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Posts published by “Hank Sims”

The Train Geeks Return

By Hank Sims on December 23, 2010

You know what I just remembered? It’s nearly 2011! And do you know what that means? It means that the North Coast Railroad Authority is…

More Of The Usual

By Hank Sims on March 24, 2010

For the last few weeks, newspapers around the North Coast have been calling on State Senator Pat Wiggins to resign her office. The worst of…

Our Fathers

By Hank Sims on March 3, 2010

It's still hard for some locals to accept that 150 years ago — five generations, a historical blip — Hum­boldt County was controlled by genocidaires.…

Line’s End?

By Hank Sims on December 2, 2009

The North Coast Railroad Authority, the pub­lic agency that controls the long-dormant train tracks between Humboldt County and the Bay Area, is on the verge of…

Rodini’s Sweet Deal

By Hank Sims on June 11, 2003

Humboldt County Supervisor Roger Rodoni leases a three-bedroom, 1800-square foot house and over 9,000 acres of land from the Scotia Pacific Holding Company — a…

Bari Juror Speaks

By Hank Sims on July 10, 2002

Last week, Judge Claudia Wilken lifted the gag order she had placed on the jury that awarded Darryl Cherney and the estate of Judi Bari…

The Verdict

By Hank Sims on June 12, 2002

With Judi Bari’s ashes resting in the center of her attorneys’ table, a federal jury yesterday delivered her a stunning victory in her case against…

Deliberations

By Hank Sims on May 29, 2002

The jury deliberating Judi Bari’s and Darryl Cherney’s civil rights lawsuit against the seven FBI agents and Oakland police officers involved in their arrest appeared…

Closing Arguments

By Hank Sims on May 22, 2002

After eleven years of pre-trial motions and six weeks of testimony, Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney’s lawsuit against the FBI and the Federal Bureau of…

The Feds’ Lackluster Defense

By Hank Sims on May 15, 2002

Courtroom observers who expected a vigorous counterattack from the federal government and the city of Oakland were mostly disappointed last week, as assistant US Attorney…

Cherney Turns On the Charm

By Hank Sims on May 8, 2002

Ordered by Judge Wilken to wrap up their case by today — Wednesday — attorneys for Darryl Cherney and the estate of Judi Bari spent…

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