KHSU firing unexplained Three weeks ago long-time KHSU employee Katie Whiteside was fired. I had just seen Katie on a Sunday and spoke with her about coming back as a host and editor for Through the Eyes of Women. On Monday I arranged an interview with an internationally acclaimed author. On Tuesday I emailed…
Letters to the Editor, May 23, 2018
Madrone’s many fictions Trinidad Rancheria has been the subject of harassment and abuse during the Fifth District Supervisor campaign and unfairly characterized and targeted. Some of the statements made to the press by Steve Madrone and his supporters have bordered on racist and discriminatory remarks and have gone unchecked. I am writing this letter to…
Letters to the Editor April 25, 2018: The good, the bad and the wtfugly unfolding right before your eyes
What have you told the grandkids? What are a few plaques, statues, a fountain, that represent the history of Arcata? They apparently mean nothing! Years ago my great-grandparents Andersons and Partons settled here with other pioneers to create a town. The Andersons gave Van Matre 75 percent of the land for Humboldt State College to…
Letters to the Editor, April 11, 2018
Smoky schoolyard Dear City of Arcata and the Mad River Union, On Thursday, March 29, the Union Street Charter School playground was extremely smoky due to the controlled burn by the city, of which we had no warning. The smoke gave me a terrible migrane and several bloody noses. Some people may also have asthma…
Letters to the Editor April 4, 2018
Melt-morph McK into MLK My lady-friend and I were talking the other night while watching MLK: Fury & Fire. A singular idea came to mind that I’m positive was not alone in other’s thoughts. P. McKinley was at least a racist in deed, among other tragic exploits. With our own town, small numbers of unfortunates…
Letters to the Editor, March 28, 2018
Profit over people at Lazy J I am a resident of Lazy J Mobile Home Park in Arcata. Recently the Arcata City Council received grant money that is to be used to help local low-income people in the area pay their rents. It works very much like Section 8. This grant money will pay a…
Letters to the Editor, April 18, 2018
The Presidency The POTUS gets crazier every day Men in white coats should take him away He keeps Muslim’s away from our soil Except for those with lots of oil He’s smarter than generals and the CIA But reporters, they’re evil, keep them away! He builds a wall to keep Mexicans out Yet, “I LOVE…
Letters to the Editor March 21, 2018
City Council, keep your word I am writing as a voter and citizen of the City of Arcata, regarding the council vote and decision to remove the President McKinley statue. I support removing the President McKinley statue because he does not belong in the heart of Arcata in my opinion. I believe the history of…
Letters to the Editor March 14, 2018
Michael’s ‘mob’ talk I have been reflecting on Michael Winkler’s recent open letter regarding the Arcata City Council’s decision to relocate the statue of William McKinley from the Plaza. I was at that meeting, having marched from the Plaza to City Hall with 200 others, and I have been at other meetings in the past…
Letters to the Editor March 7, 2018
Commendation and healing I commend the courage and leadership shown by the four Arcata City Councilmembers who voted to remove the McKinley statue from the Plaza (Opposition to City Council’s McKinley removal decision begins to emerge, Feb. 24). Though it was (and will continue to be) difficult, they have struck at least one small blow…