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Editor: There was no reason, journalistic or otherwise,to publish the names of CCW permit holders. In doing so you compromised the safety of all citizens of Humboldt County. The common criminal will now know with some degree of certainty which citizens are unarmed. The more aggressive criminal will know where to look for firearms. I […]

Editor: While it may be easy to cast “The Sonoma Gang” in a negative light, it becomes a little more awkward to realize that any modern non-Native American who has a stake in this society must be a beneficiary of such things (“The Sonoma Gang,” Sept. 11). Unfortunately, the majority of our culture’s customs are […]

Editor: So sorry to see the usually reliable Hank Sims degenerate into a cursing, bitching partisan on the issue of illegal immigration and the enforcement action at the bulb farms (“Town Dandy,” Sept. 11). As demonstrated in a statewide referendum (Prop. 187), and every opinion poll ever taken, the public does not support the open […]

Editor: Thank you for the article on Wild Chick Farm, which hopefully encouraged people to consider the oft-overlooked fact that the consumption of meat and animal products is based on the daily slaughter and evisceration of sentient beings (“Table Talk,” Sept. 11). May I suggest that everybody who bases his or her diet on such […]

Editor: The article“This Time for Sure” (Sept. 4), on the proposed Marina Center, notes that Home Depot Real Estate Manager Brian Cannard dismissed the belief that a new Home Depot will displace smaller stores, saying: “My sense is, they sharpen their pencils and figure out how to survive.” And Security National’s Randy Gans noted that […]

Editor: I would like to add to the article about scooters (“Stay Upright,” Sept. 4). I have an electric scooter which I plug into the wall at the end of the ride. My scooter looks like a Vespa, carries two at the speed limit in town, and is quiet. I definitely echo the great training […]

Editor: Noelle Andrade writes “it is outrageous … for this publication to dedicate space to an openly racist political party candidate …” and demands “an explanation/apology” (“Mailbox,” Sept. 4). I have an explanation: Free Speech! For Andrade’s edification, free speech means free to all of us, not just those who agree with her. I’m opposed […]

Editor: At first glance I was excited to see an article about the nude figure and its relationship to the artist, as I use the nude in my own work, but then realized it was just a superficial jab at what the figure represents in art (“Art Beat,” Sept. 4). The subtitle — “Nude portraiture […]

Editor: Many thanks to the Journal and to writer Heidi Walters for the excellent cover story (“What Now Treesitter?”, Aug. 8). The photos, especially, showed the diversity of generations, including young treesitters, grandma, teacher and toddler, that make up the forest protection movement. These are indeed new times, when Big Timber and treesitters can sit […]

Editor: Let’s hear it for all of the hundreds of unsung heroes and heroines that were crucial to the successes of Nanning Creek and Fern Gully over the past three to six years(“What Now Treesitter?”, Aug. 8). Most importantly, let’s remember the legacy of Humboldt’s Forest Defenders over the past two decades, and pay our […]

Editor: First off, thanks for covering the story of the old-growth redwood being saved (“What Now Treesitter?”, Aug. 8). This is truly a reason to celebrate. I have just a few points of clarification about the article. First, I would be very surprised if any of the witnesses to the death of David “Gypsy” Chain […]

Editor: It is outrageous and vile that this publication would dedicate precious space to an openly racist political party candidate as if he were worthy of serious consideration (“Alt-Prez,” Aug. 28). You’re putting a candidate who desires the deportation of all non-whites and abortion of all mixed-race pregnancies on the same level as Cynthia McKinney […]