Carpenters Local 751 — a carpenters union out of Santa Rosa — recognized two local apprentices for their successful completion of the Hardwood Floor Layer Apprenticeship Program.

Just days before she left office last month, North Coast Assemblywoman Patty Berg’s successor, Wes Chesbro, had a question for her. ”He asked, ‘How’s it going to feel to not be anyone?

Recently elected Trinidad City Councilman Mike Morgan may be the only council member in Humboldt County with his very own blog. Morgan, owner of the Trinidad Bay Bed and Breakfast, successfully ran for one of the two seats on the Trinidad City

While the ideals of hope and change undoubtedly played a huge part in Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign for the presidency, cold hard cash also played a large role in Obama’s Election Day success.

Category: Local News
Topics: Business

The distance from Humboldt County to buzzing urban business centers is a common challenge for local people running businesses.

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Topics: Incident

A 27-year-old inmate at the Humboldt County jail tried to hang himself with a bed sheet Tuesday morning, but was unsuccessful, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reported.

Category: Local News
Topics: Incident

A 27-year-old inmate at the Humboldt County jail attempted to hang himself with a bedsheet Tuesday morning, but was unsuccessful, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reported.

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Topics: Education

The North Coast Small Business Development Center is set to launch its third annual business assistance program aimed at artists looking to improve the business success of their creative enterprises.

A McKinleyville man reportedly led police on a high-speed chase across the California border into Oregon and threatened suicide by pointing a loaded rifle at his head before law enforcement officials were able to successfully negotiate with the

EUREKA — Strong wills and strong opinions can make reaching a consensus difficult, but the board-appointed Code Enforcement Task Force is successfully inching toward a final report.

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Topics: Education

It may not often be one of the most beloved subjects, but Arcata High School teacher Susan Lovato has spent 14 successful years changing students’ minds about math.

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Kevin Held thinks 409 Opera Alley is cursed.

I began my career in radio and electronics. I started out repairing radios, mostly early AM radios, shortwave and ham transcievers. I obtained my amateur radio license (KB6VWL) in 1988, and have since talked to thousands of people all over the world.

In the early 90’s I turned my interest to computers and data communications. I ran a local computer bulletin board in the days before the Internet was in wide use and was a moderator on General Electric’s online service GEnie. I began building and repairing computers around that time and got into designing and building interactive voicemail (IVR) systems, which bridged an information service gap for those who didn’t own computers at the time.

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Category: Business
Topics: Rhonda Abrams

Are you sitting there alone in your office, wondering how to grow your business? Well, there’s one piece of advice I offer virtually every entrepreneur: Join an organization. You can build a company faster, easier, and more successfully if you’re part of group serving your industry, community, or local entrepreneurs.