The Biocrat
Some say Phil Detrich was a sellout. Others, a savior. He says he was just doing his job.
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The Biocrat
Actually, it’s probably safe to say that "Phil Detrich" isn’t one those names bandied about when certain cronies gather around the campfire to talk about the good ol’ days. You know, the heydays of blockading timber roads and sitting in old-growth redwoods to save spotted owls from the cuts of Pacific Lumber. Or the days…
The 99 Plant Rule
The 99 Plant Rule: Friend o’ Journal Tim Stelloh writes about the wackadoodle new regulations that Mendo County is about to lay down on its medical marijuana growers. From the Anderson Valley Advertiser
Wiggins Semi-Steps Down, A Week Too Late
test. The Sacramento Bee is reporting that State Senator Pat Wiggins has decided to take what they’re calling “partial leave” from the legislature in order to deal with her still-undisclosed medical condition. Apparently, Wiggins will pretty much stay at her Sonoma County home except when summoned to the Capitol to cast a vote. This move…
Disclosapalooza
By Hank Sims On Monday, candidates for local office filed their Form 460s — financial disclosure documents periodically required by California’s Political Reform Act. They tell you where the campaigns are getting their funds and how they are spending them. Yesterday the Journal went down and photographed all umpteen million pages of the most recent…
Orick to be Center of Universe
Photo: Examiner.com . Last night, a buttload of local well-to-do’s met at the Mateel Community Center to discuss the potential impacts of marijuana legalization and its affects on the local economy. Little did those concerned that we’re about to plunge into an economic abyss know that their prayers for a brighter Humboldt tomorrow had already…
Tsunami Test
Tsunami Test: In a couple of moments, the Emergency Alert System will be activated and the tsunami sirens are going to go off. This is a test. This is only a
Rabid Dog Bites Human
Holy yikes! This just in from the Humboldt County Health Department: An unvaccinated Trinity County dog that bit at least one person tested positive last Thursday for rabies. “Three adults and two children, all Trinity County residents, came into contact with the dog and are undergoing a series of injections to prevent rabies infection,” the…
Omega-3 Pills Looking Fishy?
For years we’ve been hearing that omega-3 fatty acids are good for our increasingly fatty asses. That’s still true, so far as we can tell. (Well, they’re for heart health, technically.) But when delivered via certain over-the-counter supplements, these beneficial fish oils may be accompanied by some nasty toxins, according to a lawsuit filed earlier…
Where is Dr. Fran Day?
Dr. Fran Day, a general practice medical doctor based in Eureka who specializes in pain medicine and psychiatry, appears to have vanished. Her office/home on 4th Street, in a funky little cream-colored house with brown trim, looks vacated. Gone is her business shingle. Gone is the cheerful flower banner that had waved in front of…
Weed Fumes
Editor: Warm greetings and happy spring to all! I am writing in response to "The Climate-Killers Inside" (March 11). This is a very thoughtful and informative article. As a resident of Redway and Ettersburg, and having grown children in and out of the area, I began grappling with this issue years ago due to "diesel…
Big in Uganda
Editor: I’m glad to hear Sheryl Bybee say "It’s not accurate to suggest that I support murder music." Most of your readers probably don’t know much about "Beenie Man," whose arrival in Humboldt was protested a few weeks prior to the meeting Bybee attended. Beenie Man was in Uganda in December 2009, at a concert…
Go for the Triple Win
Editor: Let me get this straight. According to Jacqueline Debets (March 4) and Mark Ritz (March 11), I know little about business and I’m against businesses in Humboldt County importing or exporting goods over county lines. And when Debets’ associate, Angie Schwab, met me at the recent barn dance, in lieu of saying hello she…
Pro-Titlow
Editor: Imagine the surprise I had when I paged through your magazine and saw a picture of one of my gates in your "Titlow Hill Blues" article (Feb. 18). It really is a shame that Heidi Walters didn’t cross-check the information that she obtained for her article. Isn’t that a basic in journalism? To get…
Blank Generation
Filmed in the winter of 1978, the feature film Blank Generation makes for interesting viewing — in spite of the movie itself. The story, such as it is, centers on the unsteady relationship between an up-and-coming punk musician (played by Richard Hell, then leader of Richard Hell and The Voidoids) and a French TV journalist…
What Matters More
It is good between our comings and goings…
McKinleyville Arts Night
1) The Front Gallery & Gifts, *1181 Central Ave. *Susan Morton, paintings and glass art; Music by Guano. 2) Pathways Trading Company, *1183 Central Ave. *Loreta Bright, paintings in amber. 3) Mirador Glass, *Miller Business Park. *Reba Melfa, acrylic on canvas 4) Curves, *Miller Business Park. *Liz McGannon, glass and mosaics. 5) EcoThreadz, *Miller Business…
Threshold: The Crisis of Western Culture
Doomsday prophets are rarely so optimistic as Thom Hartmann is in his new book Threshold. Listeners familiar with his syndicated talk-radio program (on KGOE 1480, 9-noon) know Hartmann to be an infectiously positive person. Despite how hopeful Hartmann is, he defines three major boundaries Western Civilization will erase, ecological, economic and population thresholds that make…
It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over
Sure, the season’s past its peak. You’ve already satisfied that exquisite anticipation that begins to grow after Thanksgiving of savoring the first tasty morsel of succulent crab meat, but there’s more to come according to local fisherman Jeff Angelo. And lucky for us, living in Humboldt County we are in the mother lode, the middle…
Reviving an Old Town Landmark
A Humboldt icon, the 102-year-old Old Town Bar & Grill on Eureka’s Second Street, was badly damaged during our Jan. 9 earthquake. Following "the higher you are, the greater the sway" rule of thumb, some 60 feet of parapet at the top of the eastern wall broke off and crashed into the adjacent building below…
Aftershocks
It happens around this time every year, The Artware Affair, a gala benefit for the Ink People Center for the Arts that, like many benefits, offers an elegant dinner with entertainment, capped by the proverbial fundraising auction. The theme for this year’s affair, "Elephants and Tigers: Bollywood!" takes things to India on the art front…
Greengrass in Iraq
Previews Opening Friday, Mar. 19, watch the fur fly in Bounty Hunter. A professional person-tracker portrayed by Gerard Butler gets his dream assignment when he is called on to track down his bail-jumping ex-wife, played by Jennifer Aniston. Rated PG-13 for sexual conduct and violence. 111m. At the Broadway, Fortuna and Mill Creek. Being a…
Cutters
HSU’s budget cuts have begun to draw blood. The latest whack — a $10 million slice from next year’s budget, most of which will come from Academic Affairs — will mean the elimination of several programs. How many and which ones have yet to be determined, and the process for reaching those decisions has been…
Humboldt Culture
I wasn’t thinking about what goes into Humboldt culture when I sat down on the couch last night for a bit of channel surfing. Mondays my wife typically watches Antiques Roadshow on the local PBS outlet, KEET, and I’ll join her sometimes. Before the Roadshow we found KEET’s outreach queen, Claire Reynolds, introducing segments of A Taste…
More of the Usual
For the last few weeks, newspapers around the North Coast have been calling on State Senator Pat Wiggins to resign her office. The worst of them adopt a pleading sort of tone. First they fire a 21-gun salute to honor Wiggins’ many years in elected office, reading her accomplishments into the record. Then, suddenly, they…
