Readers Write: Fire breaks saved our cabin
Editor:
Maintained fire breaks saved our Westridge cabin. I am grateful to firefighters for maintaining fire breaks and flying retardant drops.
A friend told me to...
Readers Write: Some advice for emergencies
Editor:
My wife Elaine and I have prepared ourselves for emergency survival for the past 25 years or so, starting with the earthquake in San...
Readers Write: Is our democracy over?
Editor:
I appreciate your “Fake news, American institutions and the presidency” editorial.
As the Republicans bring our democracy to its knees, it seems like we are...
Readers Write: Angels and heroes among us
Editor’s note: This letter was received before the Cranston Fire of July 25. It was temporarily lost in the scramble of evacuation.
Editor:
was another...
Readers Write: Why are campfires allowed when fire danger is very high?
Editor:
I am a “flatlander” and frequent visitor to Idyllwild. On Aug. 12, 2018, I walked from a downtown restaurant to my friend’s home on...
Readers Write: Ambassador Sully
Editor:
To wish all the residents well as Idyllwild recovers from the Cranston Fire, we’d like to share the story of our experience with Ambassador...
Readers Write: Africanized bees come to Idyllwild
Editor:
We discovered the bees swarming in our backyard on Sunday, Aug. 5. There were hundreds of them flying wildly below the branches of a...
Readers Write: Outrageous
Editor:
Numerous hydrants were red tagged by fire crews during the fire. One red tag on Saunders Meadow was even labeled “Broken stem puts out...
Readers Write: Special people at Idyllwild Pharmacy
Editor:
July 25, my husband dropped off a prescription to be filled. They said it would be ready in the afternoon.
We were told to evacuate...
Readers Write: Quiet Skies’ concern is commercial, not firefighting
Editor:
In response to a reader’s letter last week, we want to clarify that Quiet Skies Idyllwild’s prime goal is to redirect commercial air traffic...