Another Point of View: Childhood trauma: choosing self-pity or empathy for others
By Rick Barker
Idyllwild
Editor’s note: With permission from Rick, this is a letter he addressed to Bryan Asch regarding Bryan’s recent series on mental health...
Another Point of View: Getting WNKI out of the pig pen it’s in
By Jeff Smith
Pine Cove
During the morning commute of Oct. 26, 2006, I came upon fleeing people towing horse trailers, one on a bicycle and,...
Another Point of View: Motorcyclists document their own close calls
By Kelly Visel
Idyllwild
An Instagram search of #idyllwild will reveal many of the local attractions tourists and locals love about our town; hikers on trails,...
Another Point of View: Conflicts abound within Idyllwild Fire Department
Three people came forward to speak at the Idyllwild Fire Protection District meeting on Aug. 12. All three had testified before the recent grand...
Another point of view: Last week’s county-wide fire drill
By John R. Hawkins
Fire Chief
Editor:
I write to you as the Cal Fire Riverside County fire chief, president of the Riverside County Fire Chief’s Association...
Another point of view: Lauren Salter, our local Olympic contender
Editor:
Olympics. I have been enjoying the games and the excitement and am amazed at how close winning a run or a slide or any...
Another Point of View: Remembering Allan Morphett
A few months ago, Allan Morphett passed away — quite unexpectedly, in fact. Most of us who knew him were shocked when we first...
‘When’ finally arrived
By Blair Ceniceros
Claremont (Formerly of Idyllwild and the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council)
For years, Cal Fire, the Forest Service and the Fire Safe Council...
Another Point of View: What is happening at the Idyllwild Fire Department
Editor’s note: Following the story in last week’s edition and my column about the Idyllwild Fire Commission’s response to a Letter to the editor...
Another Point of View: The virtual reality of guns
Humans love to set aside disbelief and be caught up in fiction — be it a Penn and Teller magic show, a campfire story,...