Roger Rodoni
1940-2008
Cover Story
Roger Rodoni,
Supervisor Roger Rodoni, who was killed in a car accident last week, was a Renaissance man — an artist, rancher, historian and politician. He made an impression on thousands of people during his 67 years. Here are just a few stories. If you get this paper Wednesday morning, you might want to know that there…
Changing Technology and the Election
Kimberlie Davis, a senior at McKinleyville High School, won the Redwood Technology Consortium’s Don Wolski Memorial Scholarship for this essay. She will receive her $1,500 award tonight (May 8, 5:30 p.m.) at the consortium’s meeting at the Humboldt Area Foundation. She plans to attend Humboldt State University. Changing Technology and the Election YouTube. MySpace. Facebook.…
Supe Candies on KHUM starting next week
This just in from the KHUM studios: KHUM 104.3/104.7 FM’s morning personality Cliff Berkowitz is interviewing district supervisor candidates throughout the month of May. The interview style will not be a debate, but a one on one conversation between each candidate and Berkowitz. “Lawn signs and quick sound bites aren’t enough to really get to…
Schwarzenegger Appoints Johanna Rodoni
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the appointment of Johanna Rodoni to the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors, representing District II. “Johanna is deeply rooted in Humboldt County and has been an active member of the local community for years,” said Governor Schwarzenegger. “She is a dedicated public servant and I am confident that she will…
Simmons Out at Eureka Reporter
Eureka Reporter publisher Judi Pollace confirmed this afternoon that Managing Editor Glenn Franco Simmons resigned from the paper today. Pollace said that the resignation was for personal reasons, and declined to elaborate. “We wish him all the luck in the world,” Pollace said. Pollace said that she was in the process of writing an ad…
Eel River Sunset
I think the last time Roger Rodoni and I talked was almost a year ago. We bumped into each other at the Courthouse Market, where he was a regular. The Tamara Falor matter was the big thing in the news at the time. Everyone was trying to figure out why the county had signed a…
Rot from the Head
Sushi and chilés — they were the weapons of our courtship; dinner was the battlefield where we challenged each other’s culinary valor and food the forge on which our relationship was tempered. I was already verging into the more intense flavors that would define "Pacific Rim" cuisine. She had the most highly developed sense of…
Bale Gardens
In the last few years, I have almost given up on vegetable gardening. When I moved to Eureka, I laid out my backyard with the intention of growing almost exclusively fruits and vegetables. Sure, there would be a border of perennial herbs and flowers, but I wanted the main attraction to be neat rows of…
The Feel Good Record of the Year
Album by No Use for a Name. Fat Wreck Chords. For fans of West Coast melodic pop-punk it’d be hard to find a better new album than The Feel Good Record of the Yearfrom established masters of the genre, No Use for a Name (NUFAN). When Tony Sly and Rory Koff started NUFAN back in…
All Is Well
Album by Sam Amidon. Bedroom Community. The past several years have been bumper-crop years for singer-songwriters following down the path of what is loosely defined as contemporary "Americana." The folk songs rescued and documented by legendary musical archivists Harry Smith and Alan Lomax have found a resurgence and inspired an attentive younger generation. Again. Harry…
Collision Course (Star Trek Academy)
Book by William Shatner with Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens. Pocket Books. A year from now a new Star Trek movie will be hitting the big screens, featuring new young actors playing Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock and the rest of the original series crew, in a prequel to the TV series. J.J. Abrams (creator of the…
Scientist v. Evil Vampires
The minimalist, bass-heavy, effects-laden variation on reggae known as dub has some serious aficionados (this writer among them), but not a lot of people listen to it. The exception may be the music of Jamaican dub master Overton Brown, better known as Scientist, or The Scientist. Millions have been listening to his album, Scientist Rids…
Wiyot Winnings
On Monday, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a compact with the Wiyot Tribe that would enable the tribe to gather $3-5 million a year in gaming revenue from a tribal casino in Madera County, in the Sierra Foothills. The casino, to be developed and managed by Station Casinos of Nevada, would be built on land that…
Robo Conspiracy
Something is rotten in the State University of Humboldt. At least, that’s what former Associated Students Legislative Affairs Vice President Jason Robo is saying. Robo, a senior majoring in political science and economics, is a self-proclaimed "scholarly revolutionary," and in the most recent campus elections, in which he stood as a candidate for student body…
Symmetry
Crystal faces reveal symmetries which reflect the geometric arrangements of their constituent atoms. All inorganic solids are crystalline, except glass. The concepts of symmetry are essential also to the understanding of life’s architecture. Your right hand has no symmetry. Two hands in prayer are related by a mirror symmetry (biology’s bilateral symmetry). Rotate one of…
Smart People, Dumb Movie
EXPELLED, NO INTELLIGENCE ALLOWED.Documentary on academic professionals blacklisted for their theories disagreeing with Darwinism. Rated PG. 97 m. At the Broadway. IRON MAN.Action/adventure flick based on Marvel’s iconic, comic book super hero. Rated PG-13. 126 m. At the Broadway, Mill Creek, the Minor and Fortuna. MADE OF HONOR.Man realizes his love for his best friend…
Indecent Expression
When the Humboldt Herald blog posted news that County Supervisor Roger Rodoni had died in a car accident, it got 51 responses, mostly people expressing condolences. One person posted an old Irish blessing. It took a tragic death to unite our local blog commentators. Few of the comments you read on our various local blogs…
Mad River, Mid-Morning
When the ghosts descend blindly to feast on…
