Opinion

by Peter Weinberger The COURIER has a long tradition of attending the annual California News Publishers (CNPA) conference where media executives get a chance to compare notes on everything from new revenue sources to governmental affairs. This year, I was asked to talk about the best practices in using drones for news coverage. But that’s […]

by Mellissa Martinez For a variety of personal reasons, May has not been a good month for me. Although the sun eventually came out and a few of my amazing students graduated, several not-so-joyous events have culminated to create some sadness in my life. As a consequence, I have been unable to come up with […]

Profiteers in healthcare Dear Editor: I agree with Doug Lyon that government interference with the free market system is keeping healthcare costs high. The simple fact that government insists, in most cases, that insurance companies act in good faith when responding to claims by premium-paying customers, keeps prices artificially elevated. If we allowed insurance companies […]

by Freeman Allen Claremont recently took two major actions toward a sustainable economy and environment. Both actions further goals in the Claremont Sustainable City Plan. On May 9, the Claremont City Council passed a resolution to ask our congressional representatives to support legislation that would create a national Carbon Fee and Dividend program. This is […]

I have always been involved in “making things.” My earliest memories are of drawing and coloring, which kept me busy for hours and were inspired by my fantasies.  Mostly I drew twins, me and the other one I begged my mother for but never got. When I was older, my parents bought a school property […]

  by John Neiuber Claremont residents lay claim to longevity as their measure for understanding the secrets to the city and what makes Claremont, Claremont. One of the first questions asked by longtime residents when meeting them is “How long have you lived here?” There is a certain assuredness in the way they speak as […]

No to Clara Oaks  [The following letter was addressed to Mayor Larry Schroeder, with a copy sent to the COURIER for publication.] Dear Mr. Schroeder: Thank you for being of service to our community. I appreciate the time and energy you spend to take care of our lovely city. I must express my very strenuous […]

Links to key drone information FAA unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) homepage https://www.faa.gov/uas/ NOTE: Good starting point for learning what is needed to fly. The majority of information they offer is free of charg e, unlike other websites that will charge for training information. B4U Fly FAA app https://www.faa.gov/uas/where_to_fly/b4ufly/ NOTE: This app will give you updated […]

This will be my first Mother’s Day without my beautiful mom, who died in January at the relatively young age of 74. I’m an only child. I didn’t meet my father until I was nearly 30, and he died in 2005. So, it was essentially always just mom and me: a two-man army. Mother’s Day […]

College journalism Dear Editor: In the Friday, May 5 edition, COURIER writer Sarah Torribio bravely took on the chore of clarifying the confusion that prevails in today’s ideology-soaked, media-carried, ambiguous political language. She does this by comparing the language of the venerable Pomona College Student Life and the historically more short-lived Claremont Independent, also run […]

By Debbie Carini I threw my kids in the garbage last week. Oh, my gosh…so dramatic! But it wasn’t really them. It was the accumulation of 18 years (times two) of school and toddler portrait package photos. All those extra 11”x14,” 8”x10,” 5”x7” and wallet-sized prints. Who has enough relatives with whom to share these […]

by Jan Wheatcroft I will not be taking a big trip this summer. I just know that my body can’t take all that walking for two months throughout cities and up and downstairs. I guess one just has to listen to the messages the body sends. I think more than 10 hours sitting in an […]

Dear Editor: I just attended the first public meeting where the newly-formed Canadian investment group presented its development proposal for Clara Oaks—a housing project for 47 homes located on a 103-acre parcel above Webb Schools. Of major concern to the public are the negative environmental impacts of the project—loss of viewshed as well as plants […]

Have you ever had the experience of wishing that you could articulate something from another language, but just couldn’t find the English equivalent? It happened to me just the other day in a conversation with COURIER Editor Kathryn Dunn, when she recounted all of the work she was putting into the newspaper’s big move. After […]

Thank you for thank-yous Dear Editor: Last fall, the two local candidates for state assembly were invited to speak with the fifth graders at Sumner Elementary School to help them get a taste of the political process. Both candidates, Chris Holden and Casey Higgins, came to Sumner to share their thoughts and answer student questions. […]

by Pat Bell, Director of Development, House of Ruth A tragedy occurred at North Park Elementary School in San Bernardino. A teacher was shot and killed by her estranged husband. Two children—one who later died—were also shot in the crossfire before the estranged husband killed himself. This all took place in a classroom filled with […]