Initial Thoughts: Give and share; toys and more …

We’ve just begun the holiday seasons, Thanksgiving has passed, Christmas is only four weeks in the future, then the New Year arrives. While I shared...

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: The freedom of independence …

Happy Fourth of July, or as Marshall reminds me, Independence Day. It was 236 years ago that the residents of the colonies decided that...

Initial thoughts: Christmas wish …

Many of the following thoughts may be obviated after Tuesday night’s Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) commission meeting. This was the first meeting of the...

Initial Thoughts: Taxes or programs, who’s on first? Or, out at home …

This week’s column, jsut as last week’s, is a true story. It’s about the world where 1 + 1 = 3. Some refer...

Initial Thoughts: Truth and dependency …

Last week was tumultuous. On Wednesday, the County Service Area 38 Advisory Committee recommended that Supervisor Jeff Stone support the termination of the county’s...

Initial Thoughts: Kindness, its name is frequently Idyllwild …

Idyllwild has always been a special place. From before the first roads were constructed, I’m sure whoever climbed to the Hill felt something different...

Initial Thoughts: Public involvement

According to some in Washington, the Forest Service’s inability to share with the public the potential consequences of the sequestration law is the lack...

Initial Thoughts: Election forum Thursday …

The Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) election forum is tonight at 5:30 p.m. It will be in the conference room at the Idyllwild Nature...

Initial Thoughts: What does local control mean and who defines it …

“Local control,” a good rallying cry. One that is as old as this nation. I’m for it; I support local control as much as...
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