There’s a difference between an optimist and a conman. I do know Republicans and Democrats alike are not optimists. Both are fixed upon exploitation, it’s just a matter of which 47 percent. Both believe in entitlements for their protected classes. What a crock! Send them both a message. Vote “No” on propositions 30, 31, 32…
Each major fire we have tells us something important. What we learn may be something new or it may be confirmation of something observed before. Colorado’s Waldo Canyon Fire of June this year confirmed something we knew about shake roofs: they are dangerous in fires. I have mentioned the Waldo Canyon Fire before in this…
I swear the Republicans are the stupidest people on the planet. It’s the first time since I have been voting that we actually have a candidate with a higher disapproval rating than his approval rating. Even in losing, McCain, Kerry and Gore enjoyed double digit approval ratings. Romney is negative five percent. He is losing…
65 years ago – 1947 Postmaster Harry Wendelken lamented, “There’s Idyllwilds all over the country, and all the mail for the other Idyllwilds comes to this station.” 60 years ago – 1952 Wilma Chapman was conscientious about the change to standard time. She set her clock resolutely, and hopped into bed. In the darkness of…
Way to go Miss Betty Boop, the pug. She knew something was up last weekend when her forever human tearfully left her for the week, to make absolutely sure this was the right decision. And this weekend, when she came back, you could see the love flowing right through the leash. Good job and paws…
I’m sometimes asked what we do at the Idyllwild Area Historical Society, so let me share an example. One of the minor charms of living on our Hill is celebrity sightings. While we typically associate celebrity with entertainments like movies, television, or sports, it sometimes extends to the superwealthy. Think Warren Buffett, Bill Gates ……
Do we need another Fukushima in our own backyard? The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) has been closed since January due to faulty steam generators that were installed in 2010 and 2011 at a cost of $671 million to SoCal Edison ratepayers. This closure provides Southern California residents with an unprecedented opportunity to decommission…
Referring to 47 percent of Americans, Mitt Romney [Republican presidential candidate] has said, “My job is not to worry about those people. I’ll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives.” Does Romney really believe that nearly half of all Americans are irresponsible freeloaders? Is he talking about you? If…
Regarding Hector Trujillo’s “Science and Reality Today” column in the Sept. 27 issue of the Town Crier, the problem is not with the physics. The problem is with the present (old?) concept of “nothing,” “nothingness,” or “empty.” The evidence is that “empty” space is not empty in the way we thought of “empty” before experiments…
I would argue against the descriptor “Grand” in the [announcement for the “Opening and Dedication Ceremony”] of the Idyllwild Library. A pall hangs over it since the personnel changeover months ago, whatever the undisclosed reasons. The distasteful manner in which this occurred remains fresh in the minds of many of us who were volunteers and…
