Readers Write: Help clean up the town

Editor: This cute town could be even nicer if everyone who walked around town picked up one piece of trash. What happened to the sign...

Past Tense: August 24, 2017

70 years ago - 1947  Lightning struck more than 80 times in this section of the national forest during an August thunderstorm. Only five of...

Creature Corner: August 24, 2017

For the past three weeks in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the cast of characters were introduced to fans. George: Everyone gather around!  We had...

Readers Write: Opposed to marijuana dispensaries

Editor’s note: This letter was written Aug. 10 and mailed to Supervisor Chuck Washington’s office. Editor: On Tuesday, Aug. 1, at the National Night event in...

Readers Write: ‘Smooth jazz’ outsells ‘real jazz’

Editor: After reading some quotes made by Marshall Hawkins regarding the jazz festival, I feel I must respond. For him to declare that “smooth jazz”...

Readers Write: Keep the newspaper in print form

Editor: In response to the Michael Frietas letter in the Aug. 10 TC: First of all, any educated environmentalist knows there are many negative environmental...

Readers Write: Wants the TC in paper format

Editor: In response to your column in the July 27 paper, I have been a long-time off-Hill subscriber and still like the physical newspaper in...

Readers Write: More water and biking

Editor: For some unexplained reason, the Salton Sea rose about 240,000 gallons. We appreciate Idyllwild Water District or the part-time homeowner if they were responsible...

Readers Write: How not to take a shower

Editor: At 10 minutes before midnight the doctor came into the emergency room and said, “Well, there’s nothing wrong with your brain.” After a 12-hour ordeal,...

Dr. Tom: Civil discourse …

I began to write this column because I learned that one-third of U.S. citizens didn’t realize that the Affordable Care Act was the same...
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