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…
Letters to the Editor, June 5, 2019
Rentals running riot Dear Trinidad City Manager, I wanted make a plea to you to listen to our concerns and make a priority of community safety and quality of life for those who live and work here in Trinidad. Many residents are frustrated and feel their voices are not being heard. Residents are not making…
Letters to the Editor, May 8, 2019
The city could easily solve homelessness if it wanted to Oh boy, here Arcata goes again. Given a $400,000 grant to help all the town’s homeless, officials are going to spend it on five one-bedroom modulars, which means five people or couples will get sheltered and housed. Great planning, great reasoning, HA! Take that $400,000…
Letters to the Editor, May 1, 2019
Bumbling disregard In the late 1970s, when the puppeteers of California State University Chancellor’s Office (CSUC) held fewer and looser ropes on Humboldt State University, I was a journalism major at HSU. I was on The Lumberjack newspaper, raking muck. I was on KHSU, writing and reading news; playing music; and hosting Talkback, KHSU’s call-in…
Letters to the Editor, April 24, 2019: McKinleyville’s new name will be…
KHSU action and acknowledgement My feelings about the disembowelment of KHSU have been articulated eloquently, knowledgeably and passionately by letters that have appeared in the opinion pages of the Mad River Union, the North Coast Journal and the Times-Standard. I’d like to thank everyone for expressing their dismay, anger and frustration about the decimation of KHSU…
Letters to the Editor, April 17, 2019
A dark day in Humboldt It is a dark day in Humboldt County. KHSU, the station that we loved and listened to and worked for and gave our money to is gone. A ghost station with no soul has acquired its call letters. A huge thank you to all the staff, the volunteers, the people…
Letters to the Editor, April 10, 2019
Whooosh… (smooch!) So glad to hear that Pete is being well taken care of. He certainly was an Arcata fixture for many years. Thank you, Amy Erickson. Blow him a kiss from me. Tisa Jewell Westhaven/Trinidad Bohn’s bad remark Recently, I was informed that Supervisor Rex Bohn made a statement at a non-profit fundraiser about…