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Your Lost Coast Outpost and KHUM are teaming up for another round of arbitrary and capricious listing of local things. We call it Humboldt Ranked.
Here’s how this works: Starting at 11 a.m., we’ll open up the phones on KHUM (786-5486). At that point you can call in and pitch a nominee as well as where you think it should go on the list. Sell it, folks. Over the course of the next hour, live on the radio, a definitive ranking will be discussed, debated and ultimately etched in e-stone for all eternity.
Tune in to KHUM 104.3/104.7 (or online here) to hear the struggle live and follow along with the results below. Later we’ll upload the audio for posterity. Are you pumped for this? OK. Let’s rank Humboldt.
This Week’s Topic: The good people of Humboldt recognize this is a great place to exist, but can you think of things that are better than they were five (5) years ago? Use your brain, then call a radio station.
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THE LIST:
1. Drinking (bar scene/festivals/producers) (nominated by caller Gavin)
2. Trails (combination of various nominations)
3. Salmon runs (nominated by commenter Riverguy)
4. Marijuana growers uniting (nominated by MD and AG)
5. Redundant broadband (nominated by listener Rockhouse Jones)
6. Sequoia Park Zoo (nominated by caller Holly)
7. Decrease in countywide paranoia (nominated by unnamed caller)
8. Rio Dell (Nominated by Nicki downstairs)
9. Mainstreaming of litter cleanups (nominated by Macho Dan)
10. Parks (dog/bike) (combination od various nominations)
11. Jefferson Project (nominated by MD)
12. SCRAP Humboldt (nominated by caller)
13. Eureka Police Department (nominated by Thunderdome commenter)
14. Pulp Mill cleanup (nominated by MD)
15. Local food companies/producers, farmers’ markets (nominated by caller Holly)
Bubbling Under:
Fewer growdozers (nominated by commenter Lost Toast Pot Roast)
Un-unemployment (nominated by Lynette)
Clam Beach (nominated by caller Dennis Mayo)
Blue Lake (nominated by caller Dave Feral)
Martin Slough intercept project (nominated by commenter)
Bulk soil delivery (nominated by caller Buddy)
The climbing scene finally exists (nominated by listener Sarah)
Local food producers (nominated by caller Holly; broadened above)
Willow Creek (nominated by emailer Paul)
The weather (nominated by various commenters)
District Attorney’s office (nominated by commenter; disqualified under “too soon” grounds)
Eureka City Council (nominated by commenter; see above)
Organic lunches at Trinidad School (nominated by caller April)
Mountain biking - Paradise Royale, Sunnybrae (nominated by listener John)
Manila Park (nominated by caller; upgraded to “Parks”)
Fortuna Dog Park (nominated by caller Shawn; lumped in with “parks”)
McKay Tract (nominated by G-chatter Oldshake; lumped in to “trails”)
Hikshari Trail (nominated by caller Oldshake; lumped in to “trails”)
Rails with trails (nominated by caller Carl)
Drinking in Arcata (nominated by AG; replaced by “drinking alcohol”)
Logger Bar (Nominated by caller Terry; replaced by “drinking alcohol”)
LoCO/spread of information (Nominated by caller Will)
KHUM (Nominated by caller and former DJ Jess McGuinty)
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