Editor: The people vote in different ways: with their feet, their money or their ballots. Prior to election day, 2016, the American people kept their mouths shut about how they would vote. Both parties held their nominating conventions in mid- to late- July and the Dow Jones Industrial Average began a slow descent until election…
Editor: My heart and prayers go out to Judy Lawler (TC Nov. 17) and all the women out there who are battling breast cancer. I fought my battle this past June. Though in my late 60s, I find myself fortunate to be the most healthy I’ve ever been. Still, I developed a cancerous breast tumor…
Editor: Regarding last week’s letter, “Requiem for Tomorrow,” I strongly differ from the writer’s views regarding those who voted for President-elect Trump. I believe that in spite of all of the vitriolic rhetoric from both sides during the campaign, Trump did what was needed to win, dirty as it looked. And as the dust settled…
Editor: We are part of a nation where not a majority of the voters feels its back is against the wall. Middle America felt enough anguish and pain — real or imaginary — that caused a large bloc of citizens to show a willingness to take a risk on an unqualified champion. I was not…
Editor: It is sobering to wake up in a bigoted, politically backward, rightist and racist country. The majority of people who elected Trump, by a very small margin, cannot see past their nationalist views. It is inherently healthy to be nationalist. But not to the detriment of today’s much larger context of the world scene,…
Editor: The Idyllwild Association of Realtors would like to compliment the four parties who came to the Idyllwild Water District directors forum at Town Hall on November 10. All four potential directors showed a sincere interest in helping the IWD work its way through the current issues. All four were well informed regarding those issues…
Editor: Editor’s note: This letter was sent to the Idyllwild Water District board: I am sending this email to let you know effective today, Sept. 16, 2016, I am retiring from the water district board. I have had a health issue since the beginning of the year, which has gone on until maybe now, but…
Editor: The large ad in the newspaper against Measure W was paid by private citizens. I really question if those citizens live in the Idyllwild Fire Protection District, especially the ad requesting dissolving Idyllwild Fire. Their “fact” that all the insurance companies were contacted about ISO 2 rating and no discount offered is incorrect. Glad…
In response to William Faurot and “How soon we forget” (10/13/2016): The point of my letter “The Right to bear arms revisited” (9/01/2016) was that I just don’t believe our government is trying to take away our guns like the NRA would have us believe. If true, I must have missed the part where Obama…
Editor: What’s wrong with the modern American cinema? Out of 2015’s top 20 films, why were 12 rated R, six rated PG-13 and none rated G? The reason is: films are rated, but not censored. It’s hard to believe there was a time when everyone could see every film. A look at past films, however,…
