Editor: With all due respect, in the Town Crier, Sept. 13, issue, Dr. Haddad made a few statements that caused me concern: “The issue is what’s legal.” “If you don’t like our laws, change them. It’s your right.” As we have seen over decades of politics in this country, especially apparent during this administration, the…
Editor: Sorry to contradict, but Rabbi Drucker’s reasoning is flawed. The issue is not what’s fair. The issue is what’s legal. No nation is only “for itself,” though a person may be only for himself. A nation is a society bounded by laws which, in our case, are freely chosen and agreed to by the…
Editor: One should first ask, “Why does IWD want to consolidate? Is it out of the goodness of their hearts or would it bring some advantage to the customers in Pine Cove or Fern Valley?” The answer to all of the above is a resounding no. Consolidation is an advantage to only one small group…
Editor: This watershed group is a sham. They masquerade as environmentalists. They have no intent to define a scope or define measurable outcomes other than consolidation as if that leads to good watershed management because they were recruited. Outrageous. I’m for good watershed management and production of safe, reliable drinking water. That’s not Idyllwild Water…
Editor: It’s about time the Watershed Watchdogs put this level of attention into their own district and leave ours alone. Who’s in Stage 2 Water Restrictions, anticipating another dry winter? Pine Cove and Fern Valley water district? Who’s held a Transparency Certificate and a District of Distinction Award from the state? PCWD Who sends out…
Editor: Americans have received a valuable lesson regarding democracy and the balance of power. Trump, as leader of the Executive Branch, has vowed to choose two or more ultra-conservative Supreme Court justices for the Judicial Branch. In the Legislative Branch, the Republican Party controls the Senate and Congress. Republicans follow the president’s agenda in lock…
Editor: Weekend vendors are literally taking money from the pockets of we, the brick-and-mortar store owners in the village. Now, but more than ever since the fire. Our revenue is suffering, yet we seem forced to still share what little there is. Tell me why? I’m not the only business to feel this way or…
Editor: My friend calls me, breathless with concern. Her housekeeper is late. For 10 years, S. has always been on time; today her cell phone picks up immediately. Originally from El Salvador, S. and her husband, a handyman, have raised their daughter in our small California community. We worry that S.’s family, all undocumented, will…
Editor: I am a happy taxpayer. I had the opportunity to attend the meeting on flood control and road closures on Monday, Aug. 27, at Idyllwild School. A panel of experts from the offices of many governmental agencies were in attendance. They shared information about the impact of the Cranston Fire on our mountain, and…
Editor: Perhaps Hemingway understood the character of John McCain the best by depiction of Robert Jordan, the protagonist of “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” who was John McCain’s literary hero, as he said in an article in the New York Times: “I have felt that way since I was boy of 12, reading Hemingway’s ‘For…
