Category: This Weeks News
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Is our planet wrapped in a cocoon of doom?
By Dale Bohling The Waltz Of The Flowers is still like it was when it was composed by Peter Tschaikovsky for his ballet The Nutcracker in 1892. But sadly it is less so in the 21st century world which the flowers, we and the bee occupy. Biologists have voiced alarm over the disappearance of nature’s…
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By Guest Columnist, Michael Ceremello – former Vice Mayor/councilman from the City of Dixon. Note by Editor, Donna Westfall. Highlighted is a portion below dealing with “sludge.” Is our city missing out on an opportunity to create a revenue source by our super expensive, white elephant, the wastewater treatment plant? While the names are different,…
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Is the City playing games for a change?
Opinion piece by Donna Westfall – February 16, 2016 – with UPDATE February 18th.- 2,023 protests against the proposed 20% increase to sewer rates were pronounced counted and in her possession by City Clerk, Kymmie Scott, at the Crescent City, City Council meeting held Tuesday night at the Flynn Center. To win, 1,716 valid protests need to…
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Joey Young Found Guilty
Del Norte County District Attorney, Dale Trigg – February 11, 2015 – A Del Norte County jury found Joseph Aaron Young (41) of Crescent City guilty of two felony counts and two misdemeanor counts this afternoon related to an inappropriate intimate relationship he had with a juvenile male who was 17 at the time. Young,…
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Fluoride in Water Worsens US Lead Crisis
Fluoride Action Network – February 11, 2016 – While the nation focuses on the catastrophic health effects caused by Flint Michigan’s lead-poisoned drinking water, fluoride chemicals are still purposely added to public water supplies even though studies show they leach lead from water pipes and increase lead levels in children, according to a report from…
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Time for Solid Waste Authority to be disbanded?
Opinion Piece by Samuel Strait – February 10, 2016 – It appears that Staff Writer Laura Jo Welter has become the Triplicate’s chief apologist for Supervisor Martha McClure and her favorite toy, the Del Norte Solid Waste Authority. Following Supervisor McClure’s recent antics in last month’s Board of Supervisor’s meeting, Ms. Welter wrote a completely…
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Update on Sewer Rate Protest – “Never Give Up”
By Donna Westfall – February 8, 2016 – The sewer rate protest against higher rates is going strong, despite the many misconceptions of the public. As a comparison, years ago, owners knew they could sign for each of their properties. The questions then were commonly about tenants being able to sign. These days, many property…
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The Deceivers
By Guest Columnist, Michael Ceremello, former Vice Mayor/Councilman of the City of Dixon – February 3, 2016 – I find it rather interesting to listen to the talk show pundits expound on the machinations behind the nomination races for both parties for the presidency. I also find there is a close affinity between the deception and manipulations…
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Cal-Ore Plane Crashes
By Linda Sutter, February 3, 2016 – At Approximately 4:05 p.m. a Cal-Ore pilot was forced to make a soft crash landing at the Crescent City airport. The new pilot was training when the landing gear would not engage. The plane made a soft crash landing in which the pilot walked away. Mike Weaver, an employee of Cal-Ore,…
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Nonviolent criminals could get earlier parole
Credit to Jessica Calefati and Tracey Kaplan, Bay Area News Group – February 1, 2016 – SACRAMENTO >> Conceding that a tough-on-crime law he signed four decades ago had failed miserably because of “unintended consequences,” Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday unveiled a ballot measure aimed at allowing nonviolent felons to seek early release and shrinking…