After an almost four-year battle with kidney cancer, Frank Shaughnessy, 64, died on June 21st, surrounded by his beloved family. Frank was the husband of Christel Rasmussen Shaughnessy whom he married in Ebeltoft, Denmark, 29 years ago. He was the father of Dion and Fiona Shaughnessy, whom he loved without reservation. Frank was predeceased by […]
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Posted inLifelines
Paula Casillas Taizan: 1927-2024
Paula Casillas Taizan was born in San Gabriel, California, on Jan. 25, 1927. She passed away on Wednesday, July 31, peacefully in her sleep in Eureka, California, at age 97. She was the sixth child of 12 of her parents Alejandro and Trinidad Salazar. Paula lived almost her entire life in the San Gabriel Valley, […]
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Jacob Ryan Osier: 1978-2024
Jacob Ryan Osier was born May 6, 1978, and passed away at home the evening of June 29. He was 46 years old. Jake was smart, quick-witted and a lot of fun. He will be forever missed by his friends and loving family. He was born in Arcata and lived his entire life in Eureka, […]
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Street Art, Measure F, Tandoori Bites Pizzas and More…
On this week’s episode of the NCJ Preview, we’re joined by Arts & Features Editor Jennifer Fumiko Cahill to talk about the cover story on the Eureka Street Art Festival, as well as the new Tandoori Bites Pizzas coming to Humboldt. We’re also joined by California Local Journalism Fellow Kelby McIntosh as he covers Measure […]
Posted inLetters + Opinion
‘Redundant’
Editor: It is gratifying to read about the number of volunteers who donated their time and worked at the California Care Force Clinic the weekend of July 12 and July 13 (“Humboldt Lines Up for Free Care,” July 18). We are very proud of the volunteers from our Humboldt County chapter of PNHP/HCA/Medicare for All. […]
Posted inLetters + Opinion
‘A Big Waste’
Editor: The fact that the DA declined to prosecute the majority of cases associated with April’s protests at CPH, and hopefully will soon dismiss the rest, shows that the administration’s spectacle was a big waste of time and resources (“‘Regrettably Deficient,’” Aug. 1). It calls into question if the high cost and violence associated with […]
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‘The Exact Opposite’
Editor: I read your recent article concerning the student protest at the CPH campus. It blows me away to see what our schools of higher learning are producing and preparing for society. These are nothing more than woke, spoiled brat, young people who don’t have a clue about morality and what is right or wrong. […]
Posted inArts + Scene
Meditation on Approaching the Numinous
Do not go into the wilderness expecting anything. Keep your eyes down, remembering what is wild cannot be easily approached: Ask what you must ask, but ask it slant. Listen to the sound of your breath, the wind, the stream whispering over the cobbles, your heart beating madly in your breast. Just beyond flowers and […]
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Correction
The Best Of Humboldt listings in the Aug. 1, 2024, edition of the North Coast Journal contained an error. Arcata’s The Carriage House — 937 10th St., carriagehousearcata.com won — the contest’s Best New Restaurant category. The Journal regrets the error. Related Stories Related Stories Related Stories
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‘Raking in the Filthy Lucre’
Editor: Ick! I had to wash my hands twice after reading those articles (“Inadvertent Disclosure” and “Jackson’s Retreat”) about our local education administrators in the July 25 issue. Who knew the field of education administration was all about raking in the filthy lucre? We learn that the university system eases out Cal Poly President Tom […]
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‘A Neon-flashing Example’
Editor: Thadeus Greenson’s report of the resignation of Cal Poly Humboldt’s President Tom Jackson Jr. raises questions that extend far beyond Jackson’s devastating reign that transformed the nascent Cal Poly into what in Humboldt’s parlance has become known as Cal Folly. During Jackson’s reign he disrespected and alienated the county’s public health officials as regarded […]