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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TWO Comments
Comment / By Jeff Muskrat / Aug. 6, 2009, 11:20 a.m.
Sorry Rick, but there are multiple reasons why this expensive and unnecessary project should not proceed.
Disturbing Old Growth roots may prove detrimental to the Redwoods in Richardson Grove, the gateway through the Redwood Curtain. These giants represent Humboldt County for the natural beauty that it is, or in the least, for what is left.
Furthermore, the fact that Cal-Trans has failed to address the problem of increased traffic through Eureka especially at the Broadway North and South “bottlenecks” leaves the residents of Eureka without a choice but to suffer with increased traffic congestion, accidents, and noise and exhaust pollution. Cal-Trans’ failure to hear additional public comments after the final EIR leaves Humboldt County residents without a voice.
Your comment, Rick, is quite sim”liar” to the six op-eds that were printed in the Eureka Time-Standard, which turned out to be endorsements that were paid by the Headwaters Fund. http://saverichardsongrove.blogspot.com/2009/05/hole-in-headwaters-fundto-make-hole-in.html
With the overwhelming disdain and public opposition to this unnecessary waste of State funds, it is apparent that the only supporters of ripping a hole through the Redwood Curtain is big boxes and corporate development.
Moreover, the dirty tricks and unscrupulous acts of paying people, like yourself, to write these op-eds to feign support of the project only proves the fact that this is an attack on our community that is in process of creating local and sustainable business and commerce.
In closing Rick, I must ask: How much did they pay you?
Comment / By Tony Lucchesi / Aug. 6, 2009, 10:24 p.m.
Jeff,
How unfortunate that you are not able to disagree with Rick without insulting him! I guess I am one of those “corporate” people supporting the bypass-even though my corporation is a party of two and would look like a small business that supports sustainability to anyone who wasn’t so focused on hurling insults.
Look around. We do not have a sustainable economy-rather a ticking time bomb that will blow up as soon as the effects of the major reduction in government spending and the inevitible economic collapse of the indoor grow industry hit home.
Widening Richardson Grove-a small battle in a big war- will do more to help local businesses compete with big boxes than it will do to benefit Wal-Mart et al.
PS Jeff-I wrote this letter for nothing and it represents only my opinion.