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Guest Opinion: Climate Change and Public Health

By Mary Breskin, Citizens’ Climate Education Many efforts are underway to reduce carbon emissions and greenhouse gases in order to save our planet. There should…

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The Levin Letter: Federal Dollars Will Help Get Our Kids Back in School

By Rep. Mike Levin My wife, Chrissy, and I are proud to send our two young children to Capistrano Unified schools. Like so many children,…

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Guest Opinion: Passion and Loyalty of Dana Point Community

By Dana Point Mayor Jamey Federico The past year challenged all of us, but Dana Point truly showed its resilience. I am proud to have…

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Guest Opinion: The Latest Happenings and Events to Come at Ocean Institute

By Wendy Marshall Ocean Institute is pleased to welcome back the public to the grand opening of our campus and learning spaces on April 10….

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Letters to the Editor, SOAPBOX

Letter to the Editor: A Transformative Project

TOM AND PATRICIA SOUTHERN, San Juan Capistrano Well, the final phase of the downtown construction is at hand (in San Juan Capistrano). It was, indeed,…

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GUEST OPINION: The Festival of Whales Celebrates 50 Years, Thanks to Don Hansen

By Donna Kalez The milestone of the Dana Point Festival of Whales reaching 50 years is so much more than a new logo or the…

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Dana Point ROCKS: Renaissance-Ready? Whale Yes!

By Anthony Small Vibrant arts and cultural activities have a vital and unique ability to build a more connected community and must be included in…

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Letter to the Editor: Council Not Listening to Residents on STRs

ELLIS KUPFERMAN, Dana Point This letter to the editor is in response to the short-term rental “advertorial” authored by Jeff Rosaler, Community Development Manager of…

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Health and Nutrition 101: Macros, Calories and Exercise… Oh My! (Part 2)

Gina Cousineau By Gina Cousineau Hopefully, you can hear me chanting, “Lions and tigers and bears … oh, my!” as you read the title of…

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Letter to the Editor: Where Are the Greeters?

WAYNE YOST, Dana Point Remember in the good ol’ days when you had to stand in a queue made of straw and shopping cart barriers,…

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The Levin Letter: I Want to Hear From You

By Rep. Mike Levin I’m proud to raise my family in South Orange County. I was raised here, went to public schools here, and grew…

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Letter to the Editor: Soka University Vaccine Site

WAYNE VIA, Dana Point My wife and I would like to compliment the people working at the Soka University vaccination site. As we approached Soka…

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Letters to the Editor, SOAPBOX

Letter to the Editor: Part of the Problem

JILL RICHARDSON, Dana Point Another week goes by where the editor gets to decide what conspiracy to highlight in the opinion section. The letters titled…

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Bartlett Bulletin: Out with the Old and in with the New

By Supervisor Lisa Bartlett As January draws to a close, it’s been quite a busy start to the New Year. With the launch of ‘Operation…

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Letter to the Editor: Nuclear Industry Defender Is out of His Depth

BART ZIEGLER, president of the Samuel Lawrence Foundation In his Jan. 24 commentary, “Alleviating fears from misinformation about SONGS,” Richard Warnock bashes an international expert in radiation…

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