Opinion
by John Neiuber Out of many, one. Although no longer the national motto that the founding fathers adopted, e pluribus unum is still the de facto national motto and is included in The Great Seal of the United States, which is printed on our currency and coins. Over the past several years it has been […]
by Jan Wheatcroft I stand (actually sit) here almost a week after my 82nd birthday. I have to say that over and over, as the number sounds so large. Eighty-two is older than 81, which was old enough. I tried to stay back but nothing worked; none of my magic turned me around and so […]
by Tim Tipping Current Score in Rat versus Tim intelligence competition Rat (Road Rat): 4 points —Tim (Wyle E Tipping): 1 point Let me catch you up on how we got here. So, a couple of nights ago we were awoken in the middle of the night by noises coming from inside our wall and […]
Tongva concerns Dear editor: This is a response to an opinion letter published in the recent issue of the COURIER. While I appreciated John Neiuber’s recent and informed articles on the Tongva, the letter by Mari Pritchard Parker makes a number of factually incorrect claims about the Tongva community. First off, I deeply appreciate the […]
by Lisa M. Blasser, Esq. The pandemic generated a deep passion inside of me to unearth some greatness in the midst of our collective storm. A Claremont resident since 2012 with future aspirations of running for Claremont City Council, I am a wife, mother of two beautiful children in Claremont schools, a managing partner of […]
Reopening local schools Dear editor: No one wants to be back in the classroom more than educators. I want to welcome every one of my first grade students back to my classroom in a way that keeps everyone safe: students, their families and staff. As California continues to struggle to control the pandemic, which is still impacting […]
by Steve Harrison I wonder why so many of us are averse to being seen as ordinary, common, run-of-the-mill, regular Joes? At best these days those descriptors seem like back-handed compliments. He is predictable, leaves something to be desired, like excitement. A standard response lacks creativity. To be regular as dirt is, well, dirty. White […]
I am a Citizen, and you represent Us Dear editor: If you remain bumfuzzled by all the rhetoric and distorted political reality surrounding those who claim to “own” one or the other of our nation’s two political parties, then you need to know that you are not alone. You also need to know that you […]
by Kathleen Reeves Cobb Institute Spiritual Integration Chair “If we want a society in which the sense of belonging is strong, people are concerned for one another, and there is strong commitment to the common good, we need a metaphysics that shows that we are in fact part of larger societies and have no existence […]
by John Neiuber Before Claremont was founded by the railroad; before Pomona College was established; before the first Anglo settler, Tooch Martin, built his shack near what is now 11th Street; before the Spanish land grant ranchos; and before the vast land holdings of the Mission San Gabriel, Claremont was home to indigenous people commonly […]
May neighborhoods be affordable! Dear editor: Claremont has a wide array of neighborhoods. Most are primarily residential, predominately single family, with some townhouses and low-rise multi-family units. Some are nonprofit institutions, such as the Claremont colleges and retirement communities, or commercial, such as the Village and shopping centers. These neighborhoods already provide housing for […]
by Jan Wheatcroft As I sit in my house this warm evening, I think of what I have traditionally done at the beginning of the new year. Normally, I begin to make plans for spring/summer travel. I choose where I will go and then begin research on the choice of plane travel. This year I […]
by John Pixley I like to say that Karen Vance is even more gay than I am. I thought I was pretty much out of the closet, way out so to speak. I proudly strut my rainbow colors whenever I go out. I even wrote a column years ago saying I am gay. But Karen […]
Biden followed through Dear editor: Biden has been officially inaugurated as our 46th president. During his campaign, he promised to do many things within his first 100 days—and based on the extensive list of executive orders signed his first day, I believe that he will deliver on most of his promises. In just the first […]
By Peter Weinberger | pweinberger@claremont-courier.com I don’t know if it was just me, but it seems as though Martin Luther King Day was surrounded by so many life changing events, it barely gave anyone time to think about the contributions he made during a day set aside for his memory. So we went to the […]
What’s in a name? Everything.
March 4th, 2021
When people are taking about their community heritage and traditions, it can become a very serious issue. That’s what happened to two local groups of indigenous people—the Tongva and Kizh tribes—who have far different takes on their history and name. Both have strong opinions, some evidence, but clearly different views In 2017, Pomona got a […]