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They’re on Our Flag, but Do Long-gone Grizzly Bears Belong in Modern California?
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The grizzly bear on California’s flag went extinct a century ago in the Golden State. Now, a group of tribes and environmentalists is…
Mobley Sentenced to 20 Months for Embezzling from Longtime Employer
Following several delays, former Fortuna Councilmember Christina “Kris” Mobley is set to report to federal prison by Oct. 22 to begin serving a 20-month sentence for embezzling more than half a million dollars from a…
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Music Tonight: Sunday, Aug. 2
There’s a musical celebration of Jerry Garcia at the Eureka Theatre this evening at 7 p.m., on what would have been his 84th birthday. Come join DJ Logic and Friends, Swizlow, Rosewater and more for…
Music Tonight: Friday, July 31
We’re returning to Moss Oak tonight at 8 p.m. for some tunes courtesy of Presence, whose recent record I reviewed elsewhere in this issue. Also on board are local shoegaze band Petiole and Oakland’s own…
Music Tonight: Thursday, July 30
Let’s start with a show at my favorite DIY venue Moss Oak Commons in Arcata, where at 7 p.m. you can find a rip snortin’ punk show built to ripple amp speakers and briefly light…
Folk in the Fresh Air
To see all 25 local bands that performed at the Humboldt Folklife Festival this year, it took an eight-day week — fitting, given the two sets of Beatles sing-alongs. Mother Nature cooperated with clear skies…
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‘Commitment to a Dream’
Editor: Your lead article about the Arcata Playhouse was greatly appreciated (“20 Years at the…
‘Nothing Good to Say’
Thank you for the excellent Views article on Amazon in Humboldt County (“Amazon’s Negative Impact…
Correction
Humboldt Crabs photos taken by Erik Frazer in the July 9 issue (“Tempers Flare, Benches…
‘Prevent Suffering Before it Begins’
Editor: The gruesome revelations of dogs being shot and buried in mass graves at Miranda’s…
‘Shelter of Last Resort’
Editor: What everyone seems to have overlooked, is the fact that Miranda’s Rescue is the…
Amazon’s Negative Impact by the Numbers
The impact Amazon’s proposed distribution center in McKinleyville would have is being debated in person…
A Wild and Wooly Night at the Rodeo
The Fortuna Rodeo’s Full Throttle Friday, as photographer Mark Larson discovered this week, is a very different vibe from old-fashioned riding and roping. Things start off low to the ground with Mutton Busting, in which…
The Purloined Letter
“The fish is the last to see the water.” — Anthropologist Ruth Benedict Our lives are filled with obvious phenomena that sit right in front of our noses (sometimes literally), yet we often miss seeing…
Homecoming Surprises
THE INVITE was titillatingly teased (for what felt like years) as a sex comedy of manners, a will-they-or-won’t-they about two couples of a certain age circling each other in an apartment brought uncomfortably close by…
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Lois Anabelle Bruner (Sis)
Lois Anabelle Bruner, lovingly known as “Sis,” passed away peacefully on January 27, 2026, at the age of 77. After metastatic breast cancer returned following a period of remission, Sis spent her final days surrounded…
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