The Klamath Settlement
Weighing the pros and cons of a proposal to end the crisis on our most important river
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The Klamath Settlement
The troubles on the Klamath River are much older than the 2002 fish kill, and they continue to this day. But seven years ago, when as many as 70,000 Chinook and coho washed up dead on the banks of the river, a desperate new sense of urgency was born in the public consciousness. For the…
SN Indemnifies City
As an update to this week’s “Town Dandy” column: It turns out that Security National has recently — perhaps very recently — promised to pay any legal costs that could arise out of lawsuits stemming from the final Marina Center Environmental Impact Report, which the city is set to consider sometime in the very near…
That Wild Drummer
This week’s Hum starts out with a bit about the improv trio Holshouser, Bennink and Moore , (aka Third Man Trio) coming to town next Tuesday, Oct. 20 , for a Redwood Jazz Alliance show in HSU’s Fulkerson Recital Hall. The interview with the band’s reeds player, Michael Moore , ( a Humboldt native )…
Homeland Security Strikes Again
This just in from the folks at the Mateel re: the concert by Chirgilchin, The Master Throat Singers Of Tuva : The Mateel Community Center’s Membership Appreciation Night which was originally scheduled for this Friday, October 16th has been cancelled. Unfortunately the visas for the Tuvan throat singers were denied and their tour has subsequently…
Iced Tea Party
The Humboldt Tea Party Patriots, perhaps inspired by the wide-ranging scope of ideas recently exhibited by member/Fortuna Councilman Dean Glaser , are expanding their horizons: taking on the nefarious myth of global warming. This Sunday evening at the Veterans Hall in Fortuna, the HTPP will screen Not Evil Just Wrong , a documentary by Irish…
Housing Prices Continue to Tumble
In August, homes in Arcata reached their highest affordability level in more than five years while countywide affordability reached its second-highest mark since May of 2004, according to data released today by the Humboldt Association of Realtors. The median price of homes sold in Humboldt County during August fell to $259,000, down $16,000 from the…
Pedaling for the Climate
Got any plans for the Saturday before Halloween? If not, walk, cycle or Segway (?) over to the Arcata Plaza and you, yes you , can become a human pixel in a giant formation of the number 350. Said photo, along with snapshots of many other human 350s taken around the world, will be displayed…
The Dioxin Question
Eureka’s sprawling 43-acre Balloon Track is, in its current state, a difficult place to picture a bustling 500,000 square foot mini-city with residences, industry, a wetland and a commercial hub anchored by a big-box retailer. It’s littered with piles of garbage, islands of broken concrete slabs and the rusty remains of abandoned rail yard structures.…
Bye Bye Buju
When concert promoter Carol Bruno and nightclub owner Gil Miracle announced on Monday that a planned concert by dancehall reggae artist Buju Banton was canceled, it wasn’t the first time a reggae show got the axe because of an artist’s gay-bashing lyrics — and if you look at reggae history, you know it won’t be…
Cost of Occupation
A little over a month from now, across America, people will belly up to plates heaped with festive eats — turkey and tofurky, potatoes and pie. And they will bow their heads and utter thanks for that bounty and all of the other goodness in their lives. If they have school-age kids, they might add…
Bubba Banton’s Blues
Poor Buju Banton! The reggae singer’s show at Nocturnum nightclub later this week was canceled after local people swiftly organized a protest in response to the singer’s history of violent gay-bashing. Illustrious chapters of this history include a hit song called “Boom Bye Bye,” which lovingly describes the murder of homosexuals, and a trial charging…
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 822-4500. 1. Bubbles 1031 H St. Bluegrass music by Clean Livin’. 2. Garden Gate 905 H St. Dorje Kirsten, shinno; Sumi-E, ink…
Dancan’t
Editor: The North Coast Journal did a good job last week of explaining the Creek Side developer’s complaints as to why his project failed to get off the ground ("Growing Pain," Oct. 1). It should be noted, however, that the developer’s failure is about much more than getting tangled up in the complicated politics of…
Just Ducky
In the winter of 2007, my wife Beni began experiencing almost daily migraines. She had tried cutting out such commonly-assumed villains as chocolate and red wine, but nothing seemed to work. So we decided to make a frontal attack on this debilitating illness. Over several months, consulting a local osteopathic neurologist and a doctor specializing…
Summer’s Gone
summer sneaked out like an ambivalent lover morning…
Imidiwan: Companions
Based in Mali, the group Tinariwen is not only from the desert, they are the desert. Tinariwen ("empty places") is less of a "band" than a familial collective of Tuareg culture, a nomadic people who inhabit the far regions of the Sahara, spanning from west to east of Northern Africa, connected with the Tamashek language.…
Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union
Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union is the first book from David Swanson, known for the Web sites ProsecuteBushCheney.org, AfterDowningStreet.org and work with Progressive Democrats for America and Democrats.com. Swanson’s pedigree might suggest a partisan perspective, but Daybreak reveals utopian idealism equally critical of Obama, both parties and the two-party…
Hunter vs. Farmer: A New Look at ADHD
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is a psychiatric disorder affecting between three and five percent of children worldwide, many of whom continue to have the symptoms into adulthood. An estimated eight million adults in the United States suffer from ADHD, which manifests primarily as inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. This, at least, is the official view…
One More Line
This is a tale of two artists: the one determined to die without a legacy and the one determined to preserve it. Jack Mays and Carrie Grant met in Ferndale, back in ancient times. She was 19 and had no idea what a stunning, accomplished woman she’d one day become — she just wanted to…
Got Capitalism? Whip It!
Previews Opening Friday, Oct. 9, Vince Vaughn leads a group of married friends to a tropical island resort in Couples Retreat. They soon discover that participation in the hotel’s couples therapy is not optional. It could be a horror movie plot, but it’s Vince Vaughn, so let’s guess comedy. Rated PG-13 for sexual content and…
