Category: This Weeks News
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Meet Dynamo Erin Cruz, applauded and booed
By Donna Westfall – April 27, 2018 – Do you ever travel to foreign places and wonder how or why their culture developed a certain way? Someone visiting the United States intent on learning our history could visit Washington DC and spend hours or days, months or years reading and researching why our nation is…
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After The BOS Meeting Reflections on SB 54
By Donna Westfall – April 26, 2018 – Years ago, when Kathryn Murray sat as Mayor on the Crescent City, City Council, she made a statement to those not liking an increase in their water/sewer rates. And it went like this; “If you don’t like it, you can always move out of the area.” “You…
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Today’s the Day – Chime in on SB 54
Opinion Piece By Donna Westfall – April 24, 2018 – I think it’s common knowledge that Republican’s by and far are against SB 54, (Sanctuary State), while Democrats are for. The one wrinkle in our County is that while the four Republican candidates have all announced their views against SB 54, (Jake Smith – District…
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Will Del Norte County Opt Out of SB 54?
Opinion Piece By Donna Westfall – April 20, 2018 – Board of Supervisors (BOS), Chairman Chris Howard probably bowed to public pressure and the letter from the local Crescent City-Del Norte County Taxpayers Association demanding he put on the agenda a discussion of SB 54. It’s there! Agenda Item #15 is on the April 24th…
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Is Congressman Huffman planning on giving the Indians back their land?
By Donna Westfall – April 20, 2018 – Take a look at what Craig Bradford, President of Big Rock Community Services District writes:
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And the Green Ribbon Award goes to……
By Donna Westfall – April 19, 2018 – At today’s Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority meeting held in the Board of Supervisors chambers in the Flynn Center, Director Tedd Ward handed out Green Ribbon Award certificates to numerous organizations and businesses including Home Depot, Team WalMart, Interfaith Council, Smith River Alliance, the Klamath River…
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BREAKING NEWS! Is it true? Is war ending between No. & So. Korea?
By Donna Westfall -April 19, 2018 – Remember that chubby guy with the funny haircut? His name is Kim Jong-Un and he has been amassing nuclear weapons. He’s also been the dictator of North Korea since 2011 having inherited the role of supreme leader from his dictator father, Kim Jong-il. Then there’s Moon Jae In , the…
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Gossip, Banter … Give Me Substance
By Guest Columnist, Michael Ceremello – April 17, 2018 – A long time ago I came to the conclusion that we all should really ignore most of what is put out as news. I remember watching local news as far back as the 1980’s and being annoyed by newscasters interjecting their opinions as to what…
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Don’t pick the Trilliums and other news
Opinion Piece By Donna Westfall – April 17, 2018 – Monday night, April 16, 2018, a delegation from Japan came to a joint meeting of the Board of Supervisors and Crescent City, City Council to futher the sister-city relationship. Read Sup. Bob Berkowitz recap: SWITCHING TO THE GAS TAX:…
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Part 3: Republican Candidates for Supervisor Attend and Speak at Women’s Meeting
By Donna Westfall – April 16, 2018 – Roger Daley was the last to speak at the Republican Women’s luncheon (held the first Thursday of each month), that being April 5th. He currently sits on the School Board. He’s pastor of Fort Dick Bible Church located at 6725 Lake Earl Road. His family is rounded out with a…