North Coast Journal Reader

   Editor: We are fortunate to have so many educational opportunities for our children (“Charter School Rift,” Jan. 24). The list of charter schools in Humboldt County is impressive. It seems to me that the Fortuna community is experiencing some growing pains in this area. It sounds like Redwood Prep. School is providing an exceptional learning […]

Editor: Regarding the recent article on the arrival of the new Eureka city manager, (“Eureka’s New Boss,” Jan. 17), former Councilman Larry Glass added a “pot-shot” at former Eureka City Manager David Tyson’s departure. “It’s a really big change,” said Glass. “It’s almost like Gaddafi leaving Libya.” Somebody must be pretty bummed out that their […]

Editor: I am writing to address the firearms articles featured in the Jan. 10 edition of the Journal (The Gun Issue). Terry Robert’s response letter, in the Jan. 17 edition is correct as far as it goes. Some more clarification is in order. The Second Amendment is not about hunting, gun collecting or target shooting. […]

Editor:   Some recent NCJ articles have re-ignited two of my favorite pet peeves. 1)  Barry Evans on “Homers Wine-Dark Sea”: Aside from the etymology of “op,” why has this epithet traditionally been translated as “wine-dark” rather than “wine-colored” or “wine-looking”? “Wine-dark” seems like a wonderful metaphor for describing the degree of opacity one “sees” […]

Last week’s review of Silver Linings Playbook (Filmland) lamented that actress Jacki Weaver was not nominated for an Academy Award when, in fact, she was. The Journal regrets the error but is happy on Ms. Weaver’s behalf.

Editor: Congratulations on your recent stories covering gun control/constitutional rights (“The Gun Issue,” Jan. 10). It showed the many facets of this divisive issue without taking a side, which is good journalism. It is rare to see true journalists these days who dig and report.    I was blown away by the “Bad Guys With Guns” article. I assumed that a […]

  Editor: I first want to say that I’m definitely a fan of Amy Stewart! However, to all who enjoyed her fabulous article “Put a Berry in It” (Jan. 10) as I did, I just want to offer up a big, thorny warning that they might want to think twice before they decide to plant […]

Editor: Why did ancient languages have so few words for colors, asks Barry Evans (“Homer’s Wine-dark Sea” Jan. 10 and 17), and why do some languages use the same word for both blue and green? Were the ancients colorblind, and have some of us just lately learned to see? No, says Evans, we only differ […]

  Editor: While it is crucially important (or all commerce will cease) that “I” and “me” get their proper due (“Lord Is It Me?” Dec. 27), there is a set of modifiers that are so misused that communication is compromised. To deal with this debilitating state of affairs, at the beginning of each semester I […]

  Editor: A heartfelt “attaboy!” to Mr. Bennett in his article about his own gun collection (“Confessions of a [Liberal] Assault Weapon Owner,” Jan. 10).  Whatever disagreement I might have had with his critique of Les Miserables, I bow to his open-heartedness in his letter. And, it did, indeed, sound like a confession. Unfortunately, for […]

Editor: I was disappointed to read your gun issue. All four articles failed to report the main reason why most Americans own guns. In fact, what I got from John Bennett’s article was that he has some “mystical romance” with guns, an “indulgence in boyhood fantasy and fetishistic gear worship.” Good grief!  Setting aside the […]

Editor: I attended a performance of a play, Requiem, previewed in the Journal (“But to Love,” Jan. 10), at the Unitarian Fellowship and left angry and disappointed. It was the ego trip of a man claiming to be a survivor of the camp Theresienstadt. Nothing in that play led me to believe he was ever […]