CONSUMER ALERT: POSSIBLE PHARMACY SCAM
BY LINDA SUTTER Currently there is an ongoing investigation involving potential fraud involving the local Pharmacies. It is important for the public to request from their pharmacist a copy of…
“GRASS FED” BEEF – BUYER BEWARE AGAIN
BY KATHERINE KELLY Everyone knows that grass-fed beef is better nutritionally than your factory farmed grain-fed beef, right? Every marketing slogan has told us so. But in reading the recent…
IT’S NATIONAL PB&J DAY
BY DONNA WESTFALL It’s April 2nd and it’s National PB&J Day. PB = peanut butter. J = jelly. HOW DID IT GET STARTED? In 1880, Dr. Ambrose Straub, A St.…
DESTRUCTION AND POLLUTION FROM NICKEL STRIP MINING
OPINION PIECE BY KATHERINE KELLY The news of the nickel strip mining proposal for the tributaries to the North Fork Smith River is a nightmare in the making. I can’t…
The Art Of Lying and How it Affects our Sewer Rates
BY GUEST COLUMNIST MICHAEL CEREMELLO FORMER COUNCILMAN AND VICE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DIXON, CALIFORNIA NOTE BY www.crescentcitytimes.com EDITOR, DONNA WESTFALL. I LOVE THE WAY THIS MAN WRITES. I’M…
ANOTHER EYESORE BURNED TO THE GROUND
BY DONNA WESTFALL The old Mercantile Building located on Highway 101 North is gone. Burned to the ground by a vast array of firemen; and the public taking pictures of…
PART 1: THE OFFICE OF SHERIFF
BY DONNA WESTFALL CREDIT TO NATIONAL SHERIFFS’ ASSOCIATION Think of the term sheriff and what comes to mind: Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham. Where did the title come…
ATTENTION STATE AND GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
OPINION PIECE BY LINDA SUTTER Have you received your CALPERS PERS CHOICE, aka Anthem Blue Cross insurance booklet in the mail? Most times I throw it in the garbage or…
