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Editor: The purpose of peaceful assembly, protected by the Bill of Rights, and proven effective in struggles from Indian independence to the Civil Rights Movement in America, is totally lost on the “protesters” at Cal Poly Humboldt. The point of peaceful protest is to highlight an issue, gain sympathy from the citizenry and promote change. […]

Editor: No antisemitism at CalPoly? A majority of Jewish students surveyed in the U.S. said there was threatening and derogatory language toward Jewish people; faculty abusing their authority in support of the anti-Israel protests. Is CalPoly an exception? Not according to statements from Jewish students there. The campus protesters are likely not antisemitic. But that is […]

Editor: Such a relief it was to read Thadeus Greenson’s interview with CPH’s Chief of Staff Mark Johnson (“False Narratives,” May 16). Given the administration’s behavior in the last month — a weeks-long “hard” campus closure, a loud helicopter circling overhead for hours, police officers hauled in from all over the state — I personally […]

Editor: Greg King is right that our focus in achieving energy sustainability should be on reducing our overall use (“Why Deindustrialization (Not Wind) is the Answer,” April 25). But his insistence on a monoculture of rooftop solar only as the supply side solution makes no sense. Mr. King has an illustrious career in protecting our […]

Editor: “Hey hey, ho ho, Tom Jackson’s got to go!” Richard Salzman, Arcata Editor: I agree with some of Dennis Scales’ sentiments regarding Tom Jackson’s ineptitude (Mailbox, May 9). But to say “the quad has an unpronounceable name” is both ignorant and offensive. Just because you haven›t learned how to pronounce it doesn›t mean it›s unpronounceable. “Gutswurrak” is […]

Editor: I appreciate that Jennifer Savage raised the issue of how the internet and social media distort our perceptions (“Making Change: The Internet, the self in the shadow,” April 25). It is an important topic that deserves more coverage. Unfortunately, by choosing to focus on Naomi Klein’s mischaracterization of Naomi Wolf and her work, Savage […]

Editor: I admire the moral concern of the protesting students around the nation, even as actions by students, faculty and administrators differ from school to school (“On Siemens Hall Hill,” May 2). Disruptive, but peaceful, civil disobedience is an acceptable form of protest, and it comes with personal consequences. The revulsion against the unimaginable Hamas attack is clearly […]

Editor: The mega offshore floating wind turbine experiment is a colossal gamble (Mailbox, May 2). Environmentally it contributes little to zero good outcomes; actually creating more of a negative impact from what I am learning. The ocean is full of life, home to so many life forms that we probably can’t even conceive. We need […]

Editor: The NCJ sob story about inmate Patrick Harvey and For the People that feels sorry for convicted criminals makes me wonder why either of you want him back our streets? (“Seeking Salvation,” April 18.) Harvey has already had a chance at parole and failed. He will have other chances without this special intervention. Harvey […]

Editor: With all due respect to Greg King (whom I both admire and respect for all of the excellent work he has done over the years, particularly on the Headwaters Forest campaign) there are so many things wrong with these three sentences right here. (“Why Deindustrialization (not Wind) Is the Answer,” April 25.) He says: […]

Editor: I had just read Greg King’s excellent piece, “Why Deindustrialization (Not Wind) is the Answer,” when I encountered a wonderful quote from the Post Carbon Institute: “Modern humans have a Stockholm Syndrome relationship to technology, which has kidnapped us while convincing us it has our best interests in mind. But when one looks back […]

Editor: The divisive demonstrations by some students on the Cal Poly Humboldt campus are very disconcerting and unnecessary (NCJ Daily, April 25). I encourage CPH students to investigate this long list of Israeli/Palestinian peace groups. These are ordinary people on both sides of the border working tirelessly in their communities and across divides to achieve peace […]