What’s Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) doing to end the government shutdown? Well, he wants to tell you. Tomorrow. By Twitter and Facebook. Just thought we’d pass it along. Also, you can read his Oct. 1 statement to the House of Reps here. The news release: Huffman to Hold Twitter and Facebook Q&A Sessions, Discuss […]
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Voices from The Edge
Humboldt residents living on the edge of poverty now have a voice. That was the intention of Lorena Boswell, founder and editor of The Humboldt Edge, a street paper whose first issue comes out today. Boswell told the Journal today that publication of the first issue has been delayed by a week. “I am so […]
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Cal Fire Crash
Cal Fire Engine 1267 overturned while navigating a steep curve just above Old Hindley Ranch road, near Honeydew this afternoon. Division Chief Charles Hanes said that at this time the cause of the accident was unknown, although brake failure seems likely. Three Cal Fire personnel were transported by ambulance to Redwood Memorial Hospital with minor […]
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More Than a Musical Offering
Longtime KHSU host and friend of the community Ben Tankersley died Tuesday. He was 93 years old. If you ever heard Ben talk, you know who he was. His Friday morning classical music program, “A Musical Offering,” ran for most of 26 years between 1985 and 2011. Two years ago, Ben retired and moved to […]
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Rural Road Rage Part II
Harvest season is about to hit full tilt, so I have to ask: what is it about hauling a trailer full of illegal green stuff that makes you inland outlaws want to drive so fast? There are so many switchbacks between here and the highway that your crop is whipping around on the back of […]
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Rural Road Rage Part I
If you’re on your way out to the hills with an ice chest full of groceries and you get stuck behind one of those big ol’ RVs with quippy names (The Voyage, The View, Wanderer) that insists on taking in every falling leaf and majestic redwood at 10 mph under the speed limit without pulling […]
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Another Courthouse Evacuation
The Humboldt County Courthouse was evacuated this afternoon when smoke and haze filled the basement. A courthouse employee told Journal freelancer Linda Stansberry that the Sheriff’s Office smelled smoke and pulled the fire alarm around 1:15 p.m. The courthouse was evacuated less than a month ago when an elevator shaft filled with smoke. More photos […]
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Update: Arkley Draws Big Crowd to Talk about Homelessness
Update: All charges against Elise Gerhart have been dismissed and her arrest record expunged based on a Nov. 4 order from Humboldt County Superior Court Judge Marilyn Miles that deemed Gerhart factually innocent in the case. Update: Arrest records posted this morning by the Lost Coast Outpost show that the Eureka Police Department did in […]
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Update w/ Photos: Discovery of Artillery Shuts Down Old Town
Update from Eureka Police Department Sgt. Steve Watson: On 9/17/13, at about 8:00 AM, Eureka Police Department officers were dispatched to a construction site along the waterfront between H and I Streets after construction workers reported uncovering two World War II era artillery shells. The shells were located in separate dirt piles within the construction […]
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Arkley vs. Bridges: Two Perspectives on How to Treat the Needy
The Bible has a lot to say about helping the needy, but we doubt that even the Holy Ghost saw this day coming. Good people of Humboldt County, we urge you to lock your doors, board up your windows and hide your canned food — because it looks like the meek got tired of waiting […]
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‘Let’s Have Intercourse’ – An Etymological Mystery
In this week’s cover story on the not-so-sleepy town of Loleta, Heidi Walters recalls the town’s late-19th century days as a railroad depot known as Swauger’s Station. “The townspeople,” reports Walters, “changed the name in 1897 to Loleta — a Wiyot term, lo-le-tah, meaning “pleasant place at the end of the water.” Ah, how sweet and […]
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Updated With Video: Coast Guard Chopper Rescues Sinking Fishermen
Update: The Coast Guard sent us this overhead video of the rescue, showing the helicopter crew lower a basket and pull the fishermen to safety. All that training pays off. Coasties pulled two men from a sinking fishing boat Friday, 35 miles off the coast of Punta Gorda. A rescue swimmer hoisted the crew of […]