Category: This Weeks News
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2X2 GOVERNMENT MEETING; CRESCENT CITY’S NEW FINANCE PROGRAM
By Linda Sutter, February 8, 2017 – Monday, February 6th, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. a 2 x 2 meeting between Supervisor Cowan, Supervisor Howard, City Council Member Darrin Short and Mayor Blake Inscore, as well as Del Norte County, CEO Jay Sarina and City Manager, Vandermark, took place at the Flynn Center Chambers. The only…
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The good works of Assemblyman Jim Wood
By Donna Westfall -February 8, 2017 Speaker Anthony Rendon announced the reappointment of Assemblymember Jim Wood (D-Healdsburg) as chair of the Assembly Health Committee in late December. Wood said, “I am grateful to be given the privilege of continuing to serve as chair of the Assembly Health Committee,” said Wood. “We tackled some difficult issues…
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California Condor Restoration Program
City of Crescent City – City Hall from January 25, 2017 – The National Park Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Yurok Tribe are partnering to reintroduce California condors in the Bald Hills region of Redwood National Park in Humboldt County, California. NPS, USFWS and the Yurok Tribe are jointly beginning a…
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Why should convicted illegal felons, rapists and murderers not be deported?
By Donna Westfall – February 7, 2017 – According to Senator Joel Anderson, who sat on the committee regarding turning California into a sanctuary state, convicted illegal felons would be returned to our communities instead of being deported. He was only one of two on that committee that voted against SB 54. This is his…
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As Congress weighs defund, Live Action releases video exposing Planned Parenthood abortion quotas
Former employee speaks out about “pizza parties” as reward for hitting abortion sales goals Washington, D.C. (February 7, 2017) – Today, Live Action released an exposé featuring eyewitness testimony from two former Planned Parenthood employees – one a center manager, the other a nurse – revealing that Planned Parenthood required their facilities to hit monthly…
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What’s happening to free speech in America? The UC Berkeley Riot
By Donna Westfall – February 7, 2017 – Back in the 1950’s, as a little girl of about 6 or 7 years old, we lived in Los Angeles. My parents rented an apartment behind our house to a family from Germany. I would play with their daughters on a regular basis and one day I…
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Do you know what day the world is coming to an end?
By Donna Westfall – February 6, 2017 – How many times in your lifetime have you heard, “The world is going to end?” Haley’s comet is going to crash into earth. Haley’s comet has an orbit that brings it around our planet every 75 years. If you believe some Astrophysicists at MIT, we’re looking at…
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Patriots Beat Falcons in Overtime!
By Donna Westfall – February 5, 2017 – In one of the most exciting games and overturns imaginable, the New England Patriot scored 34 points to Atlanta Falcons 28. Super Bowl Sunday held at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas was extraordinary. Tom Brady, quarterback, now holds records exceeding any before him claiming his fifth…
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Adopt a pet
By Jason Riggs – February 5, 2017 Your one and only dog shelter will be open for adoptions, volunteering and accepting donations on Saturday, February 11th from 10 AM to 2 PM. This is the second month of our three month experiment in holding Saturday hours. We’ll do this rain or shine. Please keep in…
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A fine mess we’ve got here at the Solid Waste Board
Opinion Piece by Samuel Strait – February 3, 2017 – It had been awhile since I last caught a live meeting of the Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority, (DNSWMA) in all its awkwardness. The comments below are from my take on the January 10th “emergency” meeting of that Commission via its posted video. It has…