Category: This Weeks News
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Why do I need to know about . . .Science? #9
By Jaime Yarbrough, Science Editor – April 29, 2021 What am I about to read? Why do I need to read it? How will it make my life better? Today class, we will be talking about a different side of ‘science’ than one might think of, communications. Communications is generally thought of as more of…
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Supervisors Get Coal In Their Stockings
By Samuel Strait, Reporter at Large – April 29, 29\021 It would appear that the Board of Supervisors should be prepared for alump of coal in their stocking this Christmas or when ever the Stategets finished with their final report on alternatives for Last ChanceGrade, maybe by 2023. It remains a mystery as to why…
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Federal Fluoridation Lawsuit Update
(Picture credit to Irish Times) April 27, 2021 Donna, Good news! Last Thursday, the Judge granted Plaintiffs’ motion to add additional standing evidence into the case, which should help fully satisfy the Judge’s prior concerns on this issue and ensure that the case is resolved on the merits. The Judge also made clear that he…
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From long shot to imminent – the Recall of Gov Newsom is a GO!
Today, April 26, 2021, the Secretary of State announced they received 2,162,774 signatures in the recall campaign against Gov. Newsom. Of those, 1,626,042 have been certified as valid moving the effort into the next phase. The final verification is due April 29th. What was once dismissed as a long shot has become a historic campaign…
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Remembering LASD Deputy Sheriff David William March
By Roger Gitlin – April 26, 2021 This Thursday marks the 19th anniversary of the murder of Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff Dave March. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) – The March Family of Santa Clarita were dear friends of mine and I pause each year to remember Deputy March. Dave was murdered by…
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California’s New Laws to Limit Police
By Jeff McCaddon Copyright Jeff McCaddon, April 26th, 2021. All Rights Reserved. The following litany of Assembly Bills have stacked up in Sacramento to severely limit the powers of Law Enforcement in California: Assembly Bill 66 restricts Police from using tear-gas, rubber-bullets and other less than lethal force against demonstrators. Assembly Bill 655 will ban…
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Reflections on the Life and Death of Bernie Madoff – Master of the Ponzi Scheme
By Donna Westfall , Opinion Piece- April 25, 2021 Bernie Madoff is dead at 82 Quick recap. He swindled investors out of billions of dollars. How many billions? About $65 billion but that includes fake profits. How he did it for so many years is a mystery since the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigated…
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A Bigger Band Aid For Last Chance Grade
By Samuel Strait, Reporter at Large – April 24, 2021 It appears that the “powers” in Sacramento have made their decision onwhat to do with Last Chance Grade and it looks like Del Norte Countywill be expected to endure more half way measures. Our illustriousstate senator, Mark McGuire, has announced the opinions of state and…
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The City of Dixon is not that different from Crescent City/Del Norte County
By Michael Ceremello – April 23, 2021 We are at yet another crossroads in Dixon. I am not speaking of smaller issues but of general long established concepts. Many are questioning whether this is the same America we grew up in. Considering that relinquishment of freedom is much the same as putting up with taxation,…
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Local Inflation
By Samuel Strait, Reporter at Large – April 23, 2021 When someone goes to town on a regular basis, they probably don’t noticemuch of a change in the cost of things since the beginning of the year. For those that do not, lengthy stays at home have recently taken on awhole new meaning. Things that you…