Editor: Charlie Myers’ review of Waltz with Bashir waltzes around an important element in the story about the 19-year old Israeli soldier’s inability to recall the events surrounding his participation in the massacre of over 1,000 Palestinians in the Beirut refugee camps of Sabra and Shatila ("Filmland," March 5). According to the review, what appears […]
Letters + Opinion
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Unseal the Record
Editor: I’d like to respond to Carolyn Coke’s letter regarding current adoption practices ("Mailbox," March 5). Coke missed my point completely. I am not surprised at all, as it is her job to sell the public on the "sunny, rainbow-filled" aspects of adoption. It’s very clear from her letter that adoptees drop off her radar […]
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Rivers, Roads and Rails
Humboldt County radio listeners were assaulted last week with a series of advertisements so paranoid and goofy that they put one in mind of the failed Maxxam-led recall effort against District Attorney Paul Gallegos five years ago. From these ads, it would seem that a small, sinister cabal of shadowy individuals wants to destroy the […]
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The LA Influence
Editor: While reading Marcy Burstiner’s "Subscribe ’til It Hurts," I noticed what I consider an error in the article ("Media Maven," March 5). She used the phrase/term "The 101" — referring, of course, to our north-south highway. Now, I don’t know how this came to be, or why it is an error, but I do […]
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Hint, Hint
I was struck by your latest report concerning the embattled Humboldt Creamery; specifically, by interim CEO Len Mayer’s statement that "at least one person, and probably less than two," were involved in fraud ("Creamery in Curdle," March 5). Leaving aside grammatical quibbles, that announcement does clarify things somewhat — apparently we can eliminate all potential […]
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Subscribe ‘Til It Hurts
When you live in the only place in the country where three faults meet, you should keep a larder stocked with gallons of water and food that will last until the Big One hits: Sardines, Spaghetti O’s, Spam, Melba Toast. You’ll need to know the state of affairs — road closures, estimates of when the […]
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The Millipede Massacre
Editor: Heidi Walters did a good job summarizing the complex history of Headwaters Forest ("Headwaters Forest at 10", Feb. 26). However, a notable inaccuracy occurred when she wrote, "In March 1987, [Greg] King and a fellow activist walked into the Headwaters Grove for the first time." Actually, I was alone during that first foray into […]
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Adopting Reform
Editor: In reading the Feb. 19 letter to the editor titled “Not a Pretty Picture,” I was saddened to hear that Ms. Rigge has experienced so many difficulties in her journey as an adopted adult. While adoption in this country has seen countless forms and is still, in many ways, evolving as an issue that […]
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Hospital With Heart
Editor: How appropriate that the Journal depicted a heart on its cover for its lead story on St. Joseph’s Hospital in your Feb. 12 issue ("Mending Broken Hearts."). Although you meant the heart literally, it is a profound metaphor as well. Your writer indicated that St. Joe’s used to have three quality of care problems: […]
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Aw, Shucks
Editor, Your Feb. 19 issue was a real treat for me. I read it from cover to cover, a kind of newspaper detective case investigated during a windy, rainy night, cozily propped up in my warm and comfortable bed. I have been suffering from the thinning of so many products — same brand, less weight […]
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Due credit
The photo of Rick St. Charles dressed up like a burglar and acting goofy on page 7 of last week’s Journal should have been credited to Matt St. Charles. The Journal regrets the error.
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Interference
Editor: We were interested in the casual response regarding the use of a less than adequate generator to power an antenna for the KZCC 95.5 FM radio station broadcasting from Trinidad ("Dance of the Dial," Feb. 19). The antenna is actually located on Green Diamond Resource company property adjacent to the north east corner of […]