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SPORTS & OUTDOORS

Cavanagh Corner: Full Sports Schedule Restores Sense of Normalcy

Sports Editor’s Column By Zach Cavanagh Sunday, Sept. 13’s full slate of NFL season openers was incredible, but not just for the thrillers, the comebacks…

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Column: Remembering Kobe Bryant, ‘Mamba Mentality’

There were many sides to Kobe Bryant. By Zach Cavanagh There’s still that deep sinking feeling in my stomach talking about the Lakers legend in…

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Letters to the Editor, SOAPBOX

Letter to the Editor: Brava, Ms. Bianco

ELLEN GADDIE, San Clemente I look forward to every “At the Movies” column by Megan Bianco. Her reviews are thorough and have convinced me more…

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Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

View from the Pier: Steel-Trap Minds Open Like Vaults at Retired Living Facility

By Herman Sillas When you get older, life changes. I think back to my first years in San Clemente, when I was introduced to its…

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Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Historical Happenings: Beach Club Weathervane Finally Blowing in the Wind

By Tom Marshall Hillary Clinton was right: It takes a village. After years, even decades, of effort by many people, a unique weathervane once again…

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SC LIVING, SC Living Headlines

Life’s a Beach: Celebrating the Season—A Storied Tradition

By Shelley Murphy Taking a break from the hustle and bustle of seasonal shopping, I stopped by the salon for a holiday haircut. Moments after…

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Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

CoastLines: Forced into Hiatus, Mycle Brandy Knows ‘It’s Hard Giving Up’

Editor’s note: This column will appear in the Nov. 21-28 edition of the San Clemente Times this week. By Fred Swegles If you spot 280-pound…

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CoastLines: Familiar Face Returns to Writing about San Clemente

By Fred Swegles Greetings, readers. I hope you will welcome a new kid onto these pages. This is the first in a series of San…

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No Surf? How About a History Lesson?

With a downer surf forecast for the rest of the winter, here’s a brief look back at the evolution of San Onofre By Jake Howard…

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Column: Thanks for The Memories

Breazeale Banter By Steve Breazeale After nearly six years, I will no longer be the sports guy at Picket Fence Media. This will be the…

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SC LIVING, SC Living Headlines

On Life and Love after 50: After a Long Trip, It’s Good to Be Home

By Tom Blake One of the best aspects of taking a long trip is coming home. Such is the case for my partner Greta and…

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Life’s a Beach: Milestone Birthdays: Happy or Hype? Twenty-One is a Rite of Passage

By Shelley Murphy  It’s the last quarter of the calendar year, and the clock races ahead, but before calling it quits for 2017 my family…

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On Life and Love after 50: Finding Wi-Fi in Foreign Countries as a Newspaper Columnist

  By Tom Blake My partner Greta and I have just completed the first week of a 34-day cruise from San Diego, traveling south around…

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Lew’s Views: The Power of Visual Media in Disseminating News

By Lew Avera The recent hurricane disasters of hurricanes Harvey and Irma are unprecedented in terms of natural disasters, economic losses, personal losses and property…

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View from the Pier: Ocean Water Conditions Need Better Monitoring

By Herman Sillas In 1988, Cora and I purchased an interest in a beach condo in San Clemente and went out there on every third…

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