Rumor has it, dog ownership can lead to one of the most rewarding relationships you’ll have in your lifetime. But let’s face it: When searching for that perfect canine to call your own, finding “man’s best friend” is the best-case scenario. Poor suckers who don’t do their due diligence may find their carpets changing colors, […]
Andrew Goff
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They Gave Me Enough Rope
Two peanuts walk into The Shanty… uh … we’ll get back to that. Often when I feel as though I’m lacking perspective in my seemingly hectic life, I like to take a long weekend and escape to Southern Humboldt to hang out with my many opinionated grower buddies — “opinionated” might be redundant, fair enough. […]
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Watch Your Back, Shamu!
Question: What was the best part of your summers growing up? Answer: Of course, cannon balls in the pool, baby! That’s why uncontrollable jealousy always washed over me as I sat in the Sea World arena getting drenched. Shamu gets to make the big bucks performing hundreds of big splashes a day in front of […]
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Pasar las Palomitas de Maíz
Pregunta: Where can lovers of foreign films and/or struggling students in search of much-needed extra credit points both get their fix? Respuesta: At the 13th Annual International Latino Film Festival being held this year Mar. 1-3. This year’s festival — a joint effort by College of the Redwoods Modern Languages Department and the Humboldt State […]
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Beautiful Body
In a week where radio talker Rush Limbaugh saw fit to note that First Lady Michelle Obama “does not project the image of women that you might see on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue,” perhaps it is appropriate to again begin the conversation on the damaging and distorted American view of what […]
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Land. Whoa.
Who cares about Humboldt County? If the recent Richardson Grove protests at CalTrans or the ongoing rancor surrounding the proposed Marina Center and/or the General Plan are any indicator, the people here still do. To many, this land is their land. Which is good. Even if Humboldtians can’t come up with a collective answer to […]
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For Last Minute Romeos
Being romantic is exhausting. Yes, this Valentine’s Day you could try and be a hero and display your devotion by coming up with some unique, orginal way to make all your loved one’s friends jealous. But c’mon. Are you really going to have the energy to pull that off? On a Monday, no less? Fear […]
