How Cities Violate Voters Rights. The Case Involving Sewer Rate Increases
OPINION PIECE BY DONNA WESTFALL Just received this press release from the City of Dixon Taxpayer’s Association: “At Tuesday’s Dixon City Council Meeting the Council approved up to $200,000 for…
Sutter Health – the “You’re Out of Luck” Plan
Has Sutter Health seen the light and adopted a friendlier face ? It might seem so according to a letter sent out to PERS members residing in Del Norte County…
Questions About Supervisor Committee Assignments
This is my first term as Supervisor. My colleagues on this Board are either long term Del Norte residents, long term Supervisors, or both. One of the most common comments…
Another Day In Thailand
BY JAIME YARBROUGH Think the waiting room at Sutter Coast hospital is crowded? Try typical day at this hospital in Chiang Rai, Thailand. More pictures from Thailand.
January 27th Is International Holocaust Day
BY DONNA WESTFALL 70 years ago today, the Russians liberated Auschwitz. This date of remembrance was chosen by the United Nations because it falls on the anniversary of the liberation…
Time in Thailand
BY JAIME YARBROUGH From somewhere between Chiang Rai and Mae Sai, Thailand. The first few days were spent going places doing things. Have managed to talk to a couple people…
California’s Chief Justice: ‘Hard to Say the Death Penalty Is Working’
CREDIT TO SCOTT SHAFER, KQED The seven members of the California Supreme Court spend about 25 percent of their time on death penalty appeals, an extraordinary allocation of scarce resources…
