Judged
Admonished and under investigation, two respected local judges now stand as symbols of a courthouse in crisis
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Judged
Two of the most respected judges in Humboldt County could face criminal charges depending on the outcome of a California Attorney General’s Office review of allegations that they submitted false affidavits to the state in order to receive their salaries. The review — conducted at the request of Humboldt County District Attorney Maggie Fleming —…
Melodramatic
The students at Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre have been digging deep for the strongest emotions and gut-wrenching moments. Sound a bit over the top? Intense? That’s melodrama. And it’s on display this weekend in Blue Lake. Dell’Arte’s first year ensemble leaves it all on the stage during Blood and Thunder: Melodrama Lives from Thursday, March…
Yurok Tribal Chair Resigns in the Shadow of Old Murder Case
Yurok Tribal Chair James Dunlap resigned today, as a dark period from his past bubbled into public view. Early in the day, social media reports began to surface that Dunlap — elected to chair the tribe last year — had fatally stabbed his 3-month-old daughter in San Mateo back in 1988. Within hours, a press…
HSU Students in Fatal Sunday Car Crash Identified
The names of the three Humboldt State University students involved in a car crash on Sunday have been released. Anthropology major Robert Romeri was killed when his car struck a tree around 10 a.m. near Crescent City. His passengers, Alexis Galvan and Pearla Saole, were sent to Mercy Medical Center in Redding with injuries. From…
Video Captures Failed Armed Robbery
A McKinleyville man was arrested last night after citizens detained him during an attempted robbery of a liquor store on Eureka’s Fifth Street and the whole exchange was captured on the above surveillance video. See the full press release from Eureka Police Department below. From EPD: On 03/14/16 at about 9:37 p.m., officers responded to…
HumBug: Dandelions
In a recent exchange on an entomological Facebook page, someone urged me not to destroy the dandelions in my yard. I was told they are one of the first and most persistent sources of pollen and nectar for early emerging insects. The idea that the scourge of the lawnmower set could be so important amused…
TL;DR: Five Things You Need to Know from This Week’s Cover Story
Busy week? We get it, and we’re not judging. Here are some highlights from “Judged” to get you caught up. Two respected local judges were recently thrust into the glare of the media spotlight when the California Commission on Judicial Performance publicly admonished them for failing to decide their cases on time and, perhaps more…
‘Magical Efficiency’: Update on Local Palliative Care Initiative
Palliative care doctor and founder of ResolutionCare Michael Fratkin was recently interviewed by Telemedicine Magazine, and the Q-and-A reveals some of the inner workings of Fratkin’s operation since it launched last year. The Journal wrote about Fratkin’s startup in 2014, when he was still finding support and funding for his vision to provide in-home end-of-life…
Wood Pushes Soda Tax Amid Busy Health Week
Really want that Double Big Gulp? Well, come next year, you’ll have to pay an extra $1.28 for it, if North Coast Assemblyman Jim Wood has anything to say about it. Kicking off what’s proven to be a busy week for Wood and health news, the assemblyman introduced a bill that would impose a 2-cent-per-ounce…
There’s Weed-Infused Vodka Now
We all knew it was coming to this. Humboldt Distillery — which began selling its Humboldt Vodka brand a couple years ago — has released a cannabis-infused vodka called, obviously, “Humboldt’s Finest.” Owner Abe Stevens explains in a press release that the vodka — which doesn’t have any THC in it, rendering it legal to…
Humboldt Bay to Turn Red in Name of Science
Some water testing next week may leave those in and around Humboldt Bay seeing red. The California Department of Public Health and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that they will begin a series of water tests March 14 that will include dumping a non-toxic, fluorescent red dye — Rhodamine WT — into the…
HSU Settles Suit with Ousted Indian Program Director
A former Humboldt State University program director and student mentor has settled the lawsuit she brought against the university last year, agreeing to accept $105,000 in exchange for dropping the suit and refraining from criticizing the school. Jacquelyn Bolman, former director of HSU’s Indian Natural Resources Science and Engineering Program, alleged in the federal lawsuit…
The Good Wolf
The Arcata Playhouse’s Family Fun Series opens this weekend with the award-winning Australian Windmill Theatre’s Big Bad Wolf on Friday, March 11 at 7 p.m. and March 12 at 2 and 7 p.m. ($12, $10 kids 12 and under). This year, the Playhouse celebrates 10 years of bringing kids to the theater and the theater to the kids, at schools…
War Zoned
Reviews WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT. Tina Fey possesses a charm, a screen presence that I find irresistible. She manifests an every-woman allure, despite the fact that she is smarter, more attractive and more ambitious than average by at least a couple of derivations. Her self-awareness, trending so often to self-deprecation, plays against her attributes sympathetically, without…
The Extraordinary Voyage of Kamome: A Tsunami Boat Comes Home
The Extraordinary Voyage of Kamome tells the story of a Japanese panga boat washed out to sea in the 2011 tsunami. A little more than two years later, the small boat washed ashore near Crescent City, encrusted with barnacles, but otherwise intact. Characters on the side of the boat identified it as the property of…
Not Feelin’ the Bern
Marijuana advocates are not donating money to presidential campaigns at anywhere near the level of other causes, according to a recent International Business Times report. The article starts by detailing how little marijuana groups have donated to Bernie Sanders — who’s advocated for legalization on the campaign trail — compared to Rand Paul, the one-time…
Is Homelessness the Cost of Living?
Editor: The reason for homelessness is clear to see, but no one wants to look (“Homing the Houseless,” Feb. 25). Housing here is too ridiculously expensive for a place that has no economy. Unless you have skills or connections there are no jobs that pay enough to keep a roof over your head and you…
You Say Pupusa, I Say Yum
Editor: Thanks to Jada Calypso Brotman for the shout-out to pupusas in her Feb. 25 column (“Table Talk”) — truly one of the best foods one can eat. However, just want to make sure you get the spelling right next time — pupusas, not “papusas.” I spent six months living in El Salvador and gained…
Mendo Growers Push Initiative
The North Coast’s long journey toward cannabis legalization moves at an unpredictable pace, often marching steadily forward, sometimes slowing to a crawl and occasionally stumbling ahead in a Three Stooges-esque melee. But the future is inscrutable, and today’s bickering can become tomorrow’s productive exchange of ideas as this week’s scramble gives way to next month’s…
An AHHA Moment
Eureka has struggled with what to do with the sprawling community of homeless people camped behind the Bayshore Mall for more than a year. With construction due to begin on a waterfront trail this spring, the more than 100 people currently living in the Palco Marsh may soon have to leave. Mayor Frank Jager acknowledged…
Music of the (Edible) Spheres
Somehow in my 20 years living in the U.S., I had neither heard of nor met aebleskiver. Last year, a photo I stumbled upon while researching traditional foods of Minnesota put me on a remedial path. Æbleskiver (spelled aebleskiver or ebleskiver in English) are distinctively spherical traditional Danish pancakes. I am usually wary of adding…
What’s New is Old Again
As perhaps some of you with teenagers are accustomed, I occasionally have the pleasure of listening to pop radio stations while playing chauffeur to a 13-year-old. I know these radio stations serve the vital function of connecting the youth to new music that’s coming out and, although the radio industry is not the powerhouse it…
Mixology
Approached through fog and driving rain one recent afternoon, the unassuming Westhaven Center for the Arts rose out of the mist like a rustic scholar’s retreat. Inside, a colorful blitz of paintings galvanized the space. The tiny, somewhat out-of-the-way and absurdly charming “nonprofit gallery and grassroots community center” has been serving artists from the immediate…
Arts! Arcata
Arts! Arcata is Arcata Main Street’s monthly celebration of visual and performing arts, held at more than 30 participating locations in Arcata. Visit www.artsarcata.com for even more information about the event or call (707) 822-4500. ARCATA EXCHANGE 813 H St. Beth Cabot, silkscreens. Music by Dale Winget. Wine pour benefits the Companion Animal Foundation. BANG!…
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