Readers comments 12.12.12

Building Bridges Dear Editor: I received my November 17 COURIER with the lovely photos of Bridges Auditorium. Many memories came flooding back. It was comforting to read that the auditorium is being given new life after being stagnant of a regular season for way too...

John Irwin Trotter

Pastor, teacher, reconciler, family man The Reverend Dr. John “Irwin” Trotter, a longtime professor at the Claremont School of Theology, died on December 2, 2012 with his wife of 40 years, Gaynl, by his side. He was 85. He was born on June 19, 1927 in Los...

The season of light

by Debbie Carini When a Jewish man marries a Christian woman (or vice-versa), there is one thing they can both whole-heartedly embrace during the month of December: lights! (I would like to add eggnog here but my husband, the Jewish partner, does not see the appeal of...

City, schools fine-tune Youth Master Plan

Twenty-four percent of 7th graders at El Roble report having felt sad or hopeless during the past 12 months, and 29 percent of CHS freshman, 34 percent of juniors and a staggering 40 percent of students at San Antonio High and Community Day schools say they face...