Letters + Opinion

Editor: I’ll keep it short … Please vote June 2 … it’s coming soon. Please vote for Tom Steyer for governor.  Please vote for Audrey Hanks for assessor.  And, a few of us get together on Saturdays for protests at the courthouse in Eureka, but we are doing it Memorial Day, Monday, the 25th instead of […]

Editor: The polling has changed and so has my mind. The risk of two Republicans making it to a runoff in the governor’s race may now be low enough to allow us to pick our preferred Democrat. Influenced in large part by the recent writing of the editorial board of the San Francisco Chronicle, I’ve […]

Editor: As a former longtime McKinleyville resident, social worker and business owner, I support Mary Burke for Humboldt County Fifth District supervisor. Having known Mary since 2017, I have seen her leadership firsthand through our work as co-chairs of the McKinleyville Alliance for Racial Equity (MARE), where we created a collaborative to reduce bias and […]

Editor: I strongly endorse Mary Burke for Fifth District supervisor. Our county needs leaders who are deeply connected to their communities, understand the challenges residents face and have a proven commitment to public service. Mary embodies all of these qualities. She is thoughtful, hardworking and dedicated to bringing people together to solve problems. At a […]

Editor: Through my work with a local chamber’s leadership program, I’ve seen the vital need to bridge the gap between policy and the practical needs of our economy. This is why I enthusiastically support Mary Burke for Fifth District supervisor. Mary understands long-term planning and economic sustainability. Her extensive background — from the McKinleyville Community […]

Editor: A wonderful read by a wonderful writer. “Goldilocks Time” (May 7, 2026) tells us a lot about the bear population at the zoo. And Kimberly Wear fills us in all about the bear residents, how they are living and getting along with each other and the wonderful job the zoo is doing to keep […]

Editor:I’m happy to support Evan Schwartz to be the next Fifth District county supervisor. Evan is thoughtful and honest, a good listener and community oriented. He has no personal or political agenda in holding a public position. For 10 years, he and his wife ran a natural food grocery on Central Avenue in McKinleyville, as […]

Editor:Orick was the first school I worked at when I moved from Brooklyn to Trinidad (“One School, Nine Students,” April 23). Working in a school with a student population in the low twenties, where a mama bear with cubs could be seen across the meadow out of the office window, was in striking contrast to […]

Editor:I have to disagree with Mr. Donaldson’s gushing and naive view of NASA’s “wokeness” and the recent ridiculous Artemis II mission (“Woke NASA Is Neat,” April 23). Don’t get me wrong, I think space is cool too. Amazing! But been there and done that … . I can hardly cheer another moonshot when we still […]

Editor:As a happy-to-be-here-but-miss-the-food Philly native, the “Greghini’s Bring Philly to the Wild Hare” (On the Table, April 30) headline ignited a little hope in my soul. Upon reading they use mayo in the hoagie and may offer Cheez Whiz for the cheesesteak, hope died. The fundamentals that make a hoagie, as prepared by Italian immigrant […]

Editor:Collin, you are the Dante of our time. “Rosebuds” (Setlist, April 30) is a crushing descent through the dark neural pathways of a harried mind, relieved by the refreshing touch of literary context. Buddy, this is as good as it gets. Anna Hamilton, Eureka

Editor:Thank you to everyone for attending Foragers at the Minor Theatre in March. We had a sell-out crowd. Shine a Light on Palestine has brought more than a dozen films and documentaries to our community since 2024 to provide a much-needed reality about the genocide and the history behind it. A special term is used […]