Opinion
Depressing suggestion Dear Editor: There have been recent comments about depressing Indian Hill Boulevard under the tracks of the current Metrolink and the proposed Gold Line. For environmental, heritage and economic reasons it is ludicrous to depress Indian Hill to accommodate the motorists who choose to drive through the Village on their way to other […]
by William Lesher An interfaith colleague told me this story. A few weeks ago, a woman called the mosque on north Garey Avenue. She had heard that the mosque was hosting refugees from Syria and she wanted to make a donation. The mosque has hosted several refugee families from Syria and is expecting more […]
by Debbie Carini My husband and I met at Macy’s in Herald Square, right in the heart of Manhattan. We didn’t meet cute, like bumping into one another while comparing blenders. We actually worked at Macy’s, in advertising, writing copy that would entice people to buy blenders. I mention this because I often wonder […]
The Gold Line bridge Dear Editor: Four of five members of the Claremont City Council voted to scrap the idea of building a Gold Line bridge over Indian Hill Boulevard. Casting the dissenting vote, Joe Lyons expressed concern about the obvious resulting traffic problems at the crossing. But, perhaps, that’s the point, and a solution. […]
by John Neiuber On a recent Friday evening, after enjoying a movie with the grandchildren, we ensconced ourselves on the patio of a restaurant at the public plaza, enjoying cold beverages and the breeze that was taking the edge off a hot day. The musicians were setting up their equipment and the visitors were […]
by John Pixley It’s like getting the last of the ketchup out of the bottle or squeezing the last of the toothpaste from the tube. There’s always just a bit more. That’s what it’s like for the last hour or two heading south on Highway 395 to its end where it meets the 15 […]
Selective service Dear Editor: There’s a big chunk missing from both candidates and their parties. Both Hillary and Donald have raved about rebuilding our military, realizing the need to relieve and expand our military from the current exhausted and overly-utilized regular, guard and reserve, volunteer troops. Where is the affirmation that we must have a […]
by Mellissa Martinez My teenage son, Diego, is spending this month on a youth exchange program in Japan. Although it was my idea that he experience the world, I miss him tremendously and find myself clutching the phone (like a teenager myself), hoping he will call or text. On his first call, he reported […]
by John Pixley I’ve been thinking about Rimini and soup with small noodles. Rimini is a beach resort town on the eastern coast of Italy, about 200 miles south of Venice, on the Adriatic Sea. The kind with large hotels overlooking a mile or two of beaches and row after row of brightly- colored umbrellas […]
by Jan Wheatcroft I closed my front door on my way to walk to the bank down Yale Avenue at Harrison and, as I came to the corner near my house, I noticed movement in the ivy growing up around the sidewalk tree. Out popped a fuzzy head that jumped down into the street, followed […]
Renwick Gymnasium Dear Editor Readers who enjoyed articles about Helen Renwick’s contributions to the Claremont Colleges may also want to know about her donations to construction of the old Renwick Gymnasium, in her husband’s name, as Judy Wright tells it in her priceless book, Claremont, A Pictorial History. The Renwick Gym was a favored place […]
by Mark von Wodtke, FASLA It is often said, “Be careful what you ask for, because you just might get it.” Claremont is considering a proposal by Metro Gold line for a raised rail through the city. If this were to happen, we could get something that would both politically and physically divide Claremont. The […]
Visit from a stranger Dear Editor: I was quite taken aback this week, and caught somewhat off-guard, to have a stranger arrive at my home, unannounced, to dispute my response published in the COURIER on July 1, to his letter published on June 17. He evidently found it important to have the “last word” in […]
By Reverend Jan Chase, Minister of Unity of Pomona: an Interfaith Community As the minister of Unity Church of Pomona, I find great joy in playing in the fields of the Lord. By that, I mean I love connecting with and learning from my brothers and sisters from different religious traditions. By engaging with […]
by Marcus Dowd This article is not really about my kids, it’s about some other people’s kids, but let’s start with mine. With our son just graduated and having secured employment on the East Coast, he suddenly found himself in need of a car. With an old junker on our side of the country, my […]
by John Pixley Ruth Bobo wasn’t like other English teachers. She really wasn’t like any other teachers. That’s what I thought right away when I started her American literature class at the high school nearly 40 years ago. We spent the first two or three days of the class listening to and analyzing a Moody […]