To whoever is feeding the ravens in the vicinity of Double View, Middle Ridge and West Ridge, please leave a water bowl for them or stop feeding them your garbage. They are bringing it to my bird water bowl on Double View and leaving a gunky mess of soaking bread, chicken bones and other food…
In Conor O’Farrell’s column, he expresses his concern that he didn’t pay enough attention to the growing tension that slowly moved into our media outlets and that government is supposed to do the business of “the people” and not secure the fortunes of the rich and powerful. I have no idea what his point was….
A weird week, wasn’t it? Here is some food for thought. Off the wall, maybe out of touch. But, in the immortal words of Jimmy Buffett, “If we weren’t all crazy we would go insane.” • Since no individual can really afford to be sick, it follows that the relative pittance we contribute to insurance…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats were hoping folk would take advantage of the half-price cat adoptions. George: The half-price adoption worked last week. Bobbie: (Stepping in front of George) That’s right! Alice found her forever home. George: Geez, Bobbie. I was going to tell everyone. Bobbie: You know…
65 years ago – 1952 A meeting was announced to consider school unification. Under the proposal, Idyllwild’s school would be combined with the Hemet-San Jacinto District. 55 years ago – 1962 Logging trucks started rolling into May Valley, where the Big Bear Timber Company began salvage operations on pines damaged by severe insect attack. About…
Technology certainly changed the way we operate here at the newspaper now from how we operated when I started here in 1984. For one thing, the number of people it takes to produce the weekly newspaper dropped as a result of speed. When I started, a composing department included folk who made up ads using…
Imagine that you run a U.S. small business. You have long-term employees to whom you are loyal and vice versa. You have an anniversary coming up, but it is not one you look forward to because it is that time of year when you renew the health insurance you purchase for your employees and yourself….
By John R. Hawkins Fire Chief Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department A major wildfire is burning below the ridge and above Hemet. You wonder if the fire will reach your house. Then, your mind wanders to your own personal responsibility. You question what will you do if the fire reaches your house. How will your…
So, as we all pursue the ever-compelling joys and rewards of removing all flammable materials from the 30-foot zone around our homes and structures, giving us all satisfaction in knowing we are keeping the carpets of pine needles and burgeoning waving seas of grass from providing ground fuels for any and all potential falling embers,…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats were helping Cali and Joey feel at home. Mr. Gray: Hey, Bobbie! Get in here. We have questions. Bobbie: I’m here. What’s up? Mr. Gray: You tell me! Who are the new beautiful kitties, and where’s Cali? Bobbie: Cali has gone with her forever…
