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John Hall - Chapter Four - “My Best Friend - For 7 Hours”

Aug 01, 2010 09:19PM ● By Brian O

One of the greatest things about newspapering is all the fascinating and colorful characters you meet and the great friends you make and keep for a lifetime. And one of the worst things is some of those great people you meet.

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Life in San Clemente - Local Authors Chronicle

May 01, 2010 09:49PM ● By Don Kindred

Authors abound in San Clemente. Having mastered the art of pen to page, they have set down stories in books that speak of the history, heart, life and people that make up the town.

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Working for the Fun of It - Donald Glasgow

May 01, 2010 09:46PM ● By Don Kindred

To say that Donald Glasgow likes to keep busy is an understatement. Glasgow is such a dedicated, hard worker that his friends identify him as a “workaholic,” a term he doesn’t care for. Yet looking over his life, one clear theme emerges: Glasgow works hard at everything he does.

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The Painting Pair - Sharyn & Jim Evert

May 01, 2010 09:43PM ● By Don Kindred

Sharyn Britton Evert grew up in New York. For the majority of her life, she withstood snow, ice, cold winters, multiple colored leaf changes, and brisk, unfriendly winds. Now, as an accomplished and highly acclaimed local oil painter, she recreates the opposite works of art: sun, beaches, warmth and the active life on the other side of the United States.

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Offering Women Greater Opportunities - The AAUW

May 01, 2010 09:40PM ● By Brian O

Just a few short years ago Crystine Gill was a fulltime working mother of three young girls. Life was good, but something was missing. In the back of her head Cryss could hear a little voice that told her that she should be doing more with her life, a little something more … like becoming a Doctor.

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Nick Karnazes hits 108 courses in 48 states in 96 days... Teed Off in America!

Feb 01, 2010 10:13PM ● By Don Kindred

Dreams do come true, even for golfers. Retired from the wholesale food business, Nick Karnazes had one; he fulfilled it. He wanted to make a golfing trek across the United States, from the west coast and back, playing two golf courses in 48 states in 96 days.

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San Clemente People - Guy Varriano Finds a Purpose in the Casa

Feb 01, 2010 10:10PM ● By Don Kindred

San Clemente takes pride in its beautiful Casa Romantica Cultural Center that sits high on a cliff above a magnificent ocean view. But in the late 1990s the structure came close to being razed and replaced by condos, or worse yet, turned into yet another Mexican restaurant - just a few of the plans submitted to city officials who pondered the crumbling Casa’s future.

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Lovers for a Lifetime - Don and Jean Cotner

Feb 01, 2010 10:05PM ● By Don Kindred

It was a particularly hot July day in Tulsa Oklahoma and 19-year-old Don Cotner, a young college student at Oklahoma A & M, was looking for a way to escape the heat. As he passed a local church a large hand-painted sign advertised an Ice Cream Social.

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Journalist Anne Batty - From Neighborhood News to Editorship

Nov 01, 2009 11:18AM ● By Don Kindred

The San Clemente Journal’s Sr. Editor Anne Batty began her journalistic career at age 10 writing a newsletter entitled “Neighborhood News”. Her first and toughest editor was her mother, who made sure the content of her news was credible and non-invasive of neighborhood privacy.

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CITIUS, ALTIUS, FORTIUS Swifter, Higher, Stronger THE OLYMPICS – A SECOND LOO

Nov 01, 2009 11:14AM ● By Don Kindred

When the original Olympic Games were held in Greece in 776 BC, they were to take place every four years thereafter. The victors received a green or golden olive wreath, a small assortment of cash and prestige.

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