David Hegg, "Ethically Speaking"

David Hegg | Take Me for Granted, Please

By David Hegg Every once in a while, a well-known phrase hits me sideways. When this happens, my weirdness emerges, and as I turn the phrase around in my mind,

Letters to the Editor

Arthur Saginian | Great Minds?

I enjoy reading Larry Moore’s letters. He puts things in a way that makes me think, “Hey, he said that almost the way I would I have said that.” I

The rock art at Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park dates back at least to the 1600s. PHOTO COURTESY CHUMASH PAINTED CARE HISTORIC PARK

Native American Rock Art Sites in California

California boasts an abundance of Native American rock art sites, with some locations dating back an estimated 12,000 years. The state’s desert areas are especially rich with rock art but

Letters to the Editor

Julio del Rio | A Fundamentally Flawed Process

Re: Proposed eight-story judicial building. ​My wife, Councilwoman Patsy Ayala, and I recently attended a hearing concerning the proposed eight-story judicial building. To my dismay, the process has been fundamentally

Letters to the Editor

Ray Hegge | The SCV’s Latest Battle

Seems we have another fight on our hands. Elsmere Canyon, Cemex, ring a bell? Now it’s the eight-story courthouse being forced on us in the middle of one of the

Letters to the Editor

Jack Crawford | Courthouse Location Inappropriate

I am writing to oppose the recently announced plans to construct an eight-story criminal justice center and courthouse in the heart of Santa Clarita. The project’s size and location are

National News

Indiana GOP to reconvene over congressional map 

By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer  Indiana Republicans will reconvene next month to consider President Donald Trump’s push to redraw the state’s congressional map, according to state lawmakers.  In a statement on Tuesday, Indiana House

Letters to the Editor

Sam Steel | Rubber-Stamping a 7th Turn

On Dec. 9, Santa Clarita is poised to swear in Laurene Weste as mayor — for the seventh time since she took her City Council seat way back when Bill

Commentary by Michael Reagan

Michael Reagan | How Low Will Democrats Go?

The Democrats already have played every dirty political trick they can think of to bring down Donald Trump.  They tried to delegitimize his 2016 victory by claiming he won because

First Lady Melania Trump inspects the arrival of the White House Christmas Tree at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington on Nov. 24, 2025. Photo by Travis Gillmore.

First lady receives official White House Christmas tree 

By Travis Gillmore Contributing Writer  WASHINGTON — First Lady Melania Trump welcomed a horse-drawn wagon delivering the official White House Christmas Tree to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. on Monday.  “It’s a beautiful tree,” Trump said of