Category: This Weeks News

CDCR Urges Parents to Use “Operation Boo” Halloween Safety Guide Posted: 23 Oct 2012 02:06 PM PDT (Media ride-along registration deadline is today, October 23.) Sacramento – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Division of Adult Parole Operations – aided by law enforcement partners statewide – is preparing to conduct the 19th annual Halloween…

BY DONNA WESTFALL Almost two months ago I sent my last e-mail to one of the “prestigious” organizations that continues to endorse water fluoridation, the American Academy of Pediatrics.  As you read through our e-mail correspondence, you will notice that the spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics does not appear to know his subject…

Credit and acknowledgment is given to Dr. Thomas E. Levy, M.D., J.D. Health E-Bytes Issue No. 3 January, 2002 ARTIFICIAL WATER FLUORIDATION: MORE THAN JUST FLUORIDE OVERVIEW Few issues pertaining to the public health have generated as much passionate debate as the issue of artificial water fluoridation. This issue of “Health E-Bytes” will not endeavor…

BY Katherine K. Kelly and Donna Westfall   In a recent editorial in the Del Norte Triplicate, editor Richard Wiens writes a mea culpa about the Triplicate’s failure to fact check a political ad. I say to Mr. Wiens, fact check your own reporters before wagging your finger at ad writers. In an article dated…

BY DONNA WESTFALL October 17, 2012.  Shortly after 9 this morning, Judge Leonard J. LaCasse began the session stating,  “This case has been kicking around and the buck stops here.”  Just slightly over an hour later, the Judge pronounced his decision and granted the preliminary injunction. The crowded court room broke out in spontaneous applause.…

In the Winter of 2009 I saw a notice of an event at the Brookings Harbor Grange hosted by the Wild River Mushroom Club (WRMC). Having no experience with mushrooms except they came on pizza’s and you could find them in the market I went. In less than 5 minutes I knew I’d found my…

BY DONNA WESTFALL   What does Portland, Oregon have that Crescent City, California lacks?  Let’s take a look at what’s going on in Portland. Portland, Ore., is betting on its appeal to a young creative class of workers to build a 21st-century clean economy. The city expects its workforce to grow by 2.4% a year…

BY DONNA WESTFALL   Ever heard of Groupthink?  It’s a psychological phenomenon in which group members form individual opinions that match the group consensus rather than critically evaluating information. It’s when the desire for harmony in a decision-making group overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives. How does this translate to local politics?  If you watch…

BY DR. GREG DUNCAN   The Del Norte County Healthcare District’s legal efforts to stop Sutter Health from taking ownership of our hospital, terminating hospital employees and outsourcing their jobs, and converting the hospital to a small, “Critical Access” facility, will be heard this Wednesday, October 17, in Del Norte Superior Court, Department 2, at…