(September 21, 2023)
In case you missed it — and unless you follow "news" websites of a certain political persuasion, you likely did — a story out of Humboldt County made national headlines...
(May 25, 2023)
Journalism is not a one-way form of communication. Once a story publishes, readers (and a few who definitely did not read) let us know what they think. Strangers, subjects, sources,...
(May 18, 2023)
The first time I saw drag, it was Bugs Bunny. Maybe it was the time he wore red lipstick and a crown of fruit like Carmen Miranda. Could have been...
(May 4, 2023)
Sunlight, they say, is the best disinfectant. It's an adage we believe in, and one we hope will hold true with the publication of this week's cover story, which is...
(February 16, 2023)
The California Public Records Act is a vital piece of legislation, enshrining the rights of access and the principles of sunshine into the state's constitution, asserting that "access to information...
(February 9, 2023)
Before anyone reflexively talks about political correctness, "cancel culture" or good-natured jokes, let's consider the facts. On Jan. 27, the Eureka Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual awards gala and...
(December 8, 2022)
In the Nov. 17, 2022 issue, we ran a cartoon depicting Shlomo Rechnitz with a laundry list of his specific offenses as owner of Brius Healthcare, the skilled nursing corporation...
(October 13, 2022)
Humboldt County Planning Commissioner Alan Bongio got one thing right during brief remarks to his fellow commissioners Oct. 6, as they prepared to send a letter to three local tribes...
(September 8, 2022)
We begin this editorial by acknowledging two plain, undeniable truths: We are on unceded Wiyot land and, as such, Humboldt County Planning Commission Chair Alan Bongio must resign or be...
(June 30, 2022)
This week’s Journal is not the issue we planned a week ago. On Tuesday, as the Journal staff read copy on its way to press, it was with the Jan....
(June 2, 2022)
If Arcata City Councilmember Brett Watson cares about his city, he needs to resign. Immediately. The third-party investigative report sustaining allegations that Watson engaged in the prolonged harassment of a...
(April 7, 2022)
Reading her ruling overturning the firing of Humboldt County Sheriff's Sgt. Jason Daniels, it's clear arbitrator Bonnie Prouty Castrey considered many things ("Embedded in the Culture," March 31). She...
(March 24, 2022)
''Access to information concerning the conduct of the people's business is a fundamental and necessary right of every person in this state." So reads the California Public Records Act and...
(February 17, 2022)
For the better part of two years now, as we've navigated this COVID-19 pandemic, each of us has repeatedly been forced to reassess and adjust as conditions changed and new...
(January 20, 2022)
"We're all going to get it." I keep hearing the phrase. Sometimes, it's said with a sigh by someone who has no choice but to work face-to-face with the public,...