What each of us can do to make our community more resilient It’s been a difficult start to the year in our corner of far Northern California, with record tidal flooding that inundated more than 40 homes in King Salmon Jan. 4-6, the same weekend as the fire in downtown Arcata. Just over a year […]
Letters + Opinion
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‘Boundless’
Editor: Just read the “survey” article (“Asking for an Administration,” March 5). Jennifer Fumiko Cahill’s creativity is boundless!!!! Amber Marcia, McKinleyville
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‘Unsustainable’
Editor: A full-page ad naming 300 retired public officials, academics, former representatives, businesses and financial institutions supporting “Humboldt Commons,” (McKinleyville’s estimated $110 million exclusive retirement community), is titled: “It Takes a Community to Build a Community.” (March 5). Aren’t these individuals and organizations already in a community? Would demand for another high-cost retirement community be […]
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‘Component of the Problem’
Editor: The author of “It’s Time to Make Fourth and Fifth Streets Safe for Everyone” (March 5) is comparing apples to oranges. He assumes that, all factors being equal, the percentage of pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries for Fourth and Fifth streets should also be less than 1 percent to be equally as safe. In […]
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Correction
In the Best Hair Day category of the 2026 NCJ Pet Photo Contest (Feb. 19), the name of the photo submitter for Ladybug, “I thought they said Best Ear Day,” Claudia Myers, was misidentified. The Journal regrets the error.
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‘Successful Collaboration’
Editor: The League of Women Voters of Humboldt County commends the successful collaboration between the sheriff’s office and the county Elections Office, as reported in the North Coast Journal’s summary of the 2024-25 Grand Jury findings (“The Grand Jury Reports,” Sept. 4). Humboldt County Correctional Facility staff reports that 72 inmates voted in 2024, 46 […]
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Correction
In “Cermeño’s Shipwreck” (Feb. 5), the article misidentified the Miwok people who encountered the ship’s crew near Drake’s Bay. The Journal regrets the error.
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Correction
In the Kindest Eyes category of the 2026 NCJ Pet Photo Contest (Feb. 19), Ash the cat and the name of Ash the cat’s photo submitter, Andy Caffrey, were misidentified. The Journal regrets the errors
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It’s Time to Make Fourth and Fifth Streets Safe for Everyone
Humboldt County is dangerous for people walking, and U.S. Highway 101 in Eureka is the most dangerous place to walk in our dangerous county. It’s time to do something about it. If you already agree with that sentiment, I’ve got a petition for you to sign. But if you need a little more information, please […]
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Bringing Printing Home
Dear Readers, I’m incredibly proud to share some good news: The North Coast Journal and several of NCJ Inc.’s publications, including The Ferndale Enterprise, are once again being printed right here in Humboldt County. After several challenging months of outsourcing printing out of area, our papers are once again rolling off the presses at Western […]
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More JenniferFumiko Cahill
Editor: Just another rave about Jennifer Fumiko Cahill’s latest articles, one about the food pyramid (“New Food Pyramid FAQ,” Jan. 15) and the other a movie review. I am so glad I live in the Journal’s area specifically because I get to enjoy her sharp expertise with English and her willingness to “use in your […]
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‘Outstanding Production’ Deserves Full Theater
Editor: Last Friday night I enjoyed a MasterClass in a performance at Redwood Curtain Theater’s outstanding production of “The Half Life of Marie Curie.” Cassandra Hesseltine and Peggy Metzger, long friends in real time, found the perfect vehicle for the two stars to shine in at the 5th and D Street Theatre. The story centers […]