The North Coast Journal offices received a surprise visit this afternoon from some high school songbirds in the ArMack Orchestra and Madrigal Choir. The five students (sorry, we were too stunned and charmed to ask their names) delivered a “Valentune” — a very pretty rendition of Jack Johnson’s “Better Together.” Small groups of these melodious […]
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Humboldt Tweets the Earthquake! (UPDATING)
The USGS is reporting that the earthquake that shook us all up a few minutes ago — at 1:07 p.m., to be exact — richtered in at 5.3 5.5 5.6 (updated) and was centered near Weitchpec. First off, everyone good? Let us know if otherwise. As of 1:25 p.m. the Eureka Police Department had […]
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Danger Abounds
A DANGEROUS METHOD. It may seem strange for director David Cronenberg to follow the blood-drenched noir of A History of Violence (2005) and Eastern Promises (2007) with a fictionalized drama about Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud. But upon further analysis (pun intended) it makes a lot of sense. After all, Cronenberg has built a career […]
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Occupy the Courts
Pouring rain did not stop dozens of citizens from gathering at 5th and H streets in Eureka Friday at noon to join a nationwide protest marking the second anniversary of the Supreme Court decision Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that defined corporations as “persons,” and, as local organizers sarcastically put it, thus “entitled by the […]
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Supervisor Mark Lovelace – running for re-election
Third District Supervisor Mark Lovelace gathered supporters on the Arcata Plaza Thursday afternoon to announce that he’s running for re-election (see text of speech below), then discussed challenges ahead, among them holding onto the county’s tax money, rural school busing, marijuana policy and smart meters. The last 3 years have been very busy. I’ve […]
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Fight: Video
This week’s Journal cover story prominently features the mixed martial arts debut of 16-year-old Eureka High junior Taneisha Kyle at Blue Lake Casino’s October NorCal Fight Fest event. Below you’ll find some YouTubed video of that fight. Skip to 9:15 on the first vid for introductions and round one. Rounds two and three follow. Rounds […]
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“The Soul of Eureka”
As you know if you read this week’s paper, Eureka’s monthly arts night, Arts Alive! takes place Saturday night and many of you be out and about. Occasional Journal contributor Jim Hight produced this fine little vid extolling the many virtues of Arts Alive with Benjamin Bettenhausen handling camera duties. Our own art critic R.W. Evans […]
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HumCo’s Pepper Spray Precedent
As media outlets and the public reflect on last week’s disturbing U.C. Davis pepper spray incident, many are comparing it to a dark chapter in Humboldt County’s own history — the 1997 protest inside Rep. Frank Riggs’ Eureka office, where officers with the EPD and Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office used Q-tips to apply pepper spray […]
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“Who Pooped And Peed on the Bank? (Ode to Betsy Lambert)”
Seven-O-Heaven‘s “Will” was inspired by recent events at the Occupy Eureka encampment and sent us this ode to Betsy Lambert. It’s kinda childish, but “Will” usually is. Listen here! Ode to Betsy Lambert by Andrew Goff UPDATE!!!: Will just sent along the lyrics and chords so that you can all play and sing along […]
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Mega-bank Run Saturday
This Saturday, Nov. 5, has been designated “Bank Transfer Day,” a consumer activism event designed to stick it to the greedy mega-banks that nearly decimated the world economy, only to be bailed out by taxpayers. The idea — which has been claimed by L.A. art gallery owner Kristen Christian, though it was suggested elsewhere much […]
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‘Federal Terror Campaign’ Hits Mendocino Collective
Federal agents with the Drug Enforcement Agency today raided Mendocino County medical marijuana collective Northstone Organics, whose executive director, Matt Cohen, is featured in this week’s Journal cover story by Zach St. George. Cohen’s collective was operating under a permit issued by the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Dept., and by all indications it was following the […]
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Lumberjacks Were on the TV!
The snazzy highlight reel above fails to capture the excitement of last night’s gridiron battle, which was broadcast nationally via the CBS Sports Network. According to the announcer administering the halftime trivia challenge, this was the first sellout Jacks football game in more than 40 years.