Make no mistake, I like our firefighters. But something wrong and dangerous is going on. It needs to change, and I’m ragging on our supervisors. I’ve talked to several chiefs. They agree 70 to 90 percent of rural structure fires are marijuana grow-related. We’re talking diesel and electrical. Amateur wiring jobs and sloppy generators with […]
Robert Sutherland
Posted inLetters + Opinion
Growing Greed
Greed is dangerous: Don’t turn your back on it. As the environmentalist who incorporated the Environmental Protection Information Center, I also have worked for years, largely through the Humboldt/Mendocino Marijuana Advocacy Project (HUMMAP), in the effort to secure an economic future for our county that is not boom-and-bust. The following generally represents HUMMAP’s views. Our […]
