Fire Without End

Five firefighters from different parts of the country climbed out of a gray truck on Sunday morning. Dense smoke pressed against their red helmets, hot ...

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Visit to America

There we were, a good portion of my extended family, just about ready to indulge the perennial Humboldt itch to get someplace sunny and warm, ...

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30th Humboldt Folklife Festival

In its 30th year, the Humboldt Folklife Society’s annual summer music festival has grown to eight days — four evening concerts, two dances and two ...

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Eastern Promises

Editor: I guess it all boils down to expectations. We really didn’t know what to expect. We knew we were getting a Chinese child between ...

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WalMart Welcome

Editor: Please don’t perpetuate the myth that Arcata has locked out chain stores (“Small-Box”, July 10). It’s only formula restaurants that are limited to nine ...

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Dino Fight

Editor: In the July 10 issue, North Coast Journal publisher Judy Hodgson published a letter to advertisers, explaining why the Journal will have to raise ...

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Skills Pay Bills

Editor: Quite a while ago, I read in your paper about unscrupulous auctioneers selling, undisclosed, unbuildable lots in Shelter Cove to unsuspecting buyers, essentially ripping ...

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Bow Down to Bob

Editor: It has come to my attention that it is time to eat my words of yesteryear. I once wrote a letter complaining about Bob ...