Opinion
by Mellissa Martinez Last week, I received a letter that posed some very specific language questions. Thank you Linda and Paul for reading the column and also for giving me some topics to tackle for this month’s article. Given that graduation is just around the corner for some, let’s begin with your first question: Where […]
As it was Dear Editor: John Pixley’s “Claremont, as it was, as it is,” published February 20, was a most interesting, even captivating, account. As one who loved Claremont and moved away for 16 long years (to Ohio, no less), then had the happy opportunity to return for 11 years now, John’s account helped fill […]
by Peter Weinberger They say your kids grow up quickly. They say the time will fly by. They say as a teen, she will lose her mind. They say he will do stupid things. You know what? They were right. I am the father of two adult children. My son Matt is 24 and discovering […]
Economic inequality forum Dear Editor: The American Institute for Progressive Democracy (www.taipd.org) is a think-tank based in Claremont that examines and does public education about important issues of public policy that have major effects on everyone. In recent years, TAIPD has organized forums open to the public on such topics as healthcare insurance, including the […]
by John Pixley I think of it nearly every time I pass through the intersection of Bonita Avenue and Indian Hill Boulevard. Still, after all this time, I think of the McIntyres living in the big house on the southwest corner. It was before I knew them, when Donald came here from Scotland with his […]
by Evaggelos Vallianatos Something remarkable happened during a lively meeting of the Claremont City Council on January 27. Trees, all 24,000 of them, and pesticides were at the heart of the technical-political discourse. City staff recited a lengthy report on the conventional care of trees, which included the use of poisonous pesticides. Then the public, […]
Where are the candidates? Dear Editor: Let me get this out of the way right now: I have no issues with our current city council members. They are not the reason for this letter. It’s about the representation on the council itself that I wish to comment. I found it somewhat disheartening that with three […]
by Debbie Carini When I was seven years old, I gambled for the very first time. It was at a church benefit for Sacred Heart School where I spent the first three years of my K-12 education under the tutelage of fully-habited nuns. I’m not sure how much I actually learned in those pre-Vatican II […]
by John Pixley There were people who wrote letters saying that the college students who gathered in front of city hall a couple months ago to protest the killings of unarmed black men by police in Ferguson, Missouri and New York City—as well protesting the grand juries opting not to indict the officers in a […]
Pitbull attack must be handled [Editor’s note: The following letter was addressed to the Inland Valley Humane Society, with copies forwarded to the Claremont City Council. —KD] Dear Humane Society: What is “humane” about allowing a vicious dog, which has attacked and killed a smaller dog, another chance? A chance for what? To kill another […]
Making a case for Blotter Dear Editor: I am Toby Jackson, an eighth grader at El Roble. I am writing to tell you that I really like the Police Blotter. I like to read it because it keeps me informed about all of the crime in Claremont. Also because it’s interesting to hear about what […]
by Mellissa Martinez When teaching English to foreign students, I sometimes play clips from President Obama’s speeches. The goal is not to influence learners’ political views or even to educate them on our current state of affairs. No, my goal is simple—I want students to hear how our president frequently changes his register from relaxed […]
by Devon Hartman It’s official—Claremont has been accepted into the Georgetown University Energy Prize competition (GUEP.org) for the opportunity to win a $5 million prize! Having successfully completed a rigorous application process, Claremont (the only city accepted within Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, Santa Barbara and Orange counties) will compete against 50 other cities nationwide […]
Traffic concerns [The following letter was sent to the Claremont City Council with a copy forwarded for publication.] Dear Claremont City Council: One of the most fundamental tasks of our police department is traffic enforcement. It is my opinion that the streets in this town are becoming less and less safe due to lack […]
I made an innocuous post on Facebook this week after the South Coast Air Quality Management District asked residents to not burn wood in fireplaces on Tuesday and Wednesday because of a high concentration of fine particle air pollution. Considering we live in a warm climate—even our coldest days don’t compare to those on the […]
by John Neiuber Some years ago, when visiting Chicago, my wife and I decided to take a small pilgrimage to mid-state Wisconsin to visit my cousin who still resided on one of the family’s dairy farms. As a child, our family had visited Wisconsin many times and I had fond memories of the family farms. […]