Opinion
Casa de Salsa Dear Editor: I was saddened to hear of Casa de Salsa’s closing. Through this restaurant, the Flores family has generously contributed to an impressive amount of local groups and causes for many, many years. Knowing that they contributed in spite of financial issues that caused the ultimate closing of this wonderful establishment […]
by Mellissa Martinez In the children’s book Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?, Dr. Seuss doles out some solid advice regarding gratitude. An old man sitting on a cactus tells a young boy, “You ought to be thankful a whole heaping lot, for the places and people you’re lucky you’re not!” He […]
With peace Dear Editor: I want to thank Cantor Paul Buch of Temple Beth Israel for sharing his insightful and ethical understanding of the special relationship shared by Jews and Muslims in the November 14 issue of the COURIER. As a fellow Jew, I have been distressed by the sometimes extreme anti-Muslim sentiment voiced by […]
by Ted Trzyna On October 19, President Barack Obama designated 346,177 acres of Angeles National Forest as the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. At its southern end, the new monument shares a boundary with the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park; its eastern edge generally parallels Mt. Baldy Road. It will be managed by the US Forest […]
The party of no Dear Editor: The US Senate missed passing the pipeline bill by 1 vote this week. Although the majority (including 14 Democrats) voted for the bill 59-41, 60 votes were needed to pass (an odd anomaly in this age of majority rule). Although one of the Louisiana Senators who is facing re-election […]
by John Pixley The story was news, but it was the same old story. Like a dog biting a man, rather than a man biting a dog, it was pretty much business as usual. The article in the Los Angeles Times a couple days after the election earlier this month was looking at the funds […]
Black bears in Padua Hills Dear Editor: I am writing to concur with Mr. Faulstich’s concern about the human-caused bear problem at Padua Hills Theatre. Some citations are in order for the perpetrators. In a historical vein, I’d like to comment on our wildlife in an earlier time. Black bears were, in fact, native to […]
by Debbie Carini When I was a kid, I thought that just about the most amazing thing that could ever happen to you would be to be on TV. Most of all, I wanted to be waving to my legions of fans who I imagined sitting at home in their Barcaloungers. I would employ the […]
Water system business plan Dear Editor: The majority of the voting citizens of Claremont have just given our city government a blank check to purchase a business. I hope that the city council and their staff will develop a detailed business plan before cashing it. Jack Sultze Claremont Claremont’s bottom line Dear Editor: Claremont […]
by John Neiuber Just south of Arrow Highway and west of Indian Hill lays the Cinderella Homes neighborhood. The Cinderella tract is a unique neighborhood emblematic of the economic and housing boom of southern California after World War II. It is also the story of, in the truest sense, the promise and hope of the […]
by John Pixley “Here come the Gabriel lads and lassies from the commonplace orange groves, to make love and gather ferns and dabble away their hot holidays in the cool pool. They are fortunate in finding so fresh a retreat so near their homes.” Oh, if only there was “so fresh a retreat so near” […]
by Paul Faulstich Bears of the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park have discovered a gigantic picnic basket: the dumpster at the Padua Hills Theatre. Bears frequent this smorgasbord, and are becoming habituated on the scraps. Throughout October, a mom and two cubs have been visiting the dumpster daily. I recently found the tiny cubs trapped inside […]
by Mellissa Martinez My three-year-old surprised me last week when he asked to be a ghost for the Village Venture parade. “What kind of ghost?” I replied, expecting him to say “a Spider Man or Hulk ghost.” “A white ghost,” he answered, matter of fact. Somehow the superhero mania that takes over on Halloween had […]
We Claremont voters are being bombarded by expensive, slick mailers paid for by Golden State Water Company to try to convince us to defeat “Yes on W.” In the mailers, they seek to confuse us with numbers from city studies. I thought that it might be illuminating to study the company’s own reports to their […]
by Jim Belna Fifteen years ago, at time when California was confronting a statewide power shortage, Hercules (a small town in Northern California) came up with a bold plan to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective electric service to some of its residents – by creating the Hercules Municipal Utility (HMU) as an alternative to the […]
by Joe Lyons, Claremont Mayor On November 4, voters in Claremont will be asked whether to approve Measure W, the local water bond, which would authorize the city of Claremont to borrow up to $135 million to purchase the Claremont water system currently owned and operated by Golden State Water Company. You’ll remember last June, […]