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
I appreciate the walkable convenience of one-stop shopping at the post office, food markets, bank, pharmacy and library, all situated in and around Strawberry Plaza. On the other hand, viewed from surrounding mountain ridges, this asphalt patch is one of the most prominent scars on the forest landscape, out of keeping with the overall character…
Last month, I talked about fire behavior and how its travel and spread can be reduced around your home. We, the fire community, call this area of enhanced protection “Defensible Space.” This week I want to explain how a wildfire spreads to a home or building in its path. Reducing the amount of combustible vegetation…
I feel compelled to write for the opportunity to read about Diane Olsen in your June 28 issue. Rather than call it an obituary, I would describe Kristina Olsen’s piece as an appreciation of her mother’s life, and it simply radiated humor, insight and compassion. Although I was not privileged to know Diane, she was…
Well, now that you have dug out of the first snowfall of the season, let’s take some time to reflect on last week and then the future. Almost all politicial pundits were surprised by the Democrats’ success in the Inland Empire. All I can offer is, before we cede the future to the new winners,…
By Caroline Titus Editor/Publisher The Ferndale Enterprise, Ferndale, CA Editor’s note: Caroline Titus, who runs a small newspaper in Northern California, wrote this piece during the recent nationwide protest against attacks against our nation’s free press. Titus gave us permission to re-publish her editorial in our newspaper as it exemplifies so much of what we…
Editor: The Idyllwild Association of Realtors would like to compliment the four parties who came to the Idyllwild Water District directors forum at Town Hall on November 10. All four potential directors showed a sincere interest in helping the IWD work its way through the current issues. All four were well informed regarding those issues…