Lost in Translation

Wu Yulun wants to be a C.E.O. when he grows up. His parents are successful real estate developers in a large Chinese city. His father ...

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Lock and Load

He went to the big armory in the sky a few years ago, but on the evening of June 26, here in Petrolia, I could ...

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Imagine All The Fish

Editor: Will Harling and the Tribal experts are spot on in Orleans (“Slow Burn,” July 3). The closer out-of-area wildland fire teams work with the ...

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Paper Potential

Editor: Thanks for the great column by Marcy Burstiner about Rich Somerville. I was a longtime friend and colleague of his, and the piece definitely ...

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Not A Gargantuan Error

Editor: It’s a minuscule mistake. Page 4, paragraph 1 (“To our advertisers,” July 3): No such word as “miniscule.” — Ed Munn, Arcata

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Respect Y Respeto

Editor: The Latino Community Providers’ Network (LatinoNet) would like to thank you for your recent bilingual story highlighting the impact of immigration policy on our ...

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Big Fish

It wasn’t enough that Bill had caught an almost 28-pound lingcod that afternoon: It had a head the size and shape of a bulldog, and ...

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Small-Box

Being a business owner in this community isn’t always as lovey-dovey as one might imagine. Ask Larry Glass. He has owned The Works, a record ...

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A Law Worth Copying

hwarzenegger signed an emergency bill early last month that got little notice here on the far North Coast. It fixed – in a hurry – ...