Q. When should the tags be taken off new clothes? -Wally, Escondido A. You can’t take the tags off right away or people won’t know you’re wearing new clothes. The exception is that long, clear strip that says “EXTRA LARGE” on it 12 times. You should pull that one off or it will look like…
I can tell you from experience, if you can’t handle a photograph of a half-dozen firefighters and EMTs valiantly trying to save a man’s life, then you don’t ever want to run a newspaper. There are tough stories to write every issue that affect readers’ feelings, and it’s our job to write them. And it’s…
Dr Know It All can answer any of your questions. He just happens to know everything. Dr Know It All selects a few letters from readers to answer each week. Readers should feel free to mail the doctor a question at the Town Crier (becky@towncrier.com). The doctor remains anonymous. Dear Dr Know It All:…
In response to a proposal from Sheriff Stan Sniff, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved expenditures of about $384,000 to further evaluate using body cameras for sheriff’s deputies. In his request to the board, Sniff wrote, “The Sheriff’s Department recognizes the importance to stay current with emerging technology … [body video camera systems] are…
Soroptimist International of Idyllwild is holding a recruitment and informational meeting at the Creekstone Inn at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19. Any woman who supports the ideals of Soroptimist, which means “Best for Women,” is invited to call Karen Doshier at 951-452-4599 for more information. Submit Club news to becky@towncrier.com.
In other races of local interest, incumbent Democrat Rep. Dr. Raul Ruiz retained his Congressional District 36 seat despite the Republican wave throughout the country. He defeated Republican challenger Assemblyman Brian Nestande by about 9,500 votes out of the 126,000 cast in this race. From the initial vote-by-mail posted results Tuesday evening through Saturday’s totals,…
65 years ago – 1949 A group of volunteer searchers plucked a lost deer hunter out of the rugged North Fork canyon just as he was about to spend his second night in freezing weather without food. 60 years ago – 1954 The Izaak Walton League honored its Woodsmans Breakfast crew for a year…
The California Health and Human Services Agency has launched its Open Data Portal (https://chhs.data.ca.gov/) to make access to non-confidential data collected by CHHS departments user-friendly. The Open Data Portal’s goals are to spark innovation, promote research and economic opportunities, engage public participation in government, increase transparency and inform decision-making. “Open Data” describes data freely available,…
