By David Hegg Long before Dorothy and the Cowardly Lion walked the yellow-brick road, society has understood the absolute necessity of courage. This essential virtue speaks to the willingness to
I have often wondered if we should amend the Constitution to require intelligence tests for elected and appointed personnel sucking off the taxpayers’ teat. I believe it would also be
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer The United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran early Saturday after a third round of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks ended without a breakthrough. President Donald
I watched the State of the Union and my predominant emotion was shock. Regardless of who sits in the Oval Office, you show up to work. You stand for the
The February meeting of the Chiquita Canyon Landfill Community Advisory Committee was held in the Castaic Library, as usual, on the second Tuesday of the month. Three items stand out
The wildfires that swept through Los Angeles 13 months ago destroyed thousands of homes and businesses, with almost incalculable financial losses, and they killed at least 31 people. Recovery has
Last month, we celebrated 20 years of starting, sustaining and growing Newleaf Training and Development. My wife and I moved here in 2006 with two very young children — 5,285 miles from our roots in central England. We both
Question: Good morning, Robert. I’m sending this message before sunrise, as I’m seeing that one of our trees is leaning toward the house, with some of the roots lifting out of the ground. As soon as the
By Janice Hisle Contributing Writer A dark-colored SUV without a front license plate rolls through a neighborhood in St. Paul, Minnesota, putting civilian activists on high alert. They know their targets — Immigration
I saw an interesting article about New York City’s new communist mayor complaining about a $5 billion deficit. He wants a budget for his city of $127 billion for the
There were 108,435 workers laid off in January, an increase of 205% from December. This is the highest job layoff in a January since the “Great Depression” of 2009. This
For nearly 30 years, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has shaped the modern internet. It helped America lead the digital economy, encouraged innovation and allowed new companies to
So, I’ve been writing about wine, wineries, winemakers, and wine events for over ten years. A great gig to be sure. But in the past few years I’ve sensed a slowdown overall. A recent Forbes article confirmed
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the United States is working to gain information after the Cuban communist regime said it killed four people
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday that immigration enforcement agents would not be stationed at polling locations during this year’s midterm elections, while leaving the
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer World Economic Forum President and Chief Executive Borge Brende announced on Thursday that he is stepping down, following mounting scrutiny over his past contacts with the late convicted
By Haika Mrema Contributing Writer Olympic gold medalist Jack Hughes said criticism surrounding the USA men’s hockey team’s locker room call with President Donald Trump after their win over Canada has overshadowed
In the end, the conflict between federal immigration authorities and protesters in Minneapolis boiled down to one fundamental policy question: Should sanctuary cities be allowed to exist? Should cities, and
In response to the (Feb. 10) “Melt ICE” letter by Lois Eisenberg: By her claims, I guess Ms. Eisenberg is in favor of allowing criminals, including murderers, rapists, child sex
I found the stories and photos on your front page Feb. 11 instructive and ironic. Here we have local high school students skipping school to protest ongoing efforts to excise