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By David Hegg Have you ever encountered this scenario? Someone comes to you with a gripe. They are really mad at you for something, and as they begin berating you,

While midterm elections historically favor the party not in the White House, Tuesday felt more resounding than your typical political pendulum swing. The voters sent a reverberating message, and we

So the perky Somali pirate — I mean, Santa Clarita Valley’s sister district congresswoman from Minnesota — is in hot water. Again. The North Star State’s angry cover concubine, Ilhan

Blue wave? Red wall? No wave? By tonight (Tuesday), somebody on television will be standing in front of a map, poking at a county in Pennsylvania and explaining what it

When you think of visiting Paris, you probably imagine the Eifel Tower, the Louvre Museum, and the Cathedral at Notre Dame. When planning a trip to Cairo, your priorities would

By David Hegg If my count is correct, I’m closing in on my 840th column for The Signal. From time to time I’m asked what it’s like to put my

What a phantasmagorical and cosmic aligning of the stars. It’s Halloween, Daylight Savings Time and a national midterm election, all colliding. What shall become of us? Shall Earth wobble off

Nobody has ever stood beneath a leaking ceiling and said, “What we need here is a better communicator.”  We need a plumber.  Preferably one who answers his phone, brings the

Nobody has ever stood beneath a leaking ceiling and said, “What we need here is a better communicator.”  We need a plumber.  Preferably one who answers his phone, brings the

Part 4 of 4 When most people think about domestic violence, they picture physical abuse. Bruises, broken bones, black eyes, or other visible injuries. These are the images we often

By David Hegg By nature, we choose the easy way. This used to be called the way of least resistance, but increasingly we could call it the way of greatest

I was disappointed last week when the season’s first big El Niño event was scheduled to arrive. Mother Nature lost her day-planner this year. After a spring lasting 18.3 minutes,

Over the past few weeks, I have provided my thoughts about specific propositions. This week, I will summarize how I voted on all the propositions.  As a general note, I

A few days ago, I went to a blood-testing lab inside a large local medical facility. Before they could stick a needle in my arm, I had to negotiate with

Part 3 of 4 “Why doesn’t she just leave?” It’s a question I hear far too often when conversations turn to domestic violence. Sometimes it’s asked out of genuine concern.

As College of the Canyons board of trustees president, I am proud of the progress the board has made toward the goals we established at the beginning of the 2025-26

By David Hegg It’s finally happening. The long, hot summer has succumbed to our hopes for the cool breath of autumn. Of course, we don’t need to get out the

To earn a buck, I’ve donned three piece suits or farmer bibs. An epoch ago, it was a Saugus summer, hotter than Ella Langley in a cowhide bikini and partial

If you step onto our campuses across the William S. Hart Union High School District these days, the difference is hard to miss. Classrooms are quieter. Students are actually talking

Last week I gave a two-hour nonpartisan presentation to a group explaining the details of the 14 statewide propositions on the Nov. 3 ballot. Because of the propositions’ complexity, I