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What Now, Treesitter?
Happy activists bask in the Humboldt Redwood Co. chief’s vow to not cut old growth, but they say there’s still plenty more forest to save
by Heidi Walters
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news and views
alt prez
The other candidates running for president
One fundamental fallacy dooms all Alt Prez candidates to failure. Tell someone that you’re voting for a third-party candidate and he or she will whine, ...
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To The Death
The chief executive of MediaNews Group, corporate parent of the Times-Standard, is a Texas-born, Denver-based media legend by the name of Dean Singleton. Singleton is ...
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Cyclist’s Death Rallies Advocates
Greg Jennings was bicycling home to Blue Lake Monday evening after work, on Highway 299, when a pickup drifted onto the shoulder and struck and ...
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Brown Clamps Down
On Monday, yet another branch of government took yet another stab at imposing some order on California's chaotic medical marijuana system. This time it was ...
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Smart Folks Don’t Vote
Editor: Upon seeing the cover of the Aug. 21 Journal and the article about Barack Obama following I could not help but be amused and ...
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Mas Fascismo
Editor: I found Dave Berman’s letter in “Mailbox” (Aug. 14) very interesting, and would like to offer some further comment. It seems to me that ...
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On KH$U
Editor: After watching somewhat appalled from the sidelines, today’s disclosure in the KHSU saga compels me to write an open letter to the HSU administration. ...
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Will She Peek?
Editor: I am sorry to have to tell you I will no longer be reading the North Coast Journal after having enjoyed it for many, ...
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