growth Of Government In California
Commentary by Samuel Strait It seems like only yesterday that the State’s entire budget had crept upto just over $200 Billion, but no, that was from 2017 when our currentgovernor was swept into office by the State’s Democrats. Even thosereluctant to admit it, things since Newsom’s ascension to the throne inSacramento have not been without…
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The Unintended Consequences
Commentary By Samuel Strait Likely very few of our local residents gave much thought to an actionitem on the most recent Board of Supervisor’s agenda, Tuesday, May 10th,that of a proposed letter to the United States Department of Fish andGame asking for an extension to the comment period on the proposedinclusion of the sand dune…
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WHY REALTORS ENDORSING 3RD DISTRICT SUPERVISOR CHRIS HOWARD WAS A MISTAKE
Opinion By Linda Sutter – May 15, 2022 The Del Norte Association of Realtors endorsing candidates is a waste of time because the determination was made before the debates. During their debates they cited many issues concerning realtors with laws affecting the community as a whole. However, in the last four years, I have not…
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Don’t Kill The Messenger, After All It Is Only An Opinion
Opinion by Samuel Strait Maybe not all, but most in the County have heard the saga produced byour formerly appointed Sheriff, Randy Waltz. There will be somepronouncements that announce to the heavens that his disposition in thecourt of law was a “slap on the wrist”. There will be those that givehim a “pass” and say…
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And Then There Were Five
Opinion by Samuel Strait The following is my impression of the candidates from the last of threecandidate forums produced for our edification by Del Norte’s fine groupof realtors. As in each of the two previous gatherings this exemplarygroup has given Del Norte County voters a glimpse of what this June’sprimary will have to offer those…
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District Five Forum
By Roger Gitlin – EYE ON DEL NORTE -May 13, 2022 Tonight’s District 5 Supervisor forum was exceptional and defining. We’ve featured Dean Wilson’s picture tonight …The Del Norte Association of Realtors formally endorsed former Sheriff Dean Wilson AFTER the debate. Candidates for District 5 followed the same debate format where each candidate received a…
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DEL NORTE SHERIFF RESPONDS TO 5150 INCIDENT RESULTING IN DEATH
By Linda Sutter – May 13, 2022 On or about May 9, 2022 at approximately 0900 hours on Peveler Avenue in the Bertsch tract, it is alleged the Del Norte Sheriff responded to a 5150 call which resulted in death. The sheriff’s office to date has not sent out a press release. The residents of…
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“Repeat a lie often enough and it becomes the truth,” Nazi Propagandist Joseph Goebbles
Commentary By Donna Westfall – May 13, 2022 The majority of candidates running for office are in favor of the 1% sales tax called Measure R. From the Del Norte Country Board of Supervisors meeting July 28, 2020 which you can pull up on YouTube, county resident, Linda Sutter (who happens to be Treasurer of…