Opinion

Evangelical leaders to reopen Dear Editor: I read with a mix of sadness and anger this morning in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin about the plans of a number of churches in our adjacent counties to open for public worship on May 31 in defiance of best practices and governmental guidance as to how to […]

By John Neiuber Our walking tour of Claremont continues. In Part 1, we started at the Depot, zig-zagged our way through the East Village, and explored the West Village, ending at The Packing House on First Street. Part 2 begins there. Cross First Street and proceed north on Oberlin. THE BACK ABBEY, 1907 128 NORTH […]

This coming Tuesday, May 12, the Claremont City Council will consider the next phase of planning for the Village South Specific Plan (VSSP). In our state, planning decisions are meant to be local, and they’re meant to be an open process of community input, expert research and continuing discussion. In the current VSSP draft, written […]

by Char Miller In the early morning hours, as dawn begins to break, that’s when Claremont comes alive. Nowhere is this more obvious than along First Street. Folks living in the townhomes head east, duck into the Packing House for a cup of coffee, and then stroll to the depot to ride a bus or […]

Readers of the COURIER have been kept informed about the financial challenges and projected structural deficits our city has been quietly dealing with for over a decade. Until two years ago, our city council was able to adopt balanced budgets that did not appear on the surface to impact the day to day operations of […]

  Be fair about Village South Dear Editor: The Claremont City Council is scheduled to discuss increased density in the Village South Specific plan at its Zoom meeting on May 12.  This is not a suitable item to be placed on this agenda. Claremont residents are facing the challenges of loss of income and school […]

by Peter Weinberger pweinberger@claremont-courier.com Now that we are in our seventh week under stay-at-home orders, anxiety and impatience increase as we map out our future combating the coronavirus. The virus is by no means contained, with new hot spots cropping up all over the US. But the number of cases and associated deaths have begun […]

Readers of the COURIER have been kept informed about the financial challenges and projected structural deficits our city has been quietly dealing with for over a decade. Until two years ago, our city council was able to adopt balanced budgets that did not appear on the surface to impact the day to day operations of […]

Alternative exercise Dear Editor: It is interesting to observe how some people are spending time and energy now that everything is shut down. Four Claremont senior women formerly spent every morning engaged in a class involving an aggressive form of yoga. Now even that is gone. So they decided to get their exercise in a […]

Travel Tales by Jan Wheatcroft Home is a familiar, safe place and I am glad to be in it. I have a front stoop with a chair where I sit and watch the bees pollinate—hopefully—my Meyer Lemon tree blossoms. Masked walkers pass by, birds sing and the sun feeds me vitamin D, and I read […]

Working together at CUSD Dear Editor: As Claremont students and staff begin a second month of online learning with our school sites closed, I want to take a moment to thank our superintendent, Dr. Jim Elsasser, and the CUSD school board. Since leaving my classroom last month on Friday the 13th, I have been reminded […]

by Peter Weinberger | pweinberger@claremont-courier.com You’ve probably heard stories of small business owners attempting to get help from the Small Business Association (SBA) coronavirus bailout using the Payroll Protection Program. With $349 billion available to assist businesses just like the Claremont COURIER, one might think it would help a lot of struggling small businesses keep […]

By John Pixley   Years ago, I wrote a piece that I entitled “Growing Up and Out at Camp,” about going to Camp Joan Meier on the coast above Malibu and other summer camps for disabled kids. I opened by describing a camp dance at Joan Meier, at which the arts and crafts director, a […]

By Mellissa Martinez The restrictions of the last few weeks have given me the opportunity to take long walks around Claremont with my son Felix. With no destination or schedule, we find ourselves discovering unfamiliar areas and covering new topics. About an hour into our walk yesterday, he surprised me with the question: Mommy, what’s […]

Birds and marmalade Dear Editor: How’s this for a classic Covid-19 misstep? An embarrassing but true tale for these viral days. We’ve been feeding the birds, mostly quail and doves, at the west end of Pomello at the Thompson Creek Trail for years now. A lot of people recognize us, as does the family with […]

Positivity in a dark time Dear Editor: This comes in response to the “Meandering through Town” article written by Char Miller. I really enjoyed reading this piece because it made me realize how we can still find positivity in a time where everything seems to be going wrong and awry. Mr. Miller can inspire others […]