‘If Only We’d Done More to Save Her’
Hundreds again protest Trump at Eureka courthouse By Thadeus Greenson
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‘If Only We’d Done More to Save Her’
Some years ago, Laurel Uber says she ended up with a small, unused wooden coffin, given to her wife by someone at church who’d made it. “It’s been sitting around the house,” Uber says, adding they’d been unsure what to do with it. That changed in the lead up to the April 19 protest in…
Gloria
I went out past the back pasture in the body of this column, so no opening essay this week. In deference to Easter Sunday, when I am writing this, I humbly submit for your consideration the final words of Dante’s Divine Comedy, when the poet has looked upon God in Paradise, but finds himself unable…
Lee Roy Whitman August 2, 1948-April 8, 2025
Lee Roy Whitman, son of Ethen Miles Whitman and Carolyn May Whitman, passed away April 8, 2025, at his home in Blue Lake at the age of 76. Lee was born in Ellensburg, Washington, on Aug. 2, 1948. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister, Karis Marie Yerton, and his brother, Mark…
Adrienne Claire Freeman
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Adrienne Claire Freeman, who left us on March 17, 2025, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 83 years old. Adrienne, aka Mitzi, was known for her strength, determination and fierce love for her family. A woman of resilience, she…
Music Tonight: Monday, April 28
Chicago, Illinois, vocalist and composer Haley Fohr has etched out a wild career mostly under the moniker Circuit des Yeux, where a very wild vocal range and unique understanding of the 12-string guitar and electronic production has enabled her to created soundtracks and songs alike that fill the space in ways music rarely does, in…
Music Tonight: Sunday, April 27
One thing I learned a long time ago in my playing days, especially in New Orleans and Nashville, is that groups and artists come and go with the charts, but studio musicians and backing bands endure because they are made from a different style of workmanship than your average stage-dweller. They have the chops and…
Music Tonight: Saturday, April 26
If you haven’t exhausted yourself from the action at the third annual May Day Block Party at 2 p.m. in Blue Lake near the Logger Bar, here’s some more locally crafted entertainment for your enjoyment. The Wild Hare Tavern is hosting veteran eclectic rock act Barking Dogma, with singer Peggy Martinez and company keeping alive…
Awa Odori Dancers from Japan at Cal Poly Humboldt on Sunday
Awa Odori dancers from Japan’s Tokushima Prefecture bring one of Japan’s most vibrant traditional dance festivals to Cal Poly Humboldt’s Goodwin Forum on Sunday, April 27, from 3 to 4 p.m. (free). The Awa Odori: Japanese Dance Performance features a 30-minute performance of vibrant, chant-filled routines accompanied by shamisen lute, taiko drums, shinobue flute and…
Music Tonight: Friday, April 25
The Eureka Symphony returns to the Arkley Center for the Performing Arts for the first of a two-night springtime celebration titled “Music of the Spheres.” The program starts out with some heavies from the classical era, with a piece by Hadyn featuring some very talented local high schoolers in the instrumental mix, and Mozart’s hybrid…
Music Tonight: Thursday, April 24
Jay Si is the stage name of New York State to Portland, Oregon, transplant Jeff Chilton, who fronts a funk powerhouse from that city called Jay Si Proof. Expect a mix of high-energy dance tracks and mellow groove intermissions at their show tonight at Humbrews at 8:30 p.m. ($15, $12 advance). Similarly sonically aligned Soul…
Honsal Calls for Immigration Reform, Pathway to Citizenship
Forty-eight hours after protesters filled the streets across the nation, many to decry the mass deportations being carried out by the Trump administration, Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal told the Journal the time is right for Congress to pursue comprehensive immigration reform. Honsal said he supports providing a path to citizenship for immigrants in the…
Trinidad Art Night
This townwide walk includes a variety of art exhibits, live music, artist receptions, face painting, skate ramps, pop-up sales and oyster, cider or wine tastings. Presented by Forbes & Associates and Westhaven Center for the Arts present Sarah Corliss. For more info, call (707) 834-2479 or visit trinidadartnight.com. THE LIGHTHOUSE GRILL 355 Main St. Willa…
Birding Above the Fog in Kneeland
Have you ever wanted to just get away from it all? Like, recently? Maybe you made the mistake of catching a few minutes of national news and now your go-to birds — the raucous Whimbrels and wheeling Caspian Terns off the Hikshari’ Trail in Eureka and the cheery Common Yellowthroats at the Arcata Marsh —…
Original Sinners
SINNERS. To turn any original movie into a hit these days is a dicey proposition at best, given the fearfulness and uncertainty of the industry (as it once was and perhaps never again shall be), let alone the ambivalence of an audience hamstrung by distractions, paranoia and the omni-present spectre of intellectual property as guiding…
Plant a Cabbage, Welcome the Amphibians
In our last article (“Gardening Undercover,” March 13), we suggested ways to protect your vegetable garden from slugs, snails and other pests by using physical shelters. There are other great ways to control pests, like inviting amphibians into your garden. After all, frogs and their kin live and hunt on the ground where most pests…
