The Yurok Tribal Council recently approved a $2.1 million project to boost internet speeds and provide access to homes that have never been connected, according to an announcement today. The Yurok Connect Broadband Project received funding from the CARES Act and is expected to be completed by the end of the year, the release states. […]
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Newsom’s Move: Not Yet Health Care For All, But Health Care for More
It was way easier for candidate Gavin Newsom to endorse single-payer health care coverage for everyone than it is now for Gov. Newsom to deliver it. Yet hardcore advocates say they’re pleased with the moves he’s made thus far — even if it may take years to come to fruition. “This is a governor that is […]
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35 Positions Eliminated at St. Joseph, Redwood Memorial Hospitals
Thirty-five positions were eliminated at St. Joseph and Redwood Memorial hospitals this week in what the workers’ union calls retaliatory firings in the wake of a rally on staffing levels but the administration describes as workforce realignments that are part of changes “to provide a more efficient and value-based care delivery system.” Of the 35, […]
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Remembering and Honoring Herrmann Spetzler
Every seat in the main auditorium of the Arcata Community Center was full. Half an hour before the memorial for Herrmann Spetzler, late CEO of Open Door Community Health, vehicles futilely circled the packed parking lot. More than 500 people attended the celebration of life for Spetzler, who died unexpectedly March 11 at the age of 70. […]
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‘Magical Efficiency’: Update on Local Palliative Care Initiative
Palliative care doctor and founder of ResolutionCare Michael Fratkin was recently interviewed by Telemedicine Magazine, and the Q-and-A reveals some of the inner workings of Fratkin’s operation since it launched last year. The Journal wrote about Fratkin’s startup in 2014, when he was still finding support and funding for his vision to provide in-home end-of-life […]
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A Merry Co-op Solstice Story
After half a year of dickering and angst, North Coast Co-op management and its United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 5 employees have ratified the new contract they tentatively agreed upon in November — 81 percent of the union members voted for it. According to the Co-op, the contract includes 5 percent annual raises […]
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St. Joe’s Gets Backup in Cancer Fight from Stanford
St. Joseph Hospital today announced that it will have some top-notch help in tackling cancer care, research, training and education. Stanford Medicine is partnering with St. Joe’s to provide a variety of services including telemedicine conferences with experts, training for local clinician staff and access to clinical trials. That last item could eliminate some frustrating […]
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Journal Interviews Chris Lehman, Your Fresh-Faced Candidate for State Senate
About an hour after announcing his run for State Senate, Chris Lehman, an Arcata family man and, at the tender age of 36, a Sacramento insider, sat down with the Journal for a croissant sandwich and coffee (in his own mug) at Ramone’s in Old Town. Bottom line? The guy’s prepped and ready to go. […]