Opinion: No pesticides
For as long as anyone can remember, and even longer before that, humans have been at war with Earth’s environment. It hasn’t been a...
Opinion: CERT training valuable
Last week, my wife and I attended the CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) class held at the Fire Department and led by Captain Mark...
Opinion: Monsanto
Thanks for printing a photo of the Idyllwild March Against Monsanto — one of thousands across the country on May 25.
The caption under the...
Opinion: Disposition of the Chamber’s assets
Editor’s note: The following letter, dated May 28, was received just before the paper went to press.
It explains how the Chamber plans to...
Opinion: GSOB … Other thoughts
I am aware of my passion for trees when discussing their care, and particularly in this case, trying to save them from sure death.
In...
Opinion: Over-pay not firefighters’ fault
In a recent letter to the editor and in editorial comments in this paper, one of Idyllwild Fire’s firefighters has been criticized for 1)...
Opinion: Lil’ Bruisers graduate
Does anyone remember the Lil’ Bruisers?
Back in 1997, I returned to the U.S. and Idyllwild from Vienna, Austria, with my 2-year-old daughter Bethany. There...
Opinion: Banking SNAFU?
Last year, in January, my elderly mother lost her check book. When we contacted the bank, they quickly closed her account and opened another...
Opinion: What next?
I was saddened to hear of the dissolution of the Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce.
I understand the reasons and am appalled. I understand that they...
Opinion: IFPD’s admin captain’s history
I don’t always agree with J.P.’s criticisms of IFPD, but his most recent opinion is one that has been ignored for years.
The administrative...