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Beasts and Children
It’s tough being the only vegan in fifth grade, maybe even the only vegan in all of St. Bernard’s Catholic School. Your friends keep talking about the yummy stuff they’re eating, and ask why you’d want to give that up. They’re not trying to be mean; they really don’t get it. But when you want […]
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A Song for Bill
Every once in a while someone reads a story in the Journal and is inspired. We like it when that happens. An example is this song by former Humboldter Melody Walker, an “Americali” singer/songwriter who now lives in Richmond. (Walker was among those profiled in Herb Childress‘ cover story from 2011, “Leaving.”) She explained, “My […]
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7:07 A Moment in Humboldt Winners
“Evening Kickflip in Old Town.” By Rose Lily Levy. “He Jumped.” By Hannah Larkin. “I really have the most wonderful boyfriend. As I’m trying to think of things to take pictures of for this contest, he jumped into the water at exactly 7:07 just so I could snap the most amazing photo. It was a […]
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Dune-gooders
The coastal dunes along Humboldt Bay have lots and lots of friends, enough to put your Facebook count to shame. We’re talking more than 250 different species — species! — of birds; more than 200 kinds of plants; and more than 40 varieties of bees. (Seriously? Wow.) Plus the Wiyot people, who have hunted and […]
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Got Folk?
It’s that time of year again, time to live the folk life with the Humboldt Folklife Society. It may not seem possible, but Folklife’s annual summer music marathon has grown even larger with 10 events spread over nine days. It all starts on that lucky day, Friday the 13th, with the first of two barn […]
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Caught in the Web
Reviews THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. I think Sam Raimi is a fine director, and I’d re-watch a number of his movies any day of the week. However, I don’t feel any real connection to his Spiderman trilogy. The movies were fun, if unremarkable, entertainment. They were also released pretty recently, so I was mildly surprised (not […]