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On the Matter of Censure
On paper, addressing a complaint brought against a Humboldt County supervisor seems straightforward. First, there’s a review by the county administrative officer, county counsel and the Human Resources director. If a majority of the panel decides an incident needs to be further addressed, an outside investigation is launched. Should the allegations be substantiated, the findings…
Do-Si-Do
I’m going to be brief here because I’m writing at the coda of a beautiful day. I had a wonderful time with some loved ones and the centerpiece was visiting some departed family members in the Trinidad Cemetery, one of my favorite places. We had our picnic there in the sun, with, counting the dead,…
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 the comic strip called to our attention, Garfield, leaning against a lamppost, says to a female cat, “Hey, Arlene, gimme…
Redwood Region Logging Conference Branches Out in Ferndale
Under warm, sunny skies, the 88th Redwood Region Logging Conference filled the familiar outdoor spaces of the Humboldt County Fairgrounds in Ferndale from March 19-21 with a shiny array of washed and polished logging trucks, and a noisy mix of old and new equipment demonstrations turning logs into sawdust, shingles, lumber and firewood. Jeannie Fulton,…
The Five Colors of the Rainbow
“The seven notes of the scale before the return to the octave are analogous to the colors of the rainbow — red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet, plus the strangely superfluous indigo which made the number up to seven.” — Ian Bostridge Tenor Ian Bostridge, quoted above, reminds us we are supposed to see…
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 literary creation something like sacrosanct and will always bristle at the notion that there aren’t enough original ideas being developed…
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 40 homes in King Salmon Jan. 4-6, the same weekend as the fire in downtown Arcata. Just over a year…
‘Let’s Not Return’
Editor: Reading Thadeus Greenson’s article about Travis Schneider in the North Coast Journal (“Coastal Commission Approves Land-back Agreement to Resolve Developer’s Permit Violations,” Feb. 12), my first thought was, “How arrogant of this Schneider character to think he could ever get away with so blatantly disregarding all the rules and regulations?” I mean, how could…
No Kings
Sing out, America, sing out. Vocalize your discontent. Make clear your grievances. Raise voices high and long and loud. Sing out, America, the time is now. Now to shed these foolish cretins. Now to still the liars’ din. Now to beg no tyrant’s pardon. Now to stoke that rage within. Now refire that torch held…
