North Coast Journal Reader

Editor: Charlie Myers’ column of Dec. 11 (“Filmland”) bemoans the slim diversity of offerings Coming Attractions Theatres allows Humboldt County to choose from. It’s appropriate to fuss about the lack of choice — Milk, Gran Torino and others currently available in most markets remain elusive to us slack-jawed yokels. But Myers errs in accepting this […]

Editor: — Dana Silvernale thought Heidi Walter’s piece about Marsh Commons was “sarcastic” and “offensive” (“Mailbox,” Dec. 18). I think that Heidi was both respectful and neutral in her portrayal of our playful dinner banter — sarcasm and offense included.  When a good reporter quotes a person in a news story, that quote does not […]

Editor: Hank Sims now says Humboldt’s official method of counting votes is an outrage and the Diebold/Premier folks “should be shunned. Maybe indicted.” (“Town Dandy,”Dec. 11) He may be late to the party, but the top hat and tails are always welcome. Yes, Humboldt has joined Florida, Ohio and towns and counties across the land […]

Editor: Thanks for mentioning my town, Fernbridge, in your story (“Red Hots,” Dec 11). But “The Most Conservative Place in the County”? I find that it’s probable the most liberal place out there.  Everyday at my store-cafe-bakery we get every type of person that lives around here. Who hasn’t been at the cafe counter to […]

Editor: Your article “Arkley v. Humboldt” (Nov. 26) implies that our companies that own the Loleta area land in question intend to develop it as a subdivision. Had your reporter contacted us before writing the article, he would have learned that we have no intention of doing so. Nevertheless, ascertaining the correct number of legal […]

Editor: When the Bayshore Mall opened, the existing retail districts, downtown and the Pierson Mall collapsed. Many established local businesses in those places either moved to Bayshore or closed permanently. Storefronts were vacant or occupied by lower-grade tenants for years, a trend still not entirely reversed. Was that urban decay? Will the Marina Center have […]

Editor: So Marcy Burstiner thinks her column is no longer useful just because the Eureka Reporter is gone (“Media Maven,” Dec. 4)? Does she think that no one else reads her column? I’m no journalist, but I have gotten a lot of insight from her. If she has more to say, please ask her to […]

Editor: As a friend of Greg Jennings, I am perplexed by a couple of things since his untimely death (“Ghost Bike,” Dec. 4).First, why no “rumble strips” along Highway 101 or 299? Come on Caltrans, what’s it going take? Second, on my daily commute back to Eureka from work I am amazed at the number […]

Editor: Whatever “synergy” is, it sure seems to rob the “synergist” of their sense of humor, judging by the don’t-be-mean-to-us tone of the four letters published (“Mailbox,” Nov. 26 and Dec. 4) in response to Emily Hobelmann’s tongue-in-cheek preview of the Synergy Fair (“Synergasm,” Nov. 13). My reading of the original piece is that was […]

Editor: I am confused by the “Synergasm” article (Nov. 13) written about the Fourth Annual Synergy Fair, an event I put energy into organizing and promoting all year long. Synergy Fair is a service to the community, a time for people to learn and experience the many types of complementary alternative healing modalities available to […]

Editor: I am writing about the preview for the 4th Annual Synergy Fair that your journalist Emily Hobelmann wrote up (“Synergasm,” Nov. 13). The preview was written up in a way that made me think that the writer did not take the event seriously. I think the preview was sarcastic, “tongue-in-cheek” stereotyping and had a […]