The Humboldt T.E.A. Party Patriots — the acronym standing for “taxed enough already” — took to the streets of Eureka again today ( as they did on tax day ), this time protesting President Obama’s proposed health care bill outside Congressman Mike Thompson’s office. (Though Thompson is reportedly in D.C.) The local group is part […]
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Food Freedom! Laundry Liberation!
Because what could be more liberating than financial independence? Oh, sure, life and liberty and the whole pursuit of happiness thing factor in, but have you priced them lately? Well, I can’t solve your big problems – refusing to save, spending more than you earn, insisting on indulging in those optional treats like education, health […]
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Richardson Grove, Be-Bannered
Photo by Nadananda, of Friends of the Eel River, who got a call about the banner and hurried out there to check it out. Amy Arcuri — she of that peacemaking, old-growth treesitting crew who forged love-and-promises ties with the new owners of Pacific Lumber Company last summer — called this afternoon to let me […]
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RIP: Eric H. — Master of Medical Marijuana
morning. Sad news, sad news — via e-mail today: At 11:20 a.m. April 17, 2009 Eric Vaughn Heimstadt passed away circled by family and friends. Eric was the founder of Humboldt Medical Supply in Arcata, a member of the Humboldt County Medical Task Force, and perhaps the most informed and articulate advocate Humboldt had in […]
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Mad As Heck
It’s a sunny, but blustery April 15th in Humboldt County. Somewhere between 200-300 protesters have gathered in front of the Eureka Courthouse to join in the Nationwide Tax Day Tea Party. Today, the Board of Directors of the Humboldt Taxpayers League has invited people in our community to come out on Tax Day ’09 and […]
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There’s a gay storm brewin’
Run for cover, everybody! It’s raining gayness! Following the recent same-sex marriage victories in Iowa and Vermont, a group called the National Organization for Marriage is paying $1.5 million to air an ad (shown below) that flaunts homophobia like its the world’s most fabulous feather boa. With a backdrop of ominous gay clouds ejaculating their […]
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All God’s Creatures
Meggan Anderson and the window-hurt pigeon The PETA — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals — activists who staged a noontime protest today on the F Street Plaza in Eureka arrived with friendly optimism plus a pile of fake green ivy, a curvy near-naked woman painted like a snake and a quiet leaflet-and-sign plea […]
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Naked PETA Beauty in EKA!
Naked PETA Beauty in EKA! : There’s still time! Noon at the corner of 2nd and F! “I’ll gladly bare some of my skin if it will help save animals’ skins,” says PETA’s Jena Hunt. “We’re asking Eureka residents to take a bite out of cruelty by giving snakeskin and other exotic leather the boot.” […]
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Paging Jeff Muskrat
A reader writes: my cousin might be one of the treehuggers if theres a guy thats 28 and name is cody sides he’s my cousin and we need him to come home bc mine and his great grandma u. v. sides is passing away and he needs to come home please tell him to come […]
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Save Rural Humboldt – on MySpace
I’m not really into MySpace, but I’ve had a MySpace page for a few years (writing about music, it’s pretty much mandatory). Today I checked my Space for “friend requests,” which typically come to me from local or far away bands or musicians. A request that came in yesterday was something different. I’m not sure […]
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A choice meal
The Humboldt Pro-Choice Coalition held its 27th annual Choices Breakfast this morning at the Baywood Country Club in celebration of the 36th anniversary of Roe v Wade. Local dignitaries like HSU President Rollin Richmond and newly elected First District Assemblyman Wes Chesbro joined members of Clergy for Choice, employees of Six Rivers Planned Parenthood and […]