Yes, it’s obligatory end o’ the year list time. No media outlet can resist.
Thus, in this week’s Journal print edition, once again we’ve imposed on you, our reader, what we think are the Top 10 most important local events and issues of the year — ‘cuz we think we’re really smart, and stuff. So go pick up one of those.
But in an attempt to reflect what really drew your eyeballs this year, we went through Google analytics statistics for northcoastjournal.com and compiled a Casey Kasem-approved Top 40 list of pieces that made you move your fingers an inch or so.
Did you miss any of the Humboldt year that was? Get to clickin’!
1. Details Emerge About Gruesome Shark Attack
Bite survivor and shark puncher Scott Stephens’ late October surf session-gone wrong received worldwide exposure. A legend was born.
2. Downey Calls for Backup
Humboldt County’s sheriff looked to the feds for help with ganja overwhelm.
3. So, Jimmy Kimmel Doesn’t Think Humboldt State’s New Weed Institute Sounds All That Necessary
HSU inevitably ended up the subject of a late night talk show for its Interdisciplinary Marijuana Research Institute. It was pretty funny.
4. Know Your 2012 Kinetic Sculptures!
Three days of continually updating colorfulness from this year’s Kinetic Grand Championship. ‘Twas glorious.
5. The Eureka Wal-Mart Has Been Blessed
A local pastor prayed for God’s hand to guide the stewards of the low prices. Always.
6. Betsy Lambert Out at KIEM Channel 3
And did we ever find out who pooped and peed on the bank? No. No we did not.
7. Dave Chappelle Drinks “Regular Coffee and Cream” in Fortuna
The reclusive comedy megastar pulled his motorcycle over at the Friendly City’s Starbucks. No, really.
8. Seemann Obituary Released
Relatives of the late Suzanne Seemann memorialized their loved one.
9. Arcata Planning Commissioner Accused of Drunken Door-Kicking
The tale of an unfortunate night for an Arcata business owner and freshly minted city planning commissioner.
10. This Week on The Marijuana Follies…
Humboldt County, where the streets are lined with marijuana …
11. Old Town Sunbather John Tutuska Has Died
“The light in me recognizes the light in you.” – John Tutuska
12. Capleton’s Red Fox Tavern Show Canceled
After community outcry over violent homophobic lyrics, a local music venue canceled a Jamaican dancehall star’s local performance.
13. How I Was (Temporarily) Banned from the KIEM News Channel 3 Facebook Page
Be careful whose news judgment you question.
14. Jogger in Fatal Crash Identified
In late September, a very sad day.
15. The Yurok Grift
A million dollar embezzlement scheme affecting the Yurok Tribe, and allegedly involving prominent biologists.
16. Homicide “Person of Interest” in Custody
Jason Anthony Warren, believed to be involved in a Hoopa homicide and a Freshwater hit-and-run, is apprehended.
17. Plaza Design Lockout
The bizarre end of one of the Arcata Plaza’s most beloved retailers.
18. If You’ve Never Seen a Live Mudslide…
Wanna see some mud slide? We got video.
19. Humboldt’s Wal-Mart Resistance
Impassioned protests preceded Eureka’s newest big box.
20. Bohn Underscores Faith in Cops, Law
The newly appointed county supervisor responded to the arrest of his son on kidnapping and assault charges.
21. Drug Money
Spending records offered a rare glimpse into fiscal life of Humboldt’s drug cops.
22. Jesus Christ, Chester Cheetah Invited to Wal-Mart Opening Ceremony Mega-Party Extravaganza Festivities
We were invited to Wal-Mart’s grand opening! And it sounded epic!
23. Dancing Mascots Usher in Humboldt’s Wal-Mart Era
We went to Wal-Mart’s (second) grand opening! It was epic!
24. The Mormon Moment
Hanging out with Humboldt brethren of the Republican presidential nominee.
25. ‘Don’t Bother Coming In’
Humboldt County paid a lot of employees a lot of money to not work at all.
26. Female Cage Fighter Tackles Eureka Transient
Sometimes badassary happens right outside NCJHQ when our smart phones are charged.
27. Former CR President on Verge of Dismissal
No one likes Jeff Marsee.
28. Arcata Plaza New Year’s Eve: Meh
The inevitable overreaction to years of Mckinley face humping.
29. Senseless Tragedy
A community tried to make sense of the tragic loss of Suzie Seemann.
30. Your Dog Is Dead
Guest poster and animal lover Mark Dondero’s letter to whoever abandoned Toby (a good dog) seven years prior.
31. The Rural Bar Crawl
Three days. Seventeen bars. Swastika. Bobcat Goldthwait. Hazy memories.
32. Surviving
Hank Seemann gave his first interview after the loss of his beloved wife.
33. LaRue Out At Redwood Curtain
The end result of No. 9 above.
34. Burlesque!
We exposed local boobies.
35. Freedom to Boycott
No one is oppressing your reggae, mmmkay?
36. On the Implications of Evangelical Prayer at the Eureka Wal-Mart Opening Ceremonies
Guest theologian Austin Roberts wasn’t too keen on Jesus being co-opted for commercial purposes. Jesus wasn’t that pumped either.
37. The End of Occupy Eureka?
Sheriff deputies attempt to end the non-stop courthouse party by enforcing the “urgency ordinance” passed in March. To answer the question, this was not the end.
38. Political Polling Shenanigans
Elections are rife with bullshit. We did some shoveling.
39. Picking a Bohn
According to numerous silly season political mailers, every person on earth supported Rex Bohn.
40. Karen Brooks is Bold
The third district supervisorial candidate debuted her groovy new website that used up all the local remaining color pink reserves.
Geez, are you really done (re)reading all 40 of those? OK, you’ve earned tthe right to revisit 2011’s top click earners! Congrats!
This article appears in The End of the World.
Any of you NCJ readers catch that my comment suggestion has been censored? It was about revolutionary spiritual news that happened this year in Humboldt County that has already affected Christian activists in Humboldt County. Yet our self-described “really smart and stuff” NCJ editors censored this religious news just like fellow Zionist Progs Eric Kirk and Mitch at the Humboldt Herald also censor lest Humboldt readers of their blogs learn about a new Christian activist movement that will stop Zionism eventually.
You aren’t allowed to learn this information, you aren’t allowed to learn about the findings at Megiddo by Israeli archeology that destroys the Bible as spiritual authority and undercuts all Zionist claims to the Holy Land. I’ll tell you where to look for this info: You-Tube The Bible Unearthed and learn that the End Times of all Abrahamic religions has come but you aren’t allowed to think or discuss it here on the NCJ comments because of the ever so “really smart” editors at the helm here know better than you what you can learn about in Humboldt County news.
Because the issue of Zionism is intimately connected with the Megiddo archeological news and with the Celestial Torah Christianity news, censoring it here is helping the Zionist cause, just like fellow Progs blogsters, Mitch at The Humboldt Herald and Eric at his SoHum Parlance II also acting as Zionist shills protecting Israel from moral scrutiny and the normal Left’s anti-Zionist position that has been successfully blocked in Humboldt County with Humboldt County Progs at local community communications venues censoring of posts like mine lest you actually start discussing Zionism’ 64 year long crime against humanity which is the establishment of Israel by force without any democratic representation by Palestinians in the process that destroyed their homeland.
Break that last paragraph into a couple sentences for me as once posted I can’t edit my comment. It’s frustrating to have to run censorship gauntlets and I never know when my posts will be deleted so I hurry to get them posted and the hurry shows in my textual errors.
It’s really crummy that those of us in Humboldt County who have a lifelong history of radical activist politics have to see how Progressive Leftist wannabes have thoroughly trashed free speech and commitment to freedom of information, the whole Anonymous Movement, Wikileaks, Lt. Manning case, are all about freedom of speech and fighting political censorship. Yet on Humboldt County’s most popular Prog blogs, censorship of opposing political views happens routinely and no one but a few see the first steps of fascist repression by local Prog pols happening and voice concern like here. It’s time to stop political censorship on this blog, in the NCJ letters, and popular Prog blogs in order that all voices in Humboldt County be heard. If you limit information about your community, you jeopardize the community’s ability to respond to events when they don’t know the full story. Report all the news, NCJ., not your politically selected pieces while you censor other Humboldt voices.