Opinion

by Chuck Farritor, historian, WWII veteran [Publisher’s note: Longtime Claremonter Chuck Farritor originally wrote about Private Powell for the Claremont Veteran’s Day celebration earlier this month. It marked the 100-year anniversary since Pvt. Powell’s death in WWI. In honor of the men and women who served our country, here is a segment of his story. […]

by Steven Llanusa, president, CUSD board of education and Jim Elsasser, superintendent, Claremont Unified School District We appreciate the opportunity to explain the process the Claremont Unified School District (CUSD) board of education and staff have taken relative to the potential sale of district property located at 2475 N. Forbes Avenue, often referred to as […]

by Jan Wheatcroft   I first came to Greece in 1973 with my husband and two young sons. We thought we would find a different way of life full of adventure and perhaps get life’s juices flowing again. I am no longer sure why, but we did have our VW bus packed full of strollers, […]

Gold line delay Dear Editor: The decision to hold off on the long-planned extension of the Foothill Gold Line to our community here in Claremont is a disconcerting surprise. Even in the face of higher bids, the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority should reconsider this decision which could negatively affect transit users in […]

by David Andrews, chair, Committee on Religious Affairs at the Claremont Colleges   Friday, October 26, marked an important milestone in the history of interfaith relations at the Claremont Colleges. On that day more than 100 students, faculty and staff from across the Claremont Colleges gathered on the campus of Pitzer College for an interfaith […]

Claremont leaders Dear Editor: Peter Weinberger’s most welcome message in “My Side of the Line” (November 2) provides me this opportunity to express gratitude to two longtime and proven Claremont leaders: First, Peter himself, not only for the spirit and tone of his editorial, but also for his leadership along with editor Kathryn Dunn in […]

We have passed the fall equinox. The days are growing shorter. The daytime temperatures are beginning to drop. There is a chill in the air at night and in the early morning there is dew on the plants. Already the signs are everywhere. No, literally, the “signs” are everywhere—the candidates’ campaign signs. Yup, election season […]

Zach Courser for council Dear Editor: I am endorsing Zach Courser for Claremont City Council. I met Zach at the beginning of his campaign and was so impressed by his knowledge of politics and policy in local government and his incredible intelligence, and thoughtfulness about our city and our pressing concerns. I felt heard and […]

by Drew Ready, Sustainable Claremont board member Do you have a rain barrel and want to know how to best connect and maintain it? Or maybe you’d like to add one or more additional barrels to your yard? Have you been bitten by more mosquitoes this year? Read on to learn more, and join Sustainable […]

Killing the police committee Dear Editor: Apparently if you accept a paid job as a consultant to the city it is allowable for the city council to completely abuse you while humiliating themselves in the process. Fortunately for the council, they’re so out of touch they may not realize just how horrible their behavior was.  […]

by Ted Trzyna If people understand the place where they live, they are more likely to want to protect its identity, heritage and quality of life. One effective way of promoting such understanding is to depict the spirit of a place by drawing on the positive values represented in its history.   I’ve been working […]

by Centia Batz, action chair, League of Women Voters Claremont Area The League of Women Voters of the Claremont Area offers its recommendations to voters on state propositions. Prop 1 Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond: YES California is experiencing a housing crisis. The state’s extreme shortage of affordable housing has life and death consequences, especially […]

City values Dear Editor: The city is planning to create a mission statement, vision statement and list of core values. Discussion of these will be the main feature of the January 29, 2019 council priorities workshop. Once they are adopted, they will guide development of city projects, programs and services, so they are important. The […]

by Karen Sapio, Pastor, Claremont Presbyterian Church Nine years. Hundreds of miles. Thousands of people. Tens of thousands of steps. October 21st will mark the 10th annual Walk for Peace sponsored by the Inland Valley Interfaith Working Group. This event joins participants from dozens of faith communities—and folks with no particular faith affiliation—in an event […]

by Debbie Carini For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to be a writer. When I was a child, I used to make a “pretend” typewriter by stacking National Geographic magazines and then fanning them ever-so-slightly so that they resembled the “staired” silhouette of a 1960s Smith Corona. I drew a keyboard […]

Anonymous mail Dear Editor: Well, I’ve written several letters to the editor over the 57 years I have lived in Claremont, but I have never before gotten hate mail in response. So, today, a letter from “anonymous” arrived by someone who was really ticked off by my letter (COURIER, October 5) in response to Ms. […]