
David Hegg | Evidences of Ethical Character
I often find myself asking the question “how do we recognize a person’s character and virtue?” What do we look at, look for, or measure to quantify someone’s ethical make-up?

I often find myself asking the question “how do we recognize a person’s character and virtue?” What do we look at, look for, or measure to quantify someone’s ethical make-up?

When I read the names of Thomas Oatway and Lois Eisneberg signed to Signal letters, it has the same effect on me as watching Jen “Circle Back” Psaki and Karine

The left pretends it is anti-fascist by styling itself “Antifa,” but as Mussolini said, fascism is a merger of state and corporate power. And that is precisely what the left

In 1780, John Adams wrote to his wife, Abigail, and described “The Science of Government it is my Duty to study” and that “I must study Politics and War that my sons

Re: Rick Barker, “Constitutional Law 101,” letters, Jan. 8. Rick has it wrong. It is true that the many divisions of our governmental system can each put forth rules, or

Question: I read your articles every weekend. I have a question: My home was built in 1960 with slab floors and cast-iron sewer pipe. It appears I have root problems.

In re: Jonathan Kraut, commentary, “Legislation Because of Jan. 6,” Jan. 3. While we seldom agree on most issues, I always enjoy reading Mr. Kraut’s submissions as he is a

In response to “Husband, wife chase away burglars in Canyon Country,” Nov. 11: First of all, I want to express my sympathy for what the couple recently faced. Imagining someone

I’ve noticed that the opinion section in The Signal (or any newspaper, for that matter) basically amounts to three or four different sinks around which the letters and columns circle.

The start of a new year brings a wealth of new opportunities. Opportunities to set personal and professional goals, discover things about yourself and explore the world around you. With

I’m confused! A headline in The Signal said, “SoCalGas anticipates bills to increase by 128%.” This was caused by natural gas market prices in the West that more than doubled,

Winter is cold, flu and COVID season, but why? Conventional wisdom assumes clustering of people indoors is the cause. Some time ago scientists found small biological entities (vesicles) in the

Without communications nothing is possible and without information there can be no activity. Nonetheless, underlying every human interaction is the requirement for either hope or trust as well as resources

Caption: An electric vehicle charging station in Milbrae on July 29, 2022. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters By Nadia Lopez CalMatters Environmental Policy Writer Environmentalists slammed Gov. Gavin Newsom for

If some kind of sane governing is going to be accomplished, it is not going to be with the 118th Congress. One their first day and on following days of

Under President Joe Biden, more than 5 million people have come across what used to be our southern border. A country with no borders cannot be a country. Who in

Dear Savvy Senior, What steps need to be taken after a loved one dies? My 71-year-old uncle, who’s divorced with no children, has terminal cancer. He’s asked me to

By Joe Hong CalMatters Education Writer If Los Angeles Unified, the state’s largest school district, can be hit with a ransomware attack, how prepared are California’s public schools for the increasing

By Alexei Koseff CalMatters Government Writer California will delay some spending commitments, reverse recent budget resiliency measures and shift funding sources to limit the amount of cuts it has to make

I had the wonderful opportunity to visit the new Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station recently. It’s been open for over a year and I was so appreciative to be able to