Poverty’s Handmaidens
I am hopeful this year’s political shift will help on a country-wide level, though I fear for the state of California, which recently cut back even further on Medi-Cal services. In the meantime, all I can offer is take deep breaths, take walks, take a moment to scrawl your feelings out in a journal. Put the anger elsewhere or find a place to let it dissipate before it hits the family. More next month.
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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 savage money
Jan. 20, 2011
Quit Your Whining
In this country, the destitute have never had it so good!
Dec. 23, 2010
Resolved: Solvency
After the Xmas deluge, put your financial house in order this January
Nov. 25, 2010
That Dreadful Time of Year
But if you keep your head about you, Christmas can actually be kinda fun
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 KO / April 25, 2009, 12:09 p.m.
Wow! I think I’ll go slit my wrists after reading that uplifting article.
Really! Things aren’t near as bad as they could be. Imagine life during the great depression of the 30’s and then be grateful for what you have. Maybe you can’t run down and get a pizza, but at least you don’t have to split wood to start a fire to bake one, nor do you have to milk your cow for milk and churn your own butter. You may not have money for a Disney trip, but you’ve got a beautiful vacation land right outside your door. Lean times should teach us to appreciate what we have and to be resourceful, not whine and moan about not being able to grab a pizza or skip a vacation. How spoiled we’ve become.