Well, here we are with only a few days left to go in the first and possibly final round of the 2008 contest for the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors, and so far there’s been a noticeable absence of juice to the campaigns. Lo and behold, everyone seems to have played above board, more or […]
Hank Sims
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Ta-da!
The North Coast Journal reaches a milestone today. After months — years — of heartbreak, we are pleased to launch a new version of our website. The old site served us faithfully for just about 10 years, I believe, and it was long past time to let the old trooper enjoy its dotage. Beneath its […]
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Direct Action
Here’s a photo from Arcata that’s making the e-mail rounds. I’d credit the photographer, only I’m not sure he wants to be credited.
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Drying Up
Is the Klamath Settlement Agreement dying? Not yet, but the proposal to end years of one of the West’s most vitriolic water wars isn’t looking too healthy right now. For the last couple of years, fishermen and environmentalists and Indians and farmers sat around a table, trying to reach an agreement that would share Klamath […]
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A Reader Writes
Last week we received the following letter from a reader — or Googler, more likely — in Waipawa, New Zealand. Editor: I have about 20 redwoods about 70 yr old and have just felled one to use the timber, but I am a bit ignorant of its qualities and how it should be milled, stored […]
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The Schizophrenic Second
As expected, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last week appointed Stafford resident Johanna Rodoni to the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors. Rodoni takes the seat formerly occupied by her husband, the late Roger Rodoni, whose tragic and sudden death in an automobile accident late last month shot a hole through the county’s heart (see "Roger Rodoni, 1940-2008," […]
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Bomb Threats at HSU
Finals week … Art Building CLOSED Monday, May 12, 2008 09:26 a.m. The Art Building area of campus has been CLOSED to all persons until further notice. The University Police Department is investigating a second bomb threat on campus. The Science B Complex area has also received a threat. The University has closed both areas […]
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Letter from Johanna Rodoni
Dear Editor, I wish to thank everyone for the overwhelming support my family and I have received these past few weeks over the sudden and tragic loss of my husband Roger. The amount of love and prayers sent our way has been a comfort to us all. Losing Roger does not mean we have to […]
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Assume the Position
Well, you can take off the bumper stickers. Maxxam is out of Humboldt. That’s it for Charles Hurwitz . Twenty-two years later, and not a moment too soon, every card has been played. He’s getting up from the table, pockets quite a bit heavier, and moseying off into the Texas sunset. The once-proud Pacific Lumber […]
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Schwarzenegger Appoints Johanna Rodoni
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the appointment of Johanna Rodoni to the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors, representing District II. “Johanna is deeply rooted in Humboldt County and has been an active member of the local community for years,” said Governor Schwarzenegger. “She is a dedicated public servant and I am confident that she will […]
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Simmons Out at Eureka Reporter
Eureka Reporter publisher Judi Pollace confirmed this afternoon that Managing Editor Glenn Franco Simmons resigned from the paper today. Pollace said that the resignation was for personal reasons, and declined to elaborate. “We wish him all the luck in the world,” Pollace said. Pollace said that she was in the process of writing an ad […]
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Eel River Sunset
I think the last time Roger Rodoni and I talked was almost a year ago. We bumped into each other at the Courthouse Market, where he was a regular. The Tamara Falor matter was the big thing in the news at the time. Everyone was trying to figure out why the county had signed a […]