Opinion
If you’re like most people, security and privacy are not of great concern to you. Most people fall victim to all kinds of scams and hacks. Let’s hope that’s not you, that you’re one of the few who goes out of your way to harden your computing devices to keep your information both private and secure. And you absolutely should in today’s world. Here are 10 simple things to drastically improve your cybersecurity and privacy on laptops, desktops, smartphones, and tablets.
by Steve Harrison Feelings aren’t new to me. I was a soft kid. A snowflake. Both terms are much nicer than some of the words thrown at me during my […]
“This is not a screed against that favorite aspect of our Fourth of July celebrations, the boom-sizzle-pop of countless fireworks and the elongated “oohs” and “ahhs” that accompany a gorgeous, multi-hued pyrotechnic display. Who doesn’t like those technicolor pinwheels? What concerns me, however, is the toxic aftermath of the countless legal and illegal skyrockets, Roman candles, and firecrackers — what one friend described, after the window-rattling, sleep-disturbed night this Fourth, as World War III.” Photo/by Char Miller
“President Biden’s recent troubling and heartbreaking cognitive display has everyone questioning his acuity, and thinking about what it takes to be president. Obviously, the stakes of my little show are less than insignificant when compared to the job of President of the United States. But the dilemma is the same: when is enough, enough? When do we admit to ourselves that we’re diminished to the point of being ineffective, even if it’s just on our ‘bad days’? Hold ‘em or fold ‘em: it’s a tricky call sometimes.”
by Beatrice Casagrán Our recent Ophelia’s Jump Gala was important both as a fundraiser and as a gathering of the community to show its support for our work. And it […]
by John Pixley Remember Occupy Claremont? Remember when there were people camping out in front of Claremont City Hall some 15 years ago? They were there in solidarity with other encampments […]
“Social media has become a swamp of misinformation, lies, and bullying, with little regard for accuracy. This entire issue began over government’s efforts to have social media companies remove posts that were clearly misinformation. This was especially true during the Covid pandemic and all the politically motivated ugliness that came with it. This may sound bad for journalism, but I don’t believe it is. The national harm from misinformation is enormous, and social media is a big part of the problem.”
“Sometimes I look up and another day has gone by and all I’ve done is work. ‘Grinding,’ is what they call this glorification of overwork, as if there’s nobility in it. It’s a myth, a scam. We’re all gonna die. Some of us will no doubt check out early because we ignored our health in favor of chasing material wealth, power, or status. I’ve been with people in their final moments, and nobody’s yearning for more money or a bigger house. They all just want more time.”
by Tara Neemuchwala The debate over equity and inclusion is at the forefront in many school districts across the nation. So, how is Claremont Unified School District addressing these issues? […]
by Steve Harrison Change comes, invited or not; aging forces our familiarity. Steve Lopez, in a recent LA Times column, suggests aging is all about managing decline. Some people are […]
“Aging has made a few things clear. The most useful realization has been the past is gone, the future is unwritten (thanks, Joe Strummer), and all we truly have is now. I strive to keep this front of mind these days. I don’t always succeed; I get trapped in the twin loops of life bustle and replaying past mistakes and lose it in the disorienting fog of everyday struggle. Ruminating on my failures is a self-defeating dead end. Work, politics, striving for approval, these things are not who I am. Being present in the moment and fully engaged with my family and actual life, that’s where it’s at. That’s the sweet spot.”
Inland Valley Repertory Theatre’s educational outreach production of “13: The Musical” opens at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 22, at the Don F. Fruechte Theatre for the Performing Arts on the Claremont High School campus, 1601 N. Indian Hill Blvd. Additional showings are 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 29 and 2 p.m. June 23 and 30.
By Ian Barwise According to the California Office of Traffic Safety, 893 pedestrians were killed on California roadways in 2018, a 26% increase from 2014. More than 14,000 pedestrians were […]
“It was a gorgeous 74 degree early spring afternoon at Pomona College’s Merritt Field, the kind of day that reaffirms one’s love of Southern California, complete with the typical late-May olfactory bounty of jasmine and fresh cut grass wafting in on the faintest of breezes. I was one of dozens of parents and caregivers dropping off our sons (and perhaps daughters) for day one of Claremont High School football camp. My boy, a 14-year-old rising freshman, had been looking forward to this for weeks. His excitement had become mine, as happens with kids.”
“In October 1952, in an average house in the outskirts of Kabul in the village of Qarabagh, a girl named Shaima Safi was born. Some were not pleased with her birth as the third daughter in patriarchal Afghanistan. But her father saw ‘Shima’ as a source of happiness, considered her an ‘angel of joy,’ and loved her dearly. Soon her interest in education began to bud in her heart, eventually compelling her father to request the establishment of a girls’ school in Qarabagh. And though the request was granted, no one in the village was willing to enroll their daughter, as at the time it was thought to be disgraceful to send girls to school. Shima did not lose hope. At 8, she left home with her uncle so that she could attend school near his home in Kabul.” Photo/by Katya Fairbanks
by Mick Rhodes | editor@claremont-courier.com On Saturday, Karie Krouse will host a gathering for her daughter Chloe Kreutzer’s family and friends on the occasion of the third anniversary of her death, at […]