Editor: Regarding letter from Bob Rahman in Sept. 15, 2016 Town Crier about Idyllwild business establishments flying American Flag on 9/11 Anniversary...
Readers Write: September 22, 2016: re: Obama called Americans lazy
Editor: In response to Bob Rahman’s otherwise good letter, President Obama did not call the American people “lazy.” If you look up “Did Obama call the...
Readers Write: September 22, 2016: Time to talk water district consolidation
Editor: As the IWD lurches into the future, perhaps we could heed the advice of whoever said to “never waste a good crisis.” Given that we have lost ...
Out Loud: September 22, 2016: Quorum quandary
I’m on vacation, so this week’s column comes from Mr. Clark. Idyllwild Water District, usually composed of five directors, is now down to three: John ...
Fashion Jack: September 15, 2016
Q. Is Scottish poetry fashionable? -Kenzie, Rancho Mirage A. Yes. I recommend verse by Hamish MacDhughaill. He is Scotland’s greatest, living, one-arm...
Creature Corner: September 15, 2016
Last week in “The Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats learned of two new kittens, much to Bobbie’s dismay. Leia: Bobbie, where are the kittens? Bobb...
Past Tense: September 15, 2016
60 years ago - 1956 As summer was drawing to a close, many Idyllwild businesses went on a winter schedule, including the Town Crier, which published e...
Off the Leash: Democrats and Republicans don’t have monopoly on political ideas and public policy …
The first presidential debate is coming up Monday, Sept. 26. This is an important time in our country’s history, so be sure to tune in. Now that I’ve ...
Readers Write: The American flag
Editor: As I was driving down North Circle Saturday to the post office, I counted the number of American flags in front of establishments. I was surpr...
Out Loud: Catching up with an old friend
My girlfriend Rachel from sixth grade up lives in Asheville, North Carolina, where she finishes quilts in she and her husband’s historic home. Our fr...