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While elections, hurricanes, heatwaves and headlines of all sorts grab our attention, life, love, loss, and sadly, death, march on.   I’ve come to believe

If you are like me, you have probably seen commercials from various Indian tribes and others about gaming Propositions 26 and 27. Like most proposition-related

As it turned out, I was in Jerusalem when Queen Elizabeth died. Fortunately, the television in my hotel carried the BBC station and, as you

Publisher’s note: This column may not be for everyone. Reader discretion is advised. Well, if any of you kids want to learn how to give

A few weeks ago, it was the 21st anniversary of the death of Deputy Hagop “Jake” Kuredjian. He was shot and killed after responding to being

My sixth-grade teacher was a true hero. She wore ill-fitting dentures handed down from George Washington and it was obvious they pained her. Even with

I need to buy a new T-shirt. “I went to Canada and all I got was free surgical scars.”  Many know my wife and I

In about two weeks your mail-in ballot will be delivered. While ads for Propositions 26 and 27 are prominently featured throughout media, presentations of some

“It’s the economy, stupid.” Not much has changed since political consultant James Carville uttered those words during the 1992 presidential elections.  The 2021-22 legislative session

What are the odds. Three weeks back, I wrote a column questioning the wisdom of hiring 100,000 more IRS agents with deformed skulls and sharpened

President Joe Biden’s recently released executive order on student loans is a major policy accomplishment, one of the most landmark progressive achievements of the 21st

There is a strange dichotomy going on in our society. When someone’s mistake or carelessness or forgetfulness or laziness negatively impacts our lives, we insist

Recently I was going through my old articles and found one that had been quite difficult to write because of the horror that the lady

I never thought the day would come I’d be putting these words to paper or computer screen. But, I’ve written my last column. I’m not finally

This is the second of two columns discussing the Inflation Reduction Act. Part 1 appeared in Tuesday’s edition. In my previous column, I discussed several

This is the first of two columns discussing the Inflation Reduction Act.  Next year will mark my 50th year as a tax practitioner. During 40

Back in 1970 the movie “Love Story” popularized the idea that “love means never having to say you’re sorry!” I’m quite sure love means much,

On Labor Day, I always like to think about the workers who make our world function.  Some are seen — like truck drivers and first

Earlier this week, Club 77, a bar in Newhall’s sister continent of Australia, outlawed staring. Not that any of The Mighty Signal’s beloved Blotto Stinking

Speaking to supporters and business owners, future President Barack Obama said while campaigning, “Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that