Category: This Weeks News
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ISS – The International Space Station
by Jaime Yarbrough, Vice President/co-founder of Genesis the San Francisco Chapter of the National Space Society. – December 24, 2020 The great majority of people alive today do not give space a lot of thought unless you are directly connected to the space effort. Most are aware of things like John Glenn, putting a man…
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LANDLORDS FILE LAWSUIT IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT, OREGON
By Linda Sutter – December 23, 2020 Hours after lawmakers in Oregon passed a bill to protect renters from eviction until July 21, 2021, Landlords filed lawsuits to invalidate Oregon eviction bans. Three individuals who filed the lawsuit argue that policies enacted by the State Governor Kate Brown, the State Legislative Assembly, Multnomah County, and…
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Eye on Del Norte has their Eyes on the County’s Bidding Process
By Samuel Strait – November 23, 2020 – Picture Credit: Getty Images It is not often that the way our local government awards contracts is the scintillating topic of conversation around the evening dinner table. For the most part we rely on our local representatives and their employees to construct a process that insures that…
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The Shocking News About Our Local Law Enforcement…Happy Ending
By Donna Westfall – December 22, 2020 Five years ago today, we published part 6 of the Black Hawk Pistol Story. A true story that left County resident, Dave Egan with PTSD and such a fear of local law enforcement that whenever he heard sirens or saw flashing lights by his house, his heart would…
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Leave Research to the REAL Scientists!
By Samuel Strait – November 22, 2020 It is not often that I am completely blown away by something said bythose that occupy positions of prominence in the science world. In anarticle found in Forbes published back in July of this year, “SeniorScience Contributor” Ethan Siegel, titled his piece ‘You must not ‘doyour own…
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No one has to go hungry in Crescent City. Here’s why.
By Donna Westfall – December 22, 2020 I walked up to the building known as First Five and Family Resource Center located at 494 Pacific Avenue in Crescent City. There were 2 large white folding tables loaded with boxes. Those boxes were filled to the brim with food. I was glad to see that one…
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Del Norte County Constitutional Autonomous Zone
By Jeff McCaddon Copyright Jeff McCaddon, December 16th, 2020. All Rights Reserved. On December 16th, 1773, the Sons of Liberty dumped a cargo of tea into the harbor of Boston Massachusetts. This event is known as the Boston Tea Party. On December 16th of 2020, patriots in locked-down States across America burned masks as a…
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Does Crescent City Have to Worry about the Volcanic Eruption on Kilauea?
By Donna Westfall – December 21, 2020 Sunday night, December 20th, the active volcano on the big Island of Hawaii erupted. But, before it erupted there were a number of small earthquakes. An hour after the eruption they experienced a 4.4 magnitude earthquake. No significant damage was reported to buildings or structures and none was…
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PROPERTY TAXES; REMIND ME AGAIN WHY DEL NORTE TAXPAYER’S ARE PAYING THEM
By Linda Sutter – December 19, 2020 – Picture Credit to TOI Times of India There is no question that 2020 took off on a bad start. COVID19 reared its ugly head, shutting down businesses, city and County buildings and services but let’s look beyond that. January 17, 2020, a member of the public requested…
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Good News About COVID 19
By Samuel Strait – December 21, 2020 – Cartoon credit to TOM JANSSEN, THE NETHERLANDS It might seem that the Grinch has stolen Christmas in the year 2020, butall is not as bad as it might seem in this year of COVID 19. While theMedia, Politicians, and Public Health Autocrats continue to bleat aboutthe horrors…