Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats were helping Cali and Joey feel at home. Mr. Gray: Hey, Bobbie! Get in here. We have questions. Bo...
Past Tense: May 11, 2017
65 years ago - 1952 The Izaak Walton League approved a $20 expenditure for trees and flowering shrubs for the school landscaping program. 60 years ago...
Dr. Tom: The fate of our healthcare dollars, now and in the future …
Medical care in the U.S. is so much more expensive than every other country. How can we fix that? A dollar in U.S. medical spending looks like this: 3...
Readers Write: Start with healthcare issues where they count
Editor: Ron West’s comments on the medical system reflect several misunderstandings. 1. You can’t “reduce pay to physicians.” They are not, for the mo...
Winter is Coming
By Marsha Kennedy Idyllwild Snow Group “Idy, Pine Cove and Fern Valley suffered an invasion tantamount to a disaster. Our roads were icy and the invad...
Out Loud: A nice weekend …
A couple of Saturdays ago, Jack drove to Menifee to buy a trailer for hauling newspapers up from the desert. The newspapers put too much strain on his...
Creature Corner: May 4, 2017
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” new cats Joey and Cali were welcomed by the group. Alice: (speaking to Cali) So, Cali, how are you liking it he...
Past Tense: May 4, 2017
65 years ago - 1952 Work began on a new bridge across Strawberry Creek at Fern Valley Corners, replacing a 25-year-old wooden structure. 60 years ago ...
Off the leash: Government by the people, not the oligarchs …
An anger is casting a shadow of polarization across this country. It didn’t roll in overnight. It slowly descended on us while we were sleeping. It in...
Readers Write: To all dog owners …
Editor: … who think that bagging your dog’s poop then leaving it on the side of the hiking trail is OK: No. It’s not OK. If you refuse to be a respons...