Obituary: Patricia Lightfoot

World traveler, human rights advocate Patricia Lightfoot of Sleepy Hollow, New York, a former resident of Claremont, died on March 6, 2017 in Westchester County, New York with her children by her side. She was 73 years old. She was born on May 6, 1943 to James and...

An open heart leads us higher to happiness

We live in a time that feels like we are being tested. No matter what your political party or religion is, you may feel great division with our society. What we counted on as the solid ground of truth and integrity to steady us seems to have slipped, and down the...

Scripps Ceramics Annual offers a place to ponder

Seventy-three years on, the Scripps College Ceramics Annual is still reminding visitors that ceramics is an exciting and multi-faceted medium that extends far beyond a simple pot. This year’s exhibit highlights nine American artists whose clay creations evoke...

Up in the air

Flying has become so ubiquitous, we do it in our sweatpants. We carry on sandwiches like we’re 10 years old and headed on a field trip to the La Brea Tar Pits (I bring this up because I went to the La Brea Tar Pits a lot in grammar school, and I always had a...