Category: This Weeks News
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LEST WE FORGET
OPINION PIECE BY VICKEY STAMPS Just want to voice my feelings since having read that June third of this year, less then half of the voters turned out to vote. I’m trying to figure that out. Let’s step back into history. The colonists took whatever weapons they had, some only strong enough to voice the cry of need…
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FORMING A TAXPAYERS GROUP
BY DONNA WESTFALL With California taxes at record highs and local water/sewer rates at record highs, its time for public action. Organizing and operating our own Local Taxpayer Group to most effectively challenge unjust legislation. You can fight City Hall and WIN! We did it in 2012 with the moratorium that turned off the neurotoxin fluoride. That…
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STATE OF JEFFERSON UPDATE
OPINION PIECE BY MARK BAIRD We are not finished by a long shot. It took Maine three tries to break away from Massachusetts. The apathy from the Massachusetts legislature toward a distant corner of the state is a reflection of what is going on here. Liars, lie. It is what they do. It is in…
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PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS
BY DONNA WESTFALL The biggest surprise is that less than 42% of the registered voters got out and voted in Del Norte County. While walking and driving around town it certainly appeared that people were getting out to vote. RESULTS: Locally, our new DA will be Dale Trigg. There will be a run-off in November for Sheriff/Coroner…
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HOW SAFE IS YOUR VOTE
BY DONNA WESTFALL I met with Alissia Northrup, the Registrar of Voters/County Clerk. She is in charge of vote counting. They have 3 Sequoia voting systems called Optech Insight. They use it in conjunction with the Win EDS computer program. My questions to Alissia were regarding the sanctity of the vote. How are we, the…
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Incumbent Sheriff Dean Wilson
OPINION PIECE BY DONNA WESTFALL May 31, 2014 – I attended Wilson’s kick-off party for his campaign held at the Lighthouse Inn. I received his sheet on the statistics showing drops in all areas of crime. I was impressed. Three hours were spent interviewing him and multiple emails sent back and forth. Interviews of other…
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Dr. John Randolph Haynes; “Father of the Initiative, Referendum and Recall”
BY DONNA WESTFALL California is one of the states that practice Direct Democracy. This allows citizens to place issues on the state or local ballot so that voters have an opportunity to enact laws they deem necessary for a functioning society that their representatives may not be interested or motivated in pursuing. The man responsible…
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We Cannot Endorse Jim Wood for State Assembly 2nd District
BY DONNA WESTFALL I met Jim Wood at a Democratic event a couple of years ago. It was during the time of the great fluoride debate and prior to the ballot Measure A to put a moratorium on water fluoridation. Mr. Wood is a dentist, a forensic dentist. He’s also a Healdsburg City Council member and…
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Measure 42 – Public Records
JUNE 3, 2014, BALLOT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TAXPAYERS The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association takes positions on issues of direct concern to taxpayers. We also may take positions on ballot measures that will impact the economy. This is because, as taxpayers, we know from painful experience that when the economy turns sour and tax revenues go down,…