MEMORIAL DAY FIRST OBSERVED MAY 30, 1868
BY DONNA WESTFALL 145 years of honoring the death of those who died in our nation’s service. That’s Memorial Day. It was May 30, 1868 when flowers were placed on…
MARCH AGAINST MONSANTO/GMO’S
BY DONNA WESTFALL In a worldwide effort, county after country and city after city staged demonstrations rallying against Monsanto’s GMO’s Saturday, May 25th. More to come later today. Mainstream media…
URGING THE PUBLIC TO CONTACT SUPREME COURT ABOUT CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION
BY DONNA WESTFALL In the early 1970’s, the public wanted access to beaches. Out of that simple desire, the California Coastal Commission was created. All these years later, the Commission…
SUPREME COURT MUST REIN IN COASTAL COMMISSION
BY ROGER GITLIN Two events, one published and the other yet to be reported, are causing me pause. The question that comes to my mind these days is our system…
DOG POLLUTION
BY KATHERINE KELLY I have two little doggies that I walk on the beach daily. It never fails; within moments of stepping out on the beach one of them will…
PORTLAND USES SCIENCE & INTEGRITY TO DEFEAT FLUORIDATION
CREDIT TO FLUORIDE ACTION NETWORK A broad coalition of Portlanders have resoundingly rejected adding fluoridation chemicals to the city’s water supply. By a 61% to 39% margin, Portland voters agreed…
RACIAL BULLYING IN LOCAL SCHOOLS
BY DONNA WESTFALL On May 17, 1954, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren delivered the unanimous ruling in the landmark civil rights case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka,…
TEARS FLOW AT BOARD OF SUPERVISOR’S MEETING
BY LINDA SUTTER During Tuesdays, May 15th BOS meeting, after presentations by Dr. Greg Duncan and Dr. Kevin Caldwell regarding the regionalization issue facing the County, tears flowed from Supervisor…
