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Editor: Charlie Myers’ review of the film Salt (Filmland, July 29) goes a long way toward demonstrating the sad state of the industry. “Kicking ass” is the new measure of action. Cold-war cliches are the new guidelines of plot. Myers and apparently anyone raised on video games gladly eschew motivation as long as someone gets […]

Editor: Barry Evans’ column about the limitations of accuracy of world maps (Field Notes, July 29) has one important omission, Bucky Fuller’s Dymaxion World Map. Imagine a globe centered inside of a geodesic solid, such as an icosahedron. With a light at the center of the globe, the map is projected onto the facets of […]

Editor: An apology to those who came for the Highland Games on Sunday night and ended up at the wrong parking lot at Clam Beach. This was entirely the fault of the organizers, who chose the wrong address when posting the event on the North Coast Journal‘s calendar (July 29). For those who did make […]

Editor: I support Shane Brinton’s proposal to require stores in Arcata to list emissions of each model of cell phone that they sell. There is credible evidence that use of hand-held cell phones, especially by children, increases the incidence of brain cancer. The evidence is not yet strong enough to be able to yet say […]

Editor: I’m replying to the Town Dandy “Top O’ The World” article by Hank Sims printed in the July 22 issue of your paper. This article is just another example of poor journalism — really just a Hank Sims opinion piece, aimed at dividing people. What really upset me was the reference he made twice […]

Editor: In our world where we so often question what’s right, what’s wrong, who’s right and who’s wrong, it was nice to stop and read Paul Mann’s poem that you printed last week, “Reclusion, Early Summer” (July 22). It was a pleasant reminder of what many of us love about our beautiful Humboldt County. Thank […]

Editor: “The Hornet Whisperer” (July 15) reminded me of my 2007 encounter with a yellowjacket colony. The first exterminator couldn’t find them. The second said the only option was putting poison dust on their entry hole and hoping the workers tracked in a lethal dose. With our vegetable garden downwind? Not. Friends said wait until […]

Editor: Thank you for printing Barry Evans’ excellent description of Humboldt’s jail meditation group (“A Room Without a View,” July 22). Evans mentions Karen Keasey, the jail’s Correction Program Coordinator. The decade-long existence of this program is a tribute to Ms. Keasey’s commitment to helping those of us who find ourselves in jail. She is […]

Editor: I enjoyed Ryan Burns’ article on the Humboldt County Planning Commission’s review of the General Plan Update (“Deliberate,” July 15). However, Commissioner Mayo’s statement that he is there to represent private property interests concerns me a great deal, because it does not represent an accurate perspective on the job of a planning commissioner. County […]

Editor: I hope Mr. Pennisi’s newly acquired view will inspire him to record more stirring civics lectures for KINS radio’s “Community Comments.” (“Culling Bluffs,” July 8). Perhaps he could voice one on how destructive to a community the arrogance of self-assumed privilege can be. GT Buckley, Eureka  

Editor: I love Amy Stewart’s “Almanack”! And if you’ve never chased a shot of tequila with a Henry’s garlic-stuffed olive — well. Catherine Barnes, Eureka Sweet Spot: Catherine Barnes wins a Bon Boniere sundae for sending our favorite letter of the week. 

Editor: Heidi Walters’ article titled “Lords and Ladies” (July 8), about the International Dendrology Society (IDS) meeting to honor Fred M. van Eck, focuses on the class and wealth of the attendees, but misses the point. The article failed to note that the IDS members could be doing other things with their time and money, […]