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Fred Swegles

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EYE ON SC, News Headlines

Fred Swegles Among City’s Honorees for 2021, 2022 Wall of Recognition

Four new names will adorn San Clemente’s Wall of Recognition in the coming weeks, as the city announced on Thursday, June 30, its 2021 and 2022 honorees, including local journalist and San Clemente Times columnist Fred Swegles.

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Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Publisher’s Letter: A Note from Fred Swegles

Fred Swegles’ sister, Barbara Chamberlin, provides a quick note, thanking the community for all their support, well-wishes, thoughts and prayers for Fred, who lights up whenever he reads the personal cards and emails.

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Letters to the Editor, SOAPBOX

Letter to the Editor: Response to Swegles Update

CHERYL (STEHLING) KELLY, San Clemente Thank you so much for sharing the very sad news of Fred Swegles’ diagnosis of glioblastoma. Fred is truly San…

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Letters to the Editor, SOAPBOX

Letter to the Editor: On Fred Swegles

MIKE CONLON, San Clemente After teaching 37 years at San Clemente High School, in my retirement speech, I said that the person who held our…

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SC LIVING, SC Living Headlines

CoastLines: A Fighter, to the End

Featured Image: Ole Hanson, circa 1928. Photo: Courtesy of San Clemente Historical Society Fred Swegles By Fred Swegles There was a bombastic July 27, 1934…

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EYE ON SC, Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Publisher’s Letter: An Update on Fred Swegles

Norb Garrett By Norb Garrett, publisher and founder of Picket Fence Media Devotees of Fred Swegles and his weekly column, CoastLines, have no doubt noticed…

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EYE ON SC, News Headlines

San Clemente Chamber Honors Local Professionals, Community Members

By Shawn Raymundo In another sign that life is getting back to “business as usual,” the San Clemente Chamber of Commerce met with local dignitaries…

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Letters to the Editor, SOAPBOX

Letter to the Editor: Thanks, Fred Swegles

ROBERT BEAULIEU, San Clemente While reading a recent column by Fred Swegles about a friend of mine, John Alkema, I thought back on the number of…

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SC LIVING, SC Living Headlines

CoastLines: Everyone Has a Street Name Story

Fred Swegles By Fred Swegles I had no idea what I was unleashing when I wrote last week’s column, making fun of some of San…

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SC LIVING, SC Living Headlines

CoastLines: Playing ‘The Name Game’

Fred Swegles By Fred Swegles Here’s a fun game that native English speakers can play during our coronavirus shutdown. Play it at home by calling…

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SC LIVING, SC Living Headlines

CoastLines: Growing up in San Clemente, Way Back When

Fred Swegles By Fred Swegles Who would guess that a modern office building in San Clemente once was the site of a vintage Ole Hanson-esque…

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SC LIVING, SC Living Headlines

CoastLines: An Easy Way to Share Our Highway 101 Heritage

By Fred Swegles A recent article I wrote, “PCH: A Tale of Two Highways,” struck a chord with readers. They told me they learned a…

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SC LIVING, SC Living Headlines

CoastLines: New Additions Likely to Come to Pair of Commercial Sites

Fred Swegles By Fred Swegles Changes could be coming to two key San Clemente commercial sites located next to Interstate 5 Freeway interchanges. AT PICO…

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SC LIVING, SC Living Headlines

CoastLines: 1970 – What Was San Clemente Like 50 Years Ago?

Fred Swegles By Fred Swegles Fifty years ago, San Clemente’s population was 17,000—barely one-fourth of today’s. But growth was stirring, jump-started by President Richard M….

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SC LIVING, SC Living Headlines

CoastLines: How an Impersonator Who Now Calls San Clemente Home Tricked America’s Future President

Fred Swegles By Fred Swegles As everyone knows, late-night talk show hosts thrive on spoofing the President. All San Clemente resident Ronald Knapp can do…

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