With all the hype surrounding the discovery of the Higgs boson the last couple of years, I felt obligated to give you my top three reasons why the neu...
Past tense: June 26, 2014
65 years ago - 1949 A public swimming pool was opened in the center of town on the site of the old Sportland. 60 years ago - 1954 Special event...
Creature Corner: June 26, 2014
Ethel is ready to move on as long as she has a very active family or a young canine playmate to grow up with. This young girl is under 1, and loves to...
Out Loud: Summer is upon us …
I have more than a couple of issues on my mind this week. With summer upon us, events, concerts, festivals and vacations keep us quite occupied. And t...
At the Idyllwild Library this week: This summer at the Library …
Special programs for teens: A special event for teens this coming Saturday, June 28, at 2 p.m.: Interested in free job training? Want to learn new jo...
Out loud: Budgets …
Thanks to those of you who responded to last week’s column and apologies to Helene Lohr for leaving the “e” off her first name. All government agencie...
Readers write: St. Hugh’s welcomes new vicar
Editor: What a delight to read the article about Daniel Rondeau, the new vicar at St. Hugh’s. I wanted to add some personal comments about Father Dan....
Readers write: Thin trees for forest health …
Editor: In the article about the forest being too dense, the recommendation was to trim existing trees up 15 to 30 feet and remove the young ones. If ...
Off the leash: Do unto others as …
A couple of incidents happened last week that made me think about the importance of having a social contract — an agreement, whether informal, such as...
Creature Corner: June 19, 2014
Tears of joy for our Pinkie Lee. She will going home to her owner. What a story this girl could tell. She was tossed around and lost for a while, but ...