Tea in Fortuna

The Fortuna Vets' Hall was decked out in red, white and blue from top to bottom last Wednesday in preparation for the Humboldt Tea Party ...

Stung

It's a familiar story: A quiet evening on Third Street in Old Town Eureka. Well-heeled tourists stroll catty-corner from their berths at the Carter House ...

Who Was Jeff Zander?

Jeffrey Zander didn't last long as the executive director of the Redwood Region Economic Development Commission (RREDC). He was hired in October 2008. By the ...

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Cutting Off the Kids

When I used to live in the Bay Area you could take your kid to the ballpark for a dollar and if you went on ...

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CORRECTION:

Last week’s story “The Coming Flu” inaccurately reported that in California about 36,000 people die each year from seasonal flu. In fact, that is the ...

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Get Milt

Editor: In his insightful “Town Dandy” column of Aug. 27, the North Coast Journal’s editor, Hank Sims, sums up Democratic State Senator Patricia Wiggins’ unfortunate, ...

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You Are the Cure

Editor: I felt heartened when I read Dr. Lindsay’s statement regarding swine flu — “We’re focusing on prevention efforts” — but then was surprised that ...

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Rural and Proud

Editor: In the Aug. 20 edition of the North Coast Journal, Richard Engel manages to tie in the sad and troublesome issue of toxic algae ...

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Charlie's Biases

Editor: In a recent movie review, Charlie Myers complained that he was being criticized for the fact that he isn’t enjoying the spate of dorky ...

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