Activist poet David Smith-Ferri will read from his book, Battlefield without Borders, at Northtown Books in Arcata, Saturday, March 9, at 7 pm. Smith-Ferri first visited Iraq in 1999 as part of an eight-member fact-finding delegation. According to his website, he wrote two thirds of the poems while in Iraq after encounters with Iraqi people. […]
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The Other Hillary
Where there’s a Will, there’s a way. Just ask 27-year-old Fortuna native Hillary Will, the fastest female in the history of NHRA drag racing. Will, in her nitro-fueled, 8,000-horsepower dragster, will compete this weekend, Feb. 22-24, at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series at Firebird Int’l Raceway in Phoenix, Ariz. If she doesn’t do well, […]
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Backstage Pass
There is no backstage at the Reggae Trial.And while it follows the same sort of rules and general form, the legal proceeding is not a traditional trial, civil or otherwise. The Hon. James Warren, a retired judge from San Francisco, presided over the first portion of the hearing, which ran from Jan. 28-Feb. 6 in […]
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Bulletproof
Lyal Corliss’ huge hands tell the story of his life. They have felled Sequoia sempervirens and shod countless horses. His fingers are burly and broad like tree roots, and they are wrinkled and weather-beaten. A finger on one hand is missing from an accident in the woods. Still, they are immensely strong hands, especially considering […]
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That’ll speech ’em.
Seems the stuffy old TriMet folks — you know (or perhaps you don’t), the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon — have refused to let the Karuk Tribe run a decidedly anti-Klamath-dams ad on their public buses. So today the Karuk, ACLU and Friends of the River turned around and slapped TriMet with a free […]
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Your Tuesday Tedium
In other words, what’s on at the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors and the Eureka City Council next week. We’re going to try to make this a regular Friday afternoon feature on the Blogthing. As a way to make those hellishly painful final hours of the work-week even more painful, we will delve deep into […]
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Alpha Blondy cancels tour / Gregory Isaacs replaces him in Arcata
African reggae star Alpha Blondy , who had been scheduled to perform at the Arcata Community Center next Sunday, Feb. 24 , has canceled the remaining dates of his American tour. An inquiry to the producers of the Ragga Muffins Festivals , a series of concerts planned for the West Coast featuring the singer from […]
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Jimmy’s In
No surprise — First District Supervisor Jimmy Smith announced today that he’ll be running for reelection this year. When first elected to serve, I made a commitment to get things done and treat people with respect. We have worked cooperatively with tribes, cities, the county, local organizations and state and federal agencies to achieve success. […]
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Damages
"We’re looking for the smoking gun. I think Ross Swimmer had a lot to do with it. I also think there might be a Klamath connection. But that’s all pure speculation." — Clifford Lyle Marshall, Hoopa Valley Tribe Chairman The trouble with you non-Indian people — especially the media — says the Hupa man on […]
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Zoned For Kids
Last Wednesday, Hilary Mosher, director of the Strongbridge Montessori School in McKinleyville, tried to explain to her students the bind their school is in. The building she’s been operating out of for the past two years was sold recently and she has until to the end of February to relocate. Mosher sat on a short […]
