Opinion

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    Readers Write: Non-responsive governance

    Editor: Both Caltrans and the California Highway Patrol are integral parts maintaining our safety and ability to travel across our mountain roads. When service becomes compromised, everyone must step up to the plate, commuters included. The facts are simple. Our roads began falling apart long before Valentines Day, with repairs happening only when the collapsed…

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    Past Tense: May 30, 2019

    70 years ago – 1949 Although there was snow along the shoreline of Hidden Lake, the lake itself was bone dry. There was speculation that a sharp earthquake during the winter opened a crack and drained off the water. 65 years ago – 1954 Ana Mary Elliott headed an Izaak Walton League committee dedicated to…

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    Readers Write: Protect and serve who?

    Editor: With another rash of break-ins hitting our town, I feel the need to share our family’s experience with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. I question not only its commitment to protecting our community, but the training and judgment of men and women who have the authority to kill us. In another letter to the…

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    Realtor Talk

    Hello from the Idyllwild Association of Realtors®! This month we would like to relay to the latest housing news and share a few fun facts. Let’s begin in Washington D.C. and work our way home. Federal level: The House voted Tuesday, May 14, to extend the National Flood Insurance Program through Sept. 30. The Senate…

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    A Healthy Idyllwild: A Healthy Weight

    Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult your own healthcare provider. Some info below taken from: www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/the-disturbing-links-between-too-much-weight-and-several-types-of-cancer/2019/04/12/b43c4e68-5a1d-11e9-842d-7d3ed7eb3957_story.html?utm_source=pocket-newtab&utm_term=.6816d1740b19 www.iarc.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/pr247_E.pdf www.cancer.org/cancer/cancer-causes/diet-physical-activity/body-weight-and-cancer-risk/adult-bmi.html www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa021423?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3Dwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2323411 Cancer Helpline 800-227-2345 In April of this year, in the Health section of the Washington Post, an article was posted warning about the links between being overweight and developing…

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    Past Tense: May 23, 2019

    70 years ago – 1949 Twelve students were in the seventh-grade graduating class at Idyllwild School. Their teacher was Keith Sanberg. 65 years ago – 1954 Searchers were relieved when Jimmy Hartman, 3-1/2 years old, was found unharmed but cramped inside an abandoned ice box. He had been missing for eight hours. 60 years ago…