What’s this in our mailbox? (Part III)

To: Humboldt Mirror From: bluelakepd@aol.com Yo yo bug homes, what up? Jus got back from So Cal. Wuz hangin with the hotties and muling some off-market Lunesta from TJ. Gotta help the girlz getta good nights sleep, no what I mean? Heh heh. So, jus wanted to give yuz a shout out for keepin it [...]

Today in awesomeness

Former Blue Lake police chief David Gundersen is in the wind after blowing off a court appearance Wednesday, Times-Standard ace reporter Thad Greenson went all the way to Long Beach to write about men’s restroom conversions, and a new clothing store in Fortuna was treated to the most ass-mangled headline we’ve seen in a long [...]

Amen, sister

The following is a letter to the editor which appeared Thursday in the Eureka Reporter. Plea bargains, deals kept street racer on roads Dear Editor, The tragic death of a 9-year-old girl on State Route 299 because of a drag race once again points out the deplorable judgment of our district attorney. At the same [...]

ECONOMIC CRISIS HITS HOME: Times-Standard lays off headline verbs–with update!!

In a sign of deepening financial turmoil, Humboldt County’s oldest daily newspaper confirmed Tuesday that it has laid off virtually all of its headline verbs. Times-Standard Managing Editor Kimberly Wear additionally warned that gerunds and present participles could be next. “Of course it’s sad whenever any part of speech loses its job,” Wear said, “but [...]

County residents struggle to remember why they’re not at work today

Columbus Day? Really? Is that still a holiday? Too bad Columbus didn’t discover a day on which kids go to school but parents get to stay home and drink. That’s what we would consider a holiday.

Campaign in crapper, McCain resorts to civility

Interestingly, supporters of the Republican presidential nominee were having none of it, and booed John McCain at a campaign stop when he referred to Barack Obama as “decent.” We say suck it up, whiny right-wingers. Now you know how we’ve been rolling for the past eight years. Of course it’s hard to say whether McCain’s [...]

Alleged asshole arrested

The driver of the second vehicle involved in a drag-racing collision that killed a little girl and seriously injured her mother is now enjoying the hospitality of the Humboldt County jail. Here’s hoping the accommodations are not to his liking. The 19-year-old Eureka resident reportedly attempted to elude the long arm of the law by [...]

Drag-racing douchebags kill 9-year-old twin

Ah, the joys of drag racing on a public thoroughfare. It’s all fun and games until you accidentally kill the 9-year-old niece of one of Humboldt County’s most popular and respected cops. But that’s apparently what happened Monday afternoon, when one of two vehicles involved in a little drag-racing frivolity on Highway 299 clipped a [...]

PULP FRICTION: Newspaper war gets all bitchy and kind of lame

We’ve heard repeatedly that competition between Humboldt County’s two daily newspapers has been good for the community. The Eureka Reporter’s advent roused the Times-Standard, which had for decades celebrated its monopoly by loafing off, screwing up, and depriving the community of meaningful daily news. The awakening was by all accounts a rude one. But after [...]