Category: This Weeks News
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Roberts sentenced to 362 years
Submitted by Del Norte County District Attorney’s Office – March 30, 2017 – The Del Norte District Attorney’s Office announced that Roger Lee Roberts (54) of Crescent City, was sentenced this afternoon to serve an aggregate sentence of 362 years to life in state prison. Earlier this month, a Del Norte County jury found Roberts…
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The Circus called the Board of Supervisors – One Big Dysfunctional Family
Opinion Piece by Samuel Strait – March 30, 2017 – Having so recently been out of town in Washington State for a couple of weeks, it was wonderful to be back in this corner of the world where the troubles of our world seem to be for the most part an after thought, particularly at…
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No more gas taxes!
By Donna Westfall – March 30, 2017 – Jim Beall (D – San Jose) has joined with Assemblyman Jim Frazier to propose a 12 cent a gallon tax increase on gas combined with a 20 cent a gallon diesel tax increase, in addition to in new registration fees. This proposal would amount to a $3.8…
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Continuing Lies
By Guest Columnist Michael Ceremello – March 30, 2017 – During this last week, the United States, the world, and little ol’ Dixon were treated to the never ending stream of fabrication coming from those who wish to retain control over you. I was listening to the reports coming out from the media about the…
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Legalization of cannabis shows most crime stats down
By Donna Westfall – March 27, 2017 – For 5 years, cannabis has been legal in Colorado and Washington state. For 2 years it has been legal in Washington, D.C., almost 2 years in Oregon state, and 1 year in Alaska. In actuality, while the vote(s) were taken in Washington and Colorado in 2012, the…
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Talk about not upholding the law, let’s look at California AG Becerra
By Donna Westfall – March 29, 2017 – Back to 1973, Roe v Wade becomes the law of the land WITH THE UNDERSTANDING that taxpayers money would not pay for abortions. OOPS! Not only do they pay for abortions through Medicaid/Medi-Cal, but Planned Parenthood got caught selling aborted baby parts/organs. From LiveAction: California Attorney General putting…
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FAILS CONGRESSMAN HUFFMAN
By Donna Westfall – March 29, 2017 – If you have been following the Board of Supervisors meetings (BOS) and read the articles in the local newspaper, you’ve heard these words many times, “We must support our congressman because he is working for us.” No one has been more vocal about this than Supervisor’s Cowan…
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DEL NORTE COUNTY COUNSEL ELIZABETH CABLE SAVES DEL NORTE COUNTY SUPS HEMMINGSEN AND HOWARD FROM ACLU CIVIL RIGHTS ACTION
By Linda Sutter – March 28, 2017 – Got an opinion about an issue in Del Norte County? Some of the Supervisors on the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors want you to keep it to yourself. Democracy depends on the free flow of ideas, but the board — one of the most powerful local…
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Our condolences To Joshua Oquist of Klamath
By Donna Westfall – March 28, 2017 – Joshua’s brother would have turned 26 next month if a drunken driver didn’t take his life. More later as the news unfolds.
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Lila Rose: Every day Congress delays defunding, Planned Parenthood gets another $1.5 million from taxpayers and kills 887 more preborn children
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 27, 2017) — Statement from Lila Rose, president and founder of national pro-life organization Live Action, on the need for Congress and the president to act immediately to defund Planned Parenthood through the current budget reconciliation bill: “Congress and President Trump must act now to use the current budget reconciliation bill to…