Category: Handfuls of Home
Cuts to Public Broadcasting Slated to End Media Near You
Soon turning on our local public broadcast channel, KEET TV, may result in nothing but electronic snow. Its ability to inspire, empower, and connect may fade away to electronic snow. House Republicans just voted to do away with government funding for The Corporation for Public Broadcasting which sponsors, among other vital programming, Sesame Street, PBS, NPR and, of course, KEET
Read moreCPR/First Aid for Youth in Southern Humboldt
Red Cross Youth Group first meeting locally at Redway School Tuesday, February 22, Rm 6 at 4:30pm. This will be offered to 9-17 year olds. The group will be covering health and safety issues including 1st Aid / CPR / Babysitting training / Jr. Lifeguard training and wilderness 1st aid. They will meet 1 x a month. Phil is requesting input
Read moreFor Kyle–Who Went Missing Today
Last week Kyle Whitney went missing. He of the blue eyes and wry smile was gone. Depressed, suicidal. When the news ran through the hills that he had been found, we joyed and high fived. But still we worried. And today, Today, he went missing again. He went missing from the pain and from the pleasure. From the valleys and
Read moreMore Photos from the Protest at Richardson's Grove
More photos below the fold.
Read moreProtesters Unfurl Banner at Richardson Grove
According to the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page, a group of protesters gathered in Richardson Grove. At a little after one, there were around 50 people. Twelve were in the roadway blocking trucks from going by. At some point a banner was unfurled. Kathy Epling said on Facebook that her neighbor in Piercy called her and reported “our frontage road
Read moreWhen Facts Fail, Use the Nuclear Option
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR4YRyWh05c] When you don’t have the facts, go nuclear or lie. At least that’s what some people think is appropriate. A reader sent me a link to this short video posted on Facebook. It obviously wasn’t put out very high budget so I wouldn’t attribute it to any legitimate environmental group (note the year 20011 and the misspellings.) But rather
Read moreDemonizing the Opposition:Richardsons Grove, the Pros and Cons of the Caltrans Project
Good people come to different conclusions based on the same facts. We know that. In spite of movies and books that consistently show good fighting against evil, life is rarely that simple. We know that, too. So why do we demonize those who opposes us? In the poster above, sweet gentle souls are shown linking their arms in the face
Read moreSnow Play at Dusk
The snow is melting and it is time to go back to real life but some of us are begging to play “…just for a few more minutes, Mom!”
Read moreSnow Sticking in Garberville
Garberville is getting one of its rare snows. And it’s sticking. Will this be passed down in lore as the Great Snowstorm of 2011? UPDATE: More photos from Garberville. _______________________ Top photo by Rebecca McFarland taken near the North Exit from town. Bottom by Lisa Music taken at a private residence near the Garberville Hospital. Update photos also from Lisa.
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