North Coast Journal Reader

Editor: Here’s a thought on the recent railbanking discussions (“We Have a Plan,” June 28) and planning efforts: Between Arcata and Eureka, it’s likely that the Highway 101 corridor needs to rise considering future sea level rise. Caltrans, with great skill and foresight, is adept at planning 100-plus years ahead (just look at all the […]

Editor: Chief Justice John Roberts did indeed show “leadership,” but in the wrong direction (“On Leadership,” July 5). Like Owen Roberts in 1937, he rescued the court from the charge of right-wing obstructionism. But see what he extracted in return: In denying that the health plan could be justified under the Commerce Clause, he undercut […]

Editor: Ryan Burns’ article “Gasoline Kings” (July 5) is a prime example of the engineered decline of the American economy and the abolishment of the middle class. The left tends to blame corporations and THE right tends to blame government for our economic problems; the left and the right are the chipped wings of the […]

Editor: In the judge’s order (“Judge Backs Caltrans on Richardson Grove,” Blog Jammin, July 12) he found that, “the STAA truck restriction is not (his emphasis) the most important constraint on business development in Humboldt County. And, it appears that lifting the restriction may only prevent further economic losses; it would not generate significant new […]

Editor: In his study of local gasoline prices (“Gasoline Kings,” July 5), Ryan Burns skipped lightly over the main answer to his lead question, “Why the heck are Humboldt County’s fuel prices so high?” That answer is that Chevron has a near monopoly on the fuel supply to Humboldt County, and consequently it can charge […]

Editor: Thank you very much for the article (“Bright Birds,” June 28) by Heidi Walters in the North Coast Journal. I found it informative and inspiring. I want to disagree however with one of the article’s minor conclusions, that Steller’s jays only “stumble upon” bird eggs. I feel certain that they do stumble on some. […]

Editor: A pox on both your houses! Let’s be honest, Ms. Hodgson (“We Have a Plan,” June 28), you don’t really pretend that, when gasoline goes up to $10 a gallon (as it inevitably will), that all of you pro-trail/anti-rail voices will sit quietly by and watch your newly won trainless trail be taken away […]

Editor: As a certified organic producer, we at the Tofu Shop follow developments in the world of organics closely. Following up on Bob Doran’s cover story “What’s Organic?” (June 21), I want to share information recently released by the Cornucopia Institute, a nonprofit organics watchdog, about abuses in the national organics system. In its June […]

Editor: I read in your June 21 issue (Blog Jammin’) that St. Joseph Hospital’s gynecologic chief of staff, Dr. Bill Weiderman, has resigned his administrative post in protest of the new policies the Catholic church has imposed. I want to express my gratitude to Dr. Weiderman and to Dr. Kim Ervin and other courageous physicians who have […]

Editor: The basic problem (“Tsunami Boats,” June 14) stems from fisherman greed and nepotism. Washington and Oregon have limited entry programs that actually limited entry. California, lead by the PCFFA (Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen ‘s Association), with much southern influence, in the early 1990s created a program that Increased crab licenses from 280 (average number […]

Editor: It’s good to know that Wal-Mart, a company that kills local businesses and profits by exploiting its employees, has now been sanctified by the Christian religion, which exploits its superstition-believers with fear-mongering and espousal of hatred toward people they don’t like. What a partnership! When I read of the blessing of Wal-Mart in the […]