Paid Political Letters: IWD: Why Fix What’s Not Broken? …
Editor:
The IWD forum held last week was extremely informative and it was disappointing to see a very low attendance of our IWD customers present....
Paid Political Letters: Opposition to Vic Sirkin’s statement …
Editor’s note: This letter is re-running because of an error in the last statement.
Again, rambling on and saying things that are not true. I...
Paid Political Letters: How many employees does it take to keep the IWD operating?
Editor:
I was puzzled when I learned how many employees Idyllwild Water District currently employs and started to think about it. I thought about how...
Paid Political Letters: Don’t vote for Steve Kunkle …
Editor:
Steve Kunkle, a former water district employee, is running for the water district board. I’ve read a couple of his letters, and I feel...
Out Loud: Candidates forums …
The candidates’ forums contain elements of surprise — surprise about the questions from the audience, surprise about candidates’ answers and surprise from critics who...
Past Tense: August 13, 2015
65 years ago - 1950
Trail improvements, the stringing of a phone line from Tahquitz Peak to Round Valley, campsite maintenance and the building of...
Creature Corner: August 13, 2015
Lefty Lou is a 10-year-young Jack Russell terrier. She loves to bask in the California sun, go for leash walks, and bring smiles and...
Readers Write: Dangerous Driver …
Editor:
My heart skipped several beats as I watched a BMW blow through the crosswalk at North Circle and Park Lane while a blind person...
Readers Write: It’s a dog’s world …
Editor:
It’s a dog-eat-dog world I came from; Chicago and L.A. Heck, it’s dog-eat-dog in my family, too. Some could say it’s a “ruff” world.
We...
Fire and Forest: Rainfall is unpredictable; fire abatement constant …
By Chris Kramer
Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council President
A couple of weeks ago, we enjoyed a weekend rain, a nice change from our dry year...