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Remembering Richard Guadagno, Passenger 19A on Flight 93
Editor’s note: Twenty-five years ago today, at 10:03 a.m., Flight 93 crashed into a Pennsylvania field after passengers and crew members fought back against 9/11 hijackers, sacrificing their lives to prevent the plane from reaching its intended target, thought to have been the U.S. Capitol. One of those passengers was Richard Guadagno, the former manager […]
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Condors of the North Coast
Two decades ago, the Yurok Tribe began working to honor the request made by a council of elders for the bird they know as prey-go-neesh to once again soar over their ancestral lands. By then, the California condor had been absent from the skies for more than a century, meaning generations had gone without seeing […]
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‘These records are priceless’: 3 National Archives locations set to close without tribal consultation
This story was originally published by ICT. MILWAUKEE, Wisc. – The Chicago National Archives holds hundreds of thousands of Bureau of Indian Affairs records spanning nearly two centuries, but the site is set to close by the end of September. There is no clear answer about where the documents are going or when they’ll next […]
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In the News: William Pierson’s photography and ‘Wildfur’ animator Violet Crabtree
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Trump Cuts to These College Outreach Programs are Hurting Rural California Students
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Bordering Oregon and boasting more redwoods than people, Del Norte is one of the most isolated counties in California. Nearly two hours by car from the nearest community college, students here are often chronically absent from school and are some of the least […]
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In the News: A new trail in RNP, Supes agree on code of conduct
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Forest Fires Follow Roads. The Trump Administration Wants to Build More
This story was originally published by CalMatters. The Trump administration announced earlier this month it is rolling back a rule prohibiting logging and road construction in undeveloped parts of national forests, including more than 4 million acres of federally managed forest lands in California. The change could open some of California’s most remote backcountry to […]
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Code of Conduct
The next time a complaint is raised against a member of the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors, the process will play out differently behind the scenes and in the public arena under a series of “substantial policy changes” approved last week. Gone from the board’s Code of Conduct section on complaints is the initial review […]
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In the News: Two horse deaths at Fair rodeo, Civil Grand Jury reports
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Reports from the Grand Jury
Every year a group of 19 volunteers comes together to form the Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury in a civilian oversight tradition that dates back to the Magna Carta. Wielding the power of the subpoena and carrying a mandate enshrined in the state Constitution to serve as overseers of local government, the panel spends months […]
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Outlaw Rodeo at the Fair Marred by Two Horse Deaths
Without horse racing for its second year in a row, the 130th annual Humboldt County Fair replaced the thunder of hooves on the track with Saturday’s Outlaw Rodeo College Invitational. While it attracted a strong crowd as the largest single-day event, the injury and subsequent deaths of two horses cast a pall over the festivities […]