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Letters to the Editor, SOAPBOX

Letter: Homeless Tolerance Goes Too Far

Bobbie Carey, San Clemente Sorry, but I don’t have much compassion for people who steal from our neighborhood grocery stores and then plant themselves in…

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Letters to the Editor, SOAPBOX

Letter: Treatment of Homeless at North Beach is Appalling

Members of Christ Lutheran Church and St. Clement’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, San Clemente San Clemente, as well as every other city in Southern California, has…

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SC LIVING, SC Living Headlines

Life’s a Beach: Revving Up for Spring: The Sound of the Season

By Shelley Murphy Yesterday, spring finally sprung. I welcome spring’s arrival and the warmer weather it brings. According to an age-old seasonal proverb, March comes…

5
Letters to the Editor, SOAPBOX

Letter: Compassion Lacking for Homeless

Sandra Weaver, San Clemente I ran across a Facebook post on March 12 from someone who had used the restroom at the Talega Ralphs store….

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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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Letters to the Editor, SOAPBOX

Letter: There’s Merit in Examining Contemporary Issues

Margaret A. Jaszlics, San Clemente In response to the letter in the Feb. 28-March 6 edition, Jim Kempton is not a “supposed” journalist; he is…

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Letters to the Editor, SOAPBOX

Letter: Separating Two Water Projects from Each Other

Wayne Rayfield, South Coast Water District director, and Rick Shintaku, general manager We are responding to the letter “Reports Cast Cloud on Desalination” letter regarding…

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Letters to the Editor, SOAPBOX

Letter: McCain Would Defend Looking into Russian Interests

Richard Green, San Clemente I just finished reading the response letter to the “Wavelengths” column published in the Feb. 21-27 edition. Like him, I, too,…

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Letters to the Editor, SOAPBOX

Letter: Exchange Club’s St. Patrick’s Day Party to End after 50-Plus Years

Chad Schiel, Past President, Exchange Club of San Clemente To the wonderful citizens of San Clemente, I regret to inform you that our civic organization,…

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Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Wavelengths: Teaching Your Children Well Under a Cloud of Ignorance

By Jim Kempton Sen. John McCain was one of my favorite contemporary politicians. I didn’t always agree with him. (I don’t think I’ve ever agreed…

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Letters to the Editor, SOAPBOX

Letter: Chamber Needs to Break Ties with TCA

Laurie Gooch, San Clemente With the Transportation Corridor Agencies’ (TCA) ineffective and ill-considered proposals to bring The Toll Roads through our town, it is unprincipled…

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Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Bartlett Bulletin: Saving and Caring for OC’s Animals

By Chairwoman Lisa Bartlett After a long day at work, juggling meetings with constituents, policy briefings with staff, traveling throughout South County for events, and…

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SC LIVING, SC Living Headlines

Life’s a Beach: The ‘M’ Word: It’s Not for the Faint of Heart

By Shelley Murphy  My 2019 calendar is dotted with dates circled in red ink and chronicles upcoming milestone celebrations. Soon, my youngest son will graduate…

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Letters to the Editor, SOAPBOX

Letter: Reports Cast Cloud on Desalination

Joanna Clark, San Juan Capistrano  According to the South Orange County Wastewater Authority (SOCWA), the San Juan Creek Ocean Outfall discharges 11.3 million gallons of…

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Letters to the Editor, SOAPBOX

Letter: Excuses Don’t Address Crime Issues

Todd Offord, San Clemente Please, don’t get me wrong, I respect the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, Police Services and all law enforcement, but I am…

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