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Editor’s Note: Siempre Adelante

By Allison Jarrell After three years of covering the people, events and news of San Juan Capistrano, I’m signing off as city editor to…

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Letter: Preserving the History and Charm of San Juan

Terri Trammell, San Juan Capistrano I love our town and all the different things it has to offer local residents. I think it’s tragic that…

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Letter: River Street Proposal will Benefit the Community

Jerry Nieblas, San Juan Capistrano First, I want to make it perfectly clear—I am not pro-progress. For 65 years, I haven’t wanted things to change…

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Letter: San Juan Capistrano Showed Kindness, Generosity and Friendship during Lilac Fire

JOAN AND PHILLIP SCHWARTZE, Bonsall On Dec. 7 at 1:54 p.m., we received an emergency alert to evacuate our Bonsall ranch as the high winds…

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Letter: Lawsuits against City Hinder Unity, Culture and the Arts

ART GUEVARA, Lake Forest For nearly 30 years I have participated in community events, helping San Juan Capistrano—my beloved town—to grow by bringing art and…

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Letter: In Support of Mayor Kerry Ferguson, Due Process and Historical Preservation

STEPHEN RIOS, San Juan Capistrano Dear fellow citizens of San Juan Capistrano, I own and reside in the Rios Adobe on Los Rios Street in…

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Letter: Standing for the Anthem

KERRY SINK, San Clemente In the United States we have the most freedom in the world. In China or Russia, if you have a good…

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Letter: NFL Kneelers Expressions are ‘Vainglorious’

MARY FRANTA, San Clemente Not everyone agrees with these football players, as they kneel during our anthem. True Americans do not wish to see them…

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Letter: Pardoned Turkey, The Lone Survivor

LUPE INFRAINE, Laguna Beach President Trump is getting his pardon pen ready, as the Muller investigation starts indicting his associates. This Wednesday, he plans to…

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Letter: Local Team Continues to Support 1/11 Marines, Families

Kathy Hooper, 1/11 Marine Family Support Team member On Sept. 13, 26 1st Battalion, 11th Marines were treated to an Angels vs. Houston Astros baseball…

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Letter: Historic Town Center Master Plan Should be Repealed

Ann Ronan, San Juan Capistrano Wonder why our downtown has two empty lots that were planned to be hotels? The Historic Town Center Master Plan…

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Letter: NFL Protests

John Perry, San Juan Capistrano Football is a game governed by rules. All players are taught the rules by their coaches who expect them to…

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Letter: Lack of Local Bus Routes Makes it Difficult for People with Disabilities

Salena Theirrien, San Clemente Growing up means becoming independent, which you can do by going to school, work or even to the store without relying…

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Letter: San Clemente Toll Road and Traffic Pollution

Frederick Price, San Clemente According to a Los Angeles Times article published on Aug. 8, “L.A. needs to make sure air filters are being installed…

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Letter: Researching the TCA

Cord Bauer, San Clemente While researching the history of the Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA), I found that while the projections for the toll roads were…