Bad Water
A law-defying landlord leaves his mobile home tenants thirsting for justice
Cover Story
Bad Water
A little pumphouse, cloud-colored with dark gray trim, stands in a corner of the dandelion-stuffed former horse pasture next to the Arbor Glen Mobile Home Park in Del Norte County. Behind the pumphouse and a wooden electrical pole shivers a patch of the dark forest — alders, redwoods — that defines this sun-and-fog land. And…
VIDEO: The Mormon Moment
In this week’s cover story, Journal superstar intern Scottie Lee Meyers follows a pair of Mormon missionaries through their strictly regimented daily rituals and goes door-to-door with them on their tireless quest for converts. Look for the story on newstands today and online tomorrow. And in the meantime, check out the companion video below.
Redwood Curtain Tasting Room Closed … Temporarily
After a rough couple of weeks, Redwood Curtain Brewing Company is hoping that brighter days lay ahead as it prepares to transition to a new tasting room. That transition will require closing the current room, effective immediately, according to a statement posted today on the company’s website and its Facebook page. “This is not a…
Tradition restored
For a century, at least, the Karuk Tribe has been unable to manage the lands surrounding the center of its world — Katimiin, at Ishi Pishi Falls near Somes Bar — the way it did for thousands of years prior. So the recent agreement between the tribe and the United States Forest Service allowing a…
Guest Post: Illuminating the Dark; Pretty Lights comes to Blue Lake
Occasional Journal correspondent Travis Turner offers this heads up in a guest post about a show coming to the Blue Lake Casino: For most of us there is that one artist that easily slides out of the iTunes quiver, loads itself into the Bose and fires you straight into the night. Reaching for it is…
To Mars and/or Bust
The odds were stacked against the Mars Science Laboratory, aka Curiosity, which represented the 17th attempt by Earthlings to land a spacecraft on the surface of the Red Planet. Only seven of the previous 16 had succeeded, so when it did touch down safely last Aug. 5, at 10:32 p.m. PDT, after by far the…
The Social Conquest of Earth
In examining the relationship of humans to the rest of nature as well as human nature itself, Edward O. Wilson has been a defining presence for some 40 years. He created the field of sociobiology in the 1970s. He won the Pulitzer Prize for On Human Nature in 1979, and with later titles (Consilience:…
Light in August
Inland, the polished-gem lyricism of birdsong sounds in…
Arcata City Council Race
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Foot Worship
It’s been a pretty good year for Mr. Foot. With the recent success of Animal Planet’s Finding Bigfoot, several feature films reported to be in production and another sighting video going viral — this one from Bigfoot-drenched Ohio — your favorite cryptoid’s profile has arguably never been higher. And where is this guy so we…
Correction
Last week’s cover article, “The Recyclable Journey,” incorrectly reported that commercial franchisers pay Humboldt Waste Management Authority a tipping fee for recyclables, when in actuality, the tipping fee is for commercial garbage drop-off only. Also, Ferndale and Rio Dell are not currently sending their curbside recyclables to Solid Waste of Willits.
Early Letter Deadline
Because of the upcoming holiday, letters for the Sept. 6 Journal are due by 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 31, and they must include a phone number where you can be reached before noon on Friday.
‘Best Of’ Gripe
Editor: Hey, no fair! After casting my ballot in the annual NCJ Best of Humboldt readers poll, I included a link to the survey ballot on my blog, “Like You’ve Got Something Better To Do” (www.lygsbtd.wordpress.com), encouraging my readers to participate in the survey. The NCJ website denied everyone who clicked that link access to…
In Praise of Squires
Editor: I have rented from Floyd Squires for over six years, and I disagree with “Limbo Land” (Aug. 16). I’ve been here to witness him fixing the front and back door almost weekly. People will rent from him and then pay one month’s rent. When they don’t have the next month’s rent and have already…
Brewery Turmoil
Editor: In the light of recent events (Blog Jammin, Aug. 30), I feel the need to submit a statement of my own. As the owner of Redwood Curtain Brewing Company, I, Drake Mollberg, do not condone Eli LaRue’s actions in any way, shape, or form. I feel his actions in the early hours of Saturday,…
We’ve Got Blues Again
Duh nuh … duh nuh … I glanced at my calendar… Duh nuh … duh nuh … It said August was done… Duh nuh … duh nuh … But I live here in Eureka… Duh nuh … duh nuh … So I still ain’t seen no sun… No, baby! Nooooo! I’d argue that, in this…
Road Runners
Reviews HIT AND RUN. If I had to pick a favorite sub-genre, it would probably be car chase movies. I’ll acknowledge that most of them are guilty pleasures, but I can live with that. You like what you like, and I really like Hit and Run. It has plenty of what I like to see…
Penalty Kicks: Off the Field
It’s been just over a week since Humboldt State University President Rollin Richmond canceled the upcoming men’s soccer season, and players and their parents are still grumbling about the decision, wishing they had a referee to officiate what they’re calling campus politics. Rumors are swirling and athletes are unwilling to talk on the record, frightened…
Lyrical Tapestries
Stashed under the dash is a ragged map. Preset three is the secret frequency. The dot-dash code tells what back road. Come forthright at dawn in one month with white scarf on. … Six-oh-three, the city is asleep and these streets will greave a million Mardi Gras beads when dawn comes, each one glistening like…
Recycling? Tell us More
Editor: It was good to find out more about what actually happens to recycled materials (“The Recyclable Journey,” Aug. 23). It would also be good to find out more about what can currently be recycled, since that seems to be changing. Apparently things like six-pack, milk and egg cartons that were not acceptable before are…
An Early Thanksgiving
A change in the quality of the sunlight tells me it’s nearly September, back-to-school month for many students, and Local Food Month for all of us. Sponsored by the Community Alliance with Family Farmers, the North Coast Growers’ Association, the North Coast Co-op and KHSU-FM, this month-long string of delicious events celebrates local foods…
Illuminating HSU’s Permanent Collection
If you read the headline of this article and your first thought was, “I didn’t even know HSU had a permanent art collection,” you are not alone. The university has largely kept its works on campus, so outsiders haven’t had the chance to learn that HSU not only has a collection, but it’s a…
