Elrod’s Rule
He laughs — hu-hu-hu — at the accusation that his wife’s going to be calling the shots now, from behind the scenes, on Hoopa affairs.
“I just think that’s comical,” he says. “But that’s what people think. That’s what they were saying during my campaign. That’s people that, as the other chairman used to say, got small minds.”
So, the previous chairman was pretty smart, then, after all? College degree…?
“You can’t go out and learn common sense,” Masten says. “That’s something you’re born and bred with and you’re either going to have it or not. Our forefathers didn’t have degrees either, and our reservation’s survived 98 percent intact. … When I’m going out there and I’m talking about our natural resources, and it’s forestry, I have the forest manager giving me advice. And if it’s fishing, I have the fisheries staff giving me advice. If it’s housing, I have a housing staff. I mean, it ain’t like you gotta have a big degree in housing, fishing, forestry, medical. And being an attorney doesn’t mean you have common sense.”
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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.
Recent on the cover
May 17
Ring of Fire
Sun and moon will perform a rare pas de deux in Humboldt skies on Sunday
May 10
District Soup
Racing for the top county seat in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd districts
May 3
A Place in the Woods
As park closure deadline nears, a scramble to save what we can
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 Shelly Baldy / Aug. 27, 2009, 11:57 a.m.
Killer article Heidi! You completely blew Times-Standard out of the water! Great reporting skills and way to report both sides of the story! Best article I have read inquite a while…and to the Northcoast Journal, thank you so much for caring about Hoopa issues.I know it means a lot to the people in Hoopa since most feel that Hoopa is not adequately covered in the Times…
Comment / By Thirdeye / Sept. 4, 2009, 5:20 a.m.
Heidi Walters is the least substantial reporter in the Journal. Lots of billowy descriptions and anecdotes but never gets to the heart of the matter. Write less, say more.
Comment / By danielc / Jan. 11, 7:15 p.m.
great article! substantive yes, not sure what 3rd eye is talking about. nice job!