Initial Thoughts: Happy endings not on horizon of local dramas …
When you read this column, Idyllwild Fire’s May 14 meeting will already have occurred. Nevertheless, one of the agenda items merits some discussion and...
Initial thoughts: Freedom to disagree …
The May 28 Idyllwild Fire Commission meeting was frightening. Instead of addressing the district’s financial condition, the commission, employees and audience spent hours castigating...
Initial Thoughts: Smith again gains national attention …
Congratulations for Marshall. His perceptive and fluid writing has garnered him another honor.
Last week, the National Newspaper Association announced the winners of its 2012...
Initial Thoughts: Jazz riffs on diet, chemistry, health and music …
I write this column on Monday evening. Yesterday was Palm Sunday and I regret that I didn’t attend church for the umpteenth year in...
Initial Thoughts: Idyllwild Fire needs money, but from where …
For the past several years, the Idyllwild Fire District has engaged in deficit spending. In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, the loss...
Initial Thoughts: A busy Independence week …
What a wonderful parade. Again the Rotary did a fantastic job producing a traditional Idyllwild event.
And special thanks to the participation of UCR’s Pipe...
Initial Thoughts: Listen to the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come …
Well, we’re approaching the end of 2012 and the beginning of a new year — 2013. As I mentioned last week, that’s just fodder for journalists to write comparisons.
Initial Thoughts: Make a New Year’s resolution — make a phone call …
This is my fourth effort writing this column. There are always one or two groups I omit. Although I have limited space, someone will...
Initial Thoughts: What’s in the water?
In case, you don’t have the time to read the entire paper, I’d like to direct your attention to two brief articles. The subjects...
Initial Thoughts: Registration: to vote, first register …
It’s 28 days, less than a month, until Election Day, Nov. 6. The polls in California open at 7 a.m. and close at 8...