Concepts like freedom, independence, security, protection of family, and the American Dream, all embedded in both conservative and progressive values, are realized in a single-payer health care system – a simple, elegant and superbly American proposition.
Blue Lake Notes: Sign up for winter camp
The coming year is going to be filled with so many amazing things, so keep your eyes peeled. There will be no column from me next week as I’ll be busy with my family for the holidays.
Letters to the Editor, December 11, 2019
Tilting at windmills The windmill issue seems to be a dilemma for the local green community. It is agreed that we humans must act quickly and decisively to curb the environmental chaos caused by greenhouse gasses. Why then, when a plan for alternative energy is dropped in our midst do we pause? Think global, act…
Letters to the Editor, December 4, 2019: Hurry now while supplies last – of life as we know it
As long as Humboldt’s affordable housing crisis exists, short-term solutions need to be implemented. Affordable Homeless Housing Alternatives (AHHA) and other local advocates recommend safe parking programs, sanctioned camping areas, and tiny home villages.
Letters to the Editor, November 27, 2019
Thanks to all for patience during this trying time The members of the Slack Family LLC wish to express their sincere gratitude to the many Humboldt County fire departments, and especially the Arcata Fire District, who responded to the fire in our Plaza building on Oct. 27. Their hard work and diligence not only saved…
Letters to the Editor, November 20, 2019
A heartfelt blurt In a recent meeting of the Arcata Planning Commission (Sept. 10, 2019) the plight of mobilehome dwellers was being discussed. One City official remarked that if residents of a mobilehome park were displaced by a projected park closure, such people could find another place to live. A woman in the audience blurted…
Letters to the Editor, November 13, 2019
Plight of the Arcata mobilehome owners We read with interest the petition (Derksen, et. al.) calling for the restoration of the three key relocation benefits published in the Nov. 6, 2019 edition of your paper. The petition understates the plight of the homeowners. The situation is worse than reported. We have been residents in the…
John Schaefer: Our grandchildren will thank us for wind power
Our grandchildren will thank us for wind power The county is deciding whether to issue permits for the Terra-Gen Wind Project, south of Scotia. This week and next week hearings will be held for the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) at the Planning Commission, and chances are hearings will continue on to the Board of…
Rounding and Reeling for Reuven, part 2
Second of two parts. Read part 1 here. In the Jewish tradition we do many extremely time-sensitive practices around death. We do not leave our dead alone from the time of death until the time of burial. We sit shomer. The word shomer means guard. So, we guard the person with our presence. We recite…
Letters to the Editor, November 6, 2019
McK’s Town Center an opportunity to redefine Right now McKinleyville is at the cusp of some profound changes and opportunities. Seventeen years ago when the McKinleyville Community Plan was adopted it called for the creation of a Town Center Ordinance to help clarify the goals for establishing a Town Center in the area surrounding Safeway.…