DISCLAIMER: None of the stuff below is written or endorsed by the Outpost, and we’d be willing to bet that at least some of it is crazy and/or wrong. Use critical thinking.
Monday, Aug. 17, 2020
LA Times: Massive wildfire spawns fire tornadoes in Northern California
SF Chronicle: River Fire in Monterey grows to 2,800 acres, only 10% contained
Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020
KMUD: Nearly 90% of Humboldt County Students to Learn From Home This Fall
NCJ: Hoopa Reports One New COVID-19 Case Today
Non Sequitur: Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for Mon, 17 Aug 2020
EcoNews: How to Become a Community Scientist with iNaturalist
SoHum Parlance: Other than making Kavanaugh cry, this is why Trump is freaking out over the Harris selection
NCJ: Red Salmon Fire Update - Now Over 12,000 Acres
Mad River Union: McKinleyville’s Ocean Drive could become pilot project for edge lane road
Mad River Union: Be part of a big ol’ Bioblitz
Mad River Union: Trinidad Tidings: New leaders at Trinidad, Big Lagoon schools
Mad River Union: Bayside Corners: Picnic on the land for the land
Mad River Union: Clusters propel Humboldt COVID count to new highs
Mad River Union: Schatz brings originality to Powers Creek Brewery
Mad River Union: Blue Lake Notes: Drive-through Tri-Tip dinner, Green Waste Day coming up
Samoa Softball: Hey Juan Barnstormers! The strongest foundation in Slow Pitch Softball in Humboldt County History! Greatest of all time?
Mad River Union: Water district demands ‘risk analysis for dioxin in water’
Politico: Esper eyes $2.2 billion cut to military health care
The Oregonian: USPS removes mailboxes in Portland and Eugene, cites ‘declining mail volume’
The Oregonian: Portland protest declared riot Saturday; afternoon counter-protest ends in reports of gunshots
Mad River Union: Rambling Jack: A radical scaleback of fire protection will follow if Measure F fails
Redwood Coast Business: TRUMP AND THE POST OFFICE- not a love story
Redwood Coast Business: HERE THEY ARE- THE WEEK IN CARTOONS
Redwood Coast Business: SHORT RIBS AND RANDOM THOUGHTS, August 16, 2020
Redwood Coast Business: NO NATONAL TESTING STRATEGY, SO THE GOVERNORS CAME UP WITH THEIR OWN
NY Times: ‘We’re Clearly Not Doing Enough’: Drop in Testing Hampers Coronavirus Response
Washington Post: The most revealing moments on cable news happen when one big-name host hands off to another
Washington Post: Tracing Trump’s Postal Service obsession — from ‘loser’ to ‘scam’ to ‘rigged election’
LA Times: Coronavirus complicates California’s worst power shortage in years
San Jose Mercury: After 20 years, Half Moon Bay ‘intentional community’ breaks ground
Press Democrat: Growers plant Sonoma County’s first legal hemp crop
SF Chronicle: Trump to withdraw Pendley's nomination as public lands chief
SF Chronicle: 'Nonstop continuous lightning' hits Bay Area, more storms in forecast
Times-Standard : Services and Sermons (for Aug. 15)
Times-Standard : A ‘biodiversity snapshot in time’: Volunteers sought for ‘SnapShot Hum Coast Bioblitz’
Times-Standard : Coastal Cleanup Day now Coastal Cleanup Month
Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020
KOLO: Man acting as head of BLM has nomination withdrawn
KOLO: Poodle Fire grows to 12,100 acres north of Pyramid Lake
KOLO: Tornado warning for Lassen County from Loyalton Fire
NCJ: HSU Students Move Into On-Campus Housing Amid COVID-19 Concerns
Non Sequitur: Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for Sun, 16 Aug 2020
Times-Standard : Eureka restaurateurs transition from sushi to sandwiches
NCJ: Thunderstorms Inland as Hot Temps Continue
Times-Standard : Humboldt County, HSU at odds over students’ return
RHBB: [UPDATE 2:52 p.m.: Ambulance Requested for Injured Personnel] Evacuations in Covelo as New Fire ‘Spreading Rapidly’; One Structure Destroyed
NCJ: Could Trump ‘Sabotage’ California’s All-Mail Election?
Tuluwat Examiner: Schumer and Pelosi need to do more than release joint statements
SoHum Parlance: Trump campaign workers caught on video trying to suppress the vote