Journal from the James: The word from the woods: A century of change in...
“The goal is not to try to live forever. The goal is to create something that will.” -- Fred Rogers
More than 100 years ago,...
Tax Tips: Obamacare hits tax returns …
The Obamacare mandates become effective on our 2014 tax returns.
The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) requires that you have health coverage that meets the law’s...
Dr Know It All: Diets and Cubes …
Dr Know It All can answer any question. He just happens to know everything. Dr Know It All selects a few questions each...
Fire and Forest: MCFSC Changes …
My wife and I will be moving off the Hill this summer to live closer to family, so change is in order.
At our...
Creature Corner: February 5, 2015
Update: Juliet is still with us and still looking for her forever home. She would make a wonderful companion to the feline crowd. Under...
Past Tense: February 5, 2015
65 years ago - 1950
In order to share responsibility for Town Hall, various organizations were planning to put on benefits for upkeep of the...
Out Loud: AAI is close to my heart …
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild is a class act, co-founded by my friend Chris Trout and Grace Songolo. So when it suffers controversy, it...
Before Our Time: The history behind family mementos …
Not long ago, my wife was cleaning up an old framed, hand-tinted photograph of a nondescript desert scene, a piece we’d inherited from my...
Past Tense: January 29, 2015
65 years ago - 1950
County road crews were widening Circle Drive so snow could be pushed back further.
60 years ago - 1955
Locals were told...
Tax Tips: People get ready, tax season’s a comin’ …
About this time of year, we begin to collect all the information we will need to properly file our income tax returns. Since it’s...