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… HARDIN: Drug Education I love science. My grandfather taught science and made sure I had ample early exposure to it. I collected fossils, did the experiments in my chemistry set, built model …

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… HARDIN: Drug Dealers Say the Dumbest Things The War on Drugs is a horrible crime against humanity, and if we ever manage to bring this bloody chapter in American History to a close we should make …

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… HARDIN: Lots of Soil, Not Many Vegetables We don't garden much, but this year we thought we'd grow some purple carrots, garlic, chives and green onions in pots around our home. We stopped …

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… HARDIN: Listen to Neighbors on KMUD I spend a lot of time in this column talking about what's wrong with Humboldt County. I write about what's wrong with Humboldt County …

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… HARDIN: Helping the Economy Isn't Helping When you hear people talk about how much the marijuana industry helps our local economy, you should remember that what's “good for the economy …

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… HARDIN: Going Off the Grid The other day, an associate told me about her most recent PG&E bill. They told her that she owed them more than $500 for one month's service. That's …

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… HARDIN: Where Did Everybody Go? Look at that! I can't remember the last time I saw the Redway Shop-Smart parking lot so empty. It's at least 9:00 am. They should be open. Oh …

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… HARDIN: The County's New Public Defender Thadeus Greenson wrote a good piece in last week's North Coast Journal about the skewed panel assembled to vet candidates hoping to replace Kevin …

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… HARDIN: You Call This an 'Emergency'? It's been a little bit rainy lately. I almost forgot what a rainy winter can be like around here. Twice already, the county has declared …

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… HARDIN: Casualties of the Green Rush Cannabis prohibition is a ripoff, disguised as a scam, concealed within a hoax, and the people who go into the black market tend towards the sneaky, scammy …

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… HARDIN: The 'Heritage' of the War on Drugs Drug dealers suck the life out of a community. Look at what they've done to Southern Humboldt. Drug dealers use black market drug money …

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… HARDIN: Three Facts That Prove Everything We Know is Wrong Here I offer three indisputable facts that everyone already knows, and that thoroughly indict our culture and way of life. If we trace …

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… HARDIN: Fake News I hear a lot of talk these days about “fake news.” Fake news, especially on the internet, has become the latest scapegoat for our national dysfunction. Personally, I don't …

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… HARDIN: Music From Junk is Better Than Junk Music Over the last couple of years, I've been learning to play, and composing music for, a collection of idiosyncratic musical instruments that I …

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… HARDIN: Feelin' the Love A few months back, I offered to lay off of the criticism if I saw positive steps taken to address the housing crisis in Southern Humboldt. I offered bonus points …

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… HARDIN: Jorge Cervantes? He's No Ed Rosenthal I've read High Times magazine off and on for years. That's where I first encountered our local celebrity grower Jorge Cervantes …

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… HARDIN: Humboldt is Habitat I love cannabis, and I love Humboldt County. Cannabis is a beautiful plant with many beneficial uses, and Humboldt County is a very special place. Humboldt County' …

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… HARDIN: Making Pun of Pot I'm sick of news stories about marijuana where the whole story seems written around puns about getting high. Aren't you? I thought legalization would put an end …

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… HARDIN: Dump Trump and Make a Stand In the wake of the recent presidential election, I hear people talking about building a movement to end the electoral college. They say it dates back …

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… HARDIN: A Culture In Need of New Ideas I've heard people say that Trump won this election because the American people lack critical thinking skills. In fact, I've heard people blame …

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… HARDIN: Trump's New Toy Finally, we have elected a president who has what it takes to make the United States live up to it's full potential. Trump understands this country. He knows how …

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… HARDIN: Let's Make Halloween Scary Again I don’t know about your town, but trick-or-treat has gotten unbelievably lame around here, so lame that teenagers wouldn’t be caught dead trick …

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… HARDIN: Drug Dealers I Have Known One of the things I despise most about the War on Drugs is the people you have to associate with to find weed on the black market. I've spent a lot of time …

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… HARDIN: I Call Them 'Dope Yuppies' I got a phone call during my engineering shift at KMUD last Friday. “Did I hear you say your name is John Hardin?” the caller asked. “Yes.” I replied. “Are …

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… HARDIN: When You Complain About the Poor, It Says More Than You Realize Photo: Wikimedia.I keep hearing middle-class people complain about the poor. It's so embarrassing. If I heard you complain …

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… HARDIN: Landlords Threaten Last Bastion of Hippie Culture in SoHum Photo by Kathy Epling, from the Tiger Lily Books'Yelp page.The more they try to beautify this town, the uglier it gets …

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… County Responds to Litigation Threat From Marijuana Advocacy Group PREVIOUSLY:HARDIN: Robert ‘Woods’ Sutherland of HumMAP Talks About The Group’s Lawsuit Against Humboldt CountyMarijuana Advocacy …

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… HARDIN: Hillary v. The Donald I don't usually write about national politics because the USA seems like a lost cause to me, and following the machinations of the federal government makes my head …

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… HARDIN: Let's Worry Less About 'the Humboldt Brand' and More About What We Have Become On the radio the other day I heard two women talking about the cannabis industry in Humboldt County …

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… HARDIN: The New Garberville Town Square, SoHum's Latest Embarrassment If you want to see, first-hand, why you can't build a community with people who cheat the social contract, come …