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Will Plaza Point put the kibosh on Arcata whippersnapper shenanigans?
Recent news story
Feb. 2
Samba to the rescue
Troupes offer to help control Arcata Plaza holicrazies
Jan. 26
On the Waterfront
Fish everywhere at Eureka’s new Fisherman's Terminal -- but not a bite to eat
Jan. 26
A Crab’s Life
Today
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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FOUR Comments
Comment / By Farmer / Aug. 1, 8:09 p.m.
“you’re giving up 35 percent that would have gone to the pulp mill”…said the exporting pot to the exporting kettle.
Comment / By Wendy Collins Rust / Aug. 2, 10:02 a.m.
What an interesting article! It raises alot of questions and shows the very differing, but thoughtful, opinions of how to best serve the local community in an economic downturn. predicting the future is a dangerous game with so many factors at stake. But if we continue to have broadminded thinkers with a heart for the individual worker we will all have a chance at prosperity.
Comment / By Harry Freiberg / Aug. 2, 12:59 p.m.
I thought this issue was settled years ago when PALCO tried to get a law passed that would declare a redwood log that was cut in two “processed” so PALCO could ship them to a planned mill in Baja California, Mexico.
Seems to me to be same issue: some loggers and a logging company get some work and the mills and pulp plants go out of business.
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Comment / By Madlain / Nov. 14, 5:05 p.m.
We need to wake up before our land turns to a useless nothingness. What I admire about China, is that it protects its resources and travels thousands of miles to use others’ territory. Those mills need to be closed and our minds should be geared towards finding useful work and turning a lose lose situation to Win big time one. Once the trees are gone, the birds will go; the animals will vanish and then guess what…human will go…where? Have no clue ask the logging lords, or THE LORDS OF LOGGIN