Editor: The last editions of the North Coast Journal (NCJ) capture the contradictions in Humboldt County when it comes to climate change. Readers who are paying attention to environmental politics will note the contrast between the awareness of climate change articulated in Jen Savage’s excellent article about sea level rise in the Dec. 11 edition […]
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Deadline Extended to Support Eel River Dam Removal
PG&E has submitted an application to surrender its license for the Potter Valley Project (PVP), and to remove the two defunct dams in the Eel River headwaters. This is a smart economic move, as the project has not generated electricity for over four years, and what was produced over the last 20 years was less […]
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The Ocean Is Coming: King Tides Offer Preview of Rising Seas
The highest King Tides of the year arrived in Humboldt County last week, offering both a spectacle and a warning. Unlike waves or swell, which are wind-driven, tides are the daily rise and fall of the ocean, created by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun. They become “King” tides when the sun, moon, […]
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‘Not Impressed’
Editor: The four contenders for governor, detailed in the CalMatters article (“They Want to Be California’s Next Governor. Here’s What They’d Do About Health Care, Nov. 20), range in age from 57 to 72. Katie Porter, who didn’t answer CalMatters’ questions, is 51. Other non-respondents were Chad Bianco who is soon to be 59, and […]
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‘Something of Our Lives’
Editor: I often think about the fact that I’m the extremely unlikely product of an unbroken, four-billion-year-long chain of survival and reproduction. What are the odds? Sometimes I’m wracked with guilt by the fact that, partly by luck but mostly by choice, I’ve broken that chain. Mr. Evans (“The Lure of Immortality,” Nov. 20) points […]
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Gov. Newsom and Pres. Trump Tell the Same Inadequate Tale About Native America
Native American Heritage Month turns a spotlight on how we treat issues of importance to Indigenous peoples. Below: An assistant professor specializing in Indigenous people’s history describes how U.S. political leaders fail to respect Native American governments. Another view: A former museum curator describes how museums and universities neglect the remains of ancestors and artifacts […]
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Sanctuary for Trans Individuals
Editor: Recently, several Eureka residents approached the city council requesting Eureka consider becoming a Trans Sanctuary City. The individuals came out of fear of being transgender in today’s America, but why is this? Certainly, Donald Trump plays a part. Immediately in office, he placed an executive order that mandated there no longer be federal recognition […]
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Honoring Transgender Figures in a Difficult Time
When I walk to my classes in Founders Hall on the Cal Poly Humboldt campus, I pass by a poster that maps every transgender person who has been murdered in the United States in the past 10 years. Most of the time I’ll stop and bow, paying respect and honoring those who have come before […]
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Fascism in the USA
Editor: Franklin Stover’s letter of Nov. 13 (“Stop Misusing the F Word”) claims Jennifer Fumiko Cahill is wrong to call Trump a dimwitted fascist, and offers some pretty weak arguments to prove it. Thus, he claims Trump’s regime can’t be called fascist because 1) things were worse in “Mussolini’s Italy,” and still are in North […]
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The Censure and Punishment of Supervisor Bushnell
Editor: Excellent reporting by Kimberly Wear (“Chronicle of a Censure,” Nov. 13)! Just the facts … it certainly appears the county acted extrajudiciously in removing the supervisor from her chair position. Ryan Lee, Glendale
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‘Our Cultural Heritage’
Editor: Justin Crellin’s eloquent article (“How rescinding the Public Lands Rule Harms Humboldt County,” Nov. 6) alerted us just in time to the threat posed to our nation’s public lands by the prospective rescission of the Public Lands Rule. Hopefully many people wrote comment letters. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages one-eighth of the […]
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Blame Trump
After Tuesday’s elections, many pollsters cited two major reasons for the GOP’s dismal performance: Trump wasn’t on the ballot and the government shutdown. However, Trump was on the ballot. His poor job performance ratings hung like an albatross around GOP candidates’ necks. This was mostly due to Trump’s failure on promised lower prices and increased […]