Washington running on experience and savvy
Editor’s note: The supervisor’s seat for Riverside County’s 3rd District will be on the ballot on Nov. 8. Incumbent Chuck Washington, who was...
Forest Service enlists White House support to change wildfire funding mechanism
The need to modify the U.S. Forest Service’s budget process so that the cost of fighting wildfires does not jeopardize funding for other programs has...
Congressional District 36: Interviews with Bono Mack and Ruiz
Editor’s note: Idyllwild is in the 36th Congressional District. This district is slightly different from former Congressional District 45.
Congressional District 36 extends west...
Jeff Stone running for third and last term
Jeff Stone is embarking on his third campaign for Riverside County’s 3rd District Supervisorial seat. In 2004, he defeated incumbent Jim Venable. In 2008,...
Idyllwild and Pine Cove turnout appears high
On the morning of Election Day, Nov. 4, The Field Poll release its prediction of turnout for the 2014 General election. The forecast saw...
Prop 61, a prescription drug purchase and pricing initiative: Major drug manufacturer opposition
Proposition 61, titled by its drafters as “The California Drug Price Relief Act,” and on the ballot as “State Prescription Drug Purchases. Pricing Standards....
Two death penalty ballot propositions with very different outcomes
Two 2016 California ballot initiatives seek to amend the death penalty, with very different outcomes.
One, Proposition 62 (Repeal of the Death Penalty), proposes to...
Jeff Stone runs for Congressional District 36: National security and jobs are primary concerns
State Sen. Jeff Stone (R-28) is concerned about national security and homeland security threats facing our country. He believes these threats are imminent and...
Voepel versus Elia in Assembly District 71
Assembly District 71 stretches from Idyllwild in Riverside County to the California border. Consisting mostly of rural mountain country or desert, much of the...
Bono Mack organizes House Republican women
In a show of unity, 24 Republican women from 17 states in the U.S. House of Representatives today joined together to form the Women’s...