Editor: Thoughts on JP’s “Many refused to vote …” article: I was intrigued by two back-to-back full-page ads on the back page of the Town Crier asking...
TC can’t let go
Editor: “Many refused to vote for candidates,” read the damning headline. Refused? How about, “Didn’t vote for three candidates, only voted for two, o...
Boosting the state parks
In June, California Secretary of Natural Resources John Laird and California State Parks Director Major Gen. Anthony L. Jackson, USMC (Ret.), unveiled...
Opinion: Fingerprints
Editor: If you want to be a volunteer sheriff’s deputy you will be fingerprinted and background checked. If you want to volunteer for Riverside County...
Opinion: IFPD commission at fault
Editor: The Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) is a wonderful asset to our community. I support IFPD. One reason is because locals elect the bo...
Opinion: Let’s take back our mountain
Editor: I was born and raised in Idyllwild with our family history going back to the 1800s. I have worked locally with several of our merchants and pe...
Opinion: Keep local control of special districts
Editor: Riverside County has 61 independent California special districts — four California water districts, eight cemetery districts, one citrus pest ...
Opinion: Keep fire service local
I have had an opportunity to read the political ads supporting Cal Fire, the letters regarding the Idyllwild Fire Protection District problems and whi...
Opinion: Fire, conflict and loving the Hill
Last Friday morning I hiked the Ernie Maxwell trail. Near Humber Park I came across a 6-inch wide ember crater. There were many more black embers eas...
Opinion: IFPD forum was a fiasco
The forum held in Town Hall for the Idyllwild Fire Protection District commissioner candidates was a gross disservice to our community. Town Crier gra...