Opinion: State fire fee — yes

Reflecting on the recent article advising residents how to challenge the Fire Prevention Fee, I would hope that Hill residents would consider that it is CAL FIRE that has the major responsibility in fighting wildfires.

Opinion: IFPD’s opposition to the state fire fee

I must be missing something in the Town Crier article (see the Dec. 6 issue) about the IFPD’s opposition to the State Fire Prevention Fee. That opposition apparently revolves around three points:

Opinion: Relative tax values

We hear it everyday. Taxes are too high in California. I believe it, too.

Past Tense: Dec. 13, 2012

65 years ago - 1947 November had been a cold month with a low of 14 degrees. Joe McGaugh reported 10 degrees in his cow barn, but people thought he was just trying to get ice cream the easy way.

Creature corner: Dec. 13, 2012

Santa is checking his list of animal shelter babies, and he knows who is nice. They all are! Freya, now known as Freda went on a sleepover and never returned. Well, just to visit. She now sports her Christmas harness, and is the love of her human’s life. Guido is now Alfie, and quickly learned the way to melt his human’s hearts. Paws up Alfie. Merry Christmas from ARF to both.

Opinion: Response to ‘Why unions redux’

Neal Simpson, M.D., Hemet, wrote a rebuttal to Conor O’Farrell’s column about unions. Many of us have watched the TV show “The Big...

Opinion: Yea, Dore

How wonderful that a local artist has achieved the recognition of having his sculpture displayed on El Paseo in Palm Desert. It is...

Opinion: Tax changes, who gains?

After hearing many discussions regarding the effect of reverting to the Clinton era federal income tax rates, I decided to estimate, using IRS tax...

Fire & Forest: How we change regarding fire safety …

The fire season has ended. I know fire professionals in the state who prefer to say that it never really ends, but when the...

Initial Thoughts: Poverty of income and poverty of trust …

I have a few topics to discuss today. The first is a follow-up to last week’s note about the “This is This” journey into...
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