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…
Letters to the Editor, Sept.11, 2019
ABC Board of Appeals was too lenient with drug-dealing bars As a citizen of Arcata I am outraged by the California ABC appeals court’s finding and request for leniency! I believe an ABC license is granted with the understanding that said business will safeguard the public from clear hazards such as serving under aged customers,…
Letters to the Editor September 4, 2019: Pardon the slashing rhetoric
To my tire slasher An open letter to the person(s) who slashed a tire on my truck recently while it was parked on Western Avenue in Arcata: Yes, it’s true. My truck has bumper stickers on it. I can see how you might have been driven to a violent rage by the one that says:…
Letters to the Editor, August 28, 2019
Dog poop: why we fight Just one gram of dog waste can contain as many as 23 million fecal coliform bacteria, which can seep into groundwater and spread salmonella and giardia. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) confirms that hookworms, ringworms, tapeworms and Salmonella can be spread by contact with infected dog waste. When dog…
Letters to the Editor, Aug. 7 & 14, 2019
A tariff primer We read about the president imposing a new 10 percent tariff on Chinese-made goods, but what does this really mean? Say a retailer pays $250 wholesale for a Chinese cell phone which sells for $500, a 100 percent profit ($250). Post tariff, the cost is now $275, 10 percent more. What is…
Letters to the Editor, July 17, 2019: Matters of respect
Respect the procession Recently I had the honor to be part of a funeral procession of a Korean War Hero that had been missing in action. It was a touching event to see people lined up along the roadway with flags showing their respect. There were even two Highway Patrol officers saluting as we passed.…
Letters to the Editor, July 3, 2019
A bungling of fools The Castration of Independence Day. I had to do some shopping at Walmart yesterday and in the process came across some racks which had been set up to contain Walmart’s offerings of “fireworks.” The display was, for me, a horror show. First of all, everything seemed to be midget sized. “Surely…
Letters to the Editor, June 12, 2019
Our Roots If corporations are now people, then what of incorporated cities, towns and communities? Do we not also have the right to assemble, bear arms and freely communicate to whomever tunes in and attends? But our community has been silenced. Our voices and musical choices muted. Our opinions and views unaired. Now everyone may…