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Matthew in the Middle: Cannabis Dreaming (PLUS: Who the Heck is Mike Wilson?)
Matthew Owen / July 9, 2015, 11:59 a.m. / In the Middle
… Matthew in the Middle: Cannabis Dreaming (PLUS: Who the Heck is Mike Wilson?) Regardless of where you stand on the cannabis industry, I believe we all can agree on a few points: Prohibition …
Matthew in the Middle: You’ll Never Work Environment In This Town Again!
Matthew Owen / May 28, 2015, 9:22 a.m. / Guest Opinion , In the Middle
… Matthew in the Middle: You’ll Never Work Environment In This Town Again! Stories from the 2014 campaign trail… Last year a friend of mine who is part of the local environmental …
MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: BANANAs (Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone)
Matthew Owen / April 28, 2015, 10:12 a.m. / Guest Opinion , In the Middle
… MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: BANANAs (Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone) -MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE ARCHIVE- Welcome to Humboldt County where the BANANAs (Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near …
MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: Broken Windows
Matthew Owen / March 13, 2015, 1:45 p.m. / Guest Opinion , In the Middle
… MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: Broken Windows Back in 2010 The Atlantic published an article titled “Broken Windows”, which theorized that if a vacant building has a window broken …
MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: Baby Mamas of Humboldt
Matthew Owen / Feb. 12, 2015, 3:12 p.m. / In the Middle
… MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: Baby Mamas of Humboldt I made the mistake of reading the latest arrest reports on the Lost Coast Outpost and then cut and pasting the names of the perpetrators on Facebook. I …
MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: Matt Does Los Angeles! Plus: All The Politics
Matthew Owen / Jan. 13, 2015, 10:48 a.m. / Guest Opinion , In the Middle
… MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: Matt Does Los Angeles! Plus: All The Politics Happy New Year 2015! My New Year’s Eves and New Year’s Days are probably vastly different than yours …
… was about 8 1/2 homicides per year, with a previous high of 15 back in 1988, according to the California Department of Justice. Freed's murder was also the first of six homicides in Eureka, another record …
MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: Get Involved or Get Outta the Way!
Matthew Owen / Nov. 20, 2014, 1:44 p.m. / Guest Opinion , In the Middle
… MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: Get Involved or Get Outta the Way! It was one of those days. I was at Verizon’s Broadway location for issues with my cell phone. Thirty minutes of staring out …
MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: Once Again, The Middle is Victorious!
Matthew Owen / Nov. 6, 2014, 10 a.m. / Guest Opinion , In the Middle
… MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: Once Again, The Middle is Victorious! To say Tuesday night was an ugly night for the Democrats would be an understatement. On the national level it was the red sea enveloping …
Feeling Threatened: When Firefighters Encounter Marijuana Growers
Kym Kemp / Oct. 20, 2014, 7:52 a.m. / Fire
… of Hwy 36 on August 1st briefly panicked when they encountered wires at a marijuana grow near the incident. The firefighters feared that these were traps set by growers to injure people who might …
A POINT OF VIEW, by RICHARD SALZMAN: Profit Motive
Richard Salzman / Oct. 9, 2014, 11:14 a.m. / Guest Opinion , Richard!
… day’s pay, and that would be a wage one could live on. PREVIOUS LoCO MINIMUM WAGE OP-ED: MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: The Unfair Wage Act …
MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: The Unfair Wage Act
Matthew Owen / Sept. 30, 2014, 9:43 a.m. / In the Middle
… MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: The Unfair Wage Act I support a national increase in the minimum wage across the board, regardless of geography or how many employees. However, I cannot support our local …
MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: What a Week in Politics!
Matthew Owen / Sept. 9, 2014, 2:59 p.m. / Guest Opinion , In the Middle
… MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: What a Week in Politics! So a few weeks ago I go into Cal Courts Annex for my morning workout and the guy behind the counter says, “Congratulations, you won …
MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: The Silly Season, Part Deux
Matthew Owen / Aug. 12, 2014, 4:29 p.m. / In the Middle
… MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: The Silly Season, Part Deux And… they're off! Welcome to “The Silly Season, Part Deux” or what we call the November 2014 general election. In June 2010 …
MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: “Matt”-y Fourth of July! Election Recaps, Shout-Outs and the Reason America is the Best Country Ever
Matthew Owen / July 7, 2014, 2:44 p.m. / In the Middle
… MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: “Matt”-y Fourth of July! Election Recaps, Shout-Outs and the Reason America is the Best Country Ever The United States is the only country in the world where we …
MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: Four More Years! Four More Years! Four More Years!
Matthew Owen / June 5, 2014, 9:54 a.m. / In the Middle
… MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: Four More Years! Four More Years! Four More Years! What a night! For months the two competing sides of Humboldt County political factions were doing their thing during …
Hot Enough For Ya?
Cliff Berkowitz / May 15, 2014, 7:43 a.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
… Hot Enough For Ya? This morning I spoke with Matthew at the National Weather Service Office on Woodley Island about yesterday's record breaking temperatures. Eureka's previous high temp …
MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: Matt Does Bangkok
Matthew Owen / May 12, 2014, 11:17 a.m. / In the Middle
… MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: Matt Does Bangkok My daughter, Molly, has been living in Bangkok, Thailand, since last August on Rotary Exchange. She wanted us to come out to visit and since I will probably …
MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: Campaign Season 2014
Matthew Owen / March 19, 2014, 2:28 p.m. / In the Middle
… MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: Campaign Season 2014 Humboldt County Sheriff Mike Downey, Assessor Mari Wilson, Treasurer/Tax Collector Jon Bartholomew and Auditor-Controller Joseph Mellett were all re …
MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: The Mother’s Milk of Politics
Matthew Owen / Feb. 28, 2014, 8:49 a.m. / Guest Opinion , In the Middle
… MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: The Mother's Milk of Politics Jesse Unruh, the 1974 California State Treasurer, said of political campaign contributions: “Money is the mother’s milk …
MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: There Are Three Kinds of Lies…
Matthew Owen / Feb. 12, 2014, 2:16 p.m. / Guest Opinion , In the Middle
… MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: There Are Three Kinds of Lies… To paraphrase Mark Twain, there are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and anonymous blog comments. A couple of local urban blog …
New Visions for Old Pulp Mill
Jennifer Savage / Feb. 11, 2014, 12:26 a.m. / Community , Environment , Local Government , Local History , News , Ocean
… to clean up the site begin. Further and detailed history can be found on Richard Marks' blog. PREVIOUSLY Cleanup of Pulp Mill and other 'Brownfield' Sites Matthew in the Middle: Game Change …
MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: Public Therapy
Matthew Owen / Jan. 30, 2014, 9:06 a.m. / Guest Opinion , In the Middle
… MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: Public Therapy Humboldt County recently experienced a perfect storm. Bubbling frustration with the homeless, persons with mental illness and alcohol/drug abuse in our …
(AUDIO) Let’s All Speculate About Who Will Be Humboldt’s Next District Attorney!
Andrew Goff / Jan. 20, 2014, 3:24 p.m. / Politics
… political gamblers: (AUDIO) Sims vs. Dronkers … and, as promised, Allan Dollison's campaign kickoff speech: (AUDIO) Meet Allan Dollison PREVIOUSLY: MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: The 2014 District …
MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: Humboldt Honeys With Dope Douchebags
Matthew Owen / Jan. 8, 2014, 10:07 a.m. / Guest Opinion , In the Middle
… MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: Humboldt Honeys With Dope Douchebags SEE ALSO: Michael From the Muddle: Towards a Rational Cannabis Policy ### One of my favorite websites to go to when I …
Meet Allan Dollison, DA Candidate
Mike Dronkers / Jan. 3, 2014, 9:30 a.m. /
… am about, and believe that is an important credential in holding this important office.” The event is free and light refreshments will be available. More: Matthew …
MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: The Green Rush (or Slow Crawl)
Matthew Owen / Dec. 17, 2013, 9:24 a.m. / Guest Opinion , In the Middle
… MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: The Green Rush (or Slow Crawl) While many people, including Rex Bohn and Richard Salzman, have lobbied Humboldt County to become a “Napa Valley …
MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: The 2014 District Attorney’s Race
Matthew Owen / Dec. 3, 2013, 3:03 p.m. / Guest Opinion , In the Middle
… MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: The 2014 District Attorney's Race So far, four candidates have made public their intentions to run for next year’s District Attorney’s race: Arnie …
MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: Which Of These Three People Would You Like to Be Handed a Seat on the Eureka City Council?
Matthew Owen / Nov. 19, 2013, 9:56 a.m. / Guest Opinion , In the Middle
… MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: Which Of These Three People Would You Like to Be Handed a Seat on the Eureka City Council? By now we've all heard how Lance Madsen is resigning from the Eureka City …
What Humboldt Clicked: 11/9-11/15
Andrew Goff / Nov. 16, 2013, 8:44 a.m. / Analytics
… ;nbsp;Tree Down Blocking Mattole Road 6. Discourage, Dismantle and Deter: A Guerrilla Grow Gets Cleaned Up— Part 2 7. What Humboldt Clicked: 11/2-11/8 8. MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE …