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After Hacker Creek
As harvest time comes to the hills, residents grapple with the consequences of diesel-fueled dope
by Kym Kemp
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the town dandy
Unconcealed
There's been a lot of feedback on last week's cover story, and particularly on the cover of the paper itself ("Pistol Packing People," Sept. 25). ...
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What, Me Worry?
Not everyone reads the New York Times. Some people skip the San Francisco Chronicle, don't listen to National Public Radio and are too busy putting ...
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The Gundersen Verdict
You could have cut the air with the edge of a manila folder inside Humboldt County Superior Court Judge Bruce Watson's courtroom last Wednesday. It ...
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Bomb Threat
Once again -- what, the last time was just in May? -- a bomb threat had Humboldt State University all bound up and tense last ...
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For Shame
Editor: Rarely have I ever read articles or headlines as slanted or biased as Heidi Walters’ “Pistol Packing People,” printed in your last issue (Sept. ...
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Heap it on
Editor: There was no reason, journalistic or otherwise,to publish the names of CCW permit holders. In doing so you compromised the safety of all citizens ...
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Charity At Home
Editor: I’m glad to see Mark Lovelace doesn’t want to take the raise that the greedy current supervisors voted themselves (“Town Dandy,” Sept. 18). It’s ...
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Cash for Trash
Editor: Cannot thank the Town Dandy enough for the “Pay Dirt” column. More bedrock analysis of our bureaucrats and the pretend democracy will pay much ...
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