Torrent of Bits
This is still a work in progress. The North Coast Journal Blogthing, which has been tearing up the blogosphere for the last half a year, is going to stay at its Wordpress home for just a little bit longer while we work out some kinks. Find a link on the Journal‘s home page. For another, we were already well on the way toward fixing the problem of links within the stories before Professor Marcy Media Maven rapped our knuckles over the issue (see elsewhere in this week’s paper). But there’s so, so much more on the way, as the database fills with luscious tidbits and mind-blowing new features are continuously added.
Shout-out time. First to the Journal‘s own Holly Harvey, for running the show on our end. Second to the boy whiz web developers at Tangerine Smash, on Britain’s beautiful Isle of Man. They picked up the shards of our previous attempts, saved what was worth saving and built us a purring little device. Third to Eureka’s Carson Park Design for providing key advice early on and lending a hand throughout. Fourth to Morse Media, who despite having stuck us with a weird Red Hat-like operating system have provided bang-up hosting ever since the Journal first went online, something like 10 years ago. (Think Debian, guys!)
Finally, thanks and blessings to the open source software world everywhere, especially the crew behind Django — “the Web framework for perfectionists with deadlines.” That’s one more newspaper site you’ve carried kicking and screaming into the modern age.
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on the cover
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 the town dandy
Jan. 13, 2011
The Golden Boy
Dec. 23, 2010
Wish Lists
Dec. 16, 2010
The Train Geeks Return
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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Comment / By fredtyg / June 6, 2008, 7:56 a.m.
While I appreciate that fellow’s concern over all the plastic bags the local newspapers use, I think there would be a problem with eliminating them. It seems to me, more often than not, the lawns up here are wet, whether it’s been raining or not. Nearly every time I go to pick up my newspapers in the morning, the plastic is wet. Without the plastic covers, I might not have a usable paper, even in the summer.Comment / By Hank Sims / June 8, 2008, 7:35 p.m.
Fred! Welcome! Comments are a bit goofy-looking, eh? No paragraphs? Hard to read? We’ll tweak it some next week.