Some towns argue for weeks over who should be mayor. Not in Idyllwild, California. They just gave the job to a golden retriever & kept it that way for years, with the whole thing starting with a ...

In the small mountain town of Idyllwild, the local leadership is especially dogged. The big picture: The town's mayor is a dog. Maximus Mighty-Dog Mueller III, or Mayor Max, comes from a lineage of ...