John Matthews’ Guest of the Week: Walnut Creek attorney James Morgan, who serves as special counsel to the Humboldt County Fair, talks about the recent decision to not renew the contract of the fair’s longtime general manager, Stuart Titus.

Morgan’s letter on the subject, which ran in the Times-Standard and the Ferndale Enterprise, can be found here. Read Stuart Titus’ response here.

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John Matthews’ Guest of the Week: John Post — known locally as “Johnny Berrypicker” — has been a colorful presence around Arcata and the rest of Humboldt County for several years. But a story in last week’s Arcata Eye put the lie to man’s self-created legend, detailing Berrypicker’s history as a convicted felon (bank robbery), his past involvement with white power groups, and of the many local people who have found themselves the victim of his cons. John Matthews speaks with Berrypicker and with one of those victims, Bobby Olsen.

Read the Arcata Eye’s story, “The Lives, Loves and Lies of John Post, aka Johnny Berrypicker.”

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Happy Trails: Cliff and Emily talk with Dr. Margaret Gordon of the North Coast Community Blood Bank about the Walk with a Doc program. National obesity and inactivity benchmarks for the nation and Humboldt County are discussed. Hint: Humboldt’s numbers are worse than the rest of the nation.

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John Matthews’ Guest of the Week: Mr. Burger talks about the recent decision by the Board of Directors of the Humboldt County Fair to confirm its decision not to renew the contract of longtime general manager Stuart Titus.

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