Humboldt gives lessons in diplomacy

Diplomacy 101: Identify the (real) problem. And by keeping the  greater good as your goal, work to see that by compromising everyone wins.   

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June 16, 2021 - 9:05 AM

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It appeared they were at an impasse.

Josh Works had asked Humboldt city council members to close off three of the streets surrounding the downtown square for the better part of the Aug. 14 Water Wars. 

Dan Onnen protested, saying the 2019 event “cost me an entire day of business,” at his liquor store, Freedom Liquor, on the south side of the square.

“I lost hundreds of dollars in sales that day,” Onnen said. “I’m all for A Bolder Humboldt, but I also have a business to run.” 

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