Mission to Omaha
Tribes take Klamath dams woes to Buffett HQ
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Mission to Omaha
Dressed in traditional regalia, with woven baskets on their heads and earthy symbols of renewal in hand, about 20 Native Americans chanted, danced and prayed in a circle. They surrounded Karuk tribe member Kathy McCovey, a medicine woman, sitting next to a fire burning angelica root, her eyes closed, meditating. Their shell-encased skirts made the…
On the home front
For the past two years, up to 28 stakeholders have been meeting behind closed doors to negotiate a settlement that will provide a framework for a host of Klamath River projects aimed at fixing water quality and quantity problems throughout the entire river basin. The meetings have been secretive – the better to allow the…
Faculty Shrinkage
"I believe that this is the worst," said Humboldt State University Provost Rick Vrem, addressing a standing-room-only crowd in the university’s Green and Gold Room last Tuesday. "I believe that the future looks brighter for us, potentially, than it has for some time." The occasion was an emergency meeting of the Academic Senate, the corpus…
Nuke Trail
We were at the end of our walk on King Salmon Beach. My dog led the way along the worn path through the dunes toward the seawall, where our car was parked. It was chilly out, gray-skied and getting dark – similar to my state of mind. April was a piece of crap month and…
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Last week Eureka kazillionaire Rob Arkley called up, as he does periodically when he wants to give a tip of the hat or a wag of the finger. "Nice fluff piece on the NEC!" he said with a laugh, referring to last week’s cover story about the new Northcoast Environmental Center. "When am I going…
Tiny Landscapes
When I look at the images I pull from my camera I often find that there are pictures within pictures. I can crop the image and find two, three, even five powerful images within one frame. As a photographer and a reveler of beautiful natural areas it is easy to get caught up in grand…
Mother, Africa, Fuel and Wine, Wine, Wine
This Sunday is Mother’s Day. If your mom is somewhere far away, you just might still have time to send her a card. If your mother is nearby and you’re planning on honoring or pampering her (or perhaps the mother of your children) by taking her out to dinner, I’d advise getting on the phone…
Do you hear the clock ticking?
Everywhere I go lately people ask, “What’s up with Reggae?” They wonder which show they should buy tickets for, Reggae on the River or Reggae Rising, or if the whole thing is going down in flames. While I’ve been following the battle pretty closely, I honestly don’t know. I talked with Carol Bruno the other…
