Past tense: May 29, 2014

  A Russian brown bear in a cage at Snow White Laundy in the 1960s. Laundry owner Bill Neuhoff owned the bear. Clarence Bischof, owner...

Open government 101

By Peter Scheer, Executive Director First Amendment Coalition   Prop 42, on the ballot for California’s June 4 election, will amend the Constitution to assure that local...

Creature corner: May 22, 2014

Ethel is ready to move on as long as she has a very active family or a young canine playmate to grow up with....

Out Loud: Kudos to Mr. Buchanan …

Kudos to Jerry Buchanan, Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission president, for speaking up at last week’s IFPD meeting to say that the board intends...

At the Idyllwild Library this week: May 22, 2014

As usual on Wednesdays, on May 21 and again on May 28, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Maria Reyes continues her Spanish language...

Creature corner: May 15, 2014

This pretty smile belongs to Miss Pinkie Lee. She loves the sunshine and was born to play. Tummy rubs are her fav, and she...

Fire and Forest: Weather obstructs; town hall meeting coming …

We had really bad luck in scheduling our Fire Prevention Muster, which just happened to fall on the only day in months with cold...

Brown Act 101: What constitutes a Brown Act meeting that must be noticed?

In his letter published last week in the Town Crier, Mr. Gogerty clearly disagrees with the California attorney general and with California courts as...

Off the Main Roads: What’s eating you? …

Every day spent hiking out in our forest brings more mysteries to be answered. This week let’s explore some partially “parasitic” partnerships that have...
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