Category: This Weeks News
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Elk Creek Dam a boondoggle from the start
by Doug Larson Sunday, August 3rd 2008 Anyone seeking a perfect example of an outrageous pork barrel project should consider the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Elk Creek Dam in the Rogue River Basin. For nearly 20 years, the dam has been sitting unfinished, its deteriorating, roller-compacted concrete uglifying the once-beautiful Elk Creek Valley and…
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Will Cronyism Cost Taxpayer’s More Money? Side-by-Side Comparison
By Samuel Strait, Reporter at Large – March 14, 2021 After reading an article in the Lost Coast Outpost by Jessica Cejnar titled “Child Support Services Will Move Despite Current Landlord’s Objections, Threatens to Sue”, I noticed that Ms. Cejnar once again has failed to do her homework. The idea that any threat was issued…
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Why do I need to know about . . .Science? #6
By Jaime Yarbrough, Science Editor – March 12, 2021 What am I about to read? Why do I need to read it? How will it make my life better? Every once in a while someone will be talking about one thing and then ‘drift’ on to something either directly or indirectly related to what they…
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PHOTO ID NOT REQUIRED TO VOTE BUT ALL THESE REQUIRE PHOTO ID
By Donna Westfall – March 11, 2021 How can there be democracy without free and fair elections. A thriving republic will not stand without secure elections. As we’ve seen from Biden’s first seven weeks in office, most of the good works former President Trump put into place have been disassembled; and the march towards Socialism…
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Price Increases on Lumber and Other Building Materials
By Linda Sutter – March 11, 2021 A local contractor mentioned the price of lumber and other building materials had more than doubled. Last year one sheet of OSB , which is underlining chipboard for siding was $7.00 a sheet from Home Depot. Today that same sheet is $27.00. One contractor who builds small 4…
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ATTENTION READERS:
March 11, 2021 Readers, as Webmaster of this site, I’m always gathering facts; one sort or another. Today it’s, What do you use to read our paper: Phone, Tablet, or PC? If it’s all three, then which do you use the most? You get a different format for each device, as you’ve noticed, I’m sure.…
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PUPPET vs. SPINELESS NINNY MAYOR GREENOUGH
Opinion Piece By Linda Sutter – March 9, 2021 During a Special City Council meeting Mayor Greenough offered to give up his position as Mayor to Former Mayor Inscore. Puppet vs. Spineless Ninny, which can not be determined because Mayor Greenough (a Republican) exhibited both qualities. The first part of the city council meeting was…
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Response to recent questions
By Samuel Strait, Reporter at Large – March 10, 2021 As most know who read the pages of the Crescent City Times, I am aregular contributor on a great variety of topics, one of which sparked acomment with a series of questions included. Normally I would elect torespond to those questions with a comment of…
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Has the Board of Supervisors made yet another costly mistake? Part 3 from Eye on Del Norte
By Samuel Strait, Report at Large – March 10, 2021 Has the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors made yet another verycostly mistake? Over the past couple of months, Eye on Del Norte hasmade looking into the way the County goes about planning and acquiringfuture needs for office space. The process normally begins withnotifications being…
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Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene Rises in Opposition to Tyrannical Gun Control Bills that Leave Americans DEFENSELESS
Washington D.C. – Today, March 9th, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene gave a five minute floor speech defending Second Amendment rights. Highlights from the speech are listed below: “I rise today in opposition of gun control bills, I rise today in support of our Second Amendment, the greatest freedom that we have as Americans and a…