By Tom EvansContributed I had an awkward encounter last week when a recently widowed friend joined my family for dinner in one of our local restaurants. The restaurant was operating in accordance with the governor’s mandate, and, because our friend is deaf, she and those of us needing to communicate with her, fall under one…
Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider. “Once you label me, you negate me,” Soren Kierkegaard Got your attention? This month we focus on effects of our unhealthy penchant for either/or thinking. Either/or thinking can be defined as “… the tendency to think in terms of polar…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats noticed the quiet cattery since the kittens had all been adopted. Zeus: Well, the kitten-free quiet ended quickly. Bear: No kidding! Last Thursday we took in five more kittens. Lulu: I welcome the entertainment and liveliness they bring. Whiskers: But all five were adopted within…
70 years ago – 1950 Realtors were advertising cabins with fireplaces for $3,750 and acre-sized lots for $1,250. 65 years ago – 1955 C.L. Emerson died in Hemet at the age of 82. He had been associated with the early development of Idyllwild and purchased the Idyllwild Inn in 1917. 60 years ago – 1960…
The Woodies and Team Rubicon Dear editor:We want to acknowledge Norm, Dan and all the local “Woodies” as well as the Team Rubicon people for their fire abatement services. We are a low-income household that cannot afford to pay for such services and have just gotten too old to do it ourselves, so we don’t know…
By Trudy LiebermanCommunity Health News Service At the height of the pandemic, many Americans are experiencing firsthand the flaws in the Affordable Care Act and the health insurance it guaranteed. They are also facing the possibility that even the protection it does afford may be stripped away. The fate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA),…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats discussed the one last kitten awaiting adoption. Zeus: This July 4th was quieter than those in the past. Bear: With no parade this year it just didn’t seem the same. Lulu: But I think humans still enjoyed the holiday, in a safe way of course. …
Holding organizations accountableDear editor:Thank you for taking the time to attend the various public meetings for organizations funded by taxpayers and holding public officials of those organizations accountable for violations of laws and rules designed to keep their business dealings accountable. We depend on your diligence to keep their actions transparent and to inform the public…
Town Crier Co-Founder Ernie Maxwell died in 1994. He was an editor, an artist and, truly, an activist. When someone throws Emax in my face as producing the kind of newspaper Idyllwild needs to return to, I can see and hear him giving a chortle. Usually that someone never knew Ernie nor lived here during his newspaper…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats discussed the new litter of kittens. Zeus: Wow. That was a busy Saturday. Bear: There were quite a few humans here, but they didn’t visit with me. Lulu: It was the kittens. Everyone wants to see the kittens! Whiskers: Well, it worked. All but one…
