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This week in print, Oct. 29-Nov. 5, 2009

Previous Issues

news

on the cover

The Broken State

What destroyed California? Reagan and the anti-tax zealots.

news story

Don’t Blame Reagan

Today’s California seems to hate the private sector. And vice versa.

news story

Social Compact

Rural land development goes under the microscope at local workshops

news story

McKinleyville’s To Be Tree

An old outdoorsman fights to save the last of Central Avenue’s heritage cypress trees

the town dandy

Dope and the Duped

mielke

Humboldt Halloween Costumes for 2009

mailbox

We’re Drowning

mailbox

A Waterbagger’s Pitch

mailbox

Santa Defamed

mailbox

View From The Pecans

mailbox

The Fishes’ Guarantee

mailbox

Buddhists For H1N1

music

the hum

Most Definitely

Mos Def, plus Halloween happenings, The Waybacks and Cherryholmes

in review

Goodnight Unknown

By Lou Barlow. Merge Records.

outdoors

dirt

Flora of North America

Botanical Gardens to feature talk by obsessive plant catalogists

field notes

This End Up

arts

filmland

Midnight Movie

To be scared, make sure you see Paranormal Activity as late as possible

booknotes

Medicine Trails

By Mavis McCovey and John Salter. Heyday Books.

poem

summer went ahead and turned to fall

food

table talk

A is for Apple

… and here’s a mele galette with Italian flair

Today

Ba-Dum-Chh Comedy Night

Comedy / 8:30 p.m. Cher-ae Heights Casino, Trinidad. Local blue comedy troupe makes with the funny. If you get offended, don't go! cheraeheightscasino.com. 800-684-2464.

Petunia and the Vipers (hillbilly swing)

music / 9 p.m. Riverwood Inn, 2828 Avenue of the Giants, Phillipsville.

Les Craig

music / 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. All Dogs Biscuit Bakery and Olivia's Beastro, 2910 E St., Eureka. Singer/songwriter performs. alldogsbakery.com. 497-6273.

Whomp Whomp Wednesdays

music / 9 p.m. Nocturnum, 206 W. 6th St., Eureka. 498-7388.

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