Category: This Weeks News
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How Sutter Health Is Increasing Your Healthcare Costs
SUBMITTED BY DR. GREG DUNCAN SUTTER HEALTH’S ACTIVITIES IN DEL NORTE COUNTY REVEAL THEIR STATEWIDE EFFORT TO CONTROL THE CALIFORNIA HEALTHCARE MARKET. Many people have been asking about Sutter Health’s plans for the communities of Crescent City, CA and Brookings, OR, now that the Sutter Coast Hospital (“SCH”) Board in Crescent City has voted to…
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CONGRATS TO FLUORIDEALERT.ORG
Congrats to Dr. Paul Connett and Fluoride Action Network for exceeding their fundraising goal of 600 donors and $120,000 by 12/31/13. They raised $127,224 from 728 donors!
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REALIGNMENT: Legal fight over Calif. prisons could intensify, and end, in 2014
CREDIT TO John Myers, abc News 10 In a matter of days, eleventh hour negotiations over the size of California’s prison population and its impact on inmate health care will be over — with the fate of a decade-plus long fight over prison conditions left again to three federal judges. It’s a debate that took…
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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014!
EVENTS AROUND THE STATES: ROSE PARADE IN PASADENA, CALIFORNIA HAS THE FIRST GAY MARRIAGE TAKING PLACE ON A FLOAT. Colorado businesses are getting ready to sell a new leaf. Jan. 1 is the first day of legal recreational marijuana sales in the state. Anchorage, Alaska has an Earth, Fire and Fibre Show at the local Museum…
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JUDGE DOEHLE KICKS OFF PRE-ELECTION PARTY AT ENOTECA
BY LINDA SUTTER Late Friday afternoon, December 27th, I received a text, “ Judge Doehle conducting a meet and greet at Enoteca Restaurant located on 3rd Street in downtown Crescent City between 5-7 pm”. With grand curiosity I attended. I arrived at 4:45 pm in order to get a seat. By 5:30 pm approximately 40 people…
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PRUNE THOSE FRUIT TREES
BY DONNA WESTFALL 5 years ago, I dug up a small cherry tree from a friends yard that was about 4 or so feet tall. Within 3 years, it bore fruit. Not much, but it was a start. I don’t know exactly what variety it is, but it looks like it might be called RANIER.…
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AGENT ORANGE EXPOSURE
BY DONNA WESTFALL CREDIT TO: CHILDREN OF VIETNAM VETERAN’S HEALTH ALLIANCE (COVVHA) In January 1973, representatives from the U.S., South and North Vietnam signed the Paris Peace Accords. While fighting continued until the fall of Saigon in 1975, the Accords marked the end of direct U.S. involvement in Vietnam. In the 60 days following…
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IRISH FIGHTERS TO END FLUORIDATION
BY DONNA WESTFALL Quick! Someone run and tell Councilman Ron Gastineau to watch this video of Environmental Scientist, Declan Waugh. (Cut and past this site to your browser… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmUPl3vZllg&feature=youtube_gdata) For 50 years, Ireland has added fluoride to their drinking water. They have the highest rates of Downs Syndrome in the world, high rates of neurological disease…
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GMO LABELING: STARTING TO HAPPEN
BY DONNA WESTFALL Advocates for legislation say that GMO (genetically modified organisms) corn and soy products have resulted in liver, kidney and bone marrow damage. Opponents argue labeling will increase food costs and hurt the livelihood of farmers. Did you know that GMO’s foodstuffs have been around commercially since 1996? I recall being at a…
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CONTROVERSIAL CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS: THE SUSAN WHITE STORY
BY LINDA SUTTER, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER What would you do if someone you know decided to fabricate a number of complaints against you to the point that the Local District Attorney Office decided to go to a new magistrate to have a search warrant issued, that lacked probable cause? What would you do when the officers…