Creature Corner: September 6, 2018
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats discussed those just adopted and those coming to ARF.
Panther: So that was fast.
Zeus:...
Past Tense: September 6, 2018
70 years ago - 1948
“Don’t look for the Town Crier next week,” advised the editor. “We’re skipping every other week to do our winter...
Readers Write: In memory of John McCain
Editor:
Perhaps Hemingway understood the character of John McCain the best by depiction of Robert Jordan, the protagonist of “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” who...
Readers Write: Remembering Uptown Café … Café Aroma
Editor:
Memory is an interesting phenomenon. Recollections are quite selective and fleeting, even contradictory. For many of us in Idyllwild, Café Aroma has contributed significantly...
Readers Write: To a free press
Editor:
I appreciate you, Jack, for your eloquent contribution to the difference between a free press and silly rants about “fake news.”
Diann Coate
Idyllwild
Readers Write: Somebody should apologize
Editor:
KNBC local news should be recognized for its weather reporting. Every evening, it displays a map of its prediction for the “Maximum Temperature for...
Dr. Tom: Gratitude …
It is difficult to adequately express my gratitude to the firefighters and other first responders who saved our home from the Cranston Fire. Since...
Past Tense: August 30, 2018
70 years ago - 1948
The PTA raised $150 at its first Hill social event.
65 years ago - 1953
The thunderstorm that drenched Idyllwild proceeded northward,...
Creature Corner: August 30, 2018
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats discussed their fine, adoptable features.
Panther: So, in addition to Violet’s being adopted, Jax...
Readers Write: What is Socialism?
Editor:
Do you know what Socialism really means?
Winston Churchill, years ago, wrote this about socialism: “Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance...