Bobbie Rants
By Bobbie Glasheen
From our lovely porch on Cedar Street, I can sit forever and watch the birds change color and fall from the trees....
Readers Write: Three cheers for the Butterfields
Editor:
We were thrilled to read JP Crumrine’s article entitled “Jo’An’s to become Idypark soon.” Like many local residents, we speculated as to what would...
Readers Write: More re: evolution and entropy
Editor:
Tom Evans recently wrote that there is an entropy problem with evolution. This simply is not true.
The popular conception of entropy is that it...
Past Tense: November 9, 2017
70 years ago - 1947
The possibility of establishing a branch of the Riverside County Library in Idyllwild was being discussed. County funds were not...
Fashion Jack: When to wear white…
By Jack Clark
Fashion Correspondent
Q. I’ve heard you’re not supposed to wear white after Labor Day. Does this apply to white underwear, too?
— Mildred,...
Winter is coming
On Oct. 23, the Idyllwild Snow Group attended a very productive meeting with County Supervisor Chuck Washington and a host of officials representing 10...
Readers Write: Re: evolution and entropy
Editor:
One phrasing of the second law of thermodynamics is: “The entropy of a closed system cannot decrease.”
Entropy can be identified as a measure of...
Creature Corner: November 2, 2017
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats discussed their surprise that the kittens were still with them.
Little Girl: Everyone gather...
Past Tense: November 2, 2017
70 years ago - 1947
Bingo games and raffles were declared illegal and all the local slot machines were yanked out, creating an economic setback...
Dr. Tom: Lessons from history…
I never liked studying history in school, which, at the time, seemed to be confined to memorizing dates and names and places. I think...