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AmadorSoapbox.com: AWA Directors Spending Ratepayer funds at an Astonishing Rate
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Wednesday, November 16, 2016. AWA Directors Spending Ratepayer funds at an Astonishing Rate. We can rest assured that our water rates will be going up. AWA directors have wasted the money from the rate increases they took in 2015. That last increase was supposed to be good for 5 years (until 2020) and it’s only been a little over a year now. Here is how they are misusing our rate money:. Directors use public funds to cover their illegal actions. It takes nearly two General Managers to run the Agency?
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AmadorSoapbox.com: Iconic publisher says farewell with gratitude.
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Monday, December 19, 2016. Iconic publisher says farewell with gratitude. Since establishing Volcano Press Inc. in 1981, I am extremely proud to have published so many meaningful books in the fields of domestic violence, child abuse and women’s health. It has been said that our books literally- saved lives. I believe that to be true. Over the years, the Independent Publishers Services (IPS) division of Volcano Press has also provided authors and other independent publishers with exhibiting and foreign li...
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AmadorSoapbox.com: Dam removals near and far topic of Foothill Conservancy film screening in Sutter Creek - Fri Dec 2
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Thursday, November 10, 2016. Dam removals near and far topic of Foothill Conservancy film screening in Sutter Creek - Fri Dec 2. Removing obsolete, local and not-so-local dams and restoring streams will be the topic of a Friday, December 2 film screening hosted by the Foothill Conservancy. The featured film,. Starts at 7:30 pm at the Sutter Creek Theatre on Main Street, Sutter Creek. 8217;s majestic cinematography and unexpected discoveries move through rivers and landscapes altered by dams, but also thr...
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AmadorSoapbox.com: July 2016
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Saturday, July 30, 2016. Congressional Candidate Dr. Bob Derlet Takes Campaign 'Break' to Join Scientific Expedition into Sierra Wilderness Watershed; Expresses Concern About Algae, Pollution in Mountain Lakes. Contrasted to incumbent Rep. Tom McClintock, who doesn't even live in the 4th CD, Dr. Derlet said his concern about the Sierra is important, in part because he's a resident and primary care doctor in Tuolumne County. These areas need some form of Federal protection. I support Senate Bill 1724,...
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AmadorSoapbox.com: August 2016
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Monday, August 29, 2016. Grand Jury Response Notes. Katherine Evatt, Volcano. County Counsel Greg Gillott said the grand jury report was “an overreach” not based on sufficient facts (Comment. The county counsel’s job is to represent the board, not the public). County Administrative Officer Chuck Iley said the decisions on the HHS leases were not the best and said this, “I would implore you not to do anything along those lines in the future.”. Retired county audit staffer Becky Podesta claimed that the gr...
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AmadorSoapbox.com: March 2016
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Friday, March 25, 2016. After finally making some progress with sign enforcement upcountry, a new blight mars our area. After being subjected to spray-painted "Ted Where Are U? And "We Miss Ted" signs along Hwy. 88, we are now looking at the next phase of Ted Novelli's "Missing Myself" campaign. Former Supervisor Novelli is now giving out flashy Merzlak printed signs stating "We Miss Ted", which he has strategically placed on both sides of his own porch. Monday, March 21, 2016. Too Polite to Fight? Our s...
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AmadorSoapbox.com: Amador Women’s Empowerment Forums Will Convene in 2017
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Tuesday, January 3, 2017. Amador Women’s Empowerment Forums Will Convene in 2017. Guest Column, by Bethany Renfree. Permission to reproduce/post, courtesy of Rick Torgerson, Publisher, Upcountry News, January 2017, Vol 16. No 1.). Sometimes it seems like gender equality is solved. The path of empowerment is wide and many obstacles have been removed. Our husbands are not permitted by law to rape us. Most of us can open bank accounts, access credit, and take on mortgages. When we dare to be defiant or disr...
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AmadorSoapbox.com: February 2016
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016. Pat Crew Campaign Kick-Off Party - Tues Feb 23. Re-Elect Louis Boitano Meet and Greet - Sat Feb 27. Friday, February 5, 2016. Derlet for Congress" Open House - Sun Mar 13. Tuesday, February 2, 2016. Amador Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner - Sat Mar 5. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). 8220;We speak not only to tell other people what we think, but to tell ourselves what we think. Speech is a part of thought.” - Oliver Sacks. Amador Neighborhood Watch Facebook Group. ACN is non-p...
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AmadorSoapbox.com: Rest in peace, hero of the Rojava revolution, Michael Israel
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Wednesday, November 30, 2016. Rest in peace, hero of the Rojava revolution, Michael Israel. Published by permission of the author. WITH THE SAINTS GIVE REST, O LORD! Rest in peace, hero of the Rojava revolution, Michael Israel. It is with deeply heavy heart that I learned of the heroic death of local Amador activist, Michael Israel, while bravely fighting the Pseudo Islamic Guerilla State in Rojava, near northern Syria. Sorry I've been out and about. I wrote this a while ago responding to your questi...
