Every folding chair was filled at the Eureka Women’s Club last Saturday as politicians, activists, community organizers and concerned citizens gathered for the Affordable Homeless Housing Alternatives Forum. The forum, which was coordinated by AHHA (Affordable Homeless Housing Alternatives), featured a presentation on creating alternative housing villages followed by workshops and a call to action. Andrew […]
Linda Stansberry
Linda Stansberry was a staff writer of the North Coast Journal from 2015 to 2018. She is a frequent contributor the the Journal and our other publications.
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Lessons from the Hunks Show
On Friday, Oct. 17, the Hunks Show and its platoon of ripped dancers descended on the Bear River Casino ballroom for “America’s hottest ladies night out.” The Journal was there. Here is what we learned. There are rules. But not many. On the same night at the Tip Top Club, a man checked our IDs, […]
Posted inEat + Drink
Sour Grapes
Anyone who thinks farm life is simple and idyllic has never tried to preserve without the benefit of gas heat and electric refrigerators. As a kid, I watched my mom make pickles using an heirloom pickling crock and an intimidating amount of wax. The whole process seemed like something best left to the professionals. That […]
Posted inStories
Keep Paddling
The universe is on Marna Powell’s side. “We were driving along Highway 101 and I looked up and saw this hill and I just pointed at it and said, ‘There, I want to live there.’ The next day that property went up for sale. It had never been for sale before.” The hill was just […]
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Slugfest
Of all the creatures that have made their way down my gullet, the banana slug is the most endearing. It’s cute, in its slimy way. It returns to the redwood forests after the spring rains, reminding us that a summer of riverside barbecues is on the horizon. Banana slugs are hermaphroditic and have what must […]
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HSU Conference Focuses on Addiction, Social Change
“It’s not about quick fixes. It’s about commitment, persistence and showing up.” Virginia Belton, PhD candidate and founder of Redwood Palliative Psychology, says that our community is on the cusp of a change. With one of the highest drug-induced death rates in the state (far above the state average, according to the California Center on […]
Posted inLetters + Opinion
Stoned Love
There were no code words, no shiftiness, no subterfuge, no apologies. I have to give him credit: He was honest from the start. He liked me, I liked him, and he was leaving in three weeks to spend the season in the hills. My heart, which had been thudding along pleasantly, skidded to a stop. […]
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Human Remains Found In Humboldt Redwoods State Park
A camper made a grisly discovery on Sunday during her morning walk: a human jawbone. The jawbone was in the middle of a trail on the west side of the Cuneo Creek Horse Camp, an equestrian site in Humboldt Redwoods State Park just off of Bull Creek Road. The camper, who requested anonymity, immediately returned […]
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Rio Dell Rising
We’re all just poor folks and we just want low-income people here.” Adam Dias is wearing a battered camo hat, Carhartt pants and a hoodie. He rubs his goatee and then grins, confirming that his words are spoken with tongue firmly in cheek. He’s one of eight members of the Eagle Prairie Arts District sitting […]
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Rio Dry
Josh and Jaime Gay have begun keeping buckets in their shower. The initial runoff as the water heats up is collected and then lugged next door so their neighbor can water her vegetable garden. It’s the least they can do for a neighbor, Jaime says. The Gays, who have five children and a growing small […]
Posted inLetters + Opinion
Locals
You never stop being from where you’re from, but you stop being a local by degrees. You get a house in town and don’t make as many of those long trips into the hills. You get a truck without four-wheel drive. You stop coming out for the school fundraisers. You stop recognizing the kids. You […]
Posted inStories
Outside Man
These days Don Banducci describes himself as “primarily a hook and gun kinda guy.” Bluff and avuncular, with a penchant for offbeat jokes and a contagious, gravelly chuckle, it’s easy to imagine him exchanging fish stories in front of a campfire or striding, rifle in hand, through a field accompanied by his pack of Springer […]