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Drunk in Public

The challenge and tragedy of policing a public health crisis

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- By Andy Powell / September 19, 8:00 AM
  
  Music Tonight: Tuesday, Sept. 19
- More legends from the reggae world are in town this week. Black Uhuru returns to the North Coast and this time at Humboldt Brews. ... More 0
- County Warns Employees Personal Info May Have Been Compromised 3
- Samba Sunday 0
- Tastin' Trinidad 0
- Music Tonight: Monday, Sept. 18 0

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- By Thadeus Greenson / September 18, 5:39 PM
  
  County Warns Employees Personal Info May Have Been Compromised
- The county of Humboldt just sent a letter to all of its more than 2,000 employees, warning that their personal information — including driver's ... More 3
- TL;DR Drunk in Public 0
- Trump Tax Return Bill Moves to Governor's Desk 0
- Local Law Enforcement Leaders Promise to Protect Immigrants 0
- House Says No to Sessions' Asset Forfeiture Plans 0

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- By Andy Powell / September 19, 8:00 AM
  
  Music Tonight: Tuesday, Sept. 19
- More legends from the reggae world are in town this week. Black Uhuru returns to the North Coast and this time at Humboldt Brews. ... More 0
- Samba Sunday 0
- Tastin' Trinidad 0
- Music Tonight: Monday, Sept. 18 0
- Franti Brings the Fire Even As Nihilism Beckons 0

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- By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill / September 11, 10:58 AM
  
  All That and a Pile of Gaufrettes
- Maybe you are among the economically wise and self-disciplined folks who bring lunch to work. Even you, my fiscally responsible friend, will slip eventually ... More 0
- Welcome to the Neighborhood 0

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On the Cover / By Linda Stansberry

Drunk in Public

The challenge and tragedy of policing a public health crisis

(September 14, 2017) In the long, hot month of August, as ash fell from the sky, the sun and moon did a brief astronomical dance and the public's attention darted from national tragedies...
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Letters + Opinion

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The Week in Weed / By Linda Stansberry

(September 14, 2017) Cody King made a hard decision. The lanky 28-year-old, born and raised in Honeydew, who came of age when CAMP helicopters still buzzed the hills, told himself there was nothing...
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Views / By Peter Childs

'Overlooked'

Humboldt's cannabis past, its future and where it all went wrong

(September 14, 2017) Permit me to deliver myself of a considerable amount of pent-up feeling regarding the whole cannabis issue. I've seen it all, having lived in SoHum for 45 years. Phase I,...
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The Setlist / By Andy Powell

Beast, Please!

(September 14, 2017) Thursday We should be having some relatively warm — yet sane — weather here on the coast this weekend, which is good for any of you festival goers, but if...
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Arts + Scene

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Front Row / By Pat Bitton

Dispelling the Princess Myth

Disenchanted at Redwood Curtain Theatre

(September 14, 2017) As a child, I wasn't much for princesses and happy-ever-after fairytales, and most Disney interpretations of princessdom passed me by, so I wasn't entirely sure how I was going to...
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Filmland / By Linda Stansberry

Losers Rejoice

IT could have sunk but floats

(September 14, 2017) Reviews IT. Stephen King has a hard time relinquishing creative control of his body of work. He famously hated Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of The Shining, saying it left out the...
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Eat + Drink

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Table Talk / By Anthony Westkamper

Whole Hog

A DIY water-powered pig roast

(September 14, 2017) Some time ago, my son approached me with the idea of building our own waterwheel-powered rotisserie large enough to spit and roast a whole pig. Every year he joins a...
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What to say in front of the children

(September 14, 2017) On a beach somewhere, a colorful blob is washing up and ignorant parents are calling it "a jellyfish" in front of the children, who respond, "That's not a fish, it's...
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