Letters + Opinion

Editor: Thank you for the article in praise of the life of Mark Campbell (‘A Big Heart,’ Dec. 19). His family, friends and the community lost a very special human. Surely, after a life full of purpose and good deeds, he earned angel wings upon his ascension to the other side.  Teresa MacClelland, Humboldt Hill […]

Editor: I read the article concerning St. Mark’s pastor, Tyrel Bramwell and his blatant disregard of the tax code in the Daily section of the Dec. 19 edition of the NCJ with bewilderment. How is it possible that Pastor Bramwell and his congregation completely overlook Trump’s obvious character and personality defects? Allow me to enumerate: […]

Editor: Donald Trump will be inaugurated president in January, because he won the majority of votes in the Electoral College where each state gets its own number of votes under specific rules including population. I have seen writers claiming that Trump won the majority of the popular vote as well (Mailbox, Dec. 19), with Trump […]

Editor: Lauri Rose thinks I sounded a little fascistic in writing that the lesson of Trump’s victory is the voters are “too dumb” to see through the Republicans’ obvious lies and appeals to racism (Mailbox, Dec. 26). She thinks the voters are just deprived, not depraved, because they didn’t get proper schooling or whatever, and that […]

Editor: I have struggled since the election to find some way to express my disgust and frustration that a clown who is a convicted felon could be elected to the presidency of this country … for a second time!!! It is almost beyond comprehension, and yet, there it is. I have been musing as to […]

Editor: Happy 2025. Let’s take a moment and look at some of the events of 2024 and of 2020 (Top 10 Stories of 2024, Dec. 26). In 2024, Sen. McGuire was in town for the annual food drive over the Christmas Holidays. The need is greater than ever, as the food bank is now serving […]

Editor: I am not sure whether Bill Hassler was writing tongue-in-cheek, or whether he just hadn’t thought his argument through (Mailbox, Dec. 19). I believe, though he doesn’t explicitly state it, he was referring to the recent election results when he said, “Most people are just too dumb to know what’s in their best interest, let alone […]

Editor: I had composed this letter for last week’s NCJ but decided it was pointless to send it as everyone would be settled down by now. I was wrong (Mailbox, Dec. 19). Guys, guys. It’s over! Your guy lost. Get a life. I know we’re all going to hell in a handbasket and that we […]

Editor: President-elect Donald Trump appears to be continuing in his role as “The Merchant of Self-Branded Stuff” (Mailbox, Dec. 12). At one time, such behavior might have been considered tacky for a soon-to-be president, but apparently not for Trump today. In this role, Trump just released a new line of men’s and women’s colognes at […]

Editor: In response to news of the $4.5-million price put on his head earlier this month by President Biden’s “America the Beautiful” challenge grant (NCJ Daily, Dec.10), the Barred Owl signals his rage: “When Moon unmasks your naked face, and gilds your gun with diamonds green, I mark your progress from afar. You stumble toward […]

Editor: The older Journal archives are not easily searchable. The “local newspaper” that labeled Patty Berg “the Energizer Bunny?” It was the Journal in a July 10, 2003, cover story (“Eye of the Storm.”) I didn’t know her well in those days but later I was honored to become one of Patty’s girlfriends — once […]