Impressions of a Homeless Meeting

70 people gathered in the Garberville Vet’s Hall to discuss homelessness in Southern Humboldt. Words from the residents.  Words from the  homeless. Some spoke of compassion.  “The solution has to come from our hearts,” long time resident Cocoa said.  “There’s humans in everyone of those bodies.” Others spoke of the pervasiveness of the homeless problem.  Kellie L. said this is

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More Scoop on Poop

I found myself thinking about the recent controversy around the port a-pottie at the Veterans Park in Garberville, while stuck, at Dazey’s Garden Center, behind a 20 something kid who was getting 60 bags of chicken manure packed into his late model SUV (60 bags of chicken shit: $300, the aroma that lingers for the life of the vehicle: priceless).

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Inmates Win Ribbons and Donate Clothing to Homeless

Press Release from the Humboldt Co. Sheriff’s Office: Subject: Jail Inmates Donate to Less Fortunate Inmates from the Humboldt County Correctional Facility will donate handmade hats, scarves, blankets tomorrow to the Betty Chinn and those she helps. The inmates are participants in a jail program in which two volunteers teach them knitting and crocheting skills. The inmates are then able

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