| Regular Features | |
| 26 | Publisher's Letter: Looking Toward New Horizons / By Milton W. Jones |
| 30 | Comment: Our Readers Speak To Us |
| 34 | Psl Informant: Tidbits Of Tasty Talk |
| 94 | Estates And Properties |
| 115 | Stocks: On Overstaying The Stock Market / By Robert Mamis |
| 117 | Tax Talk: The 'flat Tax' Nears / By Howard Gordon, Cpa |
| 119 | Palm Springs Life's Guide: The Season Is Upon Us / By Jill Borak |
| 215 | Gallery Scene: Viewing The Pretty Pictures |
| 217 | Around Town: Scenes From The Summer Past / By Rosemary Cox |
| 229 | Shopper's Bazaar: Things You'll Want This Fall |
| Special Interest | |
| 37 | The Region's Fearless Leaders: A Photograph Of Diplomacy And Conflicting Schedules / By Steve Delsohn |
| 38 | The Annual Report: An Active Year In Review / By Lynn Burns Smith |
| 41 | City Profiles: Palm Springs / By Sharon Apfelbaum |
| 49 | City Profiles: Yucca Valley And The Morongo Basin / By C.j. Tranofsky |
| 53 | City Profiles: Desert Hot Springs / By C.j. Tranofsky |
| 56 | City Profiles: Cathedral City / By Barbara Taylor |
| 59 | City Profiles: Rancho Mirage / By Lynn Burns Smith |
| 63 | City Profiles: Palm Desert / By Jonathan Randolph |
| 67 | City Profiles: Indian Wells / By Jonathan Randolph |
| 71 | City Profiles: Bermuda Dunes / By Joseph Rule |
| 75 | City Profiles: La Quinta / By Joseph Rule |
| 79 | City Profiles: Indio / By Jonathan Randolph |
| 84 | City Profiles: Coachella / By Bob Van Eyken |
| 95 | Eyesful Of Medical Magic: Cataract Surgery Is Almost A Breeze / By Allison Hartford |
| 105 | The Coachella Valley's Industrial Outlook: Cities Act To Encourage Profitability / By Lynn Burns Smith |
| 109 | The Palm Desert Town Center: "hi" Signs From The Hahns And Others / By Steve Delsohn |
| 112 | Happy Anniversary To The Tram: 'crocker's Folly' Reigns As A Thing Of Wonder / By Linda Vivian |
| 175 | Cruise '84: A Special Travel Section |
ABOUT THE COVER: It's hard to find a more photogenic group than our region's 10 mayors, don't you agree? From left (front row), thehonorables are Frank Bogert, Palm Springs; Toni Taylor, Yucca Valley; Bill Wilson, Rancho Mirage; Rodger Harlow, Indio; RomeoPuluqui, Palm Desert; Harry Krings, Cathedral City; (back row) Manuel Rios, Coachella; Bob Baier, La Quinta; Bill Gibson, Desert HotSprings; Frank Chilson, Indian Wells. Cover photograph by Sidney Noles. See story page 37.