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The Kiwanis Club of Claremont wishes to extend our sincere appreciation to the many residents of our community who once again have contributed to the great success of our annual holiday fundraising event, the Pop-Up See’s Candies Store.

Dear editor: In the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park on June 18, our son, Noah, was biking down the Pomelo trail in Gale Canyon when he hit a barely-visible rope that was suspended across the trail.

Dear editor: Most young folks think history can’t teach us much. However, today’s news headlines beg us to consider otherwise.

Dear editor: Kris Meyer is correct when he states “Lady Justice is supposed to be blind folded, but in present day society there seems to be different rules for different ‘classes’ of people.”

CMS Athletes: Are their talents being overlooked? Dear editor: You hear the crowd roar as you step down the aisle to find a seat near the game. The CMS Women’s Basketball team is playing a home game in Roberts Pavilion. You can feel the excitement in the air as players make consecutive shots, followed by […]

Thanksgiving break for CMC low income students Learning that the default for most college peers is to head home during the holidays can be difficult for many first generation and low-income students. Students like me, who come from less financially stable backgrounds, can’t automatically afford to book a flight back home. It’s not even an […]

Dear editor: The increase in scams targeting Zelle app users has raised the question of how much companies like Zelle are doing to protect their users from cybercrime.

Dear editor: As president of the Claremont Unified School District Board of Education, I need to clarify some information regarding the school resource officer position after a series of misleading headlines, articles, and social media posts. T

After returning from fall break this October, I got to hear where all my classmates traveled to. Some just took a train to L.A., and some took an airplane to the East Coast.

Dear editor: Have you ever wondered how and when history defining movements lose the momentum to influence human affairs, and in their decline cause disastrous disruptions of the socioeconomic and political infrastructure that supported their period of domination over the course of human history?

Dear editor: We at Claremont Wildlands Conservancy (CWC) urge your support in our effort to raise the funds to add 103 acres of hillside open space to the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park. These acres comprise the last large, privately-owned property in our foothills that could be developed with many housing units.

Dear editor: I agree, 100%. I have expressed similar sentiments and concerns in previous comments sent to the editor.

In response to the October 3 March for Women, I have two observations: (1) It was wonderful to see all the younger women who gave their time, energy and hearts to the movement.

Only one of the many buildings owned by the city is open to the public 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. That building is the Police Department facility on Bonita Avenue and manned by 94 police-related personnel. This is the only city building in dire need for retro-fitting and seismic protection.

Dear editor: After reading “Slippery slopes” (Letters, Sept. 3, 2021), I started to think about the concept of government overreach.

Dear editor and the Claremont Community: On behalf of the Claremont Kiwanis Club, I want to thank the folks who purchased concessions during the summer concert series on Monday nights! Money raised in concessions goes directly to supporting the bands, week after week.