Editor: Epic query. There’s a question that’s been bugging me for a long time, so I thought I would pose it here: Do you think President Trump knows how to say, “Thank you?” I personally have my doubts. From everything I see, I believe he just demands or expects things with gratefulness not being part […]
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‘Gravity of the Moment’
Editor: Trump’s recent remarks claiming he is engaged in talks with Iran are deeply troubling. Watching these statements broadcast around the world is increasingly embarrassing for our country. What once drew laughter now risks drawing pity, for him and for us, as his public comments grow more detached from reality. It is alarming that no […]
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‘Component of the Problem’
Editor: The author of “It’s Time to Make Fourth and Fifth Streets Safe for Everyone” (March 5) is comparing apples to oranges. He assumes that, all factors being equal, the percentage of pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries for Fourth and Fifth streets should also be less than 1 percent to be equally as safe. In […]
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More JenniferFumiko Cahill
Editor: Just another rave about Jennifer Fumiko Cahill’s latest articles, one about the food pyramid (“New Food Pyramid FAQ,” Jan. 15) and the other a movie review. I am so glad I live in the Journal’s area specifically because I get to enjoy her sharp expertise with English and her willingness to “use in your […]
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‘Thoroughly Impressed’
Editor: “Not Impressed” is how I’ve often felt within the realm of politics. Carol Moné’s letter (“Not Impressed,” Dec. 4) shows that our community isn’t buying the lie we are fed; that our needs simply can’t be addressed. This ruling-class duopoly and its good-cop-bad-cop trope has lost my patience, it seems to have lost yours, […]
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Trump/Fascist/WWIII
Editor: Is Trump a fascist? Fascism is an extreme right-wing authoritarian government, promoting nationalism and a government with no checks and balances, demands total societal control through a police state imposed gradually or by martial law suspending normal laws and ending freedom and democracy, leaving only dictator Donald and his corrupt appointees to rule our […]
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Cathie Gillen
February 21, 1957 – May 17, 2025 Cathie lived a life of love and compassion. As a middle child of six she embraced music, activism and drama club in her high school years. Editor of the school newspaper she was challenged by school administration about her clear expression of truth and ethics during the Nixon […]
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Dr. Richard (Dick) Stepp
May 11, 1945 – September 26, 2025 It is with heavy hearts that we share the loss of our beloved friend, Dr. Richard (Dick) Stepp, Professor Emeritus of Physics and Astronomy at Cal Poly Humboldt. Dick collapsed on the Cal Poly campus on September 26, 2025 as he was walking to attend his Feldenkrais body […]
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Steven Mark Streufert
Steven Mark Streufert passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Vallejo, California on December 6, 2025, the anniversary of his father’s birth. He was 60 years old. Steven lived at the threshold between worlds: waking and dreaming, certainty and doubt, belief and disciplined skepticism. For those who knew him in his final […]
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Thank you to the Eureka Mayor and Council
Editor: I want to thank our mayor and council for greatly improved bike lanes, and for desperately needed new housing atop old asphalt lots. IMO, these are the very best local government initiatives since at least 2011, when I moved to Eureka from helLA! Fred Krissman, Eureka
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‘Climate Indifference’
Editor: The last editions of the North Coast Journal (NCJ) capture the contradictions in Humboldt County when it comes to climate change. Readers who are paying attention to environmental politics will note the contrast between the awareness of climate change articulated in Jen Savage’s excellent article about sea level rise in the Dec. 11 edition […]
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Michael Edward Miranda Sr.
1949 – 2025 We are saddened to share the passing of Michael Edward Miranda Sr. who died unexpectedly, at his home in Myrtle Point, Oregon on November 16, 2025. He was the second of 12 children born to John and Joyce Miranda at Scotia Hospital on September 27, 1949. Most of his childhood was spent […]