Category: This Weeks News
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Children’s Fluoride Exposures Linked to Later Life Disease?
New York – May 23, 2018 — “Fluoride exposures in early life could influence or originate the root-cause of certain diseases in later life,” write researchers in The Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry (5/2018), reports the New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc. (NYSCOF) Nakamoto and Rawls, from the Health Sciences Centers of Louisiana State University and the University of Texas, respectively, write, “When fluoride was…
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Another BOS meeting
Opinion Piece By Samuel Strait – May 23, 2018 – Wow, I guess I can’t say that anything has really changed in the last year and a half after spending another rather pointless two hours in the company of our five elected officials at the most recent Board of Supervisor’s meeting held Tuesday, May 22nd. I…
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Another endorsement for Jake Smith, Supervisorial Candidate District 3
By Samuel Strait – May 22, 2018 – It has been awhile since my words have graced the pages of the Crescent City Times, but a recent interview on KFUG’s Sunday 3 to 4 pm program “Conversations with Sam”, which featured the challenger for the Supervisor’s seat of District 3, Jake Smith, has me in awe of the…
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Mark Meuser running for Secretary of State
By Donna Westfall – May 20, 2018 – If you’ve ever tried doing business in California, you know that there are more road blocks than you can shake a stick at. Mark Meuser plans to shake up the position and treat it like it should be: California needs a Secretary of State who will fight…
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More on local challengers for Supervisor: Smith & Mason
By Donna Westfall – May 20, 2018 Election season is clearly upon us. As usual, highway signs and campaign promises are everywhere you look. While it appears at first glance like the same old ball game for constituent voters in Districts 3 and 4, things are substantially different this time. It should not escape any…
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Matt Heath running for 2nd District Assembly
By Donna Westfall – May 20, 2018 – When a politician emphatically says they’re against any new taxes, they’ve got my attention. I met Matt Heath at Del Norte County Republican Headquarters on Saturday afternoon, May 19th and listened to him speak. Here’s his bio: This information is provided by the candidateMatt Heath, born and…
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Need or Want a Job?
The Del Norte County Clerk/Recorder Office is looking for poll workers for our upcoming election. If you know of anybody interested, the registration forms are available on the Chamber of Commerce website! Pay is: Inspectors – $100.00 dollars for the day and $20.00 for the class Judges – $75.00 dollars for the day and $20.00…
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What is Community Choice Aggregation?
By Jaime Yarbrough – May 16, 2018 – Community Choice Aggregates (CCA): Wikipedia lists this: CCAs “are local, not-for-profit, public agencies that take on the decision-making role about sources of energy for electricity generation. Once established, CCAs become the default service provider for the power mix delivered to customers. In a CCA service territory, the incumbent utility continues to own and maintain the…
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$12,000 and 3 trips to Japan in 16 months?
From Roger Gitlin’s Facebook posting – May 15, 2018 – Let’s make sure the Del Norte and Crescent City public is aware of the following because I doubt you will read this in The Triplicate: Let me say, I support a sister-city program but I think we need to prioritize our needs. In May, the…