Please Confuse Children
Mark R. Letlow, Arcata
Sweet Spot: The image of middle school students hunched over a Journal, bewildered about what those asterisks could possibly stand for, is irresistible. Mark Letlow wins a Bon Boniere sundae for sending our favorite letter of the week.
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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.
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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THREE Comments
Comment / By b0tias / May 19, 2009, 7:54 a.m.
I agree. Profanity used as an attempt to be ‘edgy’ or get attention is for adolescents. I wouldn’t want them to think they won’t be expected to grow out of it.
I can’t think of a use of profanity other than the one mentioned above (such as dire and immediate peril, intense pain, family tradition or simple lack of creativity) that applies to print media.
Comment / By unanonymous / May 20, 2009, 8:29 a.m.
this publication uses the same tactics as national media in selling copy. fear mongering, pitting one section of society against the other, and “edgy” sensationalistic tripe. that’s why I love it, it’s like our local version of hard copy.
Comment / By specialjake / May 22, 2009, 4:20 p.m.
“To everything there is a season.” I don’t trust publications who don’t use the word fuck (at least now and then).