Don't Blame Reagan

please see also "The Broken State" by Steven T. Jones and Tim Redmond We can all agree that California is a fiscal mess. As I ...

Social Compact

Pop quiz: What do a big box store, a freeway interchange and the old walled city of Florence, Italy have in common? Answer: They take ...

McKinleyville's To Be Tree

Aaron Libow has lived at the bottom of the dip in Central Avenue, north of the Highway 101 offramp, for most of the past 38 ...

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Dope and the Duped

Why is it that so few people are able to think with a clear head when it comes to the topic of the demon weed? ...

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We’re Drowning

Editor: I am writing in response to the article “Cup Runneth Over” (Oct. 22). In this article, the author, Heidi Walters, writes of the business ...

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Humboldt Halloween Costumes for 2009

Cartoon by Joel Mielke

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A Waterbagger’s Pitch

Editor: This story is a fair representation of what our group is trying to accomplish (“Cup Runneth Over,” Oct. 22). We are proposing a demonstration ...

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Santa Defamed

Editor: “Damn Santa” was a poor choice for a title for your thoughtful, perceptive, and warm-hearted article (“Savage Money,” Oct. 22). My legal name is ...

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View From The Pecans

Editor: I enjoy and count on “Stage Matters.” But I’m afraid William Kowinski shows understandable ignorance of growing up in the Deep South when he ...

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The Fishes’ Guarantee

Editor: Hank Sims’ excellent article on the current state of the Klamath Settlement negotiations was well informed, though not correct on every detail (“The Klamath ...

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Buddhists For H1N1

Editor: Well, it seems like healthy debate and discussion these days could do with exercise. It’s like our muscles — if ya don’t use them ...