Category: This Weeks News
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Who’s Jake Smith?
By Donna Westfall – January 26, 2018 – The 2018 election cycle is nearly upon us. Come early February, candidates will be filing their statements. Here enters Jake Smith, of Smith River in District 3. Originally from San Diego, he spent the majority of his professional life in Sacramento. After he retired eight years ago,…
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Fighting Over Nonsense
By Guest Columnist, Michael Ceremello – January 25, 2018 – I supposed, similar to a rare few who question what we believe on a constant basis, that the views expressed in my previous work might somehow be refuted or proven incorrect. I didn’t have to even wait a week. The “parroting” of the incoherent, incohesive,…
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BREAKING NEWS: 7.9 EARTHQUAKE IN ALASKA – Tsunami watch cancelled for Crescent City
By Donna Westfall – January 23 2018 – Tsunami Alert issued for West Coast. 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck 175 miles southeast of Kodiak, Alaska, shortly after midnight Alaska local time. Originally issued as 8.2 magnitude. Tsunami warnings are in effect for southeast and south Alaska, including the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands, as well as British Columbia…
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The Fix Is In: Part 2
By Donna Westfall – January 22, 2018 – The Politics of Exclusion If you’ve been a regular reader of Crescent City Times.com, you’ve probably noticed a familiar theme that being about corruption. And, if you’re one of those people in this community that has been fighting for an open and honest government, and demanding the…
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Do Solar Panels Work in Cloudy Weather: Part 2
By Anthony Fogelman – January 18, 2018 – I appreciate all the comments to Part 1 of this great story published October 27, 2017, and I suggested it be re-printed to better educate the residents and business owners in Del Norte county. It’s helpful to understand that the main difference from one place to another…
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Are You Kidding Me?
By Guest Columnist, Michael Ceremello – January 18, 2018 – Prefacing this column are a couple of observations. The first is many of you don’t wish to be free. You want government to tell you what to do, what to think, and who you are. The second is I am only trying to “free your…
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About Town Wednesday, January 17, 2018
By Donna Westfall – Jan. 17, ’18 – DMV – Got in and out without an appointment in about 35 minutes, but noticed the American Flag on the outside flagpole is tattered – needs to be replaced. Told the clerk, who was really nice and helpful, and she said she’d relay the message to her…
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There’s a new warden at the prison
By Donna Westfall – Sunday, January 16, 2018 After 32 years, Warden Clark E. Ducart retired and Jim Roberts took over at Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP). It’s the only supermax state prison in the State of California. Located on 275 acres in Del Norte County. Established in 1989 and called a modern day Alcatraz.…
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Anything changed since MLK, Jr’s assassination?
By Donna Westfall – January 16, 2018 – Monday, January 15th was Martin Luther King, Jr. Day which is celebrated on the third Monday of January. January 15th is his actual birthday. 50 years ago he was assassinated. A Black man, he spoke eloquently about equality of the races. A lot of strides have been…
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New docuseries starts Jan. 17th
Ocean Robbins at ocean@foodrevolution.org– January 16, 2018 – Dr. Mark Hyman, MD is a New York Times best-selling author, the founder and medical director of the UltraWellness Center and a columnist for The Huffington Post. Tomorrow, Wednesday, January 17th, at 6 pm Eastern time, the world premiere of Dr. Mark Hyman’s online documentary video series, Broken Brain, begins. This 8-part docuseries will…