North Coast Journal Reader

Editor: Synchronicity?  On Sunday Oct. 14, John Tutuska died (Blog Jammin’, Oct. 18). On sunny days, Tutuska could often be seen sitting and meditating on the 
sidewalk next to the Clarke Museum in Old Town. According to your obituary: “Shop owners and workers in Old Town remembered Tutuska fondly on Monday, telling stories of his […]

Editor:  Over decades I’ve been associated with several periodicals that have published a (free?) cover story each year from Project Censored (“Project Censored,” Oct. 18), but this time my annual irritation requires expression. Though the topics summarized in these stories may be “underreported” (which is all the project now claims in the small print) by standards of journalism […]

Editor: I was horrified to read the article about the state of the California prison system (“To Redeem a Felon,” Sept. 27) and somewhat heartened about the process of “realignment” that is going on now as a first step to try to relieve the overcrowding. Even though I knew about the state of prisons in our […]

Editor: As a retired teacher who understands the significant role of public schools, I wish to commend the Journal and Heidi Walters for her article comparing Propositions 30 and 38 (“Propping up Schools,” Oct. 4). Not only did Ms. Walters do a good job of describing how each would assist schools in improving their drastic […]

Editor: Rather than penalize local, successful entrepreneurs by jacking their utility rates, killing our economy in the process, Arcata should support local businesses (“The Grow Tax,” Oct. 4). Create a solar panel farm in the bottoms to supply needed electricity to area businesses. Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Let’s encourage all the people, […]

Editor: I’m writing in regards to Dev Richard’s review of the film Frankenweenie (Filmland, Oct. 11). I was deeply touched by the film and I highly recommend it to anyone who has ever loved a dog. Perhaps Dev is more of a cat fan. And to those of you who think Tim Burton’s last good movie […]

Editor: Thank you for the informative piece “The $38 Million Label” (Oct. 11). Until recently, I did not worry about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in my food, but I have been very concerned for younger people having reproductive issues down the road with too many pesticides inside the seeds or the engineering that makes the […]

Editor: “A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it is but a prologue to farce or tragedy or perhaps both.” (James Madison, father of the U.S. Constitution). In this new “Citizen’s United” era, our communities are banned from knowing who was behind the numerous phony organizations that endorsed Rex Bohn last […]

Editor: I see a lot of controversy, shows canceled and a lot of talk about Capleton (“Pressure Drop,” Oct. 11) but what comes to mind is, did these persons making these comments and articles actually sit down with Capleton and do an interview to find out what is what? Fact finding is really important and […]

Editor: Got back into town last night and picked up the latest Journal. I looked at the cover, and started laughing. “The fine art and terrifying task of carrying groceries from market to home” (Oct. 11). You must have very little to write about if you are doing cover stories about shopping bags. In all my […]

Editor: I would like to add something to Barry Evans’ reasonable but incomplete explanation in the “The Physics of Firewalking,” (Sept. 27). Well-established neuroscience recognizes the different types of neurological signals transmitted within our bodies, including distinguishing between fast and slow pain. There is also the matter of Gate Theory, which allows for certain signals […]

Editor: Thanks to Heidi Walters for the clarity on Propositions 30 and 38 (“Propping up Schools,” Oct. 4).  Right now, it is crucial that Prop 30 passes. Our schools need Prop 30. But there is another proposition that seriously troubles me as an educator. Prop 32 would have a negative effect on our schools by silencing […]