By Rebecca Kimbel motivational speaker Self-empowerment starts with you, with us. Are you doing the best you can with what you already have? Are you maximizing the potential of what you deal with every day?   [Full Story]

Constitutional Corner By Gene Owens The three basic principles of Americanism are: Our unalienable Rights are endowed by a Creator; We have a written rule of law, the united States Constitution; We have a limited form of government, with the powers of government carefully enumerated in the Constitution.   [Full Story]

Guest Commentary By Carl Young It's finally official. 35-years after the war ended in Vietnam, a welcoming home for the Veterans of the Vietnam war has been established.   [Full Story]

Humboldt County, and the Eel River valley area in particular, has been home to a large number of community-based service groups, fraternal clubs, and special interest organizations.   [Full Story]

By Rebecca Kimbel motivational speaker Is freedom an escape from responsibility, or is freedom a by-product of responsibility? One definition of freedom is the ability to do what you want to do when you want to do it.   [Full Story]

Guest Commentary By George Landrith Last week, the United States' super-high-tech high-powered airborne laser successfully shot down a ballistic missile in a test.   [Full Story]

By Rebbecca Kimbel motivational speaker Computer scams are always on the increase. Even computers with high density fire walls have been penetrated by scam artist's who obtain e-mail lists circulated to groups, organizations and other social common bonds of their victims.   [Full Story]

This week, we had President's Day on Monday. It falls right after Chinese new year, but there's no special significance to that - but if we ever had a Chinese president, it would make remembering either day easier for those who aren't very time-conscious.   [Full Story]

Rebecca Kimbel Motivational speaker Most of the pain in our lives is caused because people are not doing things that would make us feel better. Maybe they are a parent, a lover or a child who will not do things the way we think they should or the way we want them to.   [Full Story]

Last week, the Boy Scouts of America marked the first centennial of their organization. According to facts gleaned from the BSA Web site, over 110 million boys, young men, and parents have been members of the BSA since its inauguration.   [Full Story]

Constitutional Corner By Gene Owens The Constitution is a contract. The Constitution contract contains 7 short articles, 27 amendments and the Declaration of Independence.   [Full Story]

By John Kabateck Executive Director, NFIB of California Our elected leaders have been back in session for just over two weeks and once again it is clear that the majority of their time will be, and must be, dominated by the budget.   [Full Story]

Humboldt suffered a quake of 6.5 on the Richter scale on Jan. 9, and fortunately, all of us lived to tell about it. Haiti wasn't so lucky, for on Tuesday, Jan.   [Full Story]

By Michael Shaw California Legislative Director. NFIB Governor Schwarzenegger's plan to restore California's economy takes some important, targeted steps to create new jobs that will put our citizens back to work, but even more must be done.   [Full Story]

Rebecca Kimbel motivational speaker What's in a dance? Is it the infectious beat of the music luring your feet to movement with or without your permission?   [Full Story]