Opinion

Climate Change and You: Recycling is great, but upstream prevention is the real deal


Recycling is important to climate change by limiting the number of raw materials being used and the amount of waste going into landfills. Project Drawdown, a nonprofit, non-partisan climate change organization, estimates that recycling between 2020 and 2050 will reduce emissions by 5.5 to 6.02 gigatons of carbon dioxide (equivalent to taking over one billion cars off the streets for […]

Letters to the Editor, January 10, 2024

LETTERS

Six-story apartments If you want 6-story apartments in your neighborhood, then say nothing. The Gateway Area Plan started out as a gallant experiment. If Arcata made it easier for developers to build 5-, 6- and 7-story apartment buildings, would the increase in housing cause average rents to go down? If parking was limited to just one parking space for every […]

Arcata Chamber planning for a prosperous, collaborative 2024


Happy New Year! As we dive into 2024, our enthusiasm is sky-high with ambitious goals and an array of exciting events lined up. The Chamber is thrilled to present numerous opportunities to bolster your businesses, foster connections, and enrich your networks. The highlight of the year is The 34th annual Arcata Bay Oyster Festival! This cherished tradition celebrates our local […]

Trinidad Tidings: Seaside village sees Clam Beach Run, a plethora of positive projects and an informed citizenry

The Greater Trinidad Chamber of Commerce presents the 58th Annual Trinidad to Clam Beach Run Honoring Ford Hess on Saturday, Feb. 3 starting at 11 a.m. at Saunders Park on Patrick’s Point Drive near Main Street. It’s a five and three-quarter mile course down Scenic Drive to Moonstone Beach, crossing the Little River and ending near Strawberry Creek on Clam […]

Humboldt County Dems endorse Clatworthy and Wilson for Supes, urge ‘No’ vote on Measure A


EUREKA – The Humboldt County Democratic Central Committee is pleased to announce its official endorsements for the March 2024 election. After interviews with the qualifying candidates and measure proponents and opponents, the committee voted to endorse the following: • Gordon Clatworthy for Humboldt County District 1 Supervisor • Mike Wilson for Humboldt County District 3 Supervisor •“No” on Measure A […]

Kangas: Huffman serves ‘subset of wealthy interests’




Once again, Jared Huffman has shown his contempt for Humboldt County and the North Coast at large. His office recently touted a $2 million grant to study how to co-opt the decommissioning of the Potter Valley Project to steal water from the Eel River. Cynically referring to this proposal as a “two basin solution,” it’s clear Huffman is just catering […]

In appreciation of Mara Segal, dog advocate

LETTER

You are probably aware that the state of California, and Humboldt County in particular, have a homeless problem. Many individuals have nowhere they can call home. Likewise, there is another population that also has a homeless problem, dogs. This population is made up of runaways, abandoned pets, and pets that had to be relinquished for various valid reasons. Many of […]

LETTERS

Democracy in danger What kind of country do we live in? Once upon a time, a doctor’s decision defined good medical practice and a presidential candidate’s words would support our democracy, but not anymore. In Texas, a county district judge granted a woman a temporary restraining order so she could terminate her pregnancy after 20 weeks, a time beyond Texas’s […]

2024: Reset your expectations with optimism

The Greater Trinidad Chamber of Commerce presents A New Year for Trinidad on Sunday, Dec. 31 from 8 p.m. to midnight at Trinidad Town Hall. Local bands Heavens Taint and Soul Trip will entertain for dancers and listeners. Generous hors d’oeuvres courtesy of Shuler’s Fine Catering, The Eatery, Lighthouse Grill and Murphy’s Deli will be offered. There will be a […]

New Year’s Resolutions


I t is that time of the year again when we watch largely heartwarming holiday movies (Diehard?) usually centered on variations of Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol and make numerous new year’s resolutions, which we fail to keep, if we attempted to at all. I will admit I fall for the sentimentality every year, choking up and teary eyed. You […]


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