Sidney Dominitz, a longtime Humboldt State University journalism lecturer and editor of the Northcoast Environmental Center’s EcoNews, died early Saturday morning of complications from a heart condition. He was 74. A fixture on the North Coast for roughly 40 years, Dominitz is remembered by friends and colleagues as a man whose sharp wit and warm […]
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Dig Clams, Die Slow
The California Department of Public Health is warning not to eat recreationally-harvested clams, mussels or other bivalves in Humboldt and Del Norte counties, saying that high levels of domoic acid have been detected in samples of these species. Consumption can cause illness and death. However, it is still safe to eat commercially harvested shellfish, which […]
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Kinetic Race Gets Wet, Photographs from the Front Lines
Things got downright damp Sunday, as the Kinetic Sculpture Race’s second day began with the ever feared water entry. Some sculptures launched, where others merely wobbled and tipped, before a lively crowd near Eureka’s Wharfinger Building. The first waves of racers are expected to approach the finish line on Ferndale’s Main Street at about 1 […]
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Kinetic Kickoff, in Photos
The 47th annual Kinetic Grand Championship is underway, with dozens of teams traversing 40 miles of asphalt, sand and water in pursuit of the glory. A trio of Journal contributors — photographers Alexander Woodard, Mark McKenna and Mark Larson — are following the madness. Here’s some of what they’ve shared so far… and be sure […]
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HSU Walks: A photo Essay by Mark Larson
Under a cool, overcast morning sky, the College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences held the first of three Commencement 2015 ceremonies at Humboldt State University on Saturday, May 16. The undergraduate and graduate students receiving their degree walked out onto the vivid green artificial turf of Redwood Bowl, with friends and family clutching flowers […]
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Humboldt Remembers: A Photo Essay by Mark Larson
A half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial appeared on a hillside near Loleta’s Tish Non Communication Center above the Eel River valley this week. The Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria and the AMVETS Post 96 in Eureka are sponsoring the wall’s visit, which comes 30 years after its 1985 stop in Arcata, […]
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Inked Hearts: A Photo Essay by Mark Larson
As I entered the Inked Hearts Tattoo Expo, I was immediately struck by buzzing of tattoo guns and the unusual sight of many people lying passively on tables, receiving their latest ink. I enjoyed my visit to the sixth annual tattoo expo held in the Blue Lake Casino’s Sapphire Palace on Feb. 8, partly because […]
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Celebrating the Dead
The spirits of the dead were alive and celebrating in Old Town on Saturday night, with the 12th annual Dia de los Muertos Celebration in full swing. Put on by the Ink People Center for the Arts and Humboldt Communidad in collaboration with Danza Xalxiutlikue, the event featured a parade and dance performances in celebration […]
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Ice Bucket Challenge, HSU Style
In the midst of one of the worst drought periods in California’s recorded history, it was a “sustainable” (drought-friendly) idea by Humboldt State University students and staff to do the ALS Ice-Bucket Challenge on Sept. 12 by jumping into the Pacific Ocean in Trinidad Harbor. HSU and other campuses were responding to the original drought-friendly […]