Slow Burn

ORLEANS — The drive from the North Coast to Orleans is a long, slow, winding one across three Indian reservations belonging to the Hoopa Valley, ...

Feds move to seize properties

The federal government took the first step last Thursday toward seizing the nearly 2,000 acres near Whitethorn that were the main target of last week’s ...

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Geography Trumps Ideology

“Ideologies have no heart of their own. They’re the whores and angels of our striving selves. — John Le Carre Transcendence be damned. Nuances notwithstanding, ...

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The end of Somervillization as we know it

In the last column Rich Somerville penned as managing editor of the Times-Standard, he spoke about the Hawaiian term “huhu”, which he said meant a ...

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Everybody in the pool!

Thank you for your article on the sudden closure of several Humboldt County swimming pools (“Can’t Swim,” June 19). I was raised a swimmer: My ...

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Tow this

Did someone turn in Mr. Hartin’s and Mr. Reece’s vehicles (“Tow Happy,” June 26)after seeing them sitting for how long? Did someone get tired of ...

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Rowing in circles

As a journalism major and retired creative director of a major advertising agency, I applaud the well-written piece Karen Sack contributed regarding her daughter’s quad ...