Media

Jack Durham: Newspaper Life Goes From $@&#*ed To A Realistic Relaunch – August 28, 2011

Sunday, August 28, 2011
Jack Durham: Newspaper Life Goes From $@&#*ed To A Realistic Relaunch – August 28, 2011

There’s nothing wrong with being a small newspaper, I thought to myself. Print the paper that you can afford to print. »

Jack Durham: The Press Endures The Worst, Falters But Resists Seedy Suitors – August 23, 2011

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

I used to joke that if a nuclear bomb goes off in Humboldt County, it’s not a story that will appear in the McKinleyville Press unless the reporter finds a McKinleyville angle. »

Skeezy Scammers On The Prowl In Arcata – August 16, 2011

Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Skeezy Scammers On The Prowl In Arcata – August 16, 2011

Chamber Director Brenda Bishop said solicitations invoking the Chamber’s name should be approached warily, and urged those solicited to contact the Chamber directly at (707) 822-3619. »

Jack Durham: The McKinleyville Press Sets Up, Settles In For The Long Haul – August 5, 2011

Friday, August 5, 2011
Jack Durham: The McKinleyville Press Sets Up, Settles In For The Long Haul – August 5, 2011

In some ways, life back then for me resembled the movie Groundhog Day, in which a weatherman is doomed to relive the same day over and over again. Except in my case, instead of a day, it was a weekly cycle. »

The Untold Story Of The McKinleyville Press – July 27, 2011

Wednesday, July 27, 2011
The Untold Story Of The McKinleyville Press – July 27, 2011

In the fall of 1995, I came home late one evening from a camping trip, turned on the evening news and learned that the Arcata Union was going out of business. Although I didn’t know it at the time, that was a pivotal moment in the birth of the McKinleyville Press. »

Arcata Eye Going To HSU Digital Heaven – July 12, 2011

Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Arcata Eye Going To HSU Digital Heaven – July 12, 2011

While back editions of the Arcata Eye and Arcata Union are available on microfilm in the HSU Library, searchable text is far more useful. »

Arcata High Journalism Class, Newspaper Restored – June 29, 2011

Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Arcata High Journalism Class, Newspaper Restored – June 29, 2011

The administration had no choice but to heartily reinstate our class for the upcoming year. We did it. »

KHSU To Remain Above Average – June 21, 2011

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

An 11th-hour phone call to KHSU from the network that produces “A Prairie Home Companion” has allowed the station to keep the show on the air. »

Michael Fields: Art And Prosperity Are Natural And Necessary Partners – March 16, 2011

Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Michael Fields: Art And Prosperity Are Natural And Necessary Partners – March 16, 2011

It is proven that communities with strong arts industries and city governments that have the vision to support and promote the arts are surging as economic centers and considered desirable places to live. »

Paul Hagen: Gallegos Is No Alternative – October 26, 2010

Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Paul Hagen: Gallegos Is No Alternative – October 26, 2010

Regardless of what Gallegos has done or says, he is not my idea of “progressive.” That requires truly living to progressive ideals and delivering solid results. »