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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Hopeless Endeavor?
It’s a question that’s been nagging the city of Arcata and those who run the nonprofit Arcata Endeavor since the organization formed nine years ago. What’s the best place to offer services for those who are most in need, who don’t have the money for food, who don’t have a place to sleep or bathe […]
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The Not-So-Peaceful Atom
On a summer day in 1969,Bob Rowen, a nuclear control technician at the Humboldt Bay nuclear power plant, realized that for his employer, Pacific Gas and Electric, the bottom line was everything — it was even more important than the community’s safety. It wasn’t the first time Rowen, a burly former Marine, had witnessed safety […]
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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 […]
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Do The Test
Here’s this week’s coolest thing. It was sponsored by London’s transport system, and it’s meant to raise driver awareness of bicyclists. It’s like something Green Wheels might do if Green Wheels had a budget. [vodpod id=ExternalVideo.487013&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] from www.dothetest.co.uk posted with vodpod
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Urine Trouble Now …
The Associated Press reported that a Crescent City woman is facing three years in prison after allegedly trying to steal back her own urine sample. Krystal Evans and a friend intercepted a DHL van and tried to reclaim her bodily fluid, but they were caught yellow handed. Anyway, it’s a good thing that Evans wasn’t […]