Greg Gaiera Special to the Union I had been living in Arcata for a few years, and had started a new phase of my life. Not only had I just recently moved to Humboldt, but I was also beginning my teaching career and starting a family with my wife, Heather. Routines had always been (and still…
Carol McFarland: Access to the proposed Creek Side Homes project remains problematic
Twelve years ago we decided to preserve our small piece of the Arcata Bottom handed down from great-grandparents because of the possible annexation and development of a subdivision of 150 houses, and the inevitable widening of Foster Avenue for its principal entrances. Why? At that time, the front door to our house was less than…
The HUM: Halloweek is upon us
You probably don’t think of Halloween as a religious holiday, but officially it’s the night before All Hallows’ Day, aka All Saints’ Day, when Christians commemorate all the saints who’ve gone to heaven. Nowadays it’s all about black cats, jack-o’-lanterns, skulls and costumes of sexy this-and-that, as well as the new beginning of the dreadfully…
Maggie Gainer: How to talk to your store manager about an uncomfortable subject
With increasing frequency, concerned Humboldt shoppers notify Zero Waste Humboldt about unnecessary plastic packaging and wasteful practices at their grocery stores. ZWH always asks them what the store manager said when they brought it up. Almost none communicate with their store manager. My guess is that they are always in a rush or not ready…
Letters to the Editor October 16, 2019
Renewable solution The power blackout of October 9 was a wake up call for Humboldt County. People scrambling to get basic supplies, waiting in gas lines for hours and those with medical conditions requiring power to run their oxygen machines or refrigeration to keep their medicines cold, panicking. And we got off easy. Early predictions…
Letters to the Editor, October 9, 2019
What do you love about Glendale and Blue Lake? If you live (or work) in Glendale or its neighboring locales, such as Blue Lake, Fieldbrook, Liscom Hill, Korbel, or Hatchery Road, you are invited to give input to help develop our Community Plan. The County Board of Supervisors has given Glendale and Blue Lake the…
Letters to the Editor, October 2, 2019
Drainage painage Can you explain how the drainage works as water flows down Mary to Steenblock Avenue in McKinleyville? County Public Worls says it’s supposed to drain into the U.S. Highway 101 ditch. Steenblock is a dead end st with a small green belt. You can see in the picture there is no way to…
Greg King: Why is Sun Valley spraying toxic chemicals on a new Arcata field?
Don’t be fooled by the expanse of pretty irises growing between Foster Avenue and Bay School Road in the Arcata Bottom. Earlier this year, Sun Valley Floral Farms sprayed that field with the carcinogen glyphosate (aka Roundup) without adequately informing neighbors, the three nearby schools, or anyone in the densely populated Greenview/Windsong neighborhood of Arcata,…
McKinleyville Senior Center: Relaxing Fall fun
Fall is in the air and so is country music, right here at the McKinleyville Senior Center, not just in the new Ken Burns documentary, Country Music, on PBS. • Line Dancing beginning Wed. Oct. 2 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Meet new people, have fun and exercise at the same time. Every Monday and…
Dakota AndersonSpirit’s Panther Report: Waves of climate change awareness wash over the Plaza
Strikes concerning climate change have swept through the U.S. before, but the Climate Strike is different because it is a global event, dominated almost entirely by students, and inspired mainly by one girl, Greta Thunberg. Greta is a 16 year old teneager from Sweden most noted for beginning a mass strike at her school and…