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Coastlines: Now I Know My Uncle Jack Was a War Hero

By Fred Swegles One day, years ago, I paused outside the door entering the community center and my jaw dropped. I gazed at a plaque:…

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Coastlines: Marblehead Coastal Site

A Far-Different 1968 Vision Led to What We See Today By Fred Swegles Try to envision San Clemente’s Marblehead Coastal property as home to three…

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CoastLines: In Search of Mission San Clemente

Exact location of first Catholic mission in Texas remains unknown By Fred Swegles Everyone remembers the Alamo. We learned about it in school. For all…

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CoastLines: Once Again, I’ve Just Seen Everyone’s Favorite Canine

By Fred Swegles Two weeks ago, I casually asked an acquaintance if she remembered a San Clemente dog that used to hang out along Interstate…

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CoastLines: She Taught the Town How to Swim

By Fred Swegles It’s 1952. The Korean War rages on. In America, thousands of children are paralyzed, and some even die, from a spreading plague…

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CoastLines: Memories of My Aunt Evalyn and Her Historic House

By Fred Swegles Here’s a little-known story about a San Clemente gem. Casa Romantica is widely known as the elegant home that San Clemente founder…

Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

CoastLines: Is There a Way to Stop the Stop Sign?

By Fred Swegles It’s hard to believe it’s been almost 10 years since the city dedicated new sidewalks, crosswalks and a stop sign on Avenida…

Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

CoastLines: Some Place We’re Going, Some Places We’ve Been

By Fred Swegles Time flies when you’re having fun. Somehow, my one-year anniversary as a San Clemente Times columnist flew right past me, without my…

Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

CoastLines: A San Clemente Family’s Musical Journey, from Carnegie Hall to Aerosmith and Beyond

By Fred Swegles Whether competing on NBC’s America’s Got Talent or backing up Aerosmith in a dramatic remake of the rock anthem “Dream On.” Stefan Kosmala-Dahlbeck…

Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Coast Trek: To Boldly Go Where Few Have Gone Before

CoastLines by Fred Swegles On the first Tuesday of every August, off-duty lifeguards gather at the end of the San Clemente Pier at 6 a.m., tapping…

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CoastLines: 1969 Revisited Continued…

By Fred Swegles Oh, was life different 50 years ago in San Clemente. Today, the second of a two-part series looks back at 1969—new resident…

Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

CoastLines: Is There a Capsule Buried on Del Mar? Only Time Will Tell

By Fred Swegles Local resident Mark Jones posed a fun question on Facebook the other day: “Will there be a breaking open of a time…

Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

CoastLines by Fred Swegles: Q&A with Retired Navy SEAL Jason Gardner

By Fred Swegles After more than 30 years of arduous training, conditioning and risking his life around the world as a member of elite…

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…

Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

CoastLines: Ghost of Burger Stop Haunts Vacant Lot—Now for Sale!

By Fred Swegles If you could get your hands on one of the most enticing patches of vacant land in San Clemente, what would you…

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Coastlines: Now I Know My Uncle Jack Was a War Hero

Coastlines: Marblehead Coastal Site

CoastLines: In Search of Mission San Clemente

CoastLines: Once Again, I’ve Just Seen Everyone’s Favorite Canine

CoastLines: She Taught the Town How to Swim

CoastLines: Memories of My Aunt Evalyn and Her Historic House

CoastLines: Is There a Way to Stop the Stop Sign?

CoastLines: Some Place We’re Going, Some Places We’ve Been

CoastLines: A San Clemente Family’s Musical Journey, from Carnegie Hall to Aerosmith and Beyond

Coast Trek: To Boldly Go Where Few Have Gone Before

CoastLines: 1969 Revisited Continued…

CoastLines: Is There a Capsule Buried on Del Mar? Only Time Will Tell

CoastLines by Fred Swegles: Q&A with Retired Navy SEAL Jason Gardner

CoastLines: Following Base-ic Instincts on Camp Pendleton

CoastLines: Ghost of Burger Stop Haunts Vacant Lot—Now for Sale!

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