After waiting 1,645 days, the Federal Reserve has finally cut rates again. On September 20, 2024, Chairman Jerome Powell announced a .50% rate cut, which many expected to lower mortgage rates. Surprisingly, instead of going down, mortgage rates have risen. What’s...
Fire can be your friend or it can be your worst enemy. It’s good when you’re camping in the Sierras and it’s freezing cold; all you have to do is light the campfire and cook some burgers or steak. But you need to be careful and keep the fire in the fire ring while...
Dear Readers, Having received not one miserable request for advice, I have delved deeply into the Dear Sidney coffers for this week’s column. I am happy to see that forest fires and the threat of evacuation followed by rain and a sudden bombardment of hail has not...
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer A community meeting to inform mountain residents of progress being made on quelling the acrid smoke and flames of the Line Fire in the hills above Highland was held on Wednesday, Sept. 12 at Crestline’s San Moritz Lodge. The meeting,...
