Old Town Hunkers Down

The empty windows of key, long-time Old Town inhabitants -- Natural Selection, Restoration Hardware, Geppetto's Toys -- might make you think a viral merchant-vanishing bomb ...

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Tree Falls

You've read and heard plenty lately about the decline and fall of the newspaper industry. We know that. But at the risk of boring you ...

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Humboldt County Haiku

Cartoon by Joel Mielke

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CASA is Broken

Editor: On reading your article about CASA I was struck by the fact that no current or former CASAs [court-appointed special advocates] were interviewed with ...

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Mock Not the Teabaggers

Editor: Emily Hobelmann’s vignette on the Tax Day rally at the Court House reminded me of something Malcolm X once said: “If you’re not careful ...

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¡Viva el PRI!

I’m writing in regard to the article written by Julianna Boggs. (“The Hum,” April 23). In the article, she states: “If these performances inspire in ...

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A Barry Read

Editor: Recently I have found myself requesting back issues of the Journal at the public library. What has captured my attention is not the treasure ...