Daylight saving and single-payer health insurance on agenda Contemporary culture is infatuated with beings impossible to kill or exterminate. Vampires and zombies are at the top of the list. But some state legislation mirrors this cultural fascination. However, some supporters might prefer to praise the legislator for being persistent and dedicated to the better good….

Artist Dore Capitani (shown) donated this beautiful metal sculpture, featuring his newest color process, to raise  money to replace Idyllwild Photographer Jenny Kirchner’s photographic equipment stolen from her car in the desert while she was on assignment. A couple bought the sculpture this past weekend so now Idyllwild has raised all but $210 of the…

The Idyllwild Fire Protection District Commission unanimously raised its ambulance fees 5 percent at the May 28 meeting, meaning rates have grown about 25 percent since 2010. While no analysis of the fire department’s costs for 2012-13 was presented, both Commissioner Dr. Charles “Chip” Schelly and Fire Chief Patrick Reitz explained that IFPD rates are…