Opinion

by David Andrews, chair, Committee on Religious Affairs at the Claremont Colleges   Friday, October 26, marked an important milestone in the history of interfaith relations at the Claremont Colleges. On that day more than 100 students, faculty and staff from across the Claremont Colleges gathered on the campus of Pitzer College for an interfaith […]

Claremont leaders Dear Editor: Peter Weinberger’s most welcome message in “My Side of the Line” (November 2) provides me this opportunity to express gratitude to two longtime and proven Claremont leaders: First, Peter himself, not only for the spirit and tone of his editorial, but also for his leadership along with editor Kathryn Dunn in […]

We have passed the fall equinox. The days are growing shorter. The daytime temperatures are beginning to drop. There is a chill in the air at night and in the early morning there is dew on the plants. Already the signs are everywhere. No, literally, the “signs” are everywhere—the candidates’ campaign signs. Yup, election season […]

Zach Courser for council Dear Editor: I am endorsing Zach Courser for Claremont City Council. I met Zach at the beginning of his campaign and was so impressed by his knowledge of politics and policy in local government and his incredible intelligence, and thoughtfulness about our city and our pressing concerns. I felt heard and […]

by Drew Ready, Sustainable Claremont board member Do you have a rain barrel and want to know how to best connect and maintain it? Or maybe you’d like to add one or more additional barrels to your yard? Have you been bitten by more mosquitoes this year? Read on to learn more, and join Sustainable […]

Killing the police committee Dear Editor: Apparently if you accept a paid job as a consultant to the city it is allowable for the city council to completely abuse you while humiliating themselves in the process. Fortunately for the council, they’re so out of touch they may not realize just how horrible their behavior was.  […]

by Ted Trzyna If people understand the place where they live, they are more likely to want to protect its identity, heritage and quality of life. One effective way of promoting such understanding is to depict the spirit of a place by drawing on the positive values represented in its history.   I’ve been working […]

by Centia Batz, action chair, League of Women Voters Claremont Area The League of Women Voters of the Claremont Area offers its recommendations to voters on state propositions. Prop 1 Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond: YES California is experiencing a housing crisis. The state’s extreme shortage of affordable housing has life and death consequences, especially […]

City values Dear Editor: The city is planning to create a mission statement, vision statement and list of core values. Discussion of these will be the main feature of the January 29, 2019 council priorities workshop. Once they are adopted, they will guide development of city projects, programs and services, so they are important. The […]

by Karen Sapio, Pastor, Claremont Presbyterian Church Nine years. Hundreds of miles. Thousands of people. Tens of thousands of steps. October 21st will mark the 10th annual Walk for Peace sponsored by the Inland Valley Interfaith Working Group. This event joins participants from dozens of faith communities—and folks with no particular faith affiliation—in an event […]

by Debbie Carini For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to be a writer. When I was a child, I used to make a “pretend” typewriter by stacking National Geographic magazines and then fanning them ever-so-slightly so that they resembled the “staired” silhouette of a 1960s Smith Corona. I drew a keyboard […]

Anonymous mail Dear Editor: Well, I’ve written several letters to the editor over the 57 years I have lived in Claremont, but I have never before gotten hate mail in response. So, today, a letter from “anonymous” arrived by someone who was really ticked off by my letter (COURIER, October 5) in response to Ms. […]

by John Neiuber On Sunday, October 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the 2018 Claremont Heritage Home Tour, “The Village Revisited,” will feature six outstanding Village homes. Home tour weekend events include a sunset reception on Friday, October 12 from 6 to 8 p.m., that will take place at the The Sycamores, the name […]

The Claremont continuum Dear Editor: As we draw closer to Claremont’s city council election on November 6, it is my hope that you had an opportunity to get to familiarize yourself with the candidates and their platforms. Our city is fortunate to have a strong selection of Claremonters that are well-qualified and want the best […]

Winning isn’t everything Dear Editor: As I am not a voter in the city of Claremont, I am uniquely qualified to give advice to all of the current city council candidates. Dear Council Candidate, Do you want to be November’s top vote- getter? The task is quite simple: Be everyone’s second choice. Or in the […]

by Mellissa Martinez There has been a lot of discussion in recent years about anonymity in this era of the internet, video surveillance and smartphones. Although some are simply worried about being tracked by advertisers, others have more deliberate reasons to remain nameless.  Surprisingly, one major factor that prevents anonymity does not stem from new […]