Category: This Weeks News
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Attempted theft
Opinion Piece Submitted by Terry Henderson, July 17, 2019 – with comment from Supervisor 1st District, Roger Gitlin Dear Law Enforcement, Government officials and local media personnel: I’m writing to express my dismay over an incident that occurred during my recent stay at Florence Keller County Park. My daughter and I finishing a two-week trip…
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Juveniles to disperse wood chips along dog paths
PRESS RELEASE – July 16, 2019 Del Norte County District 1 Supervisor Roger Gitlin announces expansion of Community Service program involving wards of Juvenile Hall. In coordination with Del Norte County Probation, minors detained in the Hall will participate in various community projects in helping improve the Del Norte County. Friday, July 19 at 8:30AM,…
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Funeral services
Last Week Tragedy struck Del Norte County with the loss of an inspiring young man named Dylan Cervantes who was 19 years of age. Services will be held at the Cultural Center in Crescent City California at 5:00 p.m. Tuesday July 16th, 2019. Our Condolences and Prayers are with this family.
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Farewell to the “old” Triplicate
By Samuel Strait – July 3, 2019 – It was almost inevitable once Western Communications installed Robin Fornoff as the Triplicate’s editor that changes were coming to the Triplicate and it seems all of the newspapers in the Western Communications stable Newspaper. I use that term loosely, as it has been some time since the…
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Healthcare tax for citizens, free healthcare for noncitizens
By Jon Coupal, President of Howard Jarvis Taxpayer’s Association – June 27, 2019 If there was any question whatsoever as to whether California has gone completely off the rails, proposals in the new state budget should remove all doubt. Perhaps the most egregious of these involve changes in state law as they relate to health…
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Sick Times
By Guest Columnist, Michael Ceremello – June 25, 2019 – It seems that common sense is becoming even more uncommon, if that is even possible. Even doing the limbo, there is only so low that you can go. On the other hand it may just be that most can’t get beyond their pedestrian approach and…
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BREAKING NEWS: POWER ON IN BROOKINGS, OREGON
June 25, 2019 – 10 am UPDATE: Electricity is back on. Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative, Inc. From their Facebook posting at 8 am. The Bonneville Power Administrator operator is en-route to the Fairview area. Switching is expected to take about 2 hours. ETA of of 9:00 am. Most off CCEC’s service territory is out of power…
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How to communicate during a disaster
By Donna Westfall – June 21, 2019 – Celebrating the official beginning of SUMMER! Today is the longest day light of the year. Just think. If we had an earthquake or Tsunami, what would happen to this area? In 1964, the last big Tsunami turned downtown Crescent City into the biggest disaster zone ever. If…
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Measure EE failure could be a turning of tax tide
By Jon Coupal, President of Howard Jarvis Taxpayer’s Association – June 17, 2019 Against formidable odds, taxpayers scored a significant victory last week against big progressive interests. Measure EE, sponsored by the Los Angeles Unified School District, would have imposed a $500 million dollar annual property tax on all property owners within the district’s boundaries.…
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Does the Dept. of Health & Human (DHHS) Services Really Protect the Health of All Americans?
Public Letter to David Benor at the DHSS from Jill Jennings-McElheney – June 14, 2019 – Subject: Weight of Evidence and Cause of Action In Fall of 2014 at my request, HHS employees met with me, and a panel I assembled of seasoned experts in their respective academic and professional fields. The subject was detrimental…