About a year ago, I attended a convention in Las Vegas. This involved getting up really early to set up the coffee booth. Not... »
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Say Goodbye To The Arcata Eye
Nosh, enjoy beverages, pore over (and take!) old Arcata Eyes, buy ads and subscriptions to the Mad River Union and enjoy quality nostalgia with staff and fellow readers. »
Notice To Eye Readers
Join the staff of the Arcata Eye, McKinleyville Press and Mad River Union newspapers in the Plaza View Room in Jacoby's Storehouse this Friday night, Sept. 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. »
Arcata Eye, McKinleyville Press Merging Into Mad River Union Newspaper
In a sense, the Mad River Union will restore the tradition of the beloved Arcata Union, which closed after 109 years in 1995. Hoover and Durham both worked at the Union, which covered Arcata, McKinleyville and beyond. »
Jack Durham & Kevin L. Hoover: The Decline And Fall Of The Humboldt Beacon – December 12, 2011
Jack Durham & Kevin L. Hoover McKinleyville Press/Arcata Eye For 110 years, the Humboldt Beacon has served the people of Fortuna and the Eel River Valley, persevering through two world wars, The Great Depression, the Humboldt flood of ’64 and an untold number of other trials and tribulations. Last Thursday, the Beacon put out its... »
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. »
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. »