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BREAKING: Twentynine Palms City Manager Dr. Stone James Resigns
Mayor Daniel Mintz made the announcement after a half-hour closed session
Apr 9
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Kat Talley-Jones
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BREAKING: Special Meeting Called for Thursday, April 9, 2026 to Evaluate City Manager
A single closed session on City Manager employment, called with the minimum notice required by law
Apr 9
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Cindy Bernard
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HOW TO RUN FOR CITY AND TOWN COUNCIL (2026)
Our guide to the forms required to run for office in Twentynine Palms and Yucca Valley
Apr 5
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Cindy Bernard
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Morongo Basin Elections 2026
See which seats for City Council, Water District, School Board, and more will be up for grabs in 2026.
Apr 4
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Natalie Zuk
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Citizen Astronomer: April 2026
April’s Night Sky: Galaxy Season, Lyrid Meteors, and Spring Constellations
Apr 1
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Caitlin Gill
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Town Holler: Rep. Obernolte Meets Resistance
Feb 24, 2025
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Kat Talley-Jones
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COUNTY TO CAP SHORT-TERM RENTALS
Jul 9, 2022
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Jonathan Hume
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Hundreds Protest Firings at Joshua Tree National Park, March 1, 2025
Mar 2, 2025
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Kat Talley-Jones
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ELECTION 2024: Measure W Breakdown
Feb 9, 2024
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Natalie Zuk
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RECAP: Twentynine Palms City Council Rejects Solar Farm in 3-1-1 Vote, March 23, 2026
“This is not something I can support.” —Twentynine Palms Mayor Daniel Mintz
Mar 29
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Natalie Zuk
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RECAP: Tourism Business Improvement District Meeting, March 19, 2026
The board discusses the goals of events sponsorship and updating grant and sponsorship guidelines to emphasize overnight stays.
Mar 23
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Eleanor Whitney
AGENDA PREVIEW: City Council to Vote on Controversial Solar Project
The meeting on the 184-acre Geneva solar project, proposed by E-Group PS, takes place this Monday, March 23, at 6 pm.
Mar 22
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Natalie Zuk
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Citizen Astronomer
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Citizen Astronomer: April 2026
April’s Night Sky: Galaxy Season, Lyrid Meteors, and Spring Constellations
Apr 1
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Caitlin Gill
Citizen Astronomer: March 2026
Spring Stars, Bright Planets, and the Last of Winter
Mar 1
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Caitlin Gill
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Citizen Astronomer: February 2026
A Planet Parade and the Final Glow of Winter Stars
Feb 1
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Caitlin Gill
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Citizen Astronomer: January 2026
Sirius, Saturn’s Farewell, and a New Meteor Shower
Jan 1
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Caitlin Gill
Desert Developments
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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
Jan 20
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A Look Ahead: Development in Twentynine Palms
Growth, uncertainty, and big questions for 2026
Jan 15
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Kat Talley-Jones
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2025 Development Recap
Lawsuits, lazy rivers, and a land-locked yacht club
Jan 11
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Kat Talley-Jones
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Public Comment Period Open for E-Group PS Solar Project in Twentynine Palms
Written public comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report end on January 22, 2026.
Dec 17, 2025
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Eleanor Whitney
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Flora Fridays
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Flora Friday: Sleeping Beauties
A love letter to earth plants kissed awake by rains
Mar 20
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Miriam Seger
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Flora Friday: Three Rogues of the Apocalypse
Weed before they seed: invasive thistles, mustards, and grasses
Jan 9
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Miriam Seger
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Gone to Seed
As summer flowers fade, seeds go a' wandering
Nov 21, 2025
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Miriam Seger
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Flora Fridays: Mast Blast
Musings on the covert operations of Joshua trees
Apr 11, 2025
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Miriam Seger
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National issues / Local impacts
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OPINION: Five Days and Nights in Minneapolis
Mutual Aid in the Shadow of the Surge
Feb 27
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OPINION: Five Reasons I'm Going to Minneapolis
By Jordan Hollingsworth
Feb 10
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Government Shutdown: Day 36, Twentynine Palms Feels the Squeeze
Morongo Basin residents see SNAP benefits impacted, local organizations and businesses step up
Nov 5, 2025
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Natalie Zuk
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Twentynine Palms Faces Federal Shutdown
What does it mean for the community and for Joshua Tree National Park?
Oct 2, 2025
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Kat Talley-Jones
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Sad Trombone
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Love Is More Powerful Than Hate — What Bad Bunny’s halftime did for me
And a short list to lean into connection
Feb 19
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Liz Lapp
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I think I'm gonna die in this house.
Staying cozy with Wuthering Heights
Jan 21
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Liz Lapp
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There is still time
Local shopping for the win!
Dec 18, 2025
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Liz Lapp
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Season of the Witch
Celebrate the darkness
Oct 22, 2025
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Liz Lapp
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Wildlife Wednesday
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WILDLIFE WEDNESDAY: Long Gone
Uncovering the Ice Age secrets of the Hi Desert
Mar 11
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Kat Talley-Jones
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Not So Wild WILDLIFE WEDNESDAY
The Year of the (Lost) Horse
Jan 28
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Kat Talley-Jones
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WILDLIFE WEDNESDAY: The Bird of Peace, Reconsidered
On the fierce, funny, devoted lives of mourning doves
Dec 3, 2025
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Kat Talley-Jones
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Wildlife Wednesday: Battlebots
Originally published October 4, 2023—updated with a tribute to Mika, a wild tortoise who roamed Indian Cove
Oct 29, 2025
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Kat Talley-Jones
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Terms of Engagement
Terms of Engagement: Being Ethically Non-monogamous
There's more than one way to build meaningful relationships
Feb 12
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JoJo Blake
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Terms of Engagement: What Is Sex Positivity?
Jojo discusses communication, inclusivity, stigmas, and shame
Dec 28, 2025
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JoJo Blake
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Introducing Terms of Engagement
Our new monthly column explores sex-positive thinking and behaviors
Nov 30, 2025
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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
Feb 19
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Liz Lapp
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