Marshall Smith
Marshall Smith has been writing for the Town Crier since 2005. His favorite quote is: '"Some men see things as they are, and ask why. I dream of things that never were, and ask why not." Robert Kennedy quoting George Bernard Shaw
Verizon to discontinue stand-alone Internet
In a nationwide move that took effect on Sunday, May 6, Verizon will discontinue stand-alone Internet DSL for new customers and existing customers who...
Propositions 28 and 29 seem familiar: Term limits and tobacco tax
Once again California voters are being asked to use their collective wisdom to address what some see as problems in the terms California legislators...
Ron Kimmerle released – again
Ron Kimmerle, twice arrested and twice jailed within the last two weeks, was again released, this time on May 9. The reason given for...
Dennis versus Gould for board of education
We begin our June primary election coverage with the race for the 4th trustee district for the Riverside County Board of Education, which includes...
Weekend hiker rescued near Snow Creek
Daniel Mackie, 31, of Palm Springs began a day hike on Saturday, May 5. from the mountain station of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway....
The mysteries of the cosmos revealed at Idyllwild speakers series
Larry Kawano will unlock and update popular myths and misconceptions about the universe, or to be more specific, our universe as presenter for the...
Quinn Cummings leads second Idyllwild author series
Quinn Cummings, author of “Notes from the Underwire: Adventures from my Awkward and Lovely Life” (Harper Collins Hyperion Books, 2009), leads off the second...
Idyllwild Historic District guidelines available online
Design guidelines for the Idyllwild Historic Preservation District are available online at www.rivcoparks.org/2012/05/01/idyllwild-historic-preservation-district-design-guidelines-drafts. This is the final draft of design guidelines that will govern...
April in Idyllwild is for lilacs
The weather is cooperating. No late spring snows are in the forecast ...
Sheriff Sniff visits Idyllwild
In a visit to Idyllwild on Wednesday, May 2, Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff talked about budget constraints and the need to return staffing...