North Coast Journal Staff

Editor: Tired is a modest term for what we consider a wearying repetition of the “OMG, ain’t it awful; the state of health care in Humboldt (and the rest of the nation).” Once again we hear policy experts and healthcare leaders bemoaning the reality of a system that ope rates like a business where profit […]

Editor: Americans are deeply divided by their beliefs, often supported by untruths or poor arguments (Mailbox, Jan. 30). We allowed ourselves to become so divided today because we don’t question our sources. We waste our time (at best) arguing without the facts? As I said before; “Let’s remind ourselves that we are responsible for the […]

Editor: In response to the “Lemmings” letter (Mailbox, Jan. 16), while it’s true that history is full of instances of people supporting leaders against their own interests, extrapolating from that that Jews didn’t fight back and the Palestinians in Gaza didn’t resist is short-sighted and completely erroneous when looking at the reality. It is a […]

Editor: Your “Sanctuary in the Storm” and “Arcata Earth Flag Measure back in Court” (Jan. 23) are related by a common journalistic tactic, disinformation. The flag article goes to great lengths to examine the relationship of free speech, local, state and federal laws and the order of supremacy of those laws. The issue of pure […]

Editor: I find myself replying once again to a letter concerning Kimberly Wear’s excellent article on the barred owl invasion and management strategy (“Combating the Barred Owl Invasion,” Oct. 10). Constance Lynn’s letter (Mailbox, Jan. 16) is quite thoughtful, in that she points out that other factors are at play in endangering spotted owls and […]

Editor: If you cared about our national debt, you shouldn’t have voted for Trump (Mailbox, Jan. 16). Trump will spend and spend — after which a trillion dollar debt will seem to be a drop in the bucket. Pamela Markovich, Rio Dell

Editor: A proposal from the federal government to industrialize the ocean along the Central Coast and Humboldt coastline with hundreds of 1,000-foot-tall, floating wind turbines would set a precedent that ocean industrialization is acceptable, destroy the character of the coastline and kill ocean wildlife (“The Top 10 Stories of 2024, Dec. 26). We’ve already seen […]

Editor: Candidate Trump promised the American public he was going to improve their lives after President Biden’s supposedly disastrous administration, so how has he helped so far? Before the inauguration, he and Melania each created “meme-coins.” It’s estimated this has increased the Trumps’ net worth by billions, so no help here. Among his first executive […]

Editor: It is always a sad farewell to goodness when apple season ends. I’m talking about real apples, the kind that have histories and flavor nuances, like the super tasty Waltana apple highlighted in the article about what grows best in these parts (“Planting Apple Trees on the North Coast,” Jan. 23). The specimens that are […]