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Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Guest Opinion: Do You Know Where Your Ancestors Are?

By Mark Loper I’ve been claiming for years that I’m descended from royalty, and for years my claims have elicited raucous laughter. So I decided…

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SOAPBOX

From the Inside: AB5 in the Time of COVID-19

by Dale Rosenfeldt In California, we have gone from the ridiculous to the absurd in education, energy, the environment and in terms of employment. Take…

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LIVING

On Life and Love After 50: Seniors, Beware: Some Companies Want Your Money

By Tom Blake In writing this newspaper column, and my weekly eNewsletter blog, I am fortunate to hear from many seniors who are willing to…

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LIVING, SJC Living

On Life and Love after 50: The Reach of This Newspaper

  By Tom Blake My partner, Greta, and I are on Day 21 of an 82-day cruise in Asia. Being 6,100 miles away from South…

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LIVING

On Life and Love after 50: The People You Meet Aboard Ship on a Cruise

By Tom Blake  In my previous column, I wrote about an 82-day Grand Asia and Pacific cruise that my life partner, Greta, and I are…

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LIVING, SJC Living

On Life and Love After 50: Tom Blake’s Column on Relationships Turns 24 Years Old

  Guest Opinion: On Life and Love after 50 by Tom Blake Twenty-four years ago, on July 7, 1994, my first newspaper column was published….

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Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Wavelengths: The Freedom of the Press is our Cardinal Liberty

By Jim Kempton “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should…

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Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Guest Opinion: California WaterFix Critical to South County

By Megan Yoo Schneider The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is 435 miles from South Orange County, but the impact of what happens there is felt as…

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LIVING, SJC Living

On Life and Love After 50: Reunited High School Classmates Defy Conventional Wisdom on Senior Dating

By Tom Blake As a columnist writing about love and relationships for 23 years, I’ve strongly advocated that single seniors know each other well before…

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LIVING, SJC Living

Branching Out: More than Just Books

The library is a place for learning and celebrating culture as a community By San Juan Capistrano Library Staff and the Friends of the Library…

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SPORTS & OUTDOORS, Sports News

Column: A Return to the Madness of March

NCAA basketball tournament offers plenty of fun for the casual fan Breazeale Banter By Steve Breazeale Last year in this space I laid out my…

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LIVING, SJC Living

On Life and Love After 50: Delivering a Letter to Johnny Cash

By Tom Blake On Wednesday night, Feb. 22, while packing suitcases for a weeklong trip to Nashville and Memphis, my partner, Greta, and I found…

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Letters to the Community, SOAPBOX

Letter: Technology Creates an Uncertain Future

Eugene Hallinan, San Clemente Normally I’m nonplussed with the content of Jim Kempton, a guest opinion writer for The Capistrano Dispatch. (Sorry, dude.) However, his…

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LIVING, SJC Living

On Life and Love After 50: Need and Appreciation Are Keys to Improving Relationships

By Tom Blake I have a friend in Orange County named Christine Baumgartner. I’ve known Christine for years. She is a relationship counselor and expert…

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LIVING, SJC Living

Moments in Time: Let There Be Light

Despite their popularity today, candles weren’t always used in religious holidays and rituals By Jan Siegel This year, three major celebrations begin on Dec. 25—Hanukkah,…

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