Category: This Weeks News
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It’s true. Not one cent for Del Norte County out of $100 billion requested by Gov. Brown
By Donna Westfall – February 24, 2017 – Take a look-see at the February 7th letter from Gov. Brown’s Executive Secretary to the National Governor’s Association Exec. Director and CEO. See anything wrong with it? There are three more pages that include all kinds of bridges and highway work, rail and transit work, water…
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Regarding President Trump’s Temporary Ban on Syrian refugees
Opinion Piece by Dale Bohling – February 24, 2017 – “Trump’s refugee plan plays on fear not safety” wrote Will Merriwether in the Triplicate’s Another View column dated February 4.2017. In a pre-911 mindset he launches into a 600+ word poo-pooing of President Trump’s announced temporary ban on Syrian refugees until such time as an…
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Nestle Leaves California Over Economically Strangling Laws
Credit to Conservative Tribune – February 23, 2017 – 1200 jobs will be lost when food and drink giant, Nestle, leaves California for business-friendly, Virginia. Virginia’s minimum wage is $7.25. California’s burdensome taxes, skyrocketing cost of living and culture of anti-corporate activism plus $16 million in a variety of tax incentives by Virginia all played…
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Wednesday Night Oil Bowling League
Submitted by Hank Northrip – Febuary 23, 2017 The Wednesday Night Oil Bowling League started it’s final quarter of the 2016-17 winter season with some good scores. There was a near perfect (11 Strikes and 279 ) game rolled by Jeff Newton, and a new bowler (started bowling last month) who scored big with a…
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The economic devastation of Last Chance Grade falling into the ocean
By Donna Westfall – February 22, 2017 – What faster way could we turn Crescent City/Del Norte County into a ghost town? If someone were intent on destroying our area. they would take out the roads that allow transports to bring food in and out. With failing businesses like Alexandre’s Daily having to dump milk…
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Our Daily Bread Ministries on track to become a Rescue Mission
By Donna Westfall – February 22, 2017 – Submitted by Mike Justice, Executive Director – Who we were: Our Daily Bread Ministries (ODBM) began in 2006 from humble beginnings, with a simple idea to feed people and meet basic needs of acceptance, safety and love. we rented our building on Harrold Street; a few year…
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LifeStyles Research bowling team wins 3rd quarter!!
Submitted by Hank Northrip – February 21, 2017 – LifeStyles Research bowling team has virtually sealed up the third quarter win. The third quarter of the Monday Social Four League, when they moved to a 3 1/2 game lead, on Monday night. This will put them into the play-off wit the other quarter winners, Western…
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CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from Del Norte County
SACRAMENTO – February 15, 2017 – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) advises consumers not to eat recreationally harvested mussels, clams or whole scallops from Del Norte County. Dangerous levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins have been detected in mussels from this region. The naturally occurring PSP toxins can cause illness or death…
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JANE ROE OF ROE V. WADE DECISION, DIES AT 69 YEARS OLD
By Donna Westfall – February 18, 2017 – One of the most important people of the 20th and 21st century has died. Norma McCorvey, whose legal challenge under the pseudonym “Jane Roe” led to the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision that legalized abortion but who later became an outspoken opponent of the procedure, died Saturday,…
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Triplicate gets it wrong AGAIN!
By Donna Westfall – February 18, 2017 – Let’s talk Last Chance Grade again. Talk, talk, talk, talk, yak yak yak……… that’ s what you hear from Supervisor’s Cowan, Howard and Hemmingsen. All talk and no action. And then there’s Editor Fornoff from a local newspaper who needs a lesson on the Brown Act…