Talk about your dubious honors. A real estate blog called Estately has published a list of U.S. cities that provide “ideal habitat for the next generation of flower children.” And Arcata, our local bastion of hula hoops, sophomore dreadlocks and puppies on ropes, landed at No. 17. But dude, check this out. Even though that’s […]
Ryan Burns
Ryan Burns worked for the Journal from 2008 to 2013, covering a diverse mix of North Coast subjects, from education, politics and marijuana to human suspension, sex parties and amateur fight contests. He won awards for investigative reporting, feature stories and news coverage.
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Co-op Conflict
Management and employees of the North Coast Co-op are locked in the most contentious labor negotiations they’ve had in years, and each side is grasping for leverage with the tools at hand. For management that means enlisting the help of Bradley W. Kampas, managing partner of the high-powered law firm Jackson Lewis, which specializes in […]
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‘Defend Humboldt’ With AK-47, Suggests a T-Shirt
Saw a guy wearing this T-shirt at The Local beer bar in Eureka last night. The man, whose name is Kevin Williford, said he bought it at the Little Red Lion cocktail lounge on Fifth Street. “They had piles of ’em,” he said.
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Ferndale Enterprise Wins National Awards for Editorial Writing
The Victorian Village’s scrappy weekly, the Ferndale Enterprise, was informed last week that it nabbed two awards for best editorial writing in the National Newspaper Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest. The 135-year-old paper is more or less a one-woman-show these days, with Caroline Titus (wife of Ferndale Mayor Stuart Titus) acting as publisher, editor, reporter, page designer […]
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NPR on Pelican Bay Hunger Strike
In case you missed it, yesterday’s Morning Edition on NPR included a report from Michael Montgomery of KQED and the Center for Investigative Reporting, who sat down and spoke with a few inmates who’d recently been released from Pelican Bay’s Security Housing Unit back into a general prison population. A hunger strike protesting the terms and […]
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School Board Responds to Johnson’s Plagiarism Apology
After one of its trustees bitterly apologized for committing plagiarism, the Northern Humboldt Union High School District board released a statement today, promising to inform future trustees that plagiarism is wrong. If you’ve somehow missed the hubbub to this point, here’s a brief recap: During a speech at Arcata High School’s June 13 commencement ceremony, […]
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The Billion-Dollar Dream
A whole lot of money and a whole lot of cargo. That’s what a draft report says is necessary to build and pay for a railroad between the Samoa Peninsula and the national rail system in the Central Valley. Restoring the north-south line would also cost a bundle — more than $600 million, according to […]
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Run Out on a Rail
Last week, in a meeting filled with passionate arguments, surprise twists and dark insinuations, Arcata City Councilmember Alexandra Stillman had her appointment to the North Coast Railroad Authority rescinded by the same committee that appointed her in May. And after some confusion, a vote, more confusion and two re-votes, she was replaced on the NCRA […]
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Made in Humboldt: ‘Weed the Game’
Who says stoners are lazy? Jim Gray, a resident of McKinleyville, has launched a company called Stoner Brothers Games, and his first product, set to launch next month, is WEED the Game. We got a press release describing the board game thusly: Players buy seeds and plants and try to grow pounds of weed for cash. […]
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And the Winning Video Is …
We had some great entries in our video contest, but it’s time to give away four four-day passes to this year’s Reggae on the River festival. Thank you to everyone who took the time to record and upload your Rasta-flavored eye-and-ear candy. If we’d been judging on cuteness alone, then the pug or the baby […]
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Stillman Out, Strehl In on NCRA Board After Bizarre Meeting of Mayors
In a meeting filled with passionate arguments, surprise twists and dark insinuations, Arcata City Councilmember Alex Stillman had her appointment to the board of directors for the North Coast Railroad Authority rescinded this afternoon by the same body that appointed her in May. And after some confusion, a vote, more confusion and two re-votes, she […]
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Reggae on the River Videos: Vote Now
Here they are, reggae fans: the official entries in the Journal‘s Reggae on the River contest, in which we award four four-day passes to the creator of the most original and creative video of 29 seconds or less. We have 10 entries posted below. Don’t forget: We are including reader response in our deliberations, so […]