Dr. Ring’s Single-Payer Puppet Show
Fighting for universal health care, one performance at a time
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Dr. Ring’s Single-Payer Puppet Show
It’s a pretty Sunday morning inside a prototypical Humboldt County home — big windows, open floor plan, cluttered interior, deck, view of the woods — and slowly but surely people are filing in, each of them various degrees of late to the 11 a.m. run-through. There’s a few nurses, a social worker and at least…
Coast Guard Member Killed
Very sad press release this morning: MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. – A 27 year old Coast Guardsman died this afternoon after a swimming accident in the Trinity River. Seaman James A. Salac, a Food Service Specialist at Coast Guard Group Humboldt Bay, was pulled from the river by the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department at approximately 5:34 p.m. after…
Second Place
June. At its most recent Tuesday meeting, the Board of Supes appointed Eureka attorney Zachary Zwerdling to the board of directors of the Headwaters Fund, the somewhat embattled body that administers a big pot o’ cash aimed at local economic development. “As a practicing attorney, I would bring years of legal experience to the Board,”…
Humboldt Creamery Declares Bankruptcy
continuously.” The T-S gets the scoop.
Our piece of the Recovery pie Goo-mapped
dude…Our piece of the Recovery pie Goo-mapped: “Rep. Mike Thompson launched an interactive Google map on his web site to highlight the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 at work in our district. The map reflects funding that has been announced to date, and it will be updated
Bonnie Neely and U2’s The Edge
Bonnie Neely and U2’s The Edge: The jingly jangly guitar man wants to construct a five-mansion complex in Malibu, E! Online reports, and neighbors are hella pissed. Only California Coastal Commission Chair (and Humboldt County Supervisor) Bonnie Neely stands in his way! The photo op is scheduled for
Marijuana Advocates Point to Signs of Change – NYTimes.com
link.Marijuana Advocates Point to Signs of Change – NYTimes.com: Itz 420
RIP: Eric H. — Master of Medical Marijuana
morning. Sad news, sad news — via e-mail today: At 11:20 a.m. April 17, 2009 Eric Vaughn Heimstadt passed away circled by family and friends. Eric was the founder of Humboldt Medical Supply in Arcata, a member of the Humboldt County Medical Task Force, and perhaps the most informed and articulate advocate Humboldt had in…
Offshore Booty
Begin at the line where land meets ocean and swim or boat three geographical miles out: There, the Outer Continental Shelf begins, extending roughly 200 nautical miles to comprise a 1.7 billion-acre chunk of Atlantic and Pacific ocean-submerged lands governed by the United States Department of the Interior. Out there where the mighty winds blow,…
Humsterdam
Editor: My name is Andrew Hedin and I have lived in SoHum my entire life. I thought your article "When Weed is Legal" (April 2) was a very good article, but I was interested to know if anyone has studied the effects that legalization would have on Humboldt’s tourism economy. Would we not become somewhat…
Sea Change
Well, no one was more surprised than we were upon receiving the shocking news from the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District’s meeting last week, when that agency’s board of directors took a stab at its upcoming budget, which looks gruesome indeed, thanks to the closure of the Evergreen Pulp Mill last year. The…
Die, T-S
Editor: I would like to revisit the Media Maven’s criticism of the Times-Standard a few weeks ago (April 2). Simply put, the Maven was spot on. The out-of-town-owned Times-Standard has a weak to non-existent role in our community. The editorial voice is non-existent, rarely rising above the "Toasts and Roasts" section, which is the journalistic…
Deaf Ears
Editor: In regard to Joseph Byrd’s view in the NCJ regarding local festivals, I would like to say several things ("Regarding Local Festivals," April 9). First, Mr. Byrd, the people that put together the festivals are not "lazy" (a word you used) and the two festivals are not "egregious" examples of groups celebrating a community.…
Debrainwashed
Editor: Like Hank Sims, I too was assured the Richardson Grove project was just a minor tweak, without any environmental consequences, and great for local businesses but without any impact on traffic, or sprawl, or Big Boxes, or anything else bad ("Town Dandy," April 9). The county’s media campaign was very effective — that is,…
Who Knows?
Editor: If the existence of the Loch Ness monster, "Nessie," could be positively disproved, I would find the world to be a less interesting place. Should anyone ask me if I believe in Nessie, I would have to say that I keep an open mind on the subject. Since science cannot prove or disprove certain…
Third Friday McKinleyville Arts Night
The Front Gallery and Gifts 1181 Central Ave. Edson Gutierrez, graffiti art on canvas. Mirador Glass Miller Business Park Bryan Raskin, Tantric People Sculptures demo; Melissa Hurst, Be Love clothing artist. Eternal Source Glass Art Studio in the Community Art Workshop Miller Business Park. Karmaja and The Widow Makers, tribal bellydance performances with special guests.…
The Great Chick Shortage
In case you haven’t been to a feed store lately, I’ve got news for you: It’s chicken season. Every feed store in town has a little wire cage rigged up with heat lamps, and under those heat lamps are — nothing. Nothing. We are in an oversold situation with regard to baby chicks this spring.…
Gravity 101
I happened to walk into the middle of a conversation in my local coffee hangout the other day. Two of the regulars were engaged in an animated discussion about alien abductions, psychic surgery and the end of the Earth (we’ve got three more years). As I got up for a refill, one of the participants…
Crepe Me
Crêpes are a great cold weather dish. In Arcata, where a damp chill is the norm, they were a standard at the Brotman table. Impromptu dessert? Fast easy dinner? My father was at the stove, flipping away and turning out a buttery delivery of crispy-edged delights. I know it’s hardly a groundbreaking topic, but having…
Atlantic Ocean
When news of your latest album is prefaced with "recorded in Wilco’s studio on an analog tape machine sold to Swift by Jeff Tweedy and featuring talented guests such as Mark Ronson and Ryan Adams," expectations are raised. Singer-songwriter Richard Swift’s Atlantic Ocean, newly out on indie-stalwart label Secretly Canadian, doesn’t disappoint. This is the…
Listen
Continuing our discussion last week about the viability of record stores, well, this Saturday, April 18, is officially Record Store Day. As RSD co-founder Michael Kurtz explains, "Record Store Day is an excuse for record stores to have a party with the artists who love them and who want to celebrate their art with us.…
Between Floor and Flight
For those of us who have been attending HSU dance concerts for the past few years, there is no doubt that Sharon Butler has done a great job at the helm. But as I’m not a fan of long program notes, her lengthy pre-performance exposition included in every program drives me bonkers. There is a…
Winter lets go
Birds rain trees sea winter lets go …
Declining Values
Charles Simpson stepped to the podium, took a stack of papers and manila envelopes from under his arm and set it down. "Well," he said, fumbling with the pages and staring into the middle distance, "I’m not a public speaker. Just bear with me and I’ll try to explain this the best I can." Mr.…
New Community Clinic in FTA?
The Redwood Memorial Hospital Foundation may undertake the construction of a federally qualified health center and physician offices on a 10-acre site opposite the hospital in Fortuna. The "federally qualified" designation is given to safety net providers such as community health centers, public housing centers, outpatient health programs and Indian Health Services. Qualified centers provide…
Dirty Rogen
Previews In the latest take on life "redo," Matthew Perry (of Friends fame) stars in 17 Again as Mike O’Donnell, a middle-aged father that wakes up one day to find himself returned to the ripe young age of 17, yet still in the year 2009. Zac Efron (High School Musical 1-3) stars as Perry’s young…
