Opinion

VIEWPONT by Jim Keith During two years and eight months of discussion, the Claremont public and even our architectural and planning commissions were given no estimates for the total number of residential units, parking and population being planned in Village South. Therefore, it was a shock when we were first able to read just a […]

Gratitude to Claremont Dear Editor: It is with great gratitude to all the people of Claremont and the surrounding communities that I announce my retirement as an ophthalmologist after 31 years of practice. I came to Claremont in June 1988 to join the elder John J. McDermott MD, thinking I would stay no more than […]

In yet another attack against journalism and free speech, the Trump administration and their allies are ready to target journalists they deem as “hostile” with background checks, in an effort to publicize damaging information. The focus so far largely is on employees of the Washington Post, New York Times and CNN. This is just another […]

Then and now Dear Editor: Wow, Alice Lillie, that was an unpleasant review of your idea of what the second amendment, written in the 18th century, means to us in this bullet-riddled 21st century. Just wondering if you missed the “well regulated militia” part. [COURIER, August 16]. Moving on to some up-to-date proposals that might […]

Beginning on May 24 with a letter from the Democratic Club of Claremont (DCC) and continuing through July 26, the COURIER published a sequence of seven letters dealing with remarks made by Representative Ilhan Omar. While the editor of the COURIER is to be thanked for allowing the reading public to follow that extended exchange […]

You would think that growing up in the newspaper business all your life, it would be an easy decision to take the helm of the Claremont COURIER, especially when considering how owning a newspaper is such a rare opportunity. But as the son of Martin Weinberger, I was also in a unique position to take […]

by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Strickland In so many ways, Claremont is an idyllic community. Our shops, restaurants, college campuses, and fabled trees attract people from all over. As evidenced by our traditional T. Willard Hunter Speakers Corner on the Fourth of July, Claremont prides itself on being a community where ideas are openly shared and […]

Up in arms Dear Editor: I enjoyed Ken Dale’s letter (“Bad guns? Bad people?” on August 9 and appreciate the inclusion of that wonderful word “shibboleth” therein. I’m forever amazed that the gun lobby and many gun owners view the Second Amendment, ratified in 1791, as something that gives citizens the right to own just […]

by John Pixley It looked like something from 30 years ago. Except back then, as one friend pointed out when he stopped by, “everyone was much younger, and it would have reeked of weed.” And except for all the children running around. But there was plenty of tie-dye to be seen. And much of it […]

Sidewalk talk Dear Editor: In last week’s edition Char Miller took note of a 1928 street curb date marker along Foothill Boulevard. He also described the local quarrying operations. The oldest curbs in town were made of mortared stone. I imagine that the price of portland cement came down some time before 1928, thus making […]

by Char Miller It happened when I wasn’t looking. When some noisy combination of jackhammer, backhoe and compact dozer tore apart a section of curb-and-sidewalk along Foothill Boulevard close to Wolfe’s Market, grinding into rubble a marker of Claremont’s past. That’s not a criticism, because unless you were really searching for it you would have […]

by John Neiuber   This column is the ninth installment of the Building Claremont series, and the sixth one addressing the modern built environment of Claremont. This month we explore the work and contributions of Buff and Hensman and Leland Evison. Buff and Hensman As students, Conrad Buff III and Donald Hensman formed a partnership, […]

Village South Dear Editor: I was motivated to attend the July 29 public meeting, said to be presenting the Village South Specific Plan, after reading Kathryn Dunn’s July 26 COURIER article. What specifically caught my eye was the statement that the plan included 1,140 residential units. I thought that number had to be a typo…an […]

Plowing the seas Dear Editor: I read with great interest “We stand with [Minnesota US Congresswoman Ilhan] Omar” (Readers’ Comments, July 12) as well as two responses that appeared on page 7 in the July 19 issue. All of this reminds me, albeit in a very different context, of a quotation attributed to Simón Bolívar. […]

I have lived in Claremont for 11 years. I have enjoyed the friends I made, my one-year teaching at Pitzer College, the town’s broad boulevards, its thousands of beautiful and life-giving trees, and its attractive architecture. My solar-roofed house is in the “Village.” I walk and bike everywhere. I use the Claremont Colleges library for […]

by Evaggelos Vallianatos I have lived in Claremont for 11 years. I have enjoyed the friends I made, my one-year teaching at Pitzer College, the town’s broad boulevards, its thousands of beautiful and life-giving trees, and its attractive architecture. My solar-roofed house is in the “Village.” I walk and bike everywhere. I use the Claremont […]