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Coming to Arcata’s Aid
Community rallies around those devastated by wind-whipped fire Found amid the ashes of the Jan. 2 Arcata fire was a sign of hope and resilience — the damaged but still intact stuffed “Mama Bear” that…
New Year Miscellany
6174 Self-taught Indian mathematician D.R. Kaprekar (1905-1986) discovered this curious result in 1955. Take any four-digit number with at least two distinct digits, write the digits first in descending, then in ascending order, and subtract…
The Mysteries of Cloud and Eephus
The year 2025 being what it was — and the less said about that, the better, although the New Year doesn’t seem much better, so far — it was easy to miss some things. No…
UPDATE: Recall in Blue Lake Falling Short
UPDATE: The first post-election report released this afternoon continues to show the recall effort in Blue Lake trailing at 174 yes votes to 213 no votes. PREVIOUS: The Jan. 6 election to recall Blue Lake…
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First Saturday Night Arts Alive
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Cheryl Lynn Peterson Rau
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Thank you to the Eureka Mayor and Council
Editor: I want to thank our mayor and council for greatly improved bike lanes, and…
‘Climate Indifference’
Editor: The last editions of the North Coast Journal (NCJ) capture the contradictions in Humboldt…
Deadline Extended to Support Eel River Dam Removal
PG&E has submitted an application to surrender its license for the Potter Valley Project (PVP),…
The Ocean Is Coming: King Tides Offer Preview of Rising Seas
The highest King Tides of the year arrived in Humboldt County last week, offering both…
‘Not Impressed’
Editor: The four contenders for governor, detailed in the CalMatters article (“They Want to Be…
‘Something of Our Lives’
Editor: I often think about the fact that I’m the extremely unlikely product of an…
Top 10 Dick Moves of 2025
It’s been a year of yikes, folks. Humboldt had far more bad looks and petty deeds in 2025 than a brief list can contain, but these are the selfish choices and low blows that really…
On Screens in 2025
So. That has been the year that was. Anecdotally, I can’t say it’s been a good one for anybody who isn’t a despot. Despite having such a futuristic-sounding enumerator, it has been a time of…
Tales of Brave Ulysses
Forget what I was on about last week; that was just rope burn from all of the tension of 2025. It’s a new year and nothing quite helps grease the mystery chute to the future…
Top 10 Stories of 2025
Another year has come and gone here on the North Coast. For better and for worse, 2025 was one of fear and resistance, resilience and resolve, with moments of brightness and solidarity amid palpable uncertainty…
Music Tonight: Wednesday, Dec. 31
In the spirit of an early celebration of the end of 2025, I’m going to suggest one showonly. Rooster McClintock and A Banjo Makes Three have something going down at the Carlo Theatre at 6…
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