Editor: Your article on toxic blue-green algae in our rivers touched only briefly on the causes of this growing problem ("A Deadly Scum," Aug. 13). Failing septic systems and fertilizer runoff are noted as two of those causes, and they point to the fatal flaw in the pro-growth vision for unincorporated areas of Humboldt County […]
Letters + Opinion
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Whatever That Is
Editor: I find it somewhat ironic that revolutionaries seeking to overthrow the system and establish a new world order end up working for the same system they sought to overthrow ("Notes from Underground," Aug. 13). Usually at some university, where they’re regarded as some sort of hero. Another one drinking out of the public trough […]
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Snow-Flamer’s Side
Editor: College of the Redwoods is experiencing a time of significant change in its commitment to re-connecting with the communities it serves. CR has revised its Education Master Plan with a focus on increasing access to classes and programs and helping students attain their educational goals. Opening new instructional sites in Arcata and McKinleyville, offering […]
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Ex-Hacks on the T-S
Editor: As a retired reporter, I frequently find myself in agreement with Media Maven Marcy Burstiner, but this time her broadside against the Times-Standard misses the mark (“Media Maven”, Aug.6). And her sniping at reporter Thadeus Greenson is unfair. Greenson is the best thing to happen to the T-S since millionaire Rob Arkley’s misbegotten venture […]
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Watch Them Fight
Occasionally you hear someone raise a stodgy moral objection to The Media’s "horserace coverage" of politics. Let’s briefly acknowledge that these grumpy scolds do indeed have a point — not everything should be fun — before brutally sending them back to their caves. We posit that the human brain is hard-wired to revel before the […]
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Correction
Last week’s story on the Northcoast Environmental Center’s financial travails, "The NEC’s Subprime Mortgage," incorrectly identified Don Tuttle as a former Humboldt County public works director. In fact, Tuttle was deputy director of that department, not the director. The Journal regrets the error.
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Un-Godly Beauty
Editor: R. Thomas Palmer states that "creationism and evolution both begin with the Big Bang." This is a huge, but very common, misunderstanding of the theory of evolution (Field Notes, July 16). Evolution is a biological theory that addresses genetic change in biological populations, and there was nothing for biology to study for the first […]
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Gosh, Josh!
Editor: Joshua Kinch’s letter to the Journal (July 30) was very enlightening. I can’t believe how misinformed I was! I thought the increase in unwed mothers might have been related to Reagan-era regulations (continued by both Bushes) restricting education about and distribution of birth-control technologies, and limited teaching about human reproduction in public schools. Gee. […]
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Big Box o’ Fish
Editor: Normally I try to stay out of the fray of letter writing, but a letter by Gary Graham Hughes titled "Grovewashing" (July 23) needs a reality check. I’m wondering if Mr. Hughes, and the other few but vocal opponents of the Richardson Grove project, have noticed that there is a Costco and a Target […]
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Sick Time
There is one national story that will directly affect every resident of Humboldt County: passage of health care reform in Congress. If it passes it promises insurance for those who don’t have it and possibly hundreds of dollars in savings each month for those who do. Over the past two weeks, you could find in […]
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Chide T.E.A.
Editor: With regard to the recent Tea Parties ("T.E.A.’d Off," July 23), I feel the group is well intentioned, but misdirected because Corporate America is not paying its fair share of taxes. While the U.S. has some of the highest "STATED or GROSS" taxes, virtually no one pays that rate due to deductions (including multi-gazillion […]
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Priceless Savage
Editor: I really appreciate and applaud Jennifer Savage’s musings on behalf of the financially beleaguered (Savage Money, July 23). She beautifully blends sympathy for fellow sufferers with practical, grounded insights and easily applied advice. Her column this week about economic profiling accomplished the near-miracle of making me feel positive and successful about my own totally […]