The McKay Tract
Everybody wants a piece of this rich redwood country in Eureka’s backyard
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The McKay Tract
Last fall, treesitters ascended into a stand of big, second-growth redwoods in the McKay Tract, east of Cutten and visible from Northridge Road. They hoisted a flag into the tallest tree, erected a large banner and delivered a statement to the media. Months later, they posted a letter on the Earth First! Humboldt Web site to Green Diamond Resource…
WANTED: Plover Snatchers
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is looking for two people caught on camera on May 9, in the afternoon, removing western snowy plover eggs from a nest at Clam Beach. The bird’s Pacific Coast population is listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act, and their nesting places at Clam Beach are clearly…
Prop 8: The Musical
Back by special request: “Prop 8 – The Musical” starring Jack Black, John C. Reilly, and many more… from Jack Black
Paging Fhyre Phoenix!
We need white roofs and light-colored cars to cool our overheating planet , says Energy Secretary Chu. What next, white streets ? Well, why not? According to Agence France-Presse: Making roads and roofs a paler colour could have the equivalent effect of taking every car in the world off the road for 11 years, Chu…
Prop 8 Upheld
Justice. … but same-sex couples married in California when it was legal will be recognized. More soon. UPDATE, 10;08 a.m.: One of the smartest talk shows around, KQED’s “Forum,” is discussing the decision this hour. Tune in. UPDATE, 10:16 a.m.: The vote was 6-1, the LA Times reports. UPDATE, 10:24 a.m.: State Supreme court site…
Obama Selects Sotomayor for Court
KHUM.)Obama Selects Sotomayor for Court: As predicted, he chose a woman. If confirmed, Justice Souter’s replacement will also be the first Hispanic Supreme Court
Absynth Q & High Times
goes.Absynth Q & High Times: Show out, Humboldt County! Our own Absynth Quintet is in the running for High Times’ “Battle of the Unsigned Bands”! We can’t let Humboldt County be defeated in a High Times poll. Besides — Absynth is smoking hot! (Hat tip:
Supreme Court Prop. 8 Ruling Near
clue.Supreme Court Prop. 8 Ruling Near: The state Supreme Court’s ruling on Proposition 8 will be released Tuesday at 10 a.m., according to the L.A. Times. Prop. 8 is the state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage passed by voters in November; the state Supremes could either uphold or overturn it. Big news, whichever way it
Bronx Bombers | The Daily Show | Comedy Central
Bronx Bombers | The Daily Show | Comedy Central: Humboldt got a brief shout-out from Jon Stewart on last night’s Daily Show. Can you guess why? The tagline for the segment, “The FBI foils a homegrown terror plot when four men are arrested for trying to blow up synagogues in the Bronx,” may include a
Holy Crap!
Previews You ever think that filmmakers exploit the sequel thing? Seriously, how many Rocky movies, Star Trek or High School Musical movies have been made? Criminy! Whether you are pro or anti-sequel, you must agree that one chain of films that could possibly be considered never-ending sequel-worthy is definitely Terminator. Maybe it’s a sore spot…
Please, Please, Please
Can’t say exactly when it was, maybe nine or 10 years ago, when I first saw JP Hasson performs as Pleaseeasaur. The made-up dinosaur was one of many personas he took on that night in the Plaza Grill View Room, singing and dancing to intentionally cheesy nightclub music in front of a portable back-drop that…
Pearls and Swine
"The risk for contagion posed by this case likely has passed," said Humboldt County Public Health Officer Ann Lindsay, addressing reporters in what looked like the county’s swine flu war room Tuesday afternoon. On the day previous, the county had received confirmation of its first case of the H1N1 influenza, a new variant of the…
Cult of the Pipe
For seven years, Westhaven residents Peter Lonnies and his partner Susanna have sipped of the elixir that pours forth from the hill just before northbound Highway 101’s Westhaven turnoff. There, two side-by-side white plastic pipes jut a few feet out of the hillside by the highway, about three feet above the ground, constantly spilling free,…
Correction
Editor: I was very badly misquoted in the cover story for the May 14 issue of the NCJ (“Meltdown”). The author of this article states: “Humboldt State Economics Professor Steven Hackett questioned the pressing need to replace the ice plant, given that the fishing industry in Humboldt County makes up just 5 percent of the…
Farm Unfriendly
Editor: I read with interest Bob Doran’s article regarding the City of Arcata’s regulation and financial abuse of such venerable events as the North Country Fair, and truly empathize with Matthew Cook and the Same Old People’s predicament (“Keep Off the Grass,” May 14). But I wonder why the Journal chose to spotlight an event…
Fig Leaves
Editor: Unlike Mark Letlow (“Mailbox,” May 14), who would prefer to see “st” and “fk” instead of such everyday, evocative words being spelled out in full, I can’t stand the use of asterisks! Nothing annoys me more than being brought up short, in the midst of reading an otherwise interesting article, by the intrusion of…
The Young Charles Darwin
In the 200th anniversary year of his birth, and 150 years after his book on the origin of species, Charles Darwin remains the most controversial and in many ways influential scientist of the 21st century, as he was of the 20th and 19th. Darwin and his theories are written about endlessly, but this book actually…
Black Monk Time (reissue)
Hailing from Germany, The Monks were an unconventionally timeless band, making their mark with a single record. Originally released in Europe on Polydor in 1965, with only 3,000 records issued, Black Monk Time failed to garner U.S. distribution. And after three-odd years of exhaustive touring, the band dissolved. It would be difficult to imagine then…
Destination: Nursery
I was in Minneapolis last week hanging out with gardeners and horticulturalists from the university. I learned several things about the brave souls who garden in this land of ice and snow: First, they all want to grow rhododendrons. Go figure! Do you have any idea what it takes to get a rhododendron through a…
Impact! 50,000 years B.C.
"Whatever created this hole was one scary mother," I thought, two weeks ago, standing on the rim of what’s billed as "the first proven, best-preserved, meteor crater on earth." It’s so obviously formed by a meteorite (a meteorite is a meteor that makes it to earth before being vaporized) — perfectly round, steep sided –…
Parable of the Dumpster
We’d planned to hit the HSU dumpsters. We’d hoped to score some goodies tossed by departing students too burdened with finals and moving to do anything other than get rid of as much as possible. Bob O. had done this before. It would be my first time. I wondered what I would find. A nice…
Sí, Se Puede
My neighbor stopped by this afternoon, Searching…
