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A Healthy Idyllwild
By April 13, 2017April 19, 2017 Reading Time: 3 minutes

Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult you own healthcare provider. Some info below taken from: https://wellness.uchicago.edu/page/bystander-intervention http://thoughtcatalog.com/abbey-fox/2013/07/the-four-ds-of-bystander-intervention-how-to-make-the-world-a-better-place/ https://www.facebook.com/MCAllianceAgainstGBV/ Please, don’t turn away when I say that April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. I know we prefer not to talk about it. Nevertheless, it’s still a major problem for women,…

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Columns | Out Loud

Out Loud: TC circulation WAY up!
ByIdyllwild Town Crier April 13, 2017April 19, 2017 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Editor’s note: Jack is taking a turn this week. First of all, what does “circulation” really mean? We order 5,600 newspapers printed every week. (We used to order only 2,800 in the paid-paper days.) The press usually overprints somewhat, somewhere between 5,600 to 5,700. All of them are “distributed,” which means they go to points…

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Out Loud

Out Loud: April 6, 2017
ByIdyllwild Town Crier April 6, 2017 Reading Time: 2 minutes

We have a decades-long issue in the U.S. regarding search and rescues in outdoor areas. Who pays if you need to be rescued? You or the public? Take the recent guy who slipped and fell while hiking in the wilderness last week. He thought he couldn’t continue but he walked out without need for any…

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Letters to the Editor

Readers Write: Journalism 101
ByIdyllwild Town Crier April 6, 2017April 19, 2017 Reading Time: 2 minutes

When I was in elementary school, we routinely turned in reports on current events as part of the social studies curriculum. To complete the assignments, we were taught to use the five Ws of journalism: Describe the who, what, where, when and why of the issue. I’d forgotten all about that aspect of my youth…

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Letters to the Editor

Readers Write: Silence is not an option
ByIdyllwild Town Crier April 6, 2017April 19, 2017 Reading Time: 1 minute

Trump is the issue, just as Nixon was the issue. Trump has a complete lack of respect for those fundamental rules and institutions on which our government is based, including the judiciary, the electoral system, the intelligence agencies, government workers, the Federal Reserve and journalists. His utter disregard for the truth from the size of…

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Fire and Forest

Fire and Forest: Springtime in the Mountains …
ByNorm Walker April 6, 2017April 19, 2017 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Spring is presenting itself on our mountain after a very generous winter. Creeks are running and ground water tables are up, so perhaps our mixed-conifer forest will be able to fight off some of the various bark-beetle attacks. Spring is the time to get back to the fire abatement measures that will protect your home…

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Dr. Tom

Dr. Tom: A Brief History of the U.S. Government and Healthcare, Part I …
ByKluzak, Tom & Kathy April 6, 2017April 19, 2017 Reading Time: 3 minutes

You will probably be surprised to learn that the first U.S. president to propose any form of government-sponsored healthcare was a Republican. OK, technically a former Republican.

Teddy Roosevelt served as our 26th president from 1901 to 1909, after which his hand-picked successor, William Howard Taft, was elected. Returning from a safari and European tour, Roosevelt found himself unimpressed with Taft’s performance and sought the Republican nomination in 1912. Rebuffed, he founded the Progressive Party, which included in its platform the provision of limited health insurance to low-wage earners. (Sorry, I know this is upsetting to modern Republicans, but it is true; look it up. You can take some solace in the Progressive Party’s alias: The Bull Moose Party).

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Past Tense

Past Tense: April 6, 2017
ByIdyllwild Town Crier April 6, 2017April 19, 2017 Reading Time: 2 minutes

60 years ago – 1957 Bee Krone composed the song “Let’s Keep America Beautiful,” and Philippe Buhler composed music for a string quartet that was given a first performance at the University of Redlands. 55 years ago – 1962 The County Board of Supervisors launched a campaign to have the Banning-Idyllwild Highway taken into a…

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Creature Corner

Creature Corner: April 6, 2017
ByIdyllwild Town Crier April 6, 2017April 19, 2017 Reading Time: 3 minutes

Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” Alice joined the family of ARF cats. Bobbie: More news, my friends! Gather ’round! George: Another cat? Bobbie: Not this week. ARF has a new canine family member, Sheba. Audrey: I’ve met her. She’s super sweet, and she likes us cats! Mr. Gray: Then she can’t…

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Letters to the Editor | Opinion

Readers Write: Toward a truly Indivisible Idyllwild …
ByIdyllwild Town Crier March 31, 2017April 19, 2017 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Editor: After reading letters to the editor about Indivisible Idyllwild, I wondered what would happen if the group’s organizers invited Trump, Clinton and Sanders supporters, as well as independents and third-party voters, to participate in a public dialogue identifying issues of greatest concern to Hill residents. Perhaps common ground would be discovered, especially around…

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