Helping hands aided Colfax fire rescue effort
In Colfax the Stevens Fire drew 1,268 fire personnel from California and neighboring Nevada. Firefighters contained the 934 acre blaze to two residences and two outbuildings in three days, with Red Cross evacuee shelter at Sierra Vista Community Center and local business support. Susie Iventosch, editor, notes thanks to responders and city leaders.
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Sierra Vista
Graig Sultana
Red Cross
Sierra Vista Community Center
Weimar
Ponderosa
California political representatives contact sheet
A compact roster lists governor Schwarzenegger and federal lawmakers including Feinstein Boxer Doolittle Oller and local officials Rex Bloomfield Colfax City Council with addresses, offices, phone numbers, and emails for Sacramento Washington San Francisco Granite Bay Colfax and Colfax council details.
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Fox
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U.S. Senate
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Hart Senate
Washington, D.C
Post St
San Francisco
Feinstein
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Barbara Boxer
Montgomery Street
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U.S. House of Representatives
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Rayburn Hob
Washington D.C
Douglas Blvd
Granite Bay
House.gov
Doolittle
Rico Oller
Oller
Sen
Can We Talk About Emergency Phones on Foresthill Bridge
Letter to editor questions the cost and feasibility of installing emergency phones on the Foresthill Bridge. Calls for public input on safety, economic impact, and broader questions about death by actions, government decisions, and media influence. References critics and political figures, urging discussion and accountability.
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Foresthill Bridge
Decency in a bitter political season from Weimar
Craig Wheaton argues for respect and dignity beyond partisan labels. He notes the harm of hostile rhetoric and the enduring need to coexist, sharing everyday moments like children at school, groceries, DMVs, and post offices, and urges focusing on how we play the game rather than the score.
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Rocky Warren
Don Evans
Don
Rush Limbaugh
Sean Hannity
Bill O'Reilly
Fox “News
Bush the Lesser
Rocky
San Francisco
H. Bruce Franklin
Vietnam
Thomas Shore Inc
Franklin
DMV
Earth
Craig Wheaton Weimar
Gordon Farrell
Colfax
GOP stronghold echoed in war and elections
A letter to the Record criticizes Dan Dove for defending the Iraq invasion. The writer argues the war was based on faulty intelligence or lies and questions when it would still be deemed worth it. This reflects ongoing local debate over national security and political stances.
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Dan Dove
Iraq
Dan
Colin Powell
Joe Werry
Colfax
Renee Curtis
Colfax Record invites letters to the editor policy
The Colfax Record invites public letters with required name, address and phone, signed submissions limited to 350 words, with editing rights for length libel clarity and grammar. No third party or open letters. One submission every 30 days. Send to Colfax Record Letters to the Editor or via mail fax drop or email.
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Church St
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Colfax
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Colfax Record
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Colfax Chronicles highlights weather and civic notes
Colfax Chronicles reports extreme heat and heavy storms affecting farmers, city Depot Restoration Committee approval to bring a vintage 1950s California Zephyr to Colfax, and proposed mitigation fees for fire protection. Also notes Perseid meteor shower viewing Aug 11 12 and a 1994 fire department budget push.
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City Depot Restoration Committee
Colfax Volunteer Fire Department
Foothill
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Joshua Alpine
Sandra Kellams
Sherrie Blackmun
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San Mateo
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Warren
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Colfax Chronicles
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