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Censure, Disaster Recovery and Safe Dudes
This week we’re looking at how the process for censure for Humboldt County Supervisors and what Supervisor Rex Bohn’s non-censure means for the system going forward. We’ve also got advice on working as a community…
Music Tonight: Sunday, March 29
If you have found your allotment of strange beauty still lacking despite the fine offerings in the entire before this one, fear not: You have two fine options to tickle the pineal gland and pluck…
Just the Way You Pictured It
Sure, some of us dressed up or arranged stuffed animals, action figures and Barbie dolls for elaborate weddings as kids. Others among us never saw this day coming. But if you’re flipping or scrolling through…
Moonstone Images’ Human Touch
Chantele Leatherwood’s earliest memory behind a camera was at 11 years old with a disposable one at a dolphin show, where she filled the whole roll. “I got the film developed and the pictures were…
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Set for Celebration
The table you lay out for your wedding sets the mood. Whet your appetite and find inspiration in the sweet (and savory) settings local photographers have captured around the county.
Valentine Venues
“My wedding day was the best day of my life,” says Humboldt County Clerk Recorder Juan Pablo Cervantes. This might be why he was so excited about the clerk recorder’s office offering a special opportunity…
Books in Space
Project Hail Mary PROJECT HAIL MARY. Loving books just as much as movies and credibly accused of being a formalist, I am generally skeptical of adaptations for the screen. I suppose I find works of…
Prominent Male Figures Who are Not Sexual Predators
A tentatively confirmed list in progress CORRECTION: Following information submitted by a reader, the Journal is compelled to remove Garfield the Cat from its list of Prominent Male Public Figures Who are Not Sexual Predators. In…
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Johanna Marguerite Hamel
June 5, 1962 – March 20, 2026 Johanna Marguerite Hamel passed away peacefully in Arcata, CA, on March 20th, 2026, from pancreatic cancer. She will be remembered for her wit, her friendship, her integrity, and…
Nancy Marie
September 27, 1947 – March 1, 2026 Our beloved Nancy Marie died at Mad River Hospital in the early morning of March 1, 2026. Her son Gabe was with her. Numerous friends and caregivers had…
Nobody is Coming to Help After a Disaster — Nobody but Us
What each of us can do to make our community more resilient It’s been a difficult start to the year in our corner of far Northern California, with record tidal flooding that inundated more than…
Caltrans Meeting on the Future of Fernbridge
On Thursday, Caltrans District 1 is hosting a community meeting on the future of Fernbridge. The public scoping session will take place at Ferndale City Hall, 834 Main St., from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., as…
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‘Let’s Not Return’
Editor: Reading Thadeus Greenson’s article about Travis Schneider in the North Coast Journal (“Coastal Commission…
‘Boundless’
Editor: Just read the “survey” article (“Asking for an Administration,” March 5). Jennifer Fumiko Cahill’s…
‘Unsustainable’
Editor: A full-page ad naming 300 retired public officials, academics, former representatives, businesses and financial…
Correction
In the Best Hair Day category of the 2026 NCJ Pet Photo Contest (Feb. 19),…
‘Component of the Problem’
Editor: The author of “It’s Time to Make Fourth and Fifth Streets Safe for Everyone”…
‘Successful Collaboration’
Editor: The League of Women Voters of Humboldt County commends the successful collaboration between the…
Music Tonight: Saturday, March 21
Tuva is a small Russian republic which sits astride southern Siberia and northern Mongolia and has gained some notoriety for the multi-tonal throat singing practices of its semi-nomadic population. Every time the subject comes up…
Eric Towle Duff
October 20, 1957-February 9, 2026 Eric Towle Duff was born on October 20, 1957, to Janet Smith Duff and Edward Roy Duff. After a year-long illness, Eric died at home on February 9, 2026, surrounded…
Pamm C Johnson
Pamm was born in Eureka, CA and spent most of her life in Eureka. Pamm attended local schools and graduated from Eureka High School. After graduation, Pamm worked at various jobs including Humboldt Del Norte…
Music Tonight: Friday, March 20
The Logger Bar is hosting a night of the music of Loretta Lynn, featuring the One Night Stand Country Band backing up vocalist Siena Nelson. Also on the bill is The Brothers Demarkov, featuring the…
Music Tonight: Thursday, March 19
Northcoast Preparatory Academy is throwing a fundraiser for its music program at the Arcata Playhouse tonight at 6 p.m. Come through and check out some fantastic local talent — many of whom are educators themselves…
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