North Coast Journal Reader

Editor: I would like to take a moment to respond to the article “Dollars for Docs” (Sept. 15).  As a “Doc” I can admit that I need “Dollars” to conduct my life and care for my son, but never have these “Dollars” tempted me to change what I expect of myself, which is to offer […]

Editor: In the Sept. 22 (“Best Of Humboldt”) issue, Heidi Walters described Arcata as a town “where the Humboldt Crabs have played for 67 years.” Among all the erroneous statements made in the NCJ — which drive me nuts — this one is beyond the pale! (Is there an emoticon for tongue-in-cheek?) Before the Crabs […]

Editor: I was disappointed by Carrie Peyton Dahlberg’s Sept. 15 article titled “Dollars for Docs.” Her negative portrayal of this activity is amateurish “Yellow Journalism” below your editorial standards. This article does a disservice to healthcare providers in this area. Chastising local doctors, nurse practitioners, physician’s assistants and other healthcare workers for attending educational presentations […]

Editor: Not too long ago, putting on blackface and hamming it up in public was considered fun and entertaining. If you pretended to be black you could act like a fool. Now we get drag fundraisers and parades, the minstrel shows of our time. When Dixon Summers complained that Gay Pride “was a great parade […]

Editor: Week before last you ran a little story about the closing of rural post offices (“Rain or Shine,” Sept. 8). One you mentioned, Kneeland, will be closed a little earlier than predicted (ostensibly to save $1.98). As of Oct. 3, we’re now told, the building will be cleared out, and the people of Kneeland […]

Editor: Aw, come on, Dixon Sommers (Mailbox, “No, Sister!” Sept. 15). It shouldn’t be that hard to smile! I’m an old hetero feminist, have been rabidly so at times, and I find the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence wonderful. We are fortunate there is a group in our community. I attended the Bat N’ Rouge ball game this year — […]

Editor: My compliments to journalist Carrie Peyton Dahlberg for her insightful and up-to-the-moment coverage of the previously secret pharmaceutical company payments to health care professionals (“Dollars for Docs,” Sept. 15). As a pharmaceutical industry professional, I can assure the public that the dangerous practice of staging dinners and speaking engagements to access local drug prescribers may seem innocent but can […]

Editor: Jennifer Savage missed one of the most important things in her article, “More Better Biking” (Sept. 15). By law, bicyclists must abide by all the same traffic rules and laws as car drivers. How often does one see a bicyclist stop at a stop sign? I think the last time I saw one was […]

Editor:  I just finished reading Tom Hayden’s article (“9/11 Blind,” Sept. 8). Obama just gave a moving speech on jobs and MoveOn.Org has jobs as its focus. Please don’t get me wrong when I say there is only one job we have to be concerned about. It is the job of ending these seemingly endless wars that […]

Editor: Jeffrey Bird did a nice job of promoting the emerging sport of Disc Golf (“Disc Golf,” Sept 8).  It is a sport for kids, families, loggers, hippies and pot growers, and the start-up costs/playing costs are among the lowest of most sporting activities. “Par Eternity” Past-President Jim McIntosh (Mailbox, Sept. 15) takes Jeffrey to task […]