Opinion
They’re everywhere. Dig into the ground and you will uncover many. They are found in landscapes. They frame monument signs. They are found as the facing on pilasters and porches. They make up the foundations for older homes, and the veneer on new ones. They are the stuff of fireplaces and chimneys and backyard barbecues. […]
Cost of failing to act Dear Editor: In letters to the COURIER, opponents often state that if we fail to pass Measure SC, then we simply go back to the drawing board for a new plan. I disagree the consequence will be so simple. Interest rates on any future proposal may rise. The ad hoc […]
Measure SC pros and cons Dear Editor: Voters who have questions about Measure SC may find this of interest. On May 7, Sustainable Claremont hosted a public pros and cons dialog on Measure SC, the funding for rebuilding Claremont’s police facility. Sally Seven spoke on the pros and cons in a very informative session lasting […]
I know a lot of people who travel on tours or cruises to places they long to visit. The nice thing for them is that everything is taken care of—flight tickets, hotel rooms, transportation, guides, food and transfers. But I ask myself, “Where is the adventure, the trip planning and searching for places to stay […]
Measure SC pros and cons Dear Editor: Voters who have questions about Measure SC may find this of interest. On May 7, Sustainable Claremont hosted a public pros and cons dialog on Measure SC, the funding for rebuilding Claremont’s police facility. Sally Seven spoke on the pros and cons in a very informative session lasting […]
By Peter Weinberger Given that a majority of Claremont residents feel it’s time for a new police station, one might think 2018 is finally the year Measure SC will pass. I still think it has a chance, but unfortunately, with minimal help from the Claremont Colleges. On the surface, the community is saying all the […]
by Mark von Wodtke, FASLA It’s been more than a decade since Clark Staub, Wolfram Alderson and a small group of us—advocating for fresh organic food—met with Bill Bentley, who graciously allowed us to put a farmers’ market in his parking lot in the Village where Rhino Records is now. The community supported this […]
by Debbie Carini Ten years ago, I was given a gift. It didn’t seem like it at the time, but here I am, in 2018, alive to tell you about it. On May 20, 2008, a bubble burst in my brain. I might have been home alone when it happened or driving in a car […]
by Paul Cooper From what I’ve read in the local media and online, it appears that everyone seems to agree on one thing and that is the Claremont community needs a new police station. There is no doubt that the current station is no longer adequate both in size and its failing infrastructure. This is […]
The time is now for SC Dear Editor: I think we can all agree that our city has wasted some money that could have gone toward the new station. The water fiasco, that stupid roundabout and that trolley shuttle thing (what was that and who actually rode it?) come to mind. But this police department […]
Prop 68 good for Claremont Dear Editor: The Claremont Wildlands Conservancy urges all Claremont residents to vote yes in June on Proposition 68, The Clean Water and Safe Parks Act. The proposition was passed as SB 5 in 2017 with bipartisan support by both houses of the state legislature. To secure funding through the sale […]
by John Nieuber In 1911, the speeding controversy in Claremont became known county-wide and drew the attention of the Los Angeles Examiner. The newspaper published a cartoon and an editorial: “The little college town of Claremont is suffering from an acute attack of too much Johnson,”?wrote the Examiner. “In a spasm of reform, Claremont recently […]
by Rev. Jan Chase, Unity Church of Pomona Mother Teresa once said, “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” Remembering the truth of our spiritual interconnectedness, our oneness is critical for our individual well-being as well as for the well-being of the earth and all on it. The […]
by Jan Wheatcroft I am healing from my recent hip replacement surgery and it is time to begin my travels again. Walking is not quite up to where it was before the pain and surgery, even though I was never a great walker to begin with. Now besides my “normal” duck walk, I limp as […]
Foothill hotel Dear Editor: This is in response to the letter from Victoria Huynh titled, “A hotel is a hotel.” She is right that to date our objections are based on expert “guesstimates” that a three-story hotel would have a negative impact on the neighborhood in terms of traffic, noise, air pollution, aesthetics, crime, etc. […]
by Mellissa Martinez In recent weeks, COURIER readers have been sharing their views on the proposed police station. Although everyone seems to agree that we need a new station, there is vast disagreement on how to pay for it. Readers’ comments have made it quite clear that people are disgruntled and disappointed. Rest assured—I do […]