Category: This Weeks News
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SUPERVISORS VOTES FOR TRANSPARENCY AND EMPLOYEE WAGE INCREASES
By Linda Sutter – July 23, 2024 In a significant move towards increased transparency and improved employee welfare, the County Board of Supervisors recently held a meeting where two pivotal issues were discussed; public workshops for the budget and the employee wage increases for the road maintenance crews. The decisions made at this meeting mark a…
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Newsom’s Surrender
By Kevin Kiley – July 23, 2024 Gavin Newsom has surrendered, endorsing Kamala Harris for President. For years, Newsom has relentlessly postured to replace Biden, as Californians paid the price. Yet yesterday, when the moment of truth arrived, his delusions were shattered in a matter of hours. Even at the very last moment, Newsom made…
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INVESTIGATION UNCOVERS CORRUPTION AND MISMANAGEMENT IN DEL NORTE COUNTY
By Investigative Reporter, Linda Sutter – July 21, 2024 Del Norte County residents are raising serious questions about how their tax dollars are being used, following the revelation of corruption and mismanagement within local government and emergency services. The scandal erupted after the investigation into a deadly barn fire on May 2, 2021, uncovered falsified reports and…
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BREAKING NEWS: HE’S DONE!
Opinion and Commentary By Donna A. Westfall – July 21, 2022 President Biden will NOT be running for a second term. He’s done. With less than four years difference between Biden and Trump, the disaster during their debate three weeks ago made all the difference in the world. Democrats were withholding money. Democrats were pressuring…
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Happy 89th Birthday, Joan Miles!
By Jaime Yarbrough – July 20, 2024 Friends celebrated Joan Miles’s 89th birthday at the Gazebo in the park on Friday, July 19. Joan formally wrote the Senior Sleuth column for the Triplicate. She organized a Ping Pong Club at the Catholic Church gym. She hosted a Conservative talk show on KFUG 101.1 FM. And…
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Del Norte County Fair Coming
The Del Norte County Fair is on its way! Head down to the Fairgrounds from Thursday, August 1 to Sunday, August 4. Here are the events happening this year at the fair.
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Grand Jury Receives an “F” for Failure
Opinion and Commentary By Linda Sutter – July 19, 2024 In a damning indictment of procedural oversight, the Grand Jury has been given a failing grade after an exhaustive investigation into alleged corruption within the Harbor District. Despite submitting a comprehensive 563-page complaint, backed by detailed credit card statements, agendas, and meeting minutes, the case…
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Focus on Unity
Opinion and Commentary by Donna Westfall – July 29, 2024 From 2022 to 2023, the Fed has increased interest rates 11 times, bringing them from a historic low of 0.08% to the highest rate in over 20 years. I read recently that they were probably going to lower interest rates but today found out they…
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County Supervisor’s Don’t Know What “Vital” Means
Commentary and Opinion by Samuel Strait – July 18, 2024 Vi-tal, adjective, absolutely necessary or essential, important, is the Webster dictionary definition of “vital. This is a word that our local Board of Supervisors know nothing about in their efforts to spend the County into oblivion. Since Measure “R” passed in the fall of 2020,…
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The “Final Straw”
By Kevin Kiley – July 17, 2024 As our prayers continue to be with President Trump and the family of Corey Comperatore, I am demanding immediate answers on the bewildering security failure that brought us within centimeters of an unthinkable national tragedy. You can watch my full statement here. This will be a singular focus when…