Category: This Weeks News
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New study confirms business flight from California accelerating
Opinion Piece By Jon Coupal, President Howard Jarvis Taspayers Association – December 30 2018 The evidence is more than anecdotal. According to a recent study, business flight out of California has accelerated to an unprecedented level. In 2016, the year for which the most recent data is available, 1,800 businesses moved out or “disinvested” from…
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Ohio has banned dismemberment abortions
By Donna Westfall – Credit to Live Action News – December 29, 2018 – Outgoing Governor, John Kasich, signed a bill banning dismemberment abortions in the second trimester which takes effect in 90 days. According to the Guttmacher Insitute, the dismemberment method of abortion, which rips a child’s limbs from his or her torso, is…
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Part 1: Does Public Education stink in Del Norte County? For the most part, YES, it does.
By Donna Westfall – December 29, 2018 – My mother was one of eight children. Her parents and grandparents came to this country (legally) from Russia and Poland. They, like many other immigrants coming to America, had to learn the language and become citizens. Assimilation was very important to them. They worked and eked out…
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THE SWAMP
By Guest Columnist, Michael Ceremello – December 27, 2018 – A new insight has come to me about the state of our country and the constant attacks on our president. For those of you who think this is about Donald J. Trump, it is not. Trump is simply the personification of a true leader and…
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A recount of the December Fairground Boards’ meeting – “Unquestionable Integrity?”
By Donna Westfall and Linda Sutter – December 18, 2018 – For ease of reading we’ll use DW and LS to denote who said what. LS: The Park and Recreations Special District began the meeting at 5:30 pm on Thursday night, December 13th. The meeting was not appropriately posted. You can not find their agenda…
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Comments on Michael Ceremello’s article
By Donna Westfall – December 17, 2018 – Normally, our publication includes all comments at the end of the article with very little editing or censoring. As an example we will edit to correct misspelled words. Or, if someone writes in and can’t make a point but can only use profanity, we’ll delete their comment.…
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What can we learn from Tom Fitton’s testimony before the Oversight Committee?
By Donna Westfall – December 14, 2018 – Tom Fitton is President of Judicial Watch. A watchdog organization in Washington, D.C. Their tag line goes like this: When the media doesn’t get the truth, we do. Because no one is above the law! Judicial Watch, a conservative foundation, fights for accountability and integrity in law, politics…
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For every problem there is a new tax to be invented. The TEXT TAX – Retroactive for 5 years
By Donna Westfall – December 15, 2018 – While I’m overdue for writing about personal responsibility, accountability, growing up and being an adult, something has come up that needs our immediate attention. In California, I don’t believe our Democratic legislators think we’re taxed enough. The latest in creative taxes is one by the California Public…