Fifth and Goals
Four men have taken the field, looking to become northern Humboldt’s Supervisor. Let’s do this.
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Fifth and Goals
If Humboldt County’s Fifth District were a state all its own — and some residents might like that just fine — its reputation would certainly be robust. At 1,556 square miles, covering the county’s vast rural north from McKinleyville to the Del Norte County line, from craggy coastline to foothills of the Trinity Alps, the…
DA Debate Video
… via the KHUM Crap-Cam. This debate was tons of fun — two more to come, next Thursday and the Thursday after, with the candidates for supervisor.
Arcata Company Lands Pearl Jam Gig
StreamGuys, an Arcata-based company that provides streaming media services (like allowing you to listen to KHUM online, for example), is now fulfilling the flannel-clad dreams of diehard grungers everywhere: Earlier this week, Pearl Jam, the seminal (as in semen, to which the band’s name refers) Seattle angst-rockers, launched Pearl Jam Radio, an online, ’round-the-clock feed…
Students Join CR Revolt
Faculty and staff aren’t the only ones feeling disgruntled about the direction College of the Redwoods has taken under President Jeff Marsee; students are pissed, too. At Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting, which will be held up Del Norte way, former leaders of student government will address why the entire cabinet resigned in protest earlier…
The New Northcoastjournal.com!
The North Coast Journal’s new Internet home has arrived! Peek around, poke around, and file any complaints in the comments. There’s bound to be some dusty corners of this thing that still need sprucing up. This is a top-down and head-to-toe revision of our most recent site, which was circa 2007. The first thing you’ll…
Not Teepees!
One of the locally relevant Census ads that TRT staff helped create created Apparently, those folks flacking for the U.S. Census just think “teepee” when they think “Indian” and, as a result, their attempts to pull in Native Americans for the 2010 count instead repelled some members of the Hoopa Valley Tribe. As the Two…
Pedaling Pedagogues
(photo courtesy of Bike49’s Web site ) On May 16 , four stalwarts will roll out of Arcata on their bicycles, and they won’t be back until 14 months and 49 states have passed beneath their wheels. One is a bird nut; another does frogs and toads; another, buildings; and another, farms. And they all…
Sheriff’s Round Table Rewind
In case you missed it, you can catch last night’s debate between sheriff candidates Mike Hislop and Mike Downey here: This was the first in a series of KHUM/ NCJ -produced round table discussions among candidates for the June 8 primary elections. Hank Sims and I are taking turns moderating, with help from Eric Kirk…
Raymond Carver, a Writer’s Life
Raymond Carver is without doubt one of the most celebrated, if not the most celebrated short story writer of the past 50 years. Called by some critics “The American Chekhov,” Carver’s haunting and spare stories inspired hundreds of writers and imitators and have been translated into 22 languages. Carver has a deep history in Humboldt…
In Defense of American Cheese
A couple of years ago, in a column called "Secret Ingredients," I wrote of the crowning touch to my baked macaroni and cheese, revealed to me by Gus, chef of the late Crest House in Culver City: After it has baked, before heating and serving, over the top of the casserole you place slices of…
God of the Gaps
Five years ago, a federal judge ruled that the teaching of "intelligent design" (ID) in public school science classes was unconstitutional. ID is usually presented as an alternative to Darwinian evolution, in that "certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by an intelligent cause, not an undirected process such as…
Cherry Bomb!
Previews Opening this weekend at the Broadway, Mill Creek, the Fortuna and the Minor: A Nightmare on Elm Street, a remake bringing back prototypical slasher villain Freddy Krueger (Jackie Earle Haley) to menace the dreams of frightened teens. Director Samuel Bayer has a long history in rock vids — from Nirvana’s "Smells Like Teen Spirit"…
Mainstreaming Marijuana
UKIAH, Calif. — In response to worries among the cannabis community about how legalization would affect the pocketbooks of growers and the region at large, a group called Mendocino Medical Marijuana Advisory Board (MMMAB) convened a forum and workshop in Ukiah Saturday to help its constituents discuss possible challenges. Businessmen in striped shirts walked beside…
Notes from the Hustings
Reportable Interests With so much discussion of policy priorities and who is backing whose campaign, attention is rarely paid to the candidates’ personal finances. When a candidate runs for office, they need to fill out a conflict of interest form, where candidates and their spouses disclose their income, investments, property owned, etc. Public officials do…
Man From MARZ
Jesse Jonathon’s name pops up often in this column, and for good reason: The HSU music grad is central in the world fusion band WoMama, leads the Brazilian-style drum/dance troupe SambAmore (along with other less formal drumlines), he’s still a member of Humboldt Calypso Band and most recently he’s been working for AmeriCorps overseeing the…
Resuscitated
"We did it!" That was the message on the "Save the HSU Nursing Program" Facebook page, and it was a sentiment that spread rapidly throughout the department Tuesday morning after President Rollin Richmond announced that nursing had indeed been granted a pardon. "It’s great news, and we’re really excited," nursing senior Randee Litten said. "That’s…
Assessed
Editor: I was so upset by today’s cover that I almost tossed the Journal before reading it (“Suddenly Sexy Assessor,” April 22). However, I took a deep breath and forged ahead. I still think your cover is sexist and repulsive but I understand that you have to grab people’s attention. I attended the Humboldt County…
Et Tu, Journal?
Editor:The April 8 article “Roads and Redwoods” failed to include our Council’s views on the Richardson Grove Highway Improvement Project.InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council is a consortium of 10 tribes retaining ancestral ties to Richardson Grove. For millennia, tribal peoples lived in profound harmony with the redwood ecosystem. We oppose Caltrans’ plan to widen and reconfigure…
Arts Alive!
First Saturday Night Arts Alive! Is proudly presented by USBank, with Eureka Main Street and the Humboldt Arts Council. Opening receptions for artists, exhibits, and/or performances May 1 6-9 p.m. Phone 707-442-9054, for more information. 1. WORLD CUP 1626 F St. Robert Daugherty, photographs; Music by Robert and Geoff Daugherty. 2. HUMBOLDT ARTS COUNCIL…
Humboldt Spring: A Poem
timid leaf, bright yellow flower, purple African parade…
Go
Mere days after Icelandic musician Jónsi and his band departed for their North American tour to support the album Go, the Eyjafjallajökull volcano erupted. With a scream Eyjafjallajökull (made up of three Icelandic words: Eyja for island, Fjalla for mountain, and Jökull for glacier) bellowed ash and soot darkening the sky and clouding most of…
Grey Oceans
The eccentric group CocoRosie, fronted by sisters Bianca ("Coco") and Sierra ("Rosie") Casady, can’t be criticized for sitting on their hands during the three-year break from their last excellent release, The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn. In between global touring, including a 2008 performance with The Royal Dutch Orchestra in Amsterdam, CocoRosie released a 7"…
