the current jump line has a capacity for traumatic injury far in excess of what is discussed as additions here. I guess it would increase risk based upon the increase …

Cool.

My summer vacations from age five to 14 were spent on my grandparents’ 200-acre ranch in Oregon. It was ~15 miles up an old dirt logging road from the nearest …

My boys are pulling A’s and B’s, so are a good percentage of their peers. Especially in math. Freshman and Junior this year. It takes effort.

All powers that be in Humboldt should make mountain biking a priority. As skiing is to Tahoe, mountain biking should be to Humboldt, Trinity and Siskiyou.

It’s refreshing when the kids are out of school, I get a break from their parents driving them to school as fast as they can. My most memorable time was …

Whatever grampa, you’re an anachronism. You had summer vacation, and you think you’ve got the world’s problems solved. Looks like you tell everybody how smart you are several times a …

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Too much school turns people into mindless drones. There is more to life than book learning. I’m glad I had summer vacations in my childhood.

I don’t really care when they are in school, but rather than expecting taxpayers to track the varying calendars of the child prisons that we gladly fund, can we instead …

They still have the same number of school days.

Yes, we all need down time, including kids, but that is why several breaks through the year work great rather than a large blocks where children actually start to get …

I agree that the potential liability for foreseeable injuries on such a city-sponsored site should be an important factor to consider.It’s likely not possible to craft enforceable liability waivers, particularly …

Trump doesn’t GAF about any business unless he’s getting a piece of the action.

I agree that occasional short breaks are valuable, but every teacher I have asked despairs at the need to spend the first month of the new school year in remedial …

The origin of the summer break in public schools was to put the kids to work cultivating and harvesting on the family farm. Had nothing to do with a mental …

Punish the innocent and reward the guilty by imposing a $80.34 per cart fee to the retailer providing goods and services to the community yet not arresting and fining the …

I think their full name is the Humboldt Composite Mountain Bike Club.

Heck yeah. Keep the little twerps off the street.

Absolutely not!! Kids need time to have fun during the summer with their families. Burn out would be very hard on the kids and teachers. You will have a bunch …

I advocated for year round school in 1975.

Good point…

Maybe she lived in Eureka? Sunny Brae is just where she was last seen.

Whatever, just let’s not pretend it has anything at all to do with the kids. The proof is generational aptitude. Students of newer models of learning, all sold to the …

As long as it doesn’t increase the city of Arcata’s liability insurance then fine. I’m not willing to pay higher tax rates so kids can jump off ramps and wipeout. …

Now they want the public’s help… which IMO is way too late. So Sad… hope Amber is found.I’m thinking EPD thought malice was involved and didn’t want to reach out …

Because elementary and secondary education are often a continuous process from grade to grade, repetition is key in learning new information. So that time spent reviewing when classes resume after …

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53 years ago, let that wash over you for a minute. lol https://youtu.be/mBqiC5ox8Bw?si=CbpiX4zktBcffjoS

You gotta give it up though - people ARE the worst.