Fashion Jack: Dreaded questions
Q. What should I answer when my wife asks, “Does this dress make me look fat?”
-Donald, Long Beach
A. Don’t even look. Just bellow “NO!”...
Readers Write: Private representation lacking on fire-safe issue
Editor:
Everyone wants to reduce the risk of fire. So, why is there so much controversy swirling around the committee writing new rules. It’s because...
Past tense: April 16, 2015
65 years ago - 1950
The U.S. Forest Service was finishing plans for the Lake Fulmor dedication ceremony.
60 years ago - 1955
First- and second-graders from...
Readers write: Re: County to post speed limit on Double View
Editor:
Your article reminded me of the request I made twice to the County of Riverside Traffic Department (at the Idyllwild facility) last year to...
Readers Write: AAI president avoiding the issues
Mr. Kassouf of the Art Alliance does not speak for me in his letter rampaging against Shanna Robb — he is evidencing a belief...
Readers Write: The members, not the board, are the Art Alliance
Personally, I believe Shanna Robb would have made an excellent Art Alliance president. She has over and over demonstrated her exceptional ability, sound judgment...
Readers Write: Young bikers need training
I was reading the article William wrote and I must say that if we change the age to get a license for motorcycles —...
Out Loud: A New Orleans-themed Easter Dinner
Like my friend, Lola, I enjoy cooking — just not for myself and/or Jack. I’m a social cook; I enjoy cooking with and for...
Readers Write: Corporate influences
Last week saw the governors of two states back-peddling furiously regarding laws that would have allowed members of the LGBT community to be discriminated...
Off the Main Roads: Nature’s soundscape …
I was recently hiking a rugged mountain trail when I realized that a man was approaching from behind me. I realized this when he...