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...
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