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Corporate Abuse, Environmental Harm Dominate Project Censored Top 10 Stories of 2023
“We have made the planet inhospitable to human life.” That’s what the lead researcher in Project Censored’s number one story this year said. He wasn’t talking about the climate catastrophe. He was talking about so-called “forever chemicals,” per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), linked to prostate, kidney and testicular cancer, as well as additional health risks,…
Music Tonight: Thursday, Dec. 14
The Sanctuary continues its Cozy Classicals series of a meal and live music combo this evening. Tonight’s tunes will be provided by flutist Jill Petricca, along with her quintet of fellow air benders named Wind Energy. The times and cost differ depending on your preferred experience, so here’s the rundown: At 6 p.m. in the…
Music Tonight: Wednesday, Dec. 13
A lot of shows shuffle or evaporate this time of year to make way for the build-up to Christmas and New Year’s Eve. This is a normal order of operations, and one planned for by our merchant and venue-owning class. However, you can still have fun on the town if you know where to look.…
County Races Set for March Ballot
It’s official: Humboldt County will have a trio of contested supervisorial races on the March primary ballot, as well as a rare contested judgeship seat. The Humboldt County Elections Office has confirmed candidates who qualified for local races, with the exception of those vying for Second District Assemblymember Jim Wood’s seat. Because Wood is declining…
Music Tonight: Tuesday, Dec. 12
Once again, you have the opportunity to enjoy the jazz stylings of the Opera Alley Cats at one of the group’s weekly gigs. This one is at the SpeakEasy at 7 p.m., no door cover, so be sure to bring some cash to tip the band and bartender.
Comedy Tonight: Monday, Dec. 11
I can’t say that I know much about comedian Pete Nelson, other than I have been seeing his name around town quite a bit hosting a variety of open mics and comedy shows. Tonight’s gig at the Crisp Lounge is a multimedia affair called Pete’s Projecting Again. If that piques your interest, show up at…
Music Tonight: Saturday, Dec. 9
There are two DJ-curated dance shows happening tonight and both cover a lot of ground, sound-wise, so you can have your pick. At 7 p.m., it’s the final time the Logger Bar will be hosting the Red Room, a darkwave and post punk dance party provided by DJs Zero One, Datura and Kreepeeo. This over-21…
EPD Identifies Officers Who Fired in Fatal Shooting
The Eureka Police Department has identified its officers who shot and killed a 31-year-old suspect on Nov. 26 near the main branch of the Humboldt County Library as K9 officers Jeremy Sollom and Nick Jones. According to EPD, the officers opened fire when Matthew Robert Williams, 31, of Cutten, pulled a firearm and chambered a…
Censored Stories, AI Moguls and Visiting Birds
This week we share Project Censored’s annual Top 10 stories, which, not surprisingly, cover lots of damage to the environment and corporate greed. We’ve got an update on the FBI investigation into local embezzlement charges, some satire about AI and tips for birders while you’re our looking for the marsh’s Floridian visitor. Hit subscribe for…
Music Tonight: Friday, Dec. 8
There’s a big metal show tonight at 7 p.m. at Savage Henry Comedy Club. Los Angeles powerviolence band ACxDC has had a large touring schedule lately and are headlining one with New Orleans newcomers Brat, whose style of punk and metal comes with a pink glam patina. On the undercard are local heroes Malicious Algorithm…
Humboldt by the Books
IF YOU WANT TO GET TO KNOW A PLACE, visit its independent bookstores. A microcosm of the surrounding community, nowhere has its finger on the pulse of its residents quite like a bookstore. Booklegger is no exception. A cornerstone (its door opens literally on the corner of Second and E streets) of Old Town Eureka,…
Former Fair Bookkeeper Arrested by FBI in Embezzlement Case
Former Humboldt County Fair Association bookkeeper Nina Tafarella was arrested by the FBI on a federal wire fraud warrant in Los Angeles County late last month and is free after posting $15,000 bail, according to court records. Reached by the Journal on Nov. 29, a week after her arrest, Tafarella declined to comment for this…
Silent Nights
It’s no secret that our nightlife, bountiful as it may be for an area as remote as Humboldt County, ebbs and flows. Especially this time of year, when the holidays and the schools more or less dictate the terms regarding the potential audience numbers needed to lure bands, promoters and venues into production mode. That’s…
We Need to Stop AI Before it Replaces Tech CEOs Like Me
Let me start by saying nobody is a bigger believer in technology and innovation than I am. But just like you, average person, I sometimes sit in my aqua-bubble fallout shelter at the bottom of the ocean and wonder if we’ve gone too far. After watching the first 12 minutes of I Robot, I invested…
Birding Facts and Myths
Once you get hooked on birding, you might be surprised to discover it’s not just about birds. You’ve studied the field guides. You’ve listened to so many bird song recordings you chirp in your sleep. Now you’re thinking about taking your obsession, er, hobby to the next level. Perhaps, while you’ve been watching birds, you’ve…
A Dream Within a Nightmare
In an era of lamentation, one that might have been defined by the extinction of boldness in American movies, we may instead have arrived at a moment of renewal. It would be specious to attribute this welcome, certainly unexpected shift to any one artist or studio or streaming service, but it is noteworthy that the…
‘Simply’
Editor: Dennis Scales’ letter (Mailbox, Nov. 30) is the first I’ve seen opposing the dam removals. I agree with all he wrote and only wish to add that this grand experiment could have been done far more cheaply by carefully breaching the dams to let the water out and the fish up. Then, if it…
Putin Moments
A year ago, lying in bed at 3 a.m., I had what I think of as my “Putin Moment”: I couldn’t remember the name of the Russian president. Not that I’m a hypochondriac but I asked my physician the next time I saw her if she thought this might the start of cognitive decline, along…
Up Mountain Going Home
Driving home In the pouring rain From coastal flatlands Trees just now Turning color. Maples glowing An unexpected splash of color In the dark redwoods. Here the river shows little sign Of swelling, while up river It is full and muddy, Tumbling down, soon to swell The reaches below. Onward we go Up mountain The…
