Letters + Opinion

Editor: First off, let me just say that Joseph Byrd is an excellent person and a friend of mine. Even so I can easily understand the outrage and often angry responses he sometimes gets to the articles he’s written here in the Journal. I am writing, however, to congratulate both Joseph and the North Coast […]

Editor: Is the NCJ resorting to using Internet film reviews, similar to the Times-Standard (“Filmland,” May 21)? Furthermore, you chose a critic from Salt Lake City for a film not complimentary to religion (Catholicism, in particular). Why not dredge up a review by Mel Gibson? Suzanne Crothers, McKinleyville

Editor: I love you guys. The Journal covers the Humboldt beat wonderfully, from hot headlines to deep-digging investigations to whimsical features that are really about us. It even has the best ads. But nobody’s perfect. I have to agree with Mark Letlow’s letter (“Mailbox,” May 14). Is the foul language supposed to be sophisticated? Bold? […]

Editor: I was very badly misquoted in the cover story for the May 14 issue of the NCJ (“Meltdown”). The author of this article states: “Humboldt State Economics Professor Steven Hackett questioned the pressing need to replace the ice plant, given that the fishing industry in Humboldt County makes up just 5 percent of the […]

Editor: I read with interest Bob Doran’s article regarding the City of Arcata’s regulation and financial abuse of such venerable events as the North Country Fair, and truly empathize with Matthew Cook and the Same Old People’s predicament (“Keep Off the Grass,” May 14). But I wonder why the Journal chose to spotlight an event […]

Editor: Unlike Mark Letlow (“Mailbox,” May 14), who would prefer to see “st” and “fk” instead of such everyday, evocative words being spelled out in full, I can’t stand the use of asterisks! Nothing annoys me more than being brought up short, in the midst of reading an otherwise interesting article, by the intrusion of […]

Editor: My letter is in direct response to the letter from Sylvia De Rooy of Westhaven (“CASA is Broken,” April 30). I am currently a CASA and have been for three years. I was interviewed for “The CASA” (April 23) and although nothing about my CASA child was revealed during the interview it wasn’t included […]

Editor: Okay, I’m just going to come right out and say it. What’s with the solid red cover with white words (“The Trial of Charles Hurwitz,” April 30)? Come on. Wasn’t there some picture you could have put on the cover that would have looked better than nothing? Is there some crazy story here or […]

Editor: I’m writing to ask if you’re using the same type of keyboard as I am. I’m thinking you may be missing the 8 on yours. You see, when I hold the shift key and press the 8 an “*” appears on my screen. Perhaps you could look into this. This is one of the […]