Part 1: Fish and Paper Editor’s note: This story was produced by Grist and co-published with Underscore Native News. At 17 years old, Jeff Mitchell couldn’t have known that an evening of deer hunting would change his life — and the history of the Klamath River — forever. Over Thanksgiving week in 1974, Mitchell and […]
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Providence St. Joseph Faces Another Abortion Lawsuit
The first sentence of local chiropractor Anna Nusslock’s lawsuit filed against Providence St. Joseph Hospital on April 1 cuts to the very heart of her allegations. “When Dr. Nusslock was experiencing a life-threatening medical emergency at [St. Joseph] Hospital, defendants callously, discriminatorily and illegally denied her care, causing harm that reverberates to this day,” the […]
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Trump Tariffs Hit Local Breweries in the Can
As the effects of President Donald Trump’s waves of tariffs roll back to our shores, stocks have taken a deep dive, while American consumers and businesses prepare for increased prices on goods both imported and domestic. Retaliatory tariffs set by other governments, such as China and Canada, loom over those who sell overseas, as well. […]
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Steel Magnolias Blooms in Ferndale
It’s a bold choice to present a piece of theater as beloved and acclaimed as Steel Magnolias. For people of a certain (cough) maturity, the movie is a go-to experience for anyone needing a deep laugh, a cathartic cry and brilliant writing. It’s hard to separate the cinematic masterpiece from the stage play, and the iconic actors […]
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Democracy is in Peril
Friends, these are indeed unprecedented times and our democracy is in peril. But let’s not get crazy. We need to present a united front. Those of us who haven’t been pulled off the streets and disappeared by plainclothes ICE agents have an obligation to stick together and honor those stripped of their humanity because of […]
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The Price of Print
Dear readers, The decline of print journalism is no secret. Over the past two decades, the industry has been battered by the rapid shift to digital media, the collapse of traditional advertising revenue, the monopolization of information distribution by tech giants and greedy ownership that prioritize large profit margins over community service. More than 2,500 […]
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‘The Peril of this Moment’
Appearing at his first in-person town hall meeting since Donald Trump began his second term as president, North Coast Congressmember Jared Huffman alternately described himself as “concerned,” “alarmed,” “worried” and “terrified” at what the new administration is doing, painting it as a “corrupt” enterprise that’s “delighting” in the suffering it is causing while barreling the […]
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Drug Task Force Alleges Local Business Knowingly Sent Drug Trafficking Profits Out of the Country
The Humboldt County Drug Task Force announced March 19 that it had arrested Oscar Rocael Cruz-Ramos, 29, of Carlotta, after a four-month drug trafficking investigation that included the seizure of more than 2 pounds of cocaine and an array of firearms. The investigation, which began with a tip from a paid confidential informant reporting a […]
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In a Silent Way
Last week I experienced a brief moment of pure detachment, a period of silent grace — for the language of God is nothing if not Silence — while lying in the bed of my truck on some scraps of plywood, a flat tire propping up my legs. Pure quietude, no thoughts, no images beyond the […]
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First Saturday Night Arts Alive
Experience the vibrant atmosphere as galleries, museums, theaters, bars and restaurants extend their hours for your enjoyment. 4TH STREET MERCANTILE 215 Fourth St. Various artists. ART CENTER FRAME SHOP 616 Second St. Sandra Henry, Sara Starr, Lynne Bryan and Judy Lachowsky, watercolors. ART CENTER SPACE 620 Second St. “Gravitas,” Georgia Long, oil painting, mixed media. BELLE STARR 405 Second St. Christina Anastasia Pop-up […]
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Clue is Game
A dark and stormy night outside a lush mansion on Van Duzer Theater’s stage sets the melodramatic tone for Cal Poly Humboldt’s Department of Dance, Music and Theatre production of Clue by Sandy Rustin. The madcap, stylized parlor game whodunit is based on the movie of the same title, which was inspired by the board […]
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Cal Poly Humboldt Presents’ Season of Change
When someone sits back to tell you about the show they saw at Cal Poly Humboldt’s Van Duzer Theatre — whether it was a ballet company, a house-shaking hip hop duo, comedy (Shakespearean or otherwise), an iconic singer/songwriter or a touring string quartet — there is nearly always a moment of wonder that it happened […]