Category: This Weeks News
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Airport Service to Nowhere – Finigan’s Folly?
By Donna Westfall – August 9, 2017 – Could things get any worse? Alaska based PenAir announced they’ve filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and want to stop servicing Crescent City. Founded in 1955, it is the oldest family-owned airline in the United states with 700 employees serving 25 destination. All, but the essential Air Service (EAS)…
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I remember Glen Campbell
By Donna Westfall – August 9, 2017 – It was the summer of 1971 and Anne Murray was sharing the stage with Glen Campbell at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. One reviewer at the LA Times called him, “Campbell is the kind of G-rated, middle-of-the-road, family attraction that……. offers his audience some familiar music,…
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Thanks again, Roger Gitlin, Bob Berkowitz & Volunteers
By Donna Westfall – August 5, 2017 – While many politicians will tell you they want to clean up the town when campaigning for your vote, very few actually do anything. No so with 1st District Supervisor, Roger Gitlin and 5th District Supervisor, Bob Berkowitz. Here’s Roger’s summation: “The cleanup efforts by TAKE BITE OUT…
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RHS ANOTHER BLACKEYE FOR DEL NORTE COUNTY
Opinion Piece By Linda Sutter – August 3, 2017 Trying to get to the brunt of the Rural Human Services (RHS) problem is like trying to get milk from a goat that is male. It ain’t going to happen. Crescent City quoted breach of contract and alluded to the patsy Scott Feller as the reason…
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THE DIRTY WEB RHS BOARD MEMBERS WEAVE
Opinion Piece By Linda Sutter – August 1, 2017 – Why RHS lost $150,000 of funding from the City of Crescent City for the Food Bank and Harrington House Rural Human Services (RHS) contains approximately 7 board members who are responsible for daily decisions. The current names of these board members are: Celia Perez Chair…
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Lila Rose: Murkowski, Collins and most Senate Dems sided with Big Abortion, but “The fight is far from over”
Washington, D.C. (July 28, 2017) – Statement from Lila Rose, president and founder of Live Action, reacting to the news that the U.S. Senate failed to get the necessary votes to defund Planned Parenthood today: “Because of the Senate’s failure to act, the American people will be forced to continue giving over a half billion…
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Continued problems with scheduling jail visits
By Donna Westfall – July 30, 2017 – So, on Friday, July 28th, I went in and asked Ofc. Pearcey to schedule me for visits on Saturday, Sunday and Monday – July 29, 30th, and 31st. He told me that I was all signed up for 3:30 on Saturday, and 12:30 on Sunday, but I’d…
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BREAKING NEWS: Evidence that changes the case – Taped conversations begs the question- Did Bryan Ranger’s attorney throw the case?
By Donna Westfall – July 23, 2017 -Brief background: At 14 years old, Mercy Ranger secretly had a sexual relationship with a 40+ year old man which she confessed on the witness stand. Her parents were raising her and her brothers and sisters in a fundamentalist Christian household. Had they lived in Pennsylvania in a Mennonite…
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Trumps Wall – will it be an effective deterrent?
By Donna Westfall – July 24, 2017 – Recently, Trump said you don’t need 2,000 miles of wall to keep out illegal immigrants that have burdened our welfare system, along with criminals, drug dealers and rapists because there are a lot of natural barriers like mountains and rivers. There are currently 600 miles of walls,…
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Problems with jail visitation
By Donna Westfall – July 24, 2017 – If you happen to know someone behind bars that you’d like to visit, did you know that you can visit them for up to 1-1/2 hours per week? That’s right. For 1/2 hour each day on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays the jail will allow you to visit…