Opinion
It wasn’t what I had in mind. It’s never what anyone wants, friends kept telling me. Nobody wants to have to go to the hospital. And nobody wants to be taken to the ER. But there I was, in the ER. It wasn’t so much that I was there—that was bad enough—it was the fact […]
Team Sugar Dear Editor: About six weeks ago we adopted a German Shepherd mix from the Rancho Cucamonga shelter. She was very scared and skittish, but we loved her nonetheless. Five days after we brought Sugar home she escaped. We searched and searched that night but could not find her. Soon after her disappearance we […]
Cadiz study Dear Editor: A matter of interest for those who care about conserving our local desert: Last Monday, February 24, in a special meeting, our public-elected board of our local Three Valleys Municipal Water District, approved a study for Cadiz, a privately-owned company located on the public Mojave Trails National Monument, to study water-mining […]
A major part of traveling entails finding a place to stay. Part of that choice involves the reason for the trip itself. If the main reason for the trip is to get away and relax (and not mind the cost), relaxing at a spa, eating great food, drinking good wine and perhaps visting vineyards, well […]
by Peter Weinberger pweinberger@claremont-courier.com Over the years, literally hundreds of local politicians and political parties of all makes and affiliations chose to advertise in the Claremont COURIER. These advertisements have generally been limited to Claremont elections because of our hyper local reach. With the California Democratic primary moved back to March 3, the Golden State […]
We are volunteer members on the last two police station advisory committees. Our committees were brought together to propose a location and budget for a replacement station for our Claremont Police Department. It is time for us to speak out. A contributor on the social media platform NextDoor asked “Why can’t someone clearly communicate the […]
The silent majority Dear Editor: What a pleasure to see the picture of all those people at the city council meeting fighting against the idea of contracting with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for the policing of Claremont. With all the letters that are negative about everything and anything the council proposes, I had […]
by Rev. Karen Sapio, Claremont Presbyterian Church As I write this, my social media feed is filling up with early reports from the New Hampshire primary. No matter the outcome, the results are likely to turn up the heat here in California where our own primary is less than three weeks away. Election years are […]
Walking trail on Foothill Dear Editor: After reading Kurt Bumiller’s letter in last week’s COURIER regarding the removal of vegetation in the parkway on the south side of Foothill between Berkeley and Mountain, I thought I would share how much I have been enjoying this new park-like walkway in our town. The overgrown mess of […]
by Kurt Bumiller This is an open letter to Mayor Larry Schroeder, and council members Corey Calaycay, Jennifer Stark, Jed Leano and Ed Reece: I am writing to address my concerns about the walls on the north and south Foothill Boulevard between Mountain Avenue and Berkeley. This is the only part of the recent Foothill […]
by Kurt Bumiller This is an open letter to Mayor Larry Schroeder, and council members Corey Calaycay, Jennifer Stark, Jed Leano and Ed Reece: I am writing to address my concerns about the walls on the north and south Foothill Boulevard between Mountain Avenue and Berkeley. This is the only part of the recent Foothill […]
Last month when my son Diego was home from college I found him asleep one morning on the living room couch. He explained that he had abandoned his room because he woke in the middle of the night to a relentless tapping sound. After an hour of trying to ignore the noise, he finally flipped […]
Issues with Amazon Dear Editor: Is anyone in Claremont concerned that Amazon filled the coffers in Upland so that they could get the city council votes needed to build a massive distribution center in an area just south of Cable Airport? This will have a negative impact on Claremont as at least 25 trucks and […]
The collapse of Claremont PD Dear Editor: As a career prosecutor with more than 30 years of experience working with Claremont PD and dozens of other police agencies, I am very concerned about the revelation at the January 30 special council meeting that Chief Shelly Vander Veen has not been able to identify a single […]
Have you enjoyed the dozens of aerial photos and videos the COURIER has published over the last few years? These images may be a thing of the past if the FAA is allowed to implement new drone remote ID laws. This may be good news for some people, but this plan will severely limit the […]
Lose your delusion Dear Editor: Members of our family and friends ride Metrolink daily and wait on a platform for the train, sometimes the weather conditions can be unkind to the unsheltered. Additionally, scores of Metro bus riders commute to and from the First Street bus stops. The bus stop on the north side of […]