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‘The Next Wave’
Humboldt’s Civil Grand Jury looks back and ahead on tsunami preparedness, warning systems
By Kimberly Wear
August 13, 2026
When a powerful earthquake off the North Coast generates a life-threatening tsunami, time will be of the essence for those in its path. In the most serious scenarios, including the “big one,” a magnitude 9.0 megathrust event on the Cascadian Subduction Zone, waves could reach […]
Together Again
By Izabella Nickerson
August 13, 2026
It’s been more than half a year since a devastating Jan. 2 fire engulfed an […]
The results are in! Shout “BESTO!” and congratulate the winners. They’re all here.
Culture
Annie and Mary and Ladies and Crows
By Mark Larson
August 13, 2026
The Mad River Old Crows (aka the Old Crows), a Blue Lake men’s group/social club […]
“Super Troopers 3” Keeps it Stupid
By John J. Bennett
August 13, 2026
SUPER TROOPERS 3. One might rightfully wonder — as I did, while watching Straight Time […]
Into the Great Wide Open
By Collin Yeo
August 13, 2026
Everyone gets the blues, they just come in different tones and intensities, and like every […]
Food & Drink
A Historical Beerfest and My Old Ale as White Whale
By Michael Kraft
August 13, 2026
If you haven’t paid close attention, you may have missed a cool beer festival that […]
Field Notes
Revisiting the Whorf Hypothesis, Part 2
By Barry Evans
August 13, 2026
“The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis says that if you immerse yourself in another language, you can rewire […]
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