Category: This Weeks News
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People v Donald Webb
PRESS RELEASE FROM DA DALE TRIGG A Del Norte County Jury found Donald Webb of Crescent City guilty of First Degree Residential Burglary, including a special allegation of a victim being present, and resisting arrest/delaying a peace officer for a break- in of the home of an elderly woman in the Lake Earl area on…
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2 Palestenians Attack and Kill 4 in Synagogue During Prayer
CREDIT TO NEW YORK TIMES Early in the morning, November 18th, two Palestinians cousins attacked and killed four Jewish men at the synagogue in the middle of prayer in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in West Jerusalem. Three of the men killed were United States citizens that immigrated to Israel and held dual citizenship. One of the Americans who…
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City Asks For Another $36 Million for Phase 2 on WWTP
BY DONNA WESTFALL Unbelievable! Not only is the city in default within 3 years of taking out the State Revolving Loan which was predicted, and today having to go before the State Water Resource Board to get approval on eliminating the 2.4% interest rate, but to read their paperwork they are outright lying about the population in our…
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Inaccurate Facebook Posting
BY DONNA WESTFALL A few days ago someone posted a picture of 90 year old being arrested in Ft. Lauderdale for feeding the homeless. Rather than sharing on Facebook without inquiring, I e-mailed the Mayor, Jack Seiler, of Ft. Lauderdale asking for an interview and more information. Here is his response: “Thanks for your input and…
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One Person Can Make A Difference
On November 8th we published A Final Tribute to Jeff Green. It barely touched the surface on addressing the attributes of this man, so here we are printing a more in depth article by his friend Dr. David Kennedy. November 17, 2014 Dear Donna: Augusta Maine, March 2014 Jeff Green in his trademark cowboy hat…
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COP PARTY ENDS WITH ASSAULT WITH DEADLY WEAPON
BY LINDA SUTTER November 12, 2014, in Del Norte County Superior Court Department 2 under Judge Doehle, Assistant District Attorney, Katherine Micks, presented evidence at a preliminary hearing that concluded there was probable cause in the case of People of California v. Matthew Honeycutt, a Correctional Officer at Pelican Bay State Prison. Two witnesses called…
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The Thoughtful Judge: Darren McElfresh
BY DONNA WESTFALL “I will not tolerate discrimination in any way, shape or form!” What happened to this gentle man to have him make such a strong statement. Albeit a statement that runs counter to much of what this county is all about. “My wife is Persian. She has dark skin and oftentimes is mistaken…
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Amniotic Fluid Embolism
BY DONNA WESTFALL Usually I don’t watch TV while exercising at the gym, but tonight was different. The headline was about a woman who’s heart stopped beating and had no pulse for 45 minutes. Then, spontaneously, she literally came back from the dead. What caused her heart to stop beating? 40 year old Ruby Graupea-Cassimiro…
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FINAL TRIBUTE TO JEFF GREEN
In Memoriam It is with sad and heavy hearts that we acknowledge the passing of stalwart fluoridation fighter, Jeff Green. Jeff has been instrumental in helping communities across the country, including our own, fight against forced fluoridation. He worked tirelessly and for small to no compensation for the hours upon hours devoted to the…