Category: This Weeks News
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SAFEWAY PURCHASED FOR $9.4 BILLION
BY DONNA WESTFALL Another familiar name in the grocery store chain is Albertson’s. Cerberus’ Albertson has just inked a deal with Safeway that is expected to go into effect later this year in the 4th quarter. In a statement on the Albertsons website, the company said the deal “will create a diversified network that includes over 2,400…
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STATE OF THE CITY ROT
BY GUEST COLUMNIST MICHAEL CEREMELLO FORMER COUNCILMAN AND VICE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DIXON It is interesting to note the condition of the State of California due to liberal leftist Democrat control. I just finished reading a missive by Jonathon Coupal of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association concerning the plans of the tax, spend,…
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“I SHOT THE SHERIFF” By Bob Marley
BY DONNA WESTFALL Election season is on. There are 4 candidates for the office of Sheriff in Del Norte County. In 1973, Bob Marley wrote the song, I SHOT THE SHERIFF…. next line, “But I didn’t shoot the deputy.” The song continues….. he shot the Sheriff in self defense. The theme of the song, “Justice.” (Eric…
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OBAMA ADMIN SCANDALS
OPINION PIECE BY DALE BOHLING “To sleep, perchance to dream”….and so the dreams of hope and change for many sleepy headed American voters has been harshly interrupted by the sudden stream of jolting scandals that have beset the Obama administration. Bleary eyed and squinting against blazing headlines of governmental abuse of entrusted powers, adoring devotees…
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STATE OF JEFFERSON WORKSHOP
OPINION PIECE BY LINDA SUTTER On Feburary 27, 2014 at 3 p.m a State of Jefferson Workshop was held at the Board of Supervisors meeting place in the Flynn Building. The room was packed with anticipation of getting an idea of what type of debt would be taken on if the State of Jefferson became…
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IS CONGRESS GOING TO GIVE CALIFORNIA 12 SENATORS?
OPINION PIECE BY LINDA SUTTER The State of Jefferson might leave that part out. Do you want to know why? Because after they get the Board of Supervisors to fall for their “we need representation” leads, they will all have spent hundreds of thousands of tax payers dollars all for naught. Ultimately the…
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AROUND THE WORLD
Winter Olympics at Sochi ends. US takes home a total of 28 medals. 9 Gold. 7 Silver. 12 Bronze. Harold Ramis died today at age 69 from complications related to auto-immune inflammatory vasculitis, a condition he had battled for the past four years. Most famous for writing and acting in “Ghostbusters.” Ukraine has quieted down. The new government…
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BREAKING NEWS: FLUOROSIS LAWSUIT
BY DAN STOCKIN, I am excited to send very important legal news that can be forwarded to water agencies, the media, and legislators across the U.S. and in other countries. This is big.The highly respected attorney firm Public Justice, based in Washington D.C. and with 3,000 affiliated attorneys, is now involved in the issue of…