Of Cubs and Men
Auston understands all of this, but on a gut level she wonders if captivity is really worse than being put down. “If it had recovered, it would have spent the rest of its life in captivity,” she said in her e-mail. “… Personally, I don’t think that would be such a bad thing (considering the only alternative to captivity was euthanasia) given the cub’s age and provided a good home in a large natural enclosure could be found. However, I realize some may argue against that — which I can understand. … In wildlife rehabilitation, there is rarely a situation where the answer is black or white. Most of the time, it’s a large gray area. …”
The same can’t be said for conspiracy theories: They tend to eschew gray for the Manichean black and white of good versus evil. Perhaps being part of some vast DFG plot gave the cub’s death more meaning, but it did little to help ferret out what actually happened to it. Unfortunately, for readers and journalists alike, the real story is rarely the most scintillating version of the truth and is often painted from a pedestrian pallet of variegated shades of gray.
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Railroad!
Proposed lines ‘set rich blood a-tingling’ in early 1900s
Some Other Proposed North Coast Railroads
Choo-choo Fantasies
Exposing this east-west rail nonsense
seven-o-heaven
Undeterred Will
Will chides Andrew for lack of attention to detail and makes plans for his inevitable victory.
Recent short stories
June 11, 2009
Eye of the Beholder
June 11, 2009
Double Down
May 21, 2009
Pearls and Swine
Hank Sims
Today
44th Annual Kinetic Grand Championship Race
STAFF PICK / events, art, outdoors, sports, for kids, free / 9 a.m.-6 p.m. A 3-day, 42-mile kinetic sculpture race over land, sand, mud and water! LeMans start at the Noon Whistle on the Arcata Plaza. Follow the race through Manila, Eureka and into Ferndale on Memorial Day for the Glorious Finish. kineticgrandchampionship.com. 889-3024.
Flow 2012 Fashion Show
STAFF PICK / events / 8 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Student designed and produced clothing. Fundraiser for Arcata Arts Institute. $35/$25 students. artsinstitute.net. 822-1220.
Woodside Preschool's Rummage/Bake Sale
events / 8 a.m.-noon. Woodside Preschool, 900 Hodgson St, Eureka. www.woodsidepreschool.com. 445-9132.
Lanphere Dunes Restoration
STAFF PICK / outdoors / 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Meet at Pacific Union School. Help remove non-native invasives at the Lanphere Dunes Unit of the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Tools and gloves provided, wear work clothes and bring water. Carpool to the protected site. 444-1397.
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