Nice to be Nice
Nevertheless, this is a game-changer. To date, the scandal of the railroad/port dreamers has been their utter failure to look facts in the face — to develop any sort of coherent answer to what you and I might think of as key questions. What does it cost to rebuild 300 miles of washed-out railroad running through the most unstable terrain in the lower 48? Where will the money come from? How will it be recouped? What happens when the railroad washes out again, as it has just about every year throughout its history? How will environmental opposition be overcome? How will opposition from Marin County be overcome? Why would anyone pay extra money to ship Asian goods into Humboldt County, offload them onto Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, and wait a couple of days for them to (possibly) arrive in the Bay Area, location of one of the greatest natural harbors on Earth? These questions have been answered with shrugged shoulders, despite the fact that mountains of local public policy depend upon them.
This is just incompetence, the lowest form of scandal. What you’re going to get now is a creature with a different coat. Out of the hands of buffoons and into the hands of sharpies. The questions above still need to be answered. Looking into my crystal ball, I foresee that someone, somewhere is going to get royally screwed. Smart money is on the public.
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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
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Undeterred Will
Will chides Andrew for lack of attention to detail and makes plans for his inevitable victory.
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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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