Opinion

by John Pixley   Should a college allow a parade on its campus in honor of Hitler? The young man, most likely a student, probably thought he was asking a trick question, something to stump or trap the speaker who had so authoritatively and confidently advocated free speech on college campuses. Surely, such a heinous, […]

Local rule Dear Editor: Intending to attend the meeting on sanctuary cities, I arrived at the Claremont City Council chamber at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 24. All the public seats were taken, so I went home. Later, I learned that about 30 Trump supporters had arrived early and occupied the two front rows of […]

by Mellissa Martinez   In the early 90s while visiting a remote island in Greece, I was approached by an elderly Greek woman clutching a copy of the National Enquirer. The cover featured a picture of an outstretched hand holding a fully formed dog the size of a pinky finger. The woman jabbed at the […]

by Peter Weinberger It’s no secret that politicians running for office will bend, stretch and even totally discard the truth in an effort to get elected. Unfortunately, the mud-slinging in 2016 took us to a new low. But candidate Trump is now President Trump, so I was hoping the need to focus on real issues […]

Special water meeting Dear Editor: I am unable to attend the special meeting on January 31 to discuss the status of the city’s eminent domain case, but I would like to reiterate some of the arguments I made in a letter to the COURIER editor in mid-October 2014 against pursuing this case. From the very […]

by John Pixley “Nothing here has changed. It’s calm. It’s a totally different world. You forget about what’s happening in the outside world—the big city.” This is sort of true. And it’s sort of not true. It is true that things are pretty calm here in Claremont. This is a quiet town, in general. It’s […]

by Freeman Allen Claremont is becoming an oasis of homes with energy upgrades that make them more comfortable and more valuable, while also providing them with lower utility bills. Upgrades include improving insulation, eliminating air leaks, optimizing heating and cooling systems and installing solar. If any of these improvements seem like something you might like […]

An eagle soars Dear Editor: Thank you to everyone who contributed to my Eagle Scout project at the Claremont Little League baseball fields at College Park. So many people contributed financially and physically and I could not have done it without you. My project was a renovation of the Claremont Little League snack bar seating […]

by Debbie Carini   If you were a cat, and had the choice between napping on virtually any piece of upholstered furniture in a warm, cozy home and sleeping outside in a cardboard box, which do you think you’d choose? I’m guessing most people—and cats—would say the upholstery. Perfect for kneading, maybe a couple of […]

by Peter Weinberger If news from this week is any indication, the general public will develop a real thirst for accurate reporting. Most people think the news media is already biased, but so far in 2017 we continue to see fake news making a real impact on everyone, from the general public to the president-elect. […]

Bill Vaskis Dear Editor: I was shocked to see the passing of Bill Vaskis. What a wonderful man! Bill audited many of our courses in art history at Pomona College over the years. He was well-known to our department and to many others in the Claremont Colleges. Bill’s enthusiasm for learning was infectious; he was […]

by John Neiuber One cannot walk or drive very far within the city without encountering historic buildings or places. From the Packing House and Harvard Square in the Village, to Little Bridges and the Huntley Bookstore at the Claremont Colleges, one encounters iconic buildings and settings at every turn.  Some are associated with events that […]

by Anwer Khan     Every year at the beginning we reflect on our lives and make some pledges for ourselves to improve upon during the year. Losing weight, quitting smoking or drinking and so on are some of the common things we intend to carry out in the New Year.  Adopting some positive traits […]

by John Pixley   Did I have the right theater? That’s what I was thinking. It was like I had gone to see a movie and I had gone into the wrong theater at the multiplex. Except not only was I not at the multiplex; I wasn’t seeing a movie. I was watching a play. […]

No Nobel for Vera Dear Editor: I see in the news that physicist-astronomer Vera Rubin died on Christmas day. Her passing, without ever having received the Nobel Prize in physics, says less about her than it does about the irrelevance of the committees in Stockholm. Her work on straightforward measurements of galactic rotation opened up […]

Now you’re stealing Dear Editor: This is an open letter to the children who frequent Rosa Torrez Park after school. The screaming, fighting and dashing out in front of our cars, we tolerate. You are kids and need to blow off some steam after school, we get it. The littering, smoking, inappropriate sexual behavior and […]