Editor: When I read the TC’s op-ed by CNPA Executive Director Tom Newton [March 16 issue] titled “Enablers of the Enemy,” I chuckled. That’s because in writing this adolescent doggerel, Newton provided yet another clear example of why so much news is indeed fake. Newton began by mocking President Trump’s tweet (that called out ABC,…
Editor: Indivisibles are saying they are not an anti-Trump organization and so be it. The group further said they are for social, environmental and economic justice. That being said, if this group wants to be influential in such matters, wouldn’t it make sense to protest against oppressive governments all over this blue planet? Yet they…
Editor: Many years ago, the residents of Idyllwild approved a tax measure that funded local recreation within a specific geographical area (referred to as Community Service Area 36 or CSA 36). An oversight committee was formed to ensure the tax money was spent on activities the community desired. The CSA 36 committee conducts public meetings…
Editor: We couldn’t help but notice that, in the selection of letters regarding Idyllwild Indivisible, there were two discrete types of correspondence. The letters from members or their associates were literate, considered and dispassionate, and addressed the issues in a rational manner. Those from what we assume are their opponents showed the subtle rhetorical dynamics…
Editor: The United States of America is a country formed by civil unrest, so the division this country is currently experiencing should not be unexpected. In a letter to the editor last week, someone placed the blame of today’s unrest and division on those who dare to challenge the “majority,” in this case the “majority”…
Editor: As I read Ian Tober’s letter last week, I had to smile. Ian’s accusation that I and those involved in Idyllwild Indivisible are un-American because true Americans support legally elected government and their country, was fairly ironic. What makes America so very special is the right and the duty of every citizen, on some…
Editor: After reading of the latest racist crime of the shooting of two men from India, I was interested to read the three negative letters attacking the positive non-violent group who are trying to find peaceful solutions to the hatred, violence and injustice fostered by elements in our current administration. Fortunately, the positive in our…
Editor: My family and I went to the Nature Center in early February for a hike and were absolutely devastated by the amount of garbage on site. There was literally trash every few feet. We went back on Valentine’s Day and did a clean-up hike. The grounds had already been cleaned a great deal, but…
Editor: Thanks to the infinite wisdom of our county officials, our CSA 36 Advisory Committee will not be meeting for yet another month (our last meeting was November 2016). I wanted to let the community know that it remains very important to me to provide oversight on how your CSA 36 tax dollars are being…
Editor: We’re with you all the way, Bud Hunt. We shouldn’t be constructing a facility we’re not able to pay for ourselves. If we’re unable or unwilling to do this, how will we be able to pay for upkeep, taxes, maintenance, insurance, etc., etc., that are involved in this monumental undertaking? It is unconscionable to expect…
