Buy Local’s Limits
America’s version of capitalism is sick and cannibalistic at best. The small retailers are at a disadvantage, but it’s really the consumers who have to do a fine balancing act when it comes to their money. They also have to realize that while the local store may treat them well, its ultimate goal is to turn a profit and you are part of the means to do that. If your dollar dictates your buying, as it does for many people now, you often have no choice but to go with the lowest price. When local retailers finally confess to knowing that and get more honest about their intentions instead of just crying foul, then maybe we can pay some serious attention to the buy local battle cry. Until then, however, the only real difference between the two is the profit made, not the desire to make it … and consumers will (hopefully) be the ultimate winner of that race to the bottom.
Doug Brunell, Eureka
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Label GMOs Signature Gathering Training
meetings / 4 p.m. Sun Yi's Academy of Tae Kwon Do, 1215 Giuntoli Lane, Arcata. Help gather valid signatures to get the 'California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act' on the 2012 ballot. E-mail northernhumboldtlabelgmos@hotmail.com. 223-0424.
Open Celtic Music Session
music / 3 p.m. Cafe Veritas/Mosgo's, 180 Westwood Center, Arcata. Informal monthly gathering of musicians playing Irish and other Celtic music. Hosted by Seabury Gould. seaburygould.com. 845-8167.
Nonviolence Action Camp
etc. / 10 a.m. Chinmaya Mission near Piercy. Weekend-long direct action orientation features workshops, role playing, seminars, ceremonies and field trips. Bring food, bedding, warm clothes, signs, banners, bikes, drums, acoustic instruments. Pre-register. saverichardsongrove.org. 932-5898.
Audubon Society Field Trip
outdoors / 9 a.m. Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 1020 Ranch Road, Loleta. Meet at Refuge Visitor Center off Hookton Road. Leisurely, two- to three-hour trip intended for people wanting to learn birds of Humboldt Bay area. 822-3613.
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