Opinion
Local politics Dear Editor: Douglas Lyon (COURIER, April 5) is out to show that the Claremont City Council should not join the Mayors Against Illegal Guns organization because, as he represents it, the MAIG is an organization over-run with criminals. His sources (perhaps credible) show 18 of its member mayors have criminal records. But there […]
By Cruz Sembello Since 2006, the California Alliance to Protect Private Property Rights has been California’s leading private property rights organization. Last year, we learned about efforts in Claremont to promote an eminent domain takeover of Golden State Water Company’s local system. We sent the city of Claremont a letter requesting that they provide information […]
by Ginger Elliot This is a selection from the book Murals of Claremont written by Professor Art Stevens of Scripps College. The book was published in 2002 by Claremont Heritage and is available for purchase at its office at 840 Indian Hill Blvd. —GE Most Claremonters have seen it hundreds, perhaps thousands, of times. Stopping […]
Hard line at park is unjustified Dear Editor: On March 28, I was finishing my walk on the Claremont Wilderness Park trail. I arrived to the entrance at 7 p.m. I, along with many others, was stopped and ticketed by a Claremont police officer for leaving the park after 6:30 p.m., the posted time for […]
by John Pixley In the Page 2 column in the Los Angeles Times 2 or 3 weeks ago, Gale Holland wrote about how absolutely insane the “No Parking” signs are in some parts of LA. She wrote about there being, in many cases, several signs on one pole with arrows pointing in different and sometimes […]
Shelve the candy hunt Dear Editor: As a citizen of Claremont, I am totally baffled that the city would allow a candy hunt. I have never heard of this politically correct phrase before with regard to spring and Easter—excuse the horrific word “Easter”—celebration. The city should not allow a bunch of kids to run around […]
by Mellissa Martinez There comes a time in every mother’s life when she makes that fatal error and belts out a tune in a car full of kids, just to have her teenager glance with a condescending and embarrassed stare: “…uh, mom…that’s not how it goes.” Yes, of course, we moms aren’t as dumb as […]
by Marilee Scaff Claremont residents recently received mailers charging a “water grab” as the city moves toward reacquiring its water system. In 1922, Claremont—with only 2500 residents—asked the little southern California Water Company over in San Dimas to take over operation of its water company, and they did—for free! We know who engaged in a […]
“I’ve been studying Washington politics and Congress for more than 40 years,” said Norman Ornstein, the nationally known congressional scholar and commentator on American politics before an attentive crowd at the Claremont United Church of Christ last Sunday evening, “and never have I seen them this dysfunctional.” Ornstein, a resident scholar with the conservative American […]
by Michael Heilpern Thank you for publishing a story about the city’s plan to remove the 50-foot-tall pine trees in The Club neighborhood, which appeared in the March 1 edition of the COURIER. Like Tonya Bennitt, quoted in the article, many of us who chose to live in The Club neighborhood were attracted by the […]
by Dennis Vlasich, Board President, The Club HOA Over the last 2 weeks, there has been discussion in the COURIER about the pine tree mitigation project in the development known as “The Club” (surrounding The Claremont Club on Monte Vista). The petition presented to the COURIER by Tonya Bennitt, a homeowner in the association, has […]
Water rates are reasonable Dear Editor: I would like to first state my support for Tobias Hecht’s Viewpoint regarding the purchase of Golden State Water in Claremont. We have 5 people and pay a bill of about $50 to $60 per month, which I agree is quite reasonable. I would like to add that we […]
by Marcus Dowd I cried twice this weekend. The second time was at the memorial service for a woman whose kindness was limitless. She helped start the program I now chair at our church and, as I sat down for the service, I was out of sorts and unfocused, thinking about where I had to […]
TRUER WORDS WERE NEVER SPOKEN Rep. Michele Bachmann came under fire for her comments at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, held last week. The Washington Post’s fact-checker, Glenn Kessler, gave Ms. Bachmann “Four Pinocchios” for what he characterized as outrageous accusations made against President Barack Obama, including that the president employs 5 chefs on […]
Viewpoint by Tobias Hecht In offering to purchase the water delivery system from Golden State Water Company for $54 million, the city of Claremont has stated that it is seeking fairness in water service and rates. These are reasonable goals. It is also true that many other municipalities successfully administer their own water. Yet there […]
by Debbie Carini There’s a picture of me from the mid-1980s and I’m looking pretty chic in a pair of black leggings and an oversized silk shirt. I wore this pairing to work and felt, in the parlance of my then fashion copywriting job, that it could go from “9 to 5 and after, from […]