Is Humboldt County not thinking out of the box enough in terms of economic development? or out of the crab pot in this case? The International Herald Tribune has an article about a reality TV show about crab fishermen that’s taking viewers by storm, literally: Dutch Harbor, a fishing port in this town on a […]
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PALCO Bankruptcy
The California Report shines its light northward and takes a closer look at the PALCO bankruptcy proceedings. Listen to today’s show here: audio player
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Rising Silver Sea Lifts S.S. Lovelace
Trifecta. Photo by Elizabeth Mackay. You knew he had the up-and-coming trail-centric activist types nailed down. But did you know that he’s also pocketed the establishment? That’s Third District Supervisorial candidate Mark Lovelace, flanked by the once and future Wes Chesbro and outgoing Supervisor John Woolley. In other words: The two leading representatives of the […]
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The Piss Fir Air Force
According to an Associated Press story published yesterday, we here in Humboldt County will soon get to experience the joy of living under remote-controlled aerial electronic surveillance. Who says war brings no peacetime benefits? BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service has bought a pair of flying drones to track down marijuana growers operating […]
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T-S Puts Positive Spin on Police Raid
The Times-Standard is running a piece today on a yesterday’s drug raid by the Humboldt Drug Task Force and the Eureka Police Department in the 300 block of West Del Norte Street. That’s City Councilman Larry Glass’ neck of the woods. And the article mentions a recent community meeting Glass organized which included the Eureka […]
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My Left Slipper
If you didn’t know already, next Wednesday, April 9, Soroptomist International will be holding a fundraiser, “Take a Walk in Her Shoes,” to give prominent male members of the community an inkling of what it’s like to be a woman — or at least to know what it feels like to wear high heels. (For […]
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Bankers’ Lunch: Second Course
With the national economy in the tank and the local election season just around the corner, we thought it time to reconvene our panel of high-finance pundits to discuss the state of affairs here on the ground. Patrick Cleary, 49, spent 17 years as an investment banker on Wall Street — 10 with Chase Manhattan […]
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Cell Theory
Between 5:15 p.m. and 7:02 p.m. on Aug. 9, 2007, Martin Cotton’s final hours were recorded unpoetically in the Humboldt County Correctional Facilities observation log: 1715 hours Admitted — Extremely combative 1738 hours Moving — OK 1752 hours Talking / Moving OK 1755 hours Moving 1807 hours Breathing / Moved […]
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Thompson Tops Liquor List
According to numbers released last month by the Center for Responsive Politics, Rep. Mike Thompson is the top Congressional recipient of campaign donations from beer, wine and liquor interests in the 2007-2008 election cycle. Thompson’s $144,266 in contributions was mainly received from a number of $200-$9,200 donations from individual wineries in his district, with PACs […]
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Siskiyou Sups Vote No on Dam Removal
In a meeting last night, Siskiyou County supervisors voted unanimously to oppose the removal of four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River — three of those dams are in Siskiyou County proper. The board also opposes the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement. County representatives have been present at the settlement talks over the past two years […]
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Poetry Reading at HSU
On Thursday, April 3, at 3 p.m. there will be a “multi-cultural” poetry reading at the HSU library on the second floor in the “Fishbowl Room”. Poets who will be reading include Mary Hope Whitehead Lee, Daryl Chinn, Marlon Sherman, Dick Stull, Barbara Curiel, Jerry Martien and Mark Shikuma. Enjoy!