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...
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