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Letter to the Editor: Remember and Defend the First Amendment

CRAIG ALEXANDER, Dana Point Ms. Lisa Lynch’s request to ban “political” flags and banners (“To Whom It May Concern at The Dana Point Harbor”) forgets…

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Letter to the Editor: To Whom It May Concern at the Dana Point Harbor

LISA LYNCH, San Clemente Please consider instituting a rule among the boat owners to prohibit flying political flags in the Dana Point Harbor. My husband…

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Publisher’s Letter: Thanks for Your Support

By Norb Garrett A little more than two months ago, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic crisis that stopped life in its…

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Dana Point ROCKS: Music, Connection and Hope

By Anthony Small I’ve missed you, Dana Point, and I hope you’re all keeping it together and staying safe and healthy and that music and…

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Letter to the Editor: A Need for Public Scrutiny

JULIAN JOSHUA, Dana Point The peremptory dismissal by Judge Nathan Scott of the City’s ‘ex parte’ application for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) to stop…

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Letter to the Editor: Council Needs to Get Serious About $10 Million Budget Shortfall

TONI NELSON, Capistrano Beach City Manager Mike Killebrew should be commended for taking immediate action to address a $4 million budget shortfall expected for the…

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GUEST OPINION: Health and Nutrition 101 by Gina Cousineau, a.k.a. Mama G

Our Health and the New Normal By Gina Cousineau, a.k.a. Mama G Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the world faced other issues, including the mental…

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Letter to the Editor: Taxpayers, Beware of TCA

Toni Nelson, Capistrano Beach I read Councilman Joe Muller’s guest opinion, “The Time Has Come for OCTA and TCA to Work Together” with alarm. The…

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Guest Opinion: Newspapers’ Role in the Time of Coronavirus

An Editorial by the California News Publishers Association Over the past two months, concern over the spreading COVID-19 virus has increasingly gripped our nation. In…

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Bartlett Bulletin: COVID-19 and Local Resources

By OC Board Supervisor Lisa Bartlett Obviously, the topic on everyone’s mind right now is the coronavirus, referred to by health care professionals as COVID-19….

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Letter to the Editor: Measures H & I Didn’t Pass, but You Can Still Help

JOSEPH DEBUZNA, Founding President of Palisades Elementary Education Foundation In the March 3 Primary Election vote, the majority has spoken, and while it was somewhat…