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…
Last week in Days of Our Nine Lives, ARF dogs were letting the cats know that they were just a adoptable as any feline. Leia: There’s a winner for last month’s Most Adoptable Feline award! Binky! Binky has a forever family! Bobbie: No surprise. Even I have to admit she’s a great cat. Olivia: …
65 years ago – 1951 Building started on the new Idyllwild Motel, a 10-unit structure on Pine Crest behind La Cantina. 60 years ago – 1956 An Arabian horse show climaxed Palm Springs’ Western Week. Mary Nelson of Idyllwild was chair of the show, with Claire Woodmouse assisting. 55 years ago – 1961 The Alandale…
Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult your own healthcare provider for any questions or issues concerning you own health status. It turns out that dietary sugar is the big problem. Dietary sugar contributes to obesity (body-fat accumulation). Obesity is at the root of many health-related evils. Current medical research is…
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…
More than a decade ago, I received a visit from a retired federal government official in my office on Village Center Drive. I had been forewarned about this visit from a friend. When the official arrived, my ear was to the phone in a conversation. I was on deadline. The person at the front desk…
By Janice Murasko Last week in Days of Our Nine Lives, the cats were competing for the title of Most Adoptable Feline. Bobbie: It’s evident that we’re all very adoptable, but who won? Leia: Based upon adoptions this past week, nobody. We’re all still here. Heavenly Whiskers: Difficult to believe, isn’t it? I really cannot…
