Category: This Weeks News
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ABOUT TOWN
BY JAIME YARBROUGH Thursday night, February 20,th there was a Chamber of Commerce mixer at the Child Care Council located at 212 K St in Crescent City. The new executive director Melody is about to get married so I didn’t pick up on her last name as it’s about to change. I did met her…
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Reflections from the State of Jefferson Declaration Committee
OPINION PIECE BY JAIME YARBROUGH Now that much of the historical information and foundation about the move to create the State of Jefferson has been established and brought to the publics attention it is time for action. As stated in the declaration petitions requested by the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors and signed by…
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UPDATE: KANSAS STATE FIRST FLUORIDE FREE STATE IN THE UNION?
SUBITTED BY MARK GIETSEN The committee hearing for HB 2372 was held on February 19th. 1. The House Health and Human Services Committee Hearing in Topeka on February 19thwent very well. Here, FAN (Fluoride Action Network) Special Projects Director, Attorney Michael Connett, speaks to the Committee about the many studies that show a connection between fluoride and lowered…
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CAN WE GET RID OF ROUND-UP?
OPINION PIECE BY CONNIE MORRISON Exposure to toxic pesticides half a century ago can continue to cause horrific physiological conditions. I remember hearing DDT was banned because the shells from eggs became so fragile they would crack laid. Times have changed and the disappearance of bees and other pollinators from the eco system seems to…
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MAKE KANSAS THE FIRST FLUORIDE FREE STATE IN AMERICA
BY DONNA WESTFALL UPDATES SUBMITTED BY MARK GIETZEN House Bill No. 2372 was submitted to the Kansas legislature last year but did not get a hearing. This past February 5th, Dr. Paul Connett from the Fluoride Action Network and Dr. Yolanda Whyte, primary care pediatrician and environmental health expert, were scheduled to testify before the…
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IMPORTANT UPDATE ON SUTTER HEALTH
BY GREGORY DUNCAN, M.D. February 14, 2014 Working together, we can stop Sutter Health from implementing their corporate plan for our healthcare Yesterday, I was contacted by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) regarding Critical Access Designation at Sutter Coast Hospital. CDPH is seeking input from local residents. They want to know if local…
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AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION IS WORTH A POUND OF CURE
BY DONNA WESTFALL The Precautionary Principle. It all boils down to this: if an action or policy has a suspected risk of causing harm to the public or to the environment, in the absence of scientific consensus that the action or policy is harmful, the burden of proof that it is not harmful falls on those taking an action. There is no proof…
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SID CAESAR, COMEDY LEGEND DIES, AT AGE 91
BY DONNA WESTFALL It has been said that Sid Caesar made Television and Television made Sid Caesar. He was one of a kind. His YOUR SHOW OF SHOWS during the 1950’s brought comedy into our living rooms and kept people laughing. His career launched the careers of such notables as Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Woody Allen and…
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LOVE THE RAIN
BY DONNA WESTFALL It should prove to be a lovely day in Crescent City with temps in the 50’s. Unlike Oymyakon, Russia, which averages minus 58 degrees F. The remote village is generally considered the coldest inhabited area on Earth and has the lowest winter temperatures of any city in the world. What are some of…