North Coast Journal Reader

Editor: The feature article coverage of the state parks closure issue (“A Place in the Woods,” May 3) was appreciated. The time is certainly ripe for elected officials, Gov. Brown, and big money funding sources to pull a rabbit out of the hat to avoid these disastrous closures. We hope that your weekly continues to […]

Editor: I am a big fan of “Field Notes” by Barry Evans. In fact, as a retired person, I consider his column a part of my continuing education. His recent column (“Six Rivers (By Any Other Name),” May 3) reminded me that Six Rivers Bank used to (maybe still does) give out these beautiful calendars […]

Editor: Thanks for Ryan Burns’ reporting on the “The Dem Schism Gets Real,” (Blog Jammin, May 17). The motives being alleged against Virginia and others are projection. These hit and run tactics by certain local disgruntled members of the Humboldt County Democratic Central Committee are par for the course. These self-appointed Democrats by their own […]

Editor: As a lifelong creek freak, I enjoyed Barry Evans’ latest column re: Six Rivers (“Field Notes,” May 3). Please note, that while the Klamath “originates” in Oregon, the Smith (which originates around Youngs Peak on the Del Norte/Siskiyou County border) has major tributaries originating in Curry County Oregon (i.e. Rowdy Creek, North Fork, Diamond […]

Editor: I’ve learned that some Journal readers didn’t “get” my letter of April 19 (“Mailbox”). They thought that I really was accusing Editor Carrie Peyton Dahlberg of “badgering, beleaguering and bullying” and other “pernicious conduct.” I didn’t mean any of the unkind things I wrote about Ms. Peyton Dahlberg. My letter was a parody of […]

Editor: I learned a lot from Ryan Burns’ article about the Humboldt County Democratic Central Committee (“Dem Schism,” April 26). I am also an associate member and as such have no voting rights. I do, however, attend most meetings. I vigorously object to Burns’ saying Richard Marks left “in a huff.” Richard had been the […]

Editor: Half the people who work for the Department of Parks and Recreation don’t serve in the parks; they work in sector and regional offices and in Sacramento (“A Place in the Woods,” May 3). Just for fun? Dial up the North Coast Redwoods district office at 445-6547 and press 9 for list of extensions. […]

Editor: Two things occur to the relic as she puzzles over the alleged merit of so many of the Flash Fiction submissions (“Fiction in a Flash,” April 26). Probably she is just jealous, resentfully self-flagellating for not having been disciplined or focused enough to submit an entry of her own stellar nonsense. Or maybe she […]

Editor: I want to thank Ryan Burns for his article (“Dem Schism,” April 26) about the battle over seats in the Humboldt County Democratic Central Committee. It is important that voters are aware of what is at stake in an election that often attracts little interest. I feel, however, that the article missed some of the […]

Editor: Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap raises some very troubling concerns in her letter “Voting Fail” (Mailbox, April 26), about congressional candidate Stacey Lawson’s abysmal lack of a voting record. For this young multimillionaire, who now aspires to be our next elected representative to Congress, to have only voted in four of the last 12 elections (on top […]

Editor: Judge Alsup’s ruling on April 4 shows the determination of the citizens in Humboldt (“Tall Order,” April 19). As a student at Humboldt State, I have seen petitions circulate around the campus about Richardson Grove. The power of non-violent protest is a powerful tool to fight for social and environmental justice.  One of the […]