Editor:
I live off the Hill in Riverside. My subscription runs out at the end of April, and, unfortunately, the cost to renew is simply not worth it.
I could actually drive up the Hill once a week, buy a paper in town and have a bite to eat, and it would be cheaper than a membership.
Jeffrey Finger
Riverside
Three little kittens sitting in a tree. Pick me, pick me meowed Misty, Twilight, and Sushi. First came love, then came the crate, and now all three are sitting with me. And that’s what their forever human sang as she scooped up some forever kitty love to enjoy their very own cattery and their very…
Q. I remember the days when muscle cars were fashionable. I had a brand-new ’49 Olds Rocket 88 when I was a senior in college. Man, was that thing a chick magnet! What car can I get now that will get me back into that scene? — Ralph, Aguanga A. If you were a college…
Editor: While at the dump, I stood on a ridge behind the dumpsters and wondered at the puff of smoke that caught my eye. As the smoke grew denser, so did the flames, now leaping and spreading rapidly. I could clearly see the source of the flames as they slowly widened and lengthened as the…
Fire abating one’s property, or reducing the flammable vegetation around your house, is a very green activity. Of course, it is very good if you would like to lessen the risk of your house going up in flames and sending large amounts of toxins into the air and soil, but it is, happily, one of…
65 years ago – 1950 Les Selander was directing a Western film in Idyllwild with “so many cowhands in jingling spurs clomping through the village.” 60 years ago – 1955 At Dutton’s Corner Store in Fern Valley, 3 pounds of tomatoes were being sold for 19 cents. 55 years ago – 1960 Despite a move…
This year — 2012 — has special significance, as does every year divisible by four. First, yesterday, Feb. 29, only arrives every four years. I believe the gradual diminishment of the tradition associated with Sadie Hawkins Day is further proof of the advancing maturity of our species. Why was Sadie Hawkins Day, when women invited…