Editor:I’m happy to support Evan Schwartz to be the next Fifth District county supervisor. Evan is thoughtful and honest, a good listener and community oriented. He has no personal or political agenda in holding a public position. For 10 years, he and his wife ran a natural food grocery on Central Avenue in McKinleyville, as […]
Letters + Opinion
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‘Small Rural Schools Are Unique’
Editor:Orick was the first school I worked at when I moved from Brooklyn to Trinidad (“One School, Nine Students,” April 23). Working in a school with a student population in the low twenties, where a mama bear with cubs could be seen across the meadow out of the office window, was in striking contrast to […]
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Another Race to Space
Editor:I have to disagree with Mr. Donaldson’s gushing and naive view of NASA’s “wokeness” and the recent ridiculous Artemis II mission (“Woke NASA Is Neat,” April 23). Don’t get me wrong, I think space is cool too. Amazing! But been there and done that … . I can hardly cheer another moonshot when we still […]
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‘Never Mayo’
Editor:As a happy-to-be-here-but-miss-the-food Philly native, the “Greghini’s Bring Philly to the Wild Hare” (On the Table, April 30) headline ignited a little hope in my soul. Upon reading they use mayo in the hoagie and may offer Cheez Whiz for the cheesesteak, hope died. The fundamentals that make a hoagie, as prepared by Italian immigrant […]
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‘As Good As It Gets’
Editor:Collin, you are the Dante of our time. “Rosebuds” (Setlist, April 30) is a crushing descent through the dark neural pathways of a harried mind, relieved by the refreshing touch of literary context. Buddy, this is as good as it gets. Anna Hamilton, Eureka
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Shine a Light
Editor:Thank you to everyone for attending Foragers at the Minor Theatre in March. We had a sell-out crowd. Shine a Light on Palestine has brought more than a dozen films and documentaries to our community since 2024 to provide a much-needed reality about the genocide and the history behind it. A special term is used […]
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Supporting Mary Burke
Editor:I’ve worked with Mary Burke on local issues for a decade. In that time, I’ve seen her capacity to convene community members and organizations to reach common ground. She builds consensus then takes action to create the durable solutions we need in the Fifth District. Mary’s work has created jobs, brought millions into our economy, […]
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Voting for Mary Burke
Editor: I am voting for Mary Burke for 5th District Supervisor. I have seen her in action as chair of the McKinleyville Municipal Advisory Committee. She listens and responds thoughtfully. Her career has been dedicated to improving our community. That is the type of leader we want to represent us. Ann Lindsay, McKinleyville
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‘Pick It Up’
Editor: Fortuna has a great dog park. The county provides bags to dispose of the dogs’ feces; people don’t pick it up; and they don’t train their dogs. Very sad to see untrained dogs and inconsiderate people in a wonderful space the county provides. I love dogs. I clean up after mine. If you take […]
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Baker’s Dozen
Editor: Interesting stuff (“Why Isn’t ‘Eleven’ ‘One-teen?,” April 23) but with all due respect to Barry Evans, it’s evident he didn’t grow up where I did. In NE New Jersey, buying a dozen bagels netted you 13, known as a baker’s dozen. From my perspective, a tradition worth preserving. Dave Kahan, Redway
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‘Money Well Spent’
Editor: California pays over $100,000 per kid to keep Orick School open (“One School, Nine Students,” April 23). Well … as of the 2025-26 budget, California’s average annual cost to incarcerate a person was $127,800. So, I’d say, money well spent. Also, most prison sentences are longer than the nine-year investment in one student for […]
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Mary Burke for Fifth District Supervisor
Throughout various professional and civic roles, Mary Burke has shown that she knows how to bring people together to improve our environment and our communities. One of her recent accomplishments in McKinleyville is the Baduwa’t Project at the end of School Road, which improved salmon habitat along the river while adding a new public trail […]