Opinion

Dear Editor: I just attended the first public meeting where the newly-formed Canadian investment group presented its development proposal for Clara Oaks—a housing project for 47 homes located on a 103-acre parcel above Webb Schools. Of major concern to the public are the negative environmental impacts of the project—loss of viewshed as well as plants […]

Have you ever had the experience of wishing that you could articulate something from another language, but just couldn’t find the English equivalent? It happened to me just the other day in a conversation with COURIER Editor Kathryn Dunn, when she recounted all of the work she was putting into the newspaper’s big move. After […]

Thank you for thank-yous Dear Editor: Last fall, the two local candidates for state assembly were invited to speak with the fifth graders at Sumner Elementary School to help them get a taste of the political process. Both candidates, Chris Holden and Casey Higgins, came to Sumner to share their thoughts and answer student questions. […]

by Pat Bell, Director of Development, House of Ruth A tragedy occurred at North Park Elementary School in San Bernardino. A teacher was shot and killed by her estranged husband. Two children—one who later died—were also shot in the crossfire before the estranged husband killed himself. This all took place in a classroom filled with […]

  From the CUSD superintendent Dear Editor: Claremont Unified School District is aware that a lawsuit has been filed by a former student against the district; however, as of this date, the district has not been formally served with the lawsuit, and is unable to speak directly to this pending legal matter.   We can […]

by Ron Mittino The vision of Sustainable Claremont’s Schools Action Group is to create and support high-quality, hands-on learning experiences for our children built on a foundation of environmental literacy, through partnerships between the Claremont Unified School District, the city of Claremont, the Claremont Colleges, Cal Poly Pomona and other centers of learning. We are […]

by Cantor Paul Buch Over the years my family and I have lived in Claremont, I have participated in dozens of Passover Seders in our community, both “Model Seders” designed to educate Jews and non-Jews alike about this annual spring festival, and more formal events at our synagogue or private homes.  If you don’t quite […]

by Debbie Carini Once a mom, always a mom. That’s what they say. And that’s what my grandmother always told me. When she had something serious to expound upon, she’d take a nice long drag on her cigarette, cough it out and then point the smoldering butt in your face and issue an Edna edification. […]

Students from the Claremont Colleges swarmed the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum at Claremont McKenna College last week, where conservative commentator, author, journalist and lawyer Heather Mac Donald was to speak in defense of police officers and argue against the Black Lives Matter movement. About 300 protesters, who argued that Ms. Mac Donald is a racist […]

By Peter Weinberger After spending 11 years in a business park on north Claremont Boulevard, the COURIER is moving Friday to our new location at 114 Olive St.—the former location of Graves Auto Supply—just south of the railroad tracks in downtown Claremont. This move almost feels like a return to home, since the COURIER office […]

by John Neiuber The year was 1967, I had just graduated from high school at the ripe age of 17 and I, along with three friends, jumped into a broken-down ’57 Ford Fairlane and drove to San Francisco, headed for the Haight-Ashbury District to take in the sights and sounds of the Summer of Love.  […]

Gearing up for gridlock Dear Editor: With the likelihood of the development of Village South along Indian Hill Boulevard just south of the railroad tracks (COURIER, March 31), it is imperative that the city get serious about a railroad crossing that does not frequently back up traffic for blocks every time a train crosses. I […]

By Peter Weinberger I guess President Trump is not too concerned about his poll numbers. As they continue to drop, the American public—and the world for that matter—is still trying to figure out what’s next for a man with his own view of reality. You think he would give up on his wiretapping claims after […]

by John C. Forney, president, Democratic Club of Claremont In the 1960s, during the time of Barry Goldwater’s campaign, John Stormer authored a book, None Dare Call it Treason, which became something of a cult classic among the right. It was so widely distributed in bulk at Goldwater campaign events that many of Barry’s fans […]

A note from the editor Longtime COURIER columnist John Pixley will be on an extended leave from his writing for the paper, due to health issues. Mr. Pixley, who has cerebral palsy, recently underwent spinal surgery that unfortunately resulted in some serious unforeseen complications. He is unable to attend to his column for at least […]

By this time each year, I am usually already planning my next trip. I check in with my friend Frances and we work out the times that are best for both of us. That organizes the first part of my trip—London, the English countryside, friends and then somewhere special with Frances for a week or […]