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California Sues Over Trump’s Changes to Endangered Species Act, Arguing They Threaten Habitat
This story was originally published by CalMatters. California’s beloved condors and sea otters have rebounded from the brink of extinction thanks to the Endangered Species Act. Now the state is going to court to keep the 50-year-old law…

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Childbirth: Why So Difficult?
The “obstetrical dilemma” was born, so to speak, in 1960, not in a medical journal, but in the pages of Scientific American magazine. There, anthropologist Sherwood Washburn proposed that the ease with which most non-human…
Reckless Freaks
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Music Tonight: Friday, Sept. 18
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Music Tonight: Thursday, Sept. 17
There’s a fine double header at the Logger Bar today, with some acoustic blues courtesy of The Backseat Drivers happening from 4 to 6 p.m., and a nighttime set by Portland indie singer, songwriter and…
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Matter was never Created, nor destroyed. Periodic TablesAlways prevailed, As time flew byUnencumbered. What is the difference betweenA moment, and forever? Being here now isAll that really matters. — Kirk Gothier
Angela Ruth Faron
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‘Clue’ Kills at Ferndale Rep
OK, Ferndale Repertory Theatre, get it! This sentiment amplified by flamboyant snaps and giddy claps encompasses my experience at their season opener Clue On Stage. The entire sold-out production from the actors onstage to the concessions has…
Community Voices Amid ICE Fears
The Church of the Joyful Healer was packed on a recent Thursday evening, with those gathered watching in silence as a video started playing with soft piano music. On screen, a series of women, sheltered…
The World is No Better Than its Places
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Explode, Don’t Tell
FUZE. Given the death of concise action-oriented picture-stories currently on offer, the promise of such a thing, particularly with movie stars in the cast and a reliable director in charge, is even more compelling than…

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‘Want to Join Me?’
Tired of Big Brother and the police state? I am putting small signs over my…
Support for Garcia, Bergel
Editor: I write in support of Victor Garcia for Ward One in Eureka and Kim…
‘A Turning Point’
Blue Lake is at a turning point. The current council majority has repeatedly ignored California’s…
Invitation to film: ‘American Doctor’
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After attending decades of welcome-back fall meetings at the former Humboldt State University, I found…






