OK, first of all, the results of a new public opinion poll on global warming attitudes, reported on here, would seem to imply that nobody’s phone in worried-central Humboldt County rang during the pollsters’ phone survey. The survey found that the more people learn about global warming, the more apt they are to slip into […]
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Remembering Three Mile Island and the New Nuclear Renaissance
Apropos of last week’s cover story in the Journal , “The Not-So-Peaceful Atom,” today’s Morning Edition on NPR features two stories on the nuclear industry: One is about Three Mile Island’s efforts to extend their license, which looks like it’s going to happen, and the other is about the nuclear renaissance underway in the United […]
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The NCJ Wrap
Here’s a preview of all the scintillating stories and fascinating factoids you’ll find in this week’s paper: On the cover, Heidi Walters comes out of the woods with the California Department of Fish and Game and hits the asphalt running. Walters examines the new role the DFG is playing in urban planning. It’s the perfect […]
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Tsunami Test: Your Questions Answered
This is only a test. … Yesterday’s California Report features an interview with James Goltz, head of the earthquake and tsunami program for the governer’s Office of Emergency Services. He discusses yesterday’s Tsunami warning test, the first of its kind in the state. Goltz says that “Humboldt county is probably one the most tsunami prepared […]
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CNN: Thompson Iraq Visit Bought By Iraqi Spy
Remember Rep. Mike Thompson’s visit to Iraq back in 2002, just before the outbreak of hostilities? Remember how it solidified Thompson’s opposition to the war? Um, about that … Muthanna al-Hanooti, a former official with an Islamic charity in Detroit, Michigan, was taken into custody Tuesday night. Hussein’s spy agency secretly paid al-Hanooti 2 million […]
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Sovereign Immunity: More Blue Lake Rancheria Blues
Yes, the Blue Lake Rancheria is using its sovereign immunity to defend itself again, this time from an angry California resident who sued the construction company that had done shoddy work when building her home, only to realize that the homebuilder had been sold to the tribe. And once again the Rancheria doesn’t seem to […]
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SN Announces Layoffs
This just in from Security National VP Brian Morrissey: Eureka — Security National Servicing Corporation today (March 24) announced the layoff of 21 employees in their Eureka headquarters and a total of 31 employees companywide, due to a slow down in the mortgage loan servicing business. “We are saddened to let go some very talented […]
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Willie in SoHum
It’s official: Country music icon Willie Nelson is coming to Humboldt County for a Labor Day weekend show on August 31, produced by People Productions. Willie’s website lists the show as taking place at the Benbow State Recreation Area , and the park is reserved, but if all goes according to plan the show will […]
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Phil Crandall’s Finest
There’s been some clamoring of late for the Journal to publish its letters online. Folks, it’s coming. Trust me, it’s coming. In the meantime, we’ll give you a taste of how it’ll work by posting a letter we received about this week’s issue. Enjoy! Editor: In Hank Sims’ “Town Dandy” column of March 20, the […]
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EPA Reverses Prior Decision, Declares Klamath River Impaired by Toxic Algae
In a press release sent out this morning, the Klamath Riverkeepers claim to have won a “major concession” today from the Environmental Protection Agency. In a reversal of their prior decision, the EPA has now designated the Klamath River as impaired by toxic algae. The blue green algae, Microcystis aeruginosa, blooms in reservoirs created by […]
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Should Thompson Change His Superdelegate Vote?
The Napa Valley Register is asking its readers to chime in on whether Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, should endorse Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama with his superdelegate vote (right now, he’s pledged it to Clinton). However, the February primaries indicate that the First District favors Obama over Clinton. (For an idea of the how […]
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Blog Fans: Help Is Here
Despite what you may have thought, the problem with the Humboldt County blogosphere isn’t that it’s too stupid. On the contrary, the problem is that it’s not stupid enough. Every day, all around the world, the bar for brainlessness is set a little bit higher, and as usual Humboldt County is behind the curve. We […]