Initial Thoughts: Vote …
When you read this column, it will be less than one week until Election Day 2012. I don’t care for whom you vote, but...
Before Our Time: Idyllwild’s early winters …
The only sustained effort to create a ski resort here in Strawberry Valley began immediately after World War II. In 1946, Jules Berkeley of...
Opinion: Ignorant or arrogant?
One of the appealing things about Idyllwild has been the small-town, slower-paced feeling. Not any more.
Observant folks will notice the proliferation of front-lawn signs...
Speaking for the Animals: In the beginning … Animal welfare in Idyllwild …
Editor’s note: We’re introducing a new column today. “Speaking for the Animals” by Shela Boynton will appear in the fourth issue of each month....
Opinion: Proposition 37
Isn’t it time we knew more about what is in our food?
We label fats, sugars, proteins, and much else that we care about. There...
Past Tense: Oct. 25, 2012
65 years ago - 1947
Town Crier wound up its first year of publication, written, mimeographed and mailed from the Maxwell home. News was brought...
Opinion: Paris the Cat
Paris the cat goes to Colorado!
Very soon Paris, the ARF Cattery Ambassador, will be living in Colorado.
Paris and her family appreciate you all for...
Opinion: Good call, TC
Thank you for choosing not to publish the viscous letter that arrived in everyone’s mailbox today.
Weeding out uninformed inflammatory nonsense from the “Readers...
Another Point of View: Vote yes on Measure U
We spend lots of money on our schools. We do it because we believe education will improve our society.
But as you drive down Florida...
Creature Corner: Oct. 25, 2012
Barely 6 months old, Baby Girl Faith was found curled up in a ball, outside in the cold, shivering and close to death. Every...