This just in from the KHUM studios: KHUM 104.3/104.7 FM’s morning personality Cliff Berkowitz is interviewing district supervisor candidates throughout the month of May. The interview style will not be a debate, but a one on one conversation between each candidate and Berkowitz. “Lawn signs and quick sound bites aren’t enough to really get to […]
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Schwarzenegger Appoints Johanna Rodoni
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the appointment of Johanna Rodoni to the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors, representing District II. “Johanna is deeply rooted in Humboldt County and has been an active member of the local community for years,” said Governor Schwarzenegger. “She is a dedicated public servant and I am confident that she will […]
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Roger Rodoni,
Supervisor Roger Rodoni, who was killed in a car accident last week, was a Renaissance man — an artist, rancher, historian and politician. He made an impression on thousands of people during his 67 years. Here are just a few stories. If you get this paper Wednesday morning, you might want to know that there […]
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What Happens Next
We’re going to fill this week’s paper with tributes and memories of a unique, historical figure in Humboldt County. But we can’t ignore the fact that this tragedy takes place at a time when Roger Rodoni was running for re-election. People are confused about what happens next, and we believe that we finally have the […]
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Rising Silver Sea Lifts S.S. Lovelace
Trifecta. Photo by Elizabeth Mackay. You knew he had the up-and-coming trail-centric activist types nailed down. But did you know that he’s also pocketed the establishment? That’s Third District Supervisorial candidate Mark Lovelace, flanked by the once and future Wes Chesbro and outgoing Supervisor John Woolley. In other words: The two leading representatives of the […]
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CNN: Thompson Iraq Visit Bought By Iraqi Spy
Remember Rep. Mike Thompson’s visit to Iraq back in 2002, just before the outbreak of hostilities? Remember how it solidified Thompson’s opposition to the war? Um, about that … Muthanna al-Hanooti, a former official with an Islamic charity in Detroit, Michigan, was taken into custody Tuesday night. Hussein’s spy agency secretly paid al-Hanooti 2 million […]
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Should Thompson Change His Superdelegate Vote?
The Napa Valley Register is asking its readers to chime in on whether Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, should endorse Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama with his superdelegate vote (right now, he’s pledged it to Clinton). However, the February primaries indicate that the First District favors Obama over Clinton. (For an idea of the how […]
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Klam Dam-Blam Angers Bucket Man
Meanwhile, in the dry uplands to our east, another supervisorial race has grumbled into low gear with one Leo Bergeron, a long-time Siskiyou County rancher, insurance salesman and genuine Bucket Brigadier, tossing his cap into the ring for the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors’ First District seat. It was the latest Klamath River restoration agreement […]
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Earthquake
Lehman out, Wilson out. Mike Wilson: “I believe that there’s a lot of work to do, and I don’t need to be supervisor to get a lot of things done that we need to get done in Humboldt County. I believe we have a great candidate in Mark Lovelace, who’s been a great community organizer […]
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Third District Shockers
There’s crazy stuff happening in the Third Supervisorial District right up against the 5 o’clock deadline for filing. 1). Lee Ulansey is now out. Repeat: out. Yes, he did pull papers and pay his $750 fee, but he decided not to run after all. 2). Financial planner Bryan Plumley, a member of the Board of […]
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Conner Out; Ulansey, Lehman In
There’s a bit about it in this week’s paper, which is hitting the streets around Eureka and Arcata right now, but we’ll put it up here for debate and discussion. Former Arcata City Councilmember Elizabeth Conner has taken herself out of the race for Third District Supervisor. Lee Ulansey of Kneeland is in, though. He’s […]
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Coloring Inside the Lines
OK, so here’s the corrected version of the Obama v. Clinton Google Earth overlay we trotted out a couple of days ago. Download it here . The old one wasn’t exactly wrong , per se — it was just off by about a tenth of a mile. Unless you zoom way down to street level […]