Opinion: Grateful for the TC alert
Editor:
I was just lying around today and thinking about going up the hill (from Palm Springs to Pine Cove) when a message came across...
Speaking for the animals: Ready, Set, Go! …
Editor’s note: This column was submitted after the Mountain Fire began but before evacuation orders were implemented.
If we weren’t paying attention before, we...
Out loud: IFPD secrecy …
Last week, Idyllwild Fire Commissioner Chip Schelly failed again to get the issues of transparency and board evaluation on the agenda.
The other four commissioners...
Creature corner – July 18, 2013
Adopted and ready for their new adventure this week were Teddy Bear and Tyler II, two males from the litter of gray kittens. They...
Past Tense: July 18, 2013
65 years ago - 1948
Ernie Maxwell, in a demur, bathing suit of the 1890s complete with black stockings, limped into third place in the...
Creature Corner: July 11, 2013
Adopted and ready for their new adventure this week were Teddy Bear and Tyler II, two males from the litter of gray kittens. They...
Past Tense: July 11, 2013
65 years ago - 1948
A surprised carpenter, visiting from Pomona, won a new Ford in the Gold Strike celebration. His winning ticket was pulled...
Out Loud: Back at it …
I’m back —and boy, do I know it. More than three-and-a-half years ago, I “retired” from this job and pursued a few other projects.
But...
Opinion: Tsk, tsk, Norm
In response to Norm Cassen’s letter, “Don’t dump on Pine Cove,” in the July 4 , I have to ask the question: What’s...
Opinion: Fire district election
Voters of Idyllwild: Look at the timeline of the Idyllwild Fire Protection District financial difficulties and figure out for yourselves when the finances became...