Editor: My name is Pamela. Our family recently moved to Idyllwild. We knew this move was the right choice for many reasons, but we also left a lot be...
Readers write: Sign removal hurt groups …
Editor: I was upset to learn Caltrans had removed yard-sale and open-house signs along Highway 243 Friday before Labor Day weekend. I noticed Saturday...
Past Tense: September 11, 2014
65 years ago - 1949 Dorothy Lewis was back from a visit to Bamako, Republic of Mali, Africa, where her son was working. 60 years ago - 1954 A p...
Fire and Forest: More safe roofs, promising new code …
Seventy-six is an attractive number, especially in the United States. It brings up the Declaration of Independence (1776), or perhaps the 76 trombones...
Before Our Time: Saunders Meadow was more than a road to the transfer station …
Saunders Meadow has supported educational programs for the past 70 years, but its varied history reaches back far earlier than the 1940s. Thank...
Out Loud: Government meetings …
People often ask us why we report on so many government meetings when most small-town newspapers do not. It’s pretty easy to explain though not so eas...
Readers write: MCP members disappointed …
Editor: The members of the Mountain Community Patrol, Idyllwild, are a group of senior volunteers ranging in age from 65 to 81-plus. As volunteers for...
Readers write: TC coverage of IFPD
Editor: Four times in July 2014 I desperately needed to use the EMT services of IFPD due to anaphylactic shock. If IFDP did not exist, I would not ex...
Science and Reality Today: Nanotechnology: The science of the future …
Everything happens for a reason. Last week, as I lamented watching the 2008 movie,“The Day the Earth Stood Still” (officially one of the worst remakes...
Creature Corner: September 4, 2014
It was those amazing eyes, Wally, and your charm that helped you wiggle right into your new owner’s arms. Paws up for Wally and his new digs. And it l...