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Editor: I love you guys. The Journal covers the Humboldt beat wonderfully, from hot headlines to deep-digging investigations to whimsical features that are really about us. It even has the best ads. But nobody’s perfect. I have to agree with Mark Letlow’s letter (“Mailbox,” May 14). Is the foul language supposed to be sophisticated? Bold? […]

Editor: I was very badly misquoted in the cover story for the May 14 issue of the NCJ (“Meltdown”). The author of this article states: “Humboldt State Economics Professor Steven Hackett questioned the pressing need to replace the ice plant, given that the fishing industry in Humboldt County makes up just 5 percent of the […]

Editor: I read with interest Bob Doran’s article regarding the City of Arcata’s regulation and financial abuse of such venerable events as the North Country Fair, and truly empathize with Matthew Cook and the Same Old People’s predicament (“Keep Off the Grass,” May 14). But I wonder why the Journal chose to spotlight an event […]

Editor: Unlike Mark Letlow (“Mailbox,” May 14), who would prefer to see “st” and “fk” instead of such everyday, evocative words being spelled out in full, I can’t stand the use of asterisks! Nothing annoys me more than being brought up short, in the midst of reading an otherwise interesting article, by the intrusion of […]

Editor: Okay, I’m just going to come right out and say it. What’s with the solid red cover with white words (“The Trial of Charles Hurwitz,” April 30)? Come on. Wasn’t there some picture you could have put on the cover that would have looked better than nothing? Is there some crazy story here or […]

Editor: I’m writing to ask if you’re using the same type of keyboard as I am. I’m thinking you may be missing the 8 on yours. You see, when I hold the shift key and press the 8 an “*” appears on my screen. Perhaps you could look into this. This is one of the […]

Editor: My letter is in direct response to the letter from Sylvia De Rooy of Westhaven (“CASA is Broken,” April 30). I am currently a CASA and have been for three years. I was interviewed for “The CASA” (April 23) and although nothing about my CASA child was revealed during the interview it wasn’t included […]

Editor: I am an 11-year-old who read your article about court appointed special advocates ("The CASA," April 23). It was a long article, but interesting. It sounds like CASA is doing good and important work with children in our community. If I were a kid who was neglected, abused or had to be in the […]

Editor: On reading your article about CASA I was struck by the fact that no current or former CASAs [court-appointed special advocates] were interviewed with the exception of one short time CASA (“The CASA,” April 23). For a complete and honest picture one must go to the people in the field, so to speak. I […]

Editor: Emily Hobelmann’s vignette on the Tax Day rally at the Court House reminded me of something Malcolm X once said: “If you’re not careful the media will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing” (“A Measure of Tea,” April 23). Media generally ignores […]

I’m writing in regard to the article written by Julianna Boggs. (“The Hum,” April 23). In the article, she states: “If these performances inspire in you a sense of intellectualism or worldliness, you may want to join other confessed readers and radio listeners up at the university, where you belong, for an evening with David […]

Editor: Recently I have found myself requesting back issues of the Journal at the public library. What has captured my attention is not the treasure trove of articles chronicling events that shape Humboldt County over the decades. Nor is it a chance to reread the saucy digs at Palco, the railroad and Richardson Grove that […]