Opinion| The Capistrano Dispatch

Letter to the Editor: Drought and Water Use Reductions

CHARLES T. GIBSON, Santa Margarita Water District President Thanks to investments in facilities, storage, and water use-efficiencies including recycled water, people in Southern California can…

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Guest Opinion: Saving Yourself in the Wilds of South Orange County – Part 1

By Mark Loper We’ve all heard about that Montana family, eating at their picnic table, and being visited by a hungry grizzly bear. Needless to…

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Opinion in the Time of COVID-19 and Civil Unrest: ‘Malice Toward None’

From the Inside by Dale Rosenfeldt I read Jan Siegel’s article “Malice Toward None” published in the July 10 issue of The Capistrano Dispatch with…

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Letter to the Editor: Response to a Letter in The Capistrano Dispatch

JEANNE SILVER, Rancho Mission Viejo I was distressed and confounded to read the letter from R.A. Clark regarding gated communities, which Clark calls “divisive, undemocratic…

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Letter to the Editor: In Response to Siegel’s Editorial Column

BRONWYN SEWARD, San Juan Capistrano I am deeply confused and concerned that the editorial column entitled “Malice Toward None” by Jan Siegel was printed in…

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Guest Opinion: Preserving Our Farmland

by Carolyn Nash Preserving Our Farmland We bought the farm—literally! In 1990, the residents of San Juan Capistrano voted to give the City $21 million…

LIVING, SJC Living

Dirt Therapy: Photos of Peace – Turning Our Phones into a Device of Meditation.

By Marianne Taylor As we say goodbye to 2018, we’re excited with all the possibilities of the New Year, filled with hope and promise. With our…

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Wellness and Prevention: Keeping Spirits Bright

By Susan Parmelee As we transition from Thanksgiving into the winter holidays, I find myself both excited and a little anxious, as in the past…

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Dirt Therapy: Falling in Love with Fall

By Marianne Taylor I don’t know the precise moment when it happens, but when it does, your senses are taken by surprise. There is an…

LIVING, SJC Living

Branching Out: Make More Than Just Your Brain Healthy by Visiting the Library

By the San Juan Capistrano Library Staff and the Friends of the Library Staff at the San Juan Capistrano Library are excited about their grant…

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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…

Letters to the Community, SOAPBOX

Letter: Letter to the Editor Was Shameful

Letters to the editor policy: To submit a letter to the editor for possible inclusion in the paper, email us at letters@thecapistranodispatch.com. The Capistrano Dispatch reserves the right to…

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