Opinion

It is called food porn. I thought it was one of those crazy things that I sometimes hear about—at least as crazy as it sounded—but then I kept seeing friends and other people doing it. They probably do it in their kitchens and dining rooms, but I see them doing it usually in restaurants and […]

By Jan Wheatcroft I just returned from a wonderful month’s visit to southern India in the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. I went with my friend, Barbara, and it was an independently planned trip where we were the trip planners, travelers and guides (for the most part).  About half of the trip was planned […]

Golden State’s full mission Dear Editor: The article by John Neiuber was a fascinating look back. Reading the acknowledgements, I was pleased to learn Frank Wheeler’s scrapbooks are available online, and I was reminded again of Judy Wright’s passion for research about the town she loved. “The Citizens Light and Power Company” is a great […]

by Debbie Carini A lot of people don’t consider walking exercise. A rule of thumb is 100 calories per mile are burned for an 180-pound person and 65 calories per mile for a 120-pound person. So even though I walk almost every day, I am barely hoofing-off those four Girl Scout Thin Mints I ate […]

by John Neiuber As I sit down at the desk in my study looking out onto Indian Hill Boulevard, I am prepared to write about a totally different topic, but the first sizeable rainstorm of the season has arrived and it is taking my attention away from the computer screen. Our dog, Gus, is fascinated […]

By John Pixley Never mind having my own private airplane. This was like having my own private airport. It was 8 o’clock on a recent Friday morning, and I was flying to Portland, Oregon with a companion for the weekend. Being dropped off at Ontario International Airport was exciting—I don’t fly much and love getting […]

Safe passage on Towne [Editor’s note:?The following letter was addressed to the Claremont City Council and City Manager Tony Ramos with a copy forwarded for publication. —KD] Dear Editor: With the recent onslaught of high-density housing on Base Line Road being approved, it seems the perfect opportunity to address safe passage traveling north and south […]

The best things in life are free, or at least inexpensive. When I was a kid, my mom was adept at creating fun on the cheap. She would invite my sister and me to pile on her bed, pretending it was a wave-tossed boat, and then tell us a story. We had a couple yarns […]

Our place in the community Dear Editor: Of the Claremont COURIER’s several unique features, Inter-Faithfully Speaking was an especially informative and inviting one for me in the February 14 edition. The Rev. George Silides, rector of St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, gave us a lesson in economics and community values we would do well to cultivate. […]

By Mellissa Martinez There is no denying that gold, silver and bronze are both metals and medals, and they do reward those with mettle, but are they meddlesome? Perhaps. The winning or losing of an Olympic medal can certainly mix things up in the lives of athletes. To clear any confusion, ‘medal’ refers to the […]

By John Pixley Last Friday was February 14. That meant it was Valentine’s Day. It meant a day of celebrating love and romance. It meant long-stemmed roses and romantic dinners for two, red and pink cards and secret, and not-so-secret, admirers. The day was about sweet candies and sweet nothings. The day was also about […]

by Fr. George Silides, St. Ambrose Episcopal Church Prior to becoming the lead pastor at St. Ambrose Episcopal Church in Claremont, I was fortunate to have the great privilege of pastoring in Alaska for 13 years, along the Yukon River above the Arctic Circle in Fairbanks and, finally, in the state capital, Juneau.  As inspiration […]

By Debbie Carini There is a famous comic strip named “Love Is …” that was created by New Zealander Kim Casali.  It features a girl and a boy—two amorphous little masses really—who, for example, are drawn in a situation, like standing in a field of daisies, with a caption beneath that reads: “Love is enjoying […]

O’Connell’s interest is a mystery Dear Editor: The city’s purchase of the water system may be up for debate. The excellent partnership between the city council and the school board is not. Ex-State Superintendent Jack O’Connell may appear as if he is speaking for the school board or trying to portray himself as knowing what […]

by John Neiuber Long before Bobby Troup wrote (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66, and immortalized the Mother Road, and long before the Rolling Stones 1965 tour when they agreed to play Swing Auditorium at the Orange Show Fairgrounds, because San Bernardino was mentioned in the famous song they covered, there was a dirt path, […]

The drought and the city Dear Editor: Thank god Governor Brown declared the drought. Now Golden State has a “legitimate” reason to raise our rates. Mark Schoeman Claremont   A PhD for the trees Dear Editor: I am a relative newcomer to Claremont, one of those retired PhDs who is here largely because of the […]