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Editor: I patiently wait for the new Journal from the moment I finish reading the current edition. Your stories are well researched, offer a unique perspective to local issues and give a voice to many underappreciated members of this community. That being said, I could not be more annoyed with your layout on the cover […]

Editor: I commend the Journal for its coverage of Umpqua Bank’s CEO Ray Davis’ recent state of the economy talk (“Short Stories,” Nov. 13). You were the only member of the local media to do so. You did the greater public a service by letting them know of a different voice. Instead of reading yet […]

Editor: Mr. Sims argues that even though Measure T has been clearly ruled as unconstitutional, and denies a minority of residents their rights to liberty and participation in the electoral process, it should be vehemently defended, as it is the “will of the people” (“Town Dandy,” Nov. 13). I will be interested to see if […]

Editor: I want to thank Heidi Walters for her fine article “Without the Mill” (Nov. 6), about workers from Evergreen Pulp Mill. It was nice that she focused on how this shut-down has changed employee’s lives and left them stressed about their future. Let us hope that all from the mill return to the workforce […]

Editor: Thank you for Ryan Burns’ excellent article “At the Orgy” about Humboldt Imps latest sex-positive event (Oct. 30). It must be mentioned, though, that Ghouls Gone Wild was not an “orgy.” This is an important linguistic distinction. An orgy involves multiple parties who have all consented to interact sexually with one another. It was […]

Editor: As the spouse of a former member of the HSU accounting staff, I was astonished to see, in your Oct. 30 column, the bald allegation that “the university’s entire accounting staff quit in protest when the university changed software systems” (“Town Dandy,” Oct. 30). Nothing could be further from the truth. The university’s administrators […]

Editor: You write this week that it would be unpalatable to tie Humboldt to Redding and our red environs (“Town Dandy,” Oct. 23). Au contraire, mon frere!  Facing the same problem of political passivity from the opposite side (although Jeff Morris is making a brave attempt against Rep. Wally Herger this year), I’ve dreamed of […]

Editor: Since you guys are in the print biz, which involves writing, we who shall be known as “readers” wish to hell you’d know, as a matter of form, if the story involves bicycles, the work “pedal” will be in play. Not “peddle,” dammit! (See “Money, Dope and Potholes,” Oct. 23.) And don’t get me […]

Editor: Measures F (Arcata) and J (Eureka) and bad. Bad for young adults, bad for our communities, and bad for our nation. The proponents of the “Child Protection Act” just don’t know what they are talking about. Some claim recruiters want to send our children to war. How ridiculous can you get. I can’t imagine […]

Editor: Arcata and Eureka Measures F and J will protect vulnerable adolescents from high-powered sales pitches by the military (“Arms and the Child,” Oct. 9). If people this age are not considered legally able to sign contracts or drink, why should they be considered to have the judgment to deal with the military? We’ve outlawed […]

Editor: There are no legitimate arguments against the passage of Proposition 2, “The Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act” (“Whither the Factory Farm,” Oct. 9). It’s the right thing to do for the animals and for the environment. Further, as the Arcata farm owner you interviewed intimated, higher prices for meat and eggs can have […]

Editor: I’m puzzled by objections to state recognition of marriages between same-sex couples (“Popping the Question,” Oct. 9). Is it confusion between rites and rights? The marriage rituals performed by churches are not limited or affected by California granting marital rights to any couple of legal age. If a church wishes to discriminate between same- […]