I commend you for your outstanding coverage of the Mountain Fire and the pictures your fearless photographer took of the event. You truly served the members of the community.
Paula DeBlanc
Idyllwild/Escondido
Opinion: Outstanding coverage
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I commend you for your outstanding coverage of the Mountain Fire and the pictures your fearless photographer took of the event. You truly served the members of the community.
Paula DeBlanc
Idyllwild/Escondido
Editor: If this happens, people will die, property will be lost and a city already struggling will crumble. An act of this proportion takes months and years, not days, to finalize. Where will our paramedics or firefighters come from? The bottom of the barrel. The ones who couldn’t hack it. Where is the next available…
I am sick of reading letters from a couple individuals in the Idyllwild area who do nothing but complain about everyone else. I see it from the opposite side of the fence. As we complete this Thanksgiving weekend, I can only begin to express my gratitude to everyone who worked to produce a successful Harvest…
Editor: There was a hearing about the water rate increase in Pine Cove last Wednesday. I did not go because I went to the website for the water district and I attended meetings of the Pine Cove Property Owners Association where information on the subject was presented for several consecutive months. PCWD has earned awards…
I never cease to be amazed by the gun lobby. They want restrictions on marijuana, prescription drugs, straight sex, gay sex, alcohol, pornography and speed limits but they don’t want to discourage the sale of any firearm to anyone. The National Rifle Association crowd leaves their old city slicker ZIP code behind due to the…
Editor: The crises of local governance in Idyllwild go much deeper than political divisions, ideology or money. Not only are mountain residents deeply divided on what to do about water, ambulance transport service and fire protection, our local boards notoriously fail to execute settled policies and law effectively. Whether it be misplaced ordinances and policies,…
Editor: Many of us in Idyllwild are concerned about the snow visitors from off the Hill. I am president of the Big Cedar Glen Property Owners Association and we have particular and personal concerns. Marsha Kennedy’s efforts to control snow visitors are appreciated. However, sending them to the Nature Center park creates problems for us…