North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman joined a majority of his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives in voting to impeach President Donald Trump today, making him the third president in the nation’s history to face forced removal from office. Today’s vote means Trump will now face a trial in the Senate on two articles […]
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Huffman, Thompson Blast Trump Admin for Leaving California out of Disaster Funding
North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman and his predecessor issued a scathing joint statement yesterday, blasting the Trump administration for leaving wildfire-ravaged California out of its disaster funding request. Huffman released the statement with Mike Thompson, who represented Humboldt County and the North Coast for 14 years until redistricting bumped him to California’s Fifth Congressional District […]
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TL;DR: Five Things You Should Know from This Week’s Cover
Busy week? We get it. Here are some highlights from the cover to get you caught up. Former Humboldt County 1st District Supervisor Jimmy Smith — a man revered as much for his kindness as his work ethic — died May 24 at St. Joseph Hospital after a long fight with cancer. He was 67. […]
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Friends of Jimmy Smith Gather to Mourn
There were more jeans than heels, and half the parking lot was filled with pickup trucks. The line of cars stretched down the small main street of Fields Landing, and the parking lot in front of the boat launch named in honor of the man everyone knew as Jimmy filled with mourners. A strong, persistent […]
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Postal Consolidation Back on the Table
Eureka’s mail processing center is once again on the chopping block. It seems the United States Postal Service has once again put forward a proposal to consolidate Eureka’s processing facility into one in Medford, Oregon, which would cause a loss of local jobs and delay incoming and outgoing mail service for the North Coast. North […]