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Posts published in May 2019

Lord Byron’s Fame

A Public Man By Andrew McConnell Stott The sheer gravitational weight of Lord Byron's fame had the power to distort everything around it.       Francis Gastrell was very annoyed. He had bought a nice new…

Boonfire Show

[Jun 29] Saturday at 9 p.m. BoonFire will be playing at La Cantina! No cover! 21+ only. BTW, Dan Richert has done a terrific job in reviving the bar at La Cantina, a prefect venue…

Letters (May 29, 2019)

Books and magazines are dead! It is online for all of us. We catch a snippet of science here and there

Humboldt Fish Farm — Raw Deal?

Nordic Aquafarms, a Norwegian company, has announced plans to build a land-based fish farm in Humboldt Bay.  The plan was warmly received by local officials, and local media coverage has been generally positive, but is…

Humboldt Humbled by Legalization

Although it's entitled "How Legalization Changed Humboldt County Marijuana," Emily Witt's article in the current New Yorker is not about new plant varieties but about new social realities.  She opens with an assertion sure to please her…

Seven-Year Sentence Week

It was the week of the seven-year sentence – everybody got seven years, whether the crime was a burglary or a homicide. Didn’t matter. Dylan Beck was up first and she/he got seven years for…

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