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aug. 14, 2008
An Inconvenient Stereotype?
by Robyn Hillman-Harrigan
Not many Humboldt County residents have seen Humboldt County. Most will have to wait until Aug. 27, when the movie opens the 101 Wild Rivers Film Festival with a Eureka ...
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Humboldt County Movie Poster Revised
Is it good taste or censorship?
by Bob Doran
The poster for Humboldt County has undergone a transformation. As producer Jason Weiss explained, “The Motion Picture Association of America, the governing body that assigns ratings to films (as expected, ...
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Here Come the Scalpers
by Bob Doran
KHUM deejay Mike Dronkers apologized to the caller he'd left on hold, warned her she was live on the air and asked her what was up. She said she'd called ...
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Eureka's Newest Stench
by Heidi Walters
A block from home, the smell accosts you. You look around the dark street for the stray dog that's rolled in dead skunk then topped off the treatment with a ...
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Gone Viral
by Hank Sims
Is State Sen. Pat Wiggins (D-Santa Rosa) our first local YouTube-era superstar? Several of our neighbors have tried to claw their way into Internet celebrity -- brazen dope growers, Jackass-style ...
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See Ya, Sister
by North Coast Journal Readers
Editor: I keep thinking next time someone feels the need to demonize Arcata that I won’t be surprised … but, here I am, surprised again (“Escape from Arcata,” Aug. 7). ...
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Stats Geek Let Down
by North Coast Journal Readers
Editor: I was like a kid in a candy store when I saw your local statistics (“Who’s Your City,” Aug. 7). As a professional economist and entrepreneur I live and ...
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Fascists!
by North Coast Journal Readers
Editor: Thank you for publishing Shane C. Brinton’s review of Naomi Klein’s Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism (Aug. 7). The most important point Brinton makes is at the ...
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Little Bay Area
by North Coast Journal Readers
Editor: Regarding the various topics addressed in your Aug. 7 edition: First, the great Arcata v. Eureka debate sounds like a variant on the old Oakland v. Berkeley issue, since ...
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Arcata Hearts Stallions
by North Coast Journal Readers
Editor: The North Coast Journal‘s little joke on the Arcata City Council was a good one (“Pretty War Horses,” July 30). While I appreciate the expectation that people ought to ...



















