As a journalism major and retired creative director of a major advertising agency, I applaud the well-written piece Karen Sack contributed regarding her daughter’s quad at the Junior Nationals in Ohio (“Angels and Insects,” June 19). In addition, she is a relative of my very close friends Mike and Lynne Walsh, and the late Joe […]
Letters + Opinion
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Geography Trumps Ideology
“Ideologies have no heart of their own. They’re the whores and angels of our striving selves. — John Le Carre Transcendence be damned. Nuances notwithstanding, most politics can be reduced to stereotypes of liberalism vs. conservatism. When I moved to Humboldt County in the ’90s, the ideological lines of the North Coast were clear and […]
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My Lai, Abu Ghraib
Earlier this month I traveled to Philadelphia for the annual convention of our trade group, the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies (AAN). It was my first visit to that city. As a lifelong political junkie, I was drawn like a magnet to Independence Hall. I stood in absolute awe of the room that served as the […]
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A Federal Case
By the time you read this, it’ll probably be either the second or third day of the big Federal Bureau of Investigation dope raids that were launched Tuesday morning. What a Tuesday we had! If you didn’t follow the action blow-by-blow on that day, go back and check the North Coast Journal Blogthing – ncjournal.wordpress.com. […]
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Bay Bather
Editor: Nowhere in your otherwise excellent article on the dearth of swimming pools in Eureka (“Can’t Swim,” June 19) did you mention the one no-cost, larger-than-Olympic-size, local “pool”: Humboldt Bay. Instead of wasting gas and guilt driving to the Arcata pool, I stroll over from my home in Old Town to the C Street dock […]
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"Of Course We Do"
There was a misstatement in the story “Of Course We Do” from last week’s issue. It stated that if The California Marriage Protection Act, a constitutional amendment on the November ballot, passes, the same-sex marriages that happen in the weeks and months to come will become void. In fact, there is no clause written in […]
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Old School and New
Well, Rich Somerville, welcome to Humboldt County. Here’s a briefing from The Town Dandy, and don’t say I never did you any favors … I sincerely hope you stay for a while, at least. But if you do end up moving on, please tell your reporters one thing:Don’t sit on the story! — "Town Dandy," […]
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Our Gas Plight
Editor: Who owns the tank farms in Eureka ("Crude Figures," June 9)? Why are gas prices lower inland, with higher distribution costs? Hint: competition from Redding or Oregon. [Former Humboldt County District Attorney] Terry Farmer started a price-fixing investigation a long time ago. It lasted about a week. Why don’t you do one, and do […]
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Horse Bites
Editor: You’re too old to continue working? You’re sick and it’s going to be expensive to keep you alive? Why not just send you to the slaughter! It’s a cheap way for your family to get rid of you, and business can thrive by your slaughter. It’s perfect! Did you give birth to a child […]
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Another Horse Bite
Editor: There have always been a wide range of ways to care for and use horses here in Humboldt County and through out civilization. There always will be. One thing is for certain they, like all of us, must leave behind a mass of flesh and bones at some point. We would all like to […]
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A Commie Writes
(Ed. note: We received the following handwritten letter a couple of weeks ago, but it was temporarily forsaken and forgotten in the wilds of my desk. Many apologies to Michael Langdon.) Editor: I have a few points I’d like to share with you and your readers. First, I’d like to thank you for running a […]
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Cow v. Horse
Editor: I am writing in response to last week’s cover story on the low market value for horses in this area ("Ends Meet," June 5). Because they can no longer be sold for slaughter, there is an excess of animals, many of which are aged or can no longer work for other reasons. This situation […]