Studies in Grace
I was taken aback by Heidi Walters’ portrayal of the “leftiest place in the county” (“True Blue,” Dec. 11). Walters’ sarcastic tone was offensive enough; her quote about people who voted Peace and Freedom or Green was over the top. According to Bob Tucker, “They’re people who are bad at math — who made a choice to be disaffected rather than change the country themselves.”
Greens “made a choice to be disaffected rather than change the country themselves…”?! The Green Party is the only international political party in the world, active in over 80 countries. Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathei founded the Green Party in Kenya. She is now Minister of the Environment. Ingrid Betancourt, the presidential candidate recently rescued from the FARC, founded the Colombian Green Party in 1994 and was elected senator in 1998.
Humboldt Greens are active in every arena for political, social and environmental justice. Barbara Goldberg, co-founder of the Humboldt Green Party, founded the GI Hotline. Dave Meserve spearheaded the Youth Protection Act. Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap, executive director of Democracy Unlimited, was reelected to the Municipal Water Board with over 61 percent of the vote.
Humboldt Greens held the first candidate debates of the season for Eureka and Arcata City Councils and phone banked for nonpartisan progressive as well as Green Party candidates. Greens are anything but disaffected and unwilling to effect change. Unfortunately, our achievements are consistently blacked out or discredited by the mainstream media. I had thought the Journal was different. I guess I was wrong.
— Dana Silvernale,
County Council Chair, Humboldt Green Party
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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.
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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