Claremont: my most favorite ghost town

by Mellissa Martinez My three-year-old surprised me last week when he asked to be a ghost for the Village Venture parade. “What kind of ghost?” I replied, expecting him to say “a Spider Man or Hulk ghost.” “A white ghost,” he...

Judge Holley Graham

Pioneering judge, steadfast friend The Honorable Holley Graham, a retired judge, died October 19, 2014 at his home in Chino, California. He was 91.  He was born on February 19, 1923 in Jackson, Tennessee to Pansy Elder Graham, a teacher and superintendent of...

VIEWPOINT: The lessons of Hercules

by Jim Belna Fifteen years ago, at time when California was confronting a statewide power shortage, Hercules (a small town in Northern California) came up with a bold plan to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective electric service to some of its residents –...