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RECAP: Twentynine Palms Tourism Business Improvement District Meeting, May 21, 2026
The TBID board approved funding for Area 29 and discussed grant requirements. Kevin Cole, the new Twentynine Palms city manager, introduced himself…
 • Eleanor Whitney
ON THE AGENDA: Twentynine Palms City Council, May 26, 2026
Two public hearings, $6.2 million in policing costs, a Council pay raise, and a vote on $50,000 in nonprofit grants — with nine organizations not…
 • Cindy Bernard
RECAP: Twentynine Palms Planning Commission, May 19, 2026
The City offers a framework for updating its 14-year-old General Plan. We take a closer look at how the Brown Act requires the City to handle written…
 • Kat Talley-Jones
California State Assembly Districts 34 and 47 Primary Preview 2026
District 34 candidates Charles Hughes and Randall Putz and District 47 Candidates Jason Byors and Leila Namvar respond to our candidate questions about…
 • Kat Talley-Jones
ON THE AGENDA: Twentynine Palms Planning Commission, May 19, 2026
The City kicks off a long-overdue conversation about updating its General Plan
 • Kat Talley-Jones

Citizen Astronomer

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Citizen Astronomer: May 2026
Spring Galaxies, a Meteor Shower, and Summer on the Horizon
 • Caitlin Gill
Citizen Astronomer: April 2026
April’s Night Sky: Galaxy Season, Lyrid Meteors, and Spring Constellations
 • Caitlin Gill
Citizen Astronomer: March 2026
Spring Stars, Bright Planets, and the Last of Winter
 • Caitlin Gill
Citizen Astronomer: February 2026
A Planet Parade and the Final Glow of Winter Stars
 • Caitlin Gill

Desert Developments

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Return of the Rabbit Virus? Updated for 2026
Good News / Bad News about Dead Rabbits in the Morongo Basin
 • Kat Talley-Jones
Letter to the Editor: E-Group PS Solar Project
Long-time Twentynine Palms homeowner Chris Tiffany expresses opposition to the project—the public comment period ends Thursday, January 22
A Look Ahead: Development in Twentynine Palms
Growth, uncertainty, and big questions for 2026
 • Kat Talley-Jones
2025 Development Recap
Lawsuits, lazy rivers, and a land-locked yacht club
 • Kat Talley-Jones

Flora Fridays

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Flora Friday: Sleeping Beauties
A love letter to earth plants kissed awake by rains
 • Miriam Seger
Flora Friday: Three Rogues of the Apocalypse
Weed before they seed: invasive thistles, mustards, and grasses
 • Miriam Seger
Gone to Seed
As summer flowers fade, seeds go a' wandering
 • Miriam Seger
Flora Fridays: Mast Blast
Musings on the covert operations of Joshua trees
 • Miriam Seger

National issues / Local impacts

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OPINION: Five Days and Nights in Minneapolis
Mutual Aid in the Shadow of the Surge
OPINION: Five Reasons I'm Going to Minneapolis
By Jordan Hollingsworth
Government Shutdown: Day 36, Twentynine Palms Feels the Squeeze
Morongo Basin residents see SNAP benefits impacted, local organizations and businesses step up
 • Natalie Zuk
Twentynine Palms Faces Federal Shutdown
What does it mean for the community and for Joshua Tree National Park?
 • Kat Talley-Jones

Sad Trombone

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When Commerce Meets Culture: Art Fairs in the Desert
A special Sad Trombone features a conversation between Cindy Bernard and Bernard Leibov and 90 Miles From Needles Host Chris Clarke
 • The Desert Trumpet
She's Been Here the Whole Time: And the Game Has Never Been Better
Plus a short list to lean into the WNBA
 • Liz Lapp
Love Is More Powerful Than Hate — What Bad Bunny’s halftime did for me
And a short list to lean into connection
 • Liz Lapp
I think I'm gonna die in this house.
Staying cozy with Wuthering Heights
 • Liz Lapp

Wildlife Wednesday

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WILDLIFE WEDNESDAY: Flutter By
The Real Butterflies of the Morongo Basin
 • Kat Talley-Jones
WILDLIFE WEDNESDAY: Long Gone
Uncovering the Ice Age secrets of the Hi Desert
 • Kat Talley-Jones
Not So Wild WILDLIFE WEDNESDAY
The Year of the (Lost) Horse
 • Kat Talley-Jones
WILDLIFE WEDNESDAY: The Bird of Peace, Reconsidered
On the fierce, funny, devoted lives of mourning doves
 • Kat Talley-Jones

Terms of Engagement

Terms of Engagement: Being Ethically Non-monogamous
There's more than one way to build meaningful relationships
 • JoJo Blake
Terms of Engagement: What Is Sex Positivity?
Jojo discusses communication, inclusivity, stigmas, and shame
 • JoJo Blake
Introducing Terms of Engagement
Our new monthly column explores sex-positive thinking and behaviors
 • JoJo Blake

La Trompeta del Desierto (Edición en Español)

El amor es más poderoso que el odio — Lo que el espectáculo de medio tiempo de Bad Bunny hizo por mí
Y una breve lista para inclinarse hacia la conexión
 • Liz Lapp
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