Video here. MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. – Dodging power lines, a Coast Guard a helicopter airlifted a man stranded on a small island in Redwood Creek near Orick last night. The 45-year-old boater made it to the island after his boat capsized while gathering redwood logs in the creek. He yelled for help after making it to […]
Jennifer Savage
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Resolved: Solvency
Regarding the holiday season: I look forward to January. While in recent years, joy over the annual visit by my mom and brother has eclipsed my standard resentment of the Christmas season, this go-round neither can make it and so I feel myself falling back into my usual “Christmas? Ugh” state of mind. What’s different […]
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Energies Made Available
Remove art from the world and not only would its beauty be blunted, but minds, hearts and even lives would be lost. If we had the proverbial dollar for every time an artist said, “Art saved my life,” we could fund art in schools around the world. Not every artist suffers the sort of torment […]
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Naval Gazing, Redux
When the Journal first reported on the U.S. Navy’s plans to increase training in the Northwest Training Range Complex in January, 2009, reaction was slight. Since then, environmental groups and city councils have joined what the SF Chron calls “a growing chorus” of governmental bodies and citizens resistant to what they see as a lack […]
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Upcoming Repairs Partially Preclude Access At Houda Point
Given the time of year, chances you’re skipping down the cable “stairs” leading to the south side of Houda Point are about as good as scoring a solo session at Camel Rock on the rare days the wind turns north. But just in case, please note: the Humboldt North Coast Land Trust and the California Conservation […]
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That Dreadful Time of Year
The decorations loom over the aisles; the carols assault from above. Yes, it’s Christmastime. Even if you don’t buy into the whole Christmas thing, the winter holiday gift-giving extravaganza is harder to avoid than a student loan collector. The world screams, “Buy, buy, buy!” Whether you love Christmas or hate it, celebrate it or don’t, […]
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A A! is for Apple
Few fruits come close to occupying the place in mythology held by the apple. From the infamous Tree of Knowledge incident to the golden apples used to distract Atalanta in her fateful race, apples have been used to deceive. But they’re also symbols of innocence — behold the apple-cheeked youth, wholesome as apple pie. Slice […]
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One year, 500 artists, 1000s of pieces of work
One year ago, Arcata received a significant arts injection via Victor Hernandez’s the Humboldt Arts Project. Since then the project has featured seven Arts!Arcata exhibits and, more impressively, initiated the successful two-day Humboldt Arts Festival drawing thousands of people out to what is evolving into the I Street art corridor. All in all, over 500 […]
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Waves: Big
How big is a 20-foot swell? Taller than the average two-story house, over three times the size of the average man. Big enough to sweep you away forever if you should be so silly as to go near the ocean today. As of 6:53 a.m., the local swell was running 20 feet at 21 seconds […]
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Opened Door
Investigating child abuse is not a priority. Neither is providing mental health services to children who need them. And providing child care for low-income parents trying to stay off welfare? Ha! says California’s governor, who sliced funding for the above out of the most recent overdue budget. Just a little reminder that the least powerful […]
