Chapter 1 About the Artist Artist Liz Valasco says she discovered the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes when she was 7 and “never ...

The North Coast Journal’s editorial staff would like to thank haunted house enthusiast Amber Saba for touring and scoring the ...

Chapter 1 About the Artist Artist Liz Valasco says she discovered the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes when she was 7 and “never looked back.” Her comics, zines, drawings and prints can be gently ...

Editor: Many years ago, I read Animal Farm and 1984 never thinking that I’d be looking at comparisons to our own governance. Yet, here we are. I just reread both and found Animal Farm to have as much ...

I was a baby-faced eagle who woke in January. Flying near a screen, I had to stop before I could even start. I witnessed barricaded doors being torn apart. Subjects wielded weighty flagpoles. They ...

Editor: In a juvenile response to the recent No Kings rallies, President Trump released an AI-generated video depicting himself as a hero bomber pilot king wearing a crown who is dropping excrement on ...

Editor: While President Trump dominates headlines with theatrical antics, the true danger lies in the actions of those around him. His administration has become a magnet for individuals intent on ...

A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE. “Not exactly escapist fare,” was my first thought, which was followed rapidly by the notion that maybe, in the face of racist, fascist theocracy on the rise internationally, a ...

Four horror reads off the beaten path Horror crosses human boundaries in a way other works of fiction struggle with. Humor, for instance, is notoriously difficult to translate, as the comedic power of ...

As thousands in Humboldt lose vital aid, Food for People works to fill the void, asks community for help Starting this week, thousands of North Coast residents already living on the financial brink ...

Editor: I am a 76-year-old man living in Arcata. I have Social Security, Medicare and a supplemental medical policy. I have had a complicated form of heart tachycardia for a long time. My medications ...

Attn: Milton G. Burg Junior High Principal Samantha Summers Re: Fair Accommodation Standards for all students, possible litigation Dear Principal Summers, I’m writing to you today to document our ...