Opinion: Precautions to avoid the flu
OK, I’m not a doctor, a nurse practitioner, a nurse, or a paramedic. In fact, I don’t even have a valid first aid card....
Opinion: Need more than one donor
Benevolence should only be given to the point a community can match and sustain its benefit. To do otherwise places unreasonable expectations on the...
Opinion: A special place
Editor’s note: Peter Hermanson shared his daughter Clare’s essay about Idyllwild with the Town Crier. She is a 5th grade student in San Diego.
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Speaking for the Animals: Save lives: spay and neuter …
The issue of spaying or neutering your pet is one of the most widely discussed animal welfare topics of our time. Most people agree...
Tax Tips: Countdown to tax time
About this time of year, we begin to collect all the information we will need to properly file our income tax returns. Since it’s...
Initial Thoughts: Thank you! …
Thank you David and Lois Butterfield. Your generosity humbles me personally and, with no right, but nevertheless, thank you very much on behalf of...
Opinion: Gun insanity
I never cease to be amazed by the gun lobby. They want restrictions on marijuana, prescription drugs, straight sex, gay sex, alcohol, pornography and...
Creature Corner: Jan. 24, 2013
Rachel and Dillon have found their forever homes. They are two of the four Christmas puppies at ARF. They will both grow up here...
Past Tense: Jan. 24, 2013
65 years ago - 1948
Idyllwild’s barber Bert Playle moved away, leaving local men mourning. There were still three beauty operators to take care of...
Opinion: Local weather data
Since important weather and related articles use the moisture statistics from the reports of the Idyllwild Fire Department, it would seem that steps should be taken to assure that the figures representing totals from those reports are correctly described.