0 Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX Publisher’s Letter: Bill Thomas—The Definition of Volunteerism Norb Garrett By PFM Publisher Norb Garrett One of the many advantages of owning the local newspaper is getting the opportunity to meet people and…
2 Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX Publisher’s Letter: Celebrating 15 Years By Norb Garrett, owner and publisher of Picket Fence Media This month marks the 15th anniversary of the first issue of the San Clemente Times,…
0 Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX Letter from the Publisher: Publisher’s Letter: You Need Us, We Need You Norb Garrett By Norb Garrett, owner and publisher of Picket Fence Media As we enter Week One of the new three-week “stay-at-home order” imposed by…
0 Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX Publisher’s Letter: Thanks for Your Support Norb Garrett By Norb Garrett A little more than two months ago, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic crisis that stopped life…
0 Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX Publisher’s Letter: Strength in the Face of Adversity Norb Garrett By Norb Garrett The past three months have tested all of us as individuals, as parents, as business owners, as students, as public…
0 Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX Publisher’s Letter: Celebrations in the Midst of Uncertainty By Norb Garrett The past month has not given us much to celebrate. Whether you think the state’s, nation’s and world’s response to COVID-19 is…
0 Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX Publisher’s Letter: You Can Count on Us Norb Garrett By Norb Garrett Friends, as our community, the nation and the world react to the COVID-19 coronavirus, all of us here at the San…
2 Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX Publisher’s Letter: New Year/Decade Resolutions Norb Garrett By Norb Garrett, Owner and Publisher of Picket Fence Media Where does the time go? As we enter into a new decade in…
3 Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX Publisher’s Note: Congratulations, Gene James Norb Garrett By Norb Garrett Tuesday was election day to fill the vacated seat following the untimely death earlier this year of City Councilmember Steve…
6 SOAPBOX Publisher’s Note: No Political Agenda for SC Times By Norb Garrett We’ve received some criticism and questions in the past few days about this week’s issue featuring a story about San Clemente City…
0 Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX Props from Our Peers By Norb Garrett, owner and publisher of Picket Fence Media Picket Fence Media had a big night recently at the California Newspaper Awards event in…
1 SOAPBOX Welcome to San Clemente, Cari! By Norb Garrett, Owner and Publisher at Picket Fence Media All of us here at Picket Fence Media are thrilled to welcome Cari Hachmann as…
0 SPORTS & OUTDOORS, Sports Headlines Slideshow: Insley, Garrett Inducted into City Sports Hall of Fame San Clemente Times On May 17, the Friends of San Clemente Beaches, Parks & Recreation Foundation inducted Trevor Insley and Dean Garrett into the…
