Help stop the Arcata Bottom mega-grow I urge all Humboldt County residents to participate in this Thursday’s (April 1) planning commission meeting at 6 p.m. via zoom, to voice your opinion on the Sun Valley proposed 23 acre cannabis grow destined for the Arcata bottom just outside the city limit. This area is not conducive to…
Letters to the Editor, March 10, 2021
Annexation without representation I have lived at 1983 Foster Avenue in Arcata since 1990, a property under the jurisdiction of the County of Humboldt. I was informed by a neighbor on January 30, 2021, that my home and property and three neighboring parcels were annexed by LAFCo from the county to the City of Arcata’s…
Letters to the Editor, March 3, 2021
Anxiety vs. threat As an anxiety therapist, the first step I take with my clients is to help them to determine whether the fear they are experiencing is a threat or anxiety. During this global pandemic, that determination has been difficult to make. There has been so much confusion about which situations are or are…
Letters to the Editor, February 24, 2021
Town Center alternatives needed Humboldt County planners and the McKinleyville Municipal Advisory Committee (MMAC) are currently engaged in a Town Center Masterplan for the community of McKinleyville. Proposed commercial/residential development on a private parcel behind Safeway will permanently impact approximately three acres of seasonal wetlands and an undisclosed and unmitigated take of approximately 10-acres of forested…
Letters to the Editor, February 17, 2021
Non-extremist Christians still alive, well and around As a Presbyterian minister in McKinleyville, I feel compelled to respond to Gail Ledbetter’s “Christians gone awry” piece in last week’s Union. As with Jan Phelps’ letter concerning religious hypocrisy, it might surprise Ms. Ledbetter that I agree with almost everything she and Ms. Phelps said, except for…
Letters to the Editor, February 10, 2021
People can believe in a god or not, that is their business, but I have no use for hypocritical god cults who want to meddle in my life.
Letters to the Editor, February 3, 2021
A vaxtastic experience On Saturday, Jan. 23, I was able to participate in a Coronavirus vaccination program that took place at the Pacific Union Elementary School in Arcata. This was the first program I had heard of for older folks like me – I am 78 years old. The program was sponsored by Mad River…
Letters to the Editor, January 27, 2021
Debit card is legit Some people have received an Economic Impact debit card instead of a stimulus check like last time. Do not discard it. You can take it to your bank and have them deposit it into your account or use it where Visa is accepted. Many still received a direct deposit into their…
Letters to the Editor January 20, 2021
Restore real mental health treatment Rampant homelessness is a west coast phenomenon that has been growing since the 1970s. A local response — no matter how well intended or designed — cannot ever be adequate. Use of pleasurable intoxicating substances (including alcohol) for more than a few hours per week is incompatible with legitimate employment.…
Letters to the Editor, January 13, 2021
For some strange reason, the lunatics are running the asylum at KMUD, and this sad situation has only become worse in recent years (except for their still excellent news department).