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Del Norte County Cold Case Murder Makes State History
She arrived in Del Norte County around 8 p.m., on October 26, 1994, having been dropped off at the Texaco service station on Highway 101. The petite red-head would write in her diary of the trip: “The third car that picked me up were two old guys, Chris Collins and Ernie. They took me to…
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The Impact of Declining Oil Prices
Keep your eye on the price of oil over the coming weeks. Right now, the U.S. produces more oil than both Saudi Arabia or Russia and this has resulted in the creation of millions of jobs. Unfortunately, the shale oil boom is coming to an end and OPEC has declared a price war on U.S. shale…
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2014: The Year in Review
The first day of the New Year saw the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act go into effect. However on June 30, the Supreme Court ruled that some companies can refuse insurance coverage for contraceptives due to religious objections. Colorado legalized the purchase of marijuana for recreational purposes on January 1. It wasn’t until…
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Nevada’s 2014 in Review
The New Year began with word that 75 percent of applicants had failed the Department of Motor Vehicles written test needed for the new driver authorization card. Passed by the 2013 Legislature and signed by Governor Brian Sandoval the law allows illegal’s in Nevada without citizenship status to get the driver authorization cards. Also in…
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Rewarding Bad Behavior with Good Positions
Isaiah 5:20 warns, “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.” This is exactly what progressives in the U.S. Senate on both side of the aisle continue to do. The latest example is Alissa Starzak,…
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Life Lesson #12
Stop thinking you’re not ready. Nobody ever feels 100-percent prepared when an opportunity arises. Most great occasions in life force us to grow beyond our comfort zones.
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Piñata
They’d jus’ landed at base after a 48-hour medical support mission. But it didn’t matter as the call, “Nine-line, nine-line, nine-line,” came across the squawk-box. In less than four-minutes the helicopter and crew were airborne again. As they reached the hot zone, they learned there was no landing area and would have to hover, taking enemy fire, while lowering Doc…
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It’s Still Censorship — No Matter Who Does It
It’s puzzling how people who have no real life-skills and even less than stellar dubious achievements are able to get ahead in this world. Take for instance the ‘Reverend’ Al Sharpton. He sat down with Sony Pictures head Amy Pascal and now the company says it plans to give him a say in how they…
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My Christmas Haiku to You
Holidays are here. Can you hear the Christmas bells? Jesus is alive!
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A Dog Named ‘Spike’
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s 8-year-old daughter Shiloh appeared on the red carpet for her mom’s new film, ‘Unbroken’ dressed in a suit. She also asks to be called “John.” It seems the child’s request is causing a raging battle on the Internet. Parents are upset over the kid’s self-identification with the ‘opposite sex,’ while…