Declining Values

Charles Simpson stepped to the podium, took a stack of papers and manila envelopes from under his arm and set it down. "Well," he said, ...

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Sea Change

Well, no one was more surprised than we were upon receiving the shocking news from the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District's meeting last ...

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New Community Clinic in FTA?

The Redwood Memorial Hospital Foundation may undertake the construction of a federally qualified health center and physician offices on a 10-acre site opposite the hospital ...

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Offshore Booty

Begin at the line where land meets ocean and swim or boat three geographical miles out: There, the Outer Continental Shelf begins, extending roughly 200 ...

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Richardson Cartoon Realignment

Cartoon by Joel Mielke.

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Debrainwashed

Editor: Like Hank Sims, I too was assured the Richardson Grove project was just a minor tweak, without any environmental consequences, and great for local ...

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Humsterdam

Editor: My name is Andrew Hedin and I have lived in SoHum my entire life. I thought your article "When Weed is Legal" (April 2) ...

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Die, T-S

Editor: I would like to revisit the Media Maven's criticism of the Times-Standard a few weeks ago (April 2). Simply put, the Maven was spot ...

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Deaf Ears

Editor: In regard to Joseph Byrd's view in the NCJ regarding local festivals, I would like to say several things ("Regarding Local Festivals," April 9). ...

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Who Knows?

Editor: If the existence of the Loch Ness monster, "Nessie," could be positively disproved, I would find the world to be a less interesting place. ...