Category: This Weeks News
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Why do I need to know about . . .Science? #5
By Jaime Yarbrough – Science Editor – February 20, 2021 What am I about to read? Why do I need to read it? How will it make my life better? Today the topic is “spinoffs.” What is a spinoff (i.e. spin off)? Some of the synonyms include byproduct, offshoot, outgrowth, derivative, in short something that…
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RECALL DERANGEMENT SYNDROME
Submitted by Linda Sutter from Assemblyman Kevin Kiley’s Facebook Page – February 18, 2021 The latest signature count is 1,689,000, and “alarmed party leaders” are panicking, making “all hands on deck” calls to try to head off this extraordinary citizens’ movement. Their arguments combine a disdain for both logic and democracy. If I were still…
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TAXATION WITHOUT EDUCATION – 3RD IN THE SERIES
By Donna Westfall – February 19, 2021 What do you do when you pay for something and when it arrives, it’s the wrong thing? Most times, you return it. What can you do when our public school are teaching socialist and communist propaganda and our children lack critical thinking plus can’t read adequately or do…
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Last Chance Grade has not fallen into the ocean, yet.
By Samuel Strait, Report at Large – February 19, 2021 Unless someone has blown out your pilot light, most folks in the Countyare aware of the fact that Last Chance Grade has had yet another slideblocking the traffic North and South. Due to some rather heavy rains,it should have come as no surprise, yet it…
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Latest on Newsom Recall: Signatures surpassed the magic number: 1,495,709. What happens next?
By Donna Westfall – February 18, 2021 Scandal ridden Gov. Newsom has Republicans, Democrats, Independents and Decline to State signing the recall petitions. It’s hard to tell exactly what bother’s people most: Whether it’s the highest state income tax in the nation, Largest homelessness in the nation, Abolishing capital punishment, Government overreach shutting down businesses,…
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Contour Air in the News
By Samuel Strait, Report at Large – February 18, 2021 Let’s be clear about our airport and commercial air service, ContourAir, Crescent City to Oakland and return. Without a pretty heftysubsidy, Four million plus dollars, commercial air service to any whereout of Crescent City would be economically unfeasible. Any thing lessthan 15,000 to 20,000 passengers…
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Another Newsom Scandal?
Submitted by Linda Sutter – February 17, 2021 SACRAMENTO – Tuesday, February 16, 2021, Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin) called for a legislative investigation into Governor Gavin Newsom’s no-bid contracts awarded during the COVID-19 State of Emergency. This morning CapRadio reported the following concerning findings in their story, “Investigation: Big Newsom Donors — Including Blue Shield…
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TAXATION WITHOUT EDUCATION #2
By Samuel Strait, Reporter at Large – February 17, 2021 As I was writing the past couple of articles regarding our woeful publicschools, it occurred to me, with some prompting, that most people inthis community have no idea exactly how the school district’s currentbudget nearly fifty million dollars is being spent. If statistics areany measure,…
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TAXATION WITHOUT EDUCATION #1
By Donna Westfall – February 16, 2021 Last year I paid our property taxes by walking into the County Offices and handing them my letter of protest along with my check. Here’s the essence. “I don’t like paying taxes when I’m not getting what I’m paying for. In this case, our children in public schools…
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Can You Believe THIS? DEMS Promote Rep. Ilhan Omar to Vice Chair House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee.
By Donna Westfall – February 16, 2021 – Credit to The Stand for America Newsletter Just about the time when you’re thinking the Democrats couldn’t possibly do one more stupid, lame brain, idiotic thing, they did this: Last week, Democrats promoted Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) to vice chairwoman of a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee — a new gig…