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Editor: A letter writer decries the police response to the protests at Cal Poly Humboldt. It wasn’t the police’s idea, they were summoned. I’m fairly sure if you asked them a solid majority would have preferred not to be thrust into that position. There was also a call to de facto defund the police. How quaint. […]

There are big issues around banning abortions and contraceptives (as in the Republican Project 2025) that are not being fully discussed (“Huffman Talks Project 2025,” July 18). How much love can a woman give a child she can’t afford or doesn’t want? What about growing up as an unwanted child? What about the effects of […]

Editor: I am glad the author of this article enjoyed her long walk in the Headwaters Forest (“Hiking in the Headwaters Reserve,” Aug. 8). We downstream upper Elk River residents living along the North and South Forks of Elk River are forced to live without quality water from the river, without security in our homes, […]

Editor: So, now we learn that Arkley, I mean “AMG”, has decided he doesn’t want to buy the Jacobs middle school property for $2 million over market after all. Who could have seen that coming, eh, since AMG (does that stand for “Arkley Most Glorious?”) always seemed so sincerely interested in developing affordable housing there. But seriously, AMG’s plan […]

Editor: The fact that the DA declined to prosecute the majority of cases associated with April’s protests at CPH, and hopefully will soon dismiss the rest, shows that the administration’s spectacle was a big waste of time and resources (“‘Regrettably Deficient,’” Aug. 1). It calls into question if the high cost and violence associated with […]

Editor: I read your recent article concerning the student protest at the CPH campus. It blows me away to see what our schools of higher learning are producing and preparing for society. These are nothing more than woke, spoiled brat, young people who don’t have a clue about morality and what is right or wrong. […]

Editor: Ick! I had to wash my hands twice after reading those articles (“Inadvertent Disclosure” and “Jackson’s Retreat”) about our local education administrators in the July 25 issue.  Who knew the field of education administration was all about raking in the filthy lucre? We learn that the university system eases out Cal Poly President Tom […]

Editor: Thadeus Greenson’s report of the resignation of Cal Poly Humboldt’s President Tom Jackson Jr. raises questions that extend far beyond Jackson’s devastating reign that transformed the nascent Cal Poly into what in Humboldt’s parlance has become known as Cal Folly. During Jackson’s reign he disrespected and alienated the county’s public health officials as regarded […]

Editor: Because old Rob obviously has no involvement whatsoever in the deal to purchase the Jacobs Street property, right? I mean, his “spokesperson” Gail Rymer said he wasn’t involved. Or at least she said Arkley and Security National are not “buyer[s]” of the property or “involved with AMG Communities.” So that settles the question, right? […]

Donald Trump narrowly escaped an assassin’s bullet (“The Crises We Face,” July 18). Some GOP congressmembers immediately blamed President Biden for provoking the attack. His sin: using the phrase “put Trump in a bullseye” in a phone conversation, a phrase he intended to mean his campaign should focus on Trump. Most people would interpret this […]

Editor: The following is an open letter to the Humboldt County Jury Commissioner (“Without a Jury,” Aug. 10, 2023): I fully accept my civic obligation to serve on a jury. I am ready, willing and able, nor do I expect any compensation.  No longer, however, will I allow you to waste my time. You sent […]

Editor: It is gratifying to read about the number of volunteers who donated their time and worked at the California Care Force Clinic the weekend of July 12 and July 13 (“Humboldt Lines Up for Free Care,” July 18). We are very proud of the volunteers from our Humboldt County chapter of PNHP/HCA/Medicare for All. […]