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Editor: As a former mental health director, I was pleased to see that Humboldt County continues to work hard to impact the lives lost due to suicide (“Aiming for Zero,” Jan. 18). However, I am saddened to see that language used in the current article unfortunately, and without intent, conveys blame on the person who […]

Editor: One of the issues that the California State University system faculty strike underscores is the fact that a large part of labor negotiations involve the protection of health benefits for employees (“Cal State Faculty Ends Strike After Reaching Tentative Contract Agreement,” posted Jan. 23). This issue repeats itself in just about all labor-management disputes. For […]

Editor: Measure A has two main goals: cap the total acreage for cultivation and have that limit enshrined in the county plan, constraining the board of supervisors.  Why limit acreage?  In 2021 the south fork of the Eel River was no longer connected to the rest of the river. No matter how important the cannabis […]

Editor: Mike Wilson is a diligent public servant for Humboldt County, working to improve daily life for the whole community and preserving our natural resources. Mike has been a leader in protecting Humboldt Bay. He didn’t shy away from taking bold action to prevent impending environmental disaster at the former Samoa Pulp Mill, which has […]

Editor: The Humboldt medical system may be coming apart at the seams (“‘A Critical Decision,’” Jan. 18) but thanks to Jennifer Fumiko Cahill’s “Is Zopissa Right For You,” we can all die laughing. Gordon Inkeles, Bayside Related Stories

Editor: Increasing productivity is the catch phrase that all employees nowadays hear at Providence/Saint Joseph Hospital. This has been the model for many years. Unfortunately it has taken away from patient care, satisfaction and safety. Many of the departments that used to be local have either moved down to Southern California, or north to Oregon […]

Editor: A health-related topic that’s important to Humboldt County was missing from the Jan. 18 “Health and Wellness” issue. The U.S. Census has recognized Humboldt as being among the top counties in the country for use of wood heating. This is, without a doubt, creating a serious public health problem here, but it goes unrecognized. […]

A ballot initiative called Measure A will be on the ballot in March and there has been a common theme throughout the life of this initiative and the process behind it: a lack of transparency. This initiative was written without any input from the public, the people it would affect or the entities that would […]

Editor: A story that I think should’ve made the Top 10 Stories list (Dec. 28) but didn’t is last winter’s storms. January’s windstorm and February’s snowstorm literally altered the landscape of vast swaths of the county. Tens of thousands of trees were knocked down by the wind, and perhaps millions of understory trees (mostly tan […]

Editor: I was disappointed and offended, but not surprised, at the title of Jennifer Fumiko Cahill’s article, “Top 10 D***k Moves of 2023” (“Top 10 Dick Moves of 2023,” Dec. 28). Apparently, Ms. Cahill feels free to use a derogatory term, referring to male genitalia, to criticize her top 10 negative actions by men in […]

Editor: I agree the real victim in this story is the girl. If her parents haven’t taught her that stealing is wrong and disrespecting working employees doing their job is OK … it leaves me wondering who the dick is in this story … Jennifer? Pete Haggard, McKinleyville Related Stories

Editor: I enjoyed Jennifer Fumiko Cahill’s Top Ten Dick Moves of 2023 in the Dec. 28 issue (Rex Bohn gets a two-fer!). One she missed is the lack of transparency by the Coast Central Credit Union’s board of directors. Why won’t the board reveal the number of votes each candidate received in the 2023 board […]