Editor:
I appreciate you, Jack, for your eloquent contribution to the difference between a free press and silly rants about “fake news.”
Diann Coate
Idyllwild
Readers Write: To a free press
By Idyllwild Town Crier

Editor:
I appreciate you, Jack, for your eloquent contribution to the difference between a free press and silly rants about “fake news.”
Diann Coate
Idyllwild
Attention Idyllwild Water District residents: The upcoming ballot for three of the five directors is now out. These are important times in California water history. I am encouraging all to vote for a change in directors. Vote for June Rockwell and Steven Kunkle (not the ex-fire chief). He is a 29-year employee of the Idyllwild…
This past week I took another trip out to Joshua Tree. On the Hill, I saw the first lilac flowers of the season and took a trip to Garner Valley. It was a great week with warm days and not too cool mornings, which all seemed to come to an end Sunday afternoon when thick…
Editor: I, for one, would find the removal of the ATM at the BofA branch quite inconvenient. I use it at least once a week and often more than twice. While I do most of my banking online, the need to deposit checks and cash is frequent, and lack of a transaction point such as…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the cats celebrated Mr. Gray’s adoption. Terra: Wow! What a week for ARF! Tillie: All of the puppies were adopted, as were the puppies’ mama. Benny was also adopted! Terra: But the beautiful kittens Angus and Anita are still looking for their homes. Zeus: How is Mr….
Americans who have not had first-hand contact with the Occupy movement are understandably curious about what it is. Who are these people? Where did they come from, and what do they want?
Editor: Respectfully, Becky, you write frequently about the fire department in most unsavory terms. The week before last, it’s that the firemen are paid too much and we should have a volunteer fire department. You also say our Idyllwild Fire Department is basically an emergency medicine “outfit” (EMT). We are very fortunate to have our…