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Fred Swegles 0
Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Coastlines: A Trip Down ‘Sun’ Memory Lane

  By Fred Swelges Sixty-five years ago, if you were living then, you could have been one of maybe 4,000 to 5,000 residents of San…

The View from the Pier By Herman Sillas 0
Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

View from the Pier: Lifelong Stories Recollected in Retrospect

By Herman Sillas I was born in Los Angeles. My parents were of Mexican descent, and I have two sisters. My mother believed I had…

Dan Bane 2
Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

City Council Corner: New City Council Off to a Fast Start

By Mayor Pro Tem Dan Bane I want to thank you, the residents of San Clemente, for placing your trust in me by electing me…

For all the changes they have seen on their street and in a growing town, Dick and Marilyn Herr are happy and enjoying life. Photo: Fred Swegles 0
Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

CoastLines: Herr Family Continues to Watch San Clemente Grow

By Fred Swegles Few people in San Clemente have watched the town grow up around them quite like Dick and Marilyn Herr. Just glance down…

Lisa Bartlett 0
Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Bartlett Bulletin: Priorities Abound for Orange County in New Year

  By Lisa Bartlett, chairwoman of the Orange County Board of Supervisors  Each year, the county of Orange lays out its policy and project priorities…

Photo: Fred Swegles 0
Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

CoastLines: Denny’s Has a Sign of the Times

  By Fred Swegles Is it time to declare our Denny’s sign a landmark, protected by law? I’m only half-kidding. The ever-morphing sign is arguably…

Tom Marshall 0
Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Historical Happenings: If Ole Hanson Were Alive Today

By Tom Marshall Every era has its dreamers, its visionaries. San Clemente founder Ole Hanson was a remarkable one, even by the standards of the…

Wavelengths
By Jim Kempton 1
Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Wavelengths: Driving Me Crazy: Unsafe at any Speed

By Jim Kempton You know this situation: there are 18 cars squeezed into the left-turn lane. You are in the 10th slot, and this is…

SCHS grad Rachael Tilly at home in Capistrano Beach. Photo: Fred Swegles 0
Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

CoastLines by Fred Swegles: Rachael Tilly’s Life on the Gold Coast

Seven thousand miles from home, the world’s second-ranked professional women’s longboarder is winning over the locals at one of surfing’s premier breaks, Burleigh Head, Australia….

People flock to Lasuen Beach in San Clemente the first of the year to participate in the Polar Bear Dip. Photo: File 0
Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

CoastLines by Fred Swegles: Polar Bear Dip Survives in San Clemente

By Fred Swegles CoastLines by Fred Swegles: Polar Bear Dip Survives in San Clemente The Toledo Blade cheerfully reported on Jan. 1 how revelers happily…

The View from the Pier By Herman Sillas 0
Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

View from the Pier: Lessons to be Learned from the Old in the New Year

By Herman Sillas We have finished another year and are moving on to face 2019. At the beginning of this New Year, we are optimistic….

This rendering, presented at a Planning Commission meeting in December, shows a San Clemente Chick-fil-A restaurant, as viewed from the southbound Avenida Vista Hermosa off-ramp. Photo: Courtesy of the city of San Clemente 0
Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

CoastLines: Major Plans Beginning at the Outlets in the New Year

By Fred Swegles 2019 could be a savory year for local fans of Chick-fil-A and for moviegoers who like state-of-the-art, full-service cinemas that can serve…

A northbound cyclist exits Camp Pendleton's designated bike trail, entering San Onofre State Beach heading upcoast. Camp Pendleton's bike trail provides a vital link between Oceanside and San Clemente. Photo: Fred Swegles 0
Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

CoastLines: Following Base-ic Instincts on Camp Pendleton

By Fred Swegles Another of those cool local things that you used to be able to do has gone by the wayside—a do-it-yourself tour of…

Tiles 0
Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Historical Happenings: Sometimes, History Repeats Itself

By Tom Marshall We have a couple of updates on San Clemente Historical Society issues that have been in the news. The first is a…

Wavelengths
By Jim Kempton 0
Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Wavelengths: Weighting for the Holidays

By Jim Kempton After the holidays, there is always a surge of dieting. It’s inevitable, I guess—we all tend to overeat during the feast season….

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