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At a local business meeting a few weeks back a pro-growth participant made a lighthearted quip about our local “so-called river with its so-called stickleback

Even an avid Fox viewer would know that Dominion Voting Systems filed a $1.6 billion lawsuit against Fox News for defamation with malicious intent.   

By David Hegg I stood in line at my favorite coffee shop and realized something frightening. Just like the four folks ahead of me, I had

You’ve heard it from our governor before: Big bad oil and gas companies are out to rip off Californians by gouging prices and making a

One of the 20th century’s most delightful gifts was the mythicist, Joseph Campbell. He may have been all of history’s most enlightened scholars of comparative

Ah, tax season is upon us once again. I hoped to be a bit more prepared this year because last year we were hit with

Depending on your partisan affiliation, former President Ronald Reagan was many things. Brilliant economist. Bold leader against the Soviets. Worst man to ever occupy the

By David Hegg Throughout human history character not only mattered, but also it mattered so much that whole societies were determined to define, teach and

Aside from high-speed rail, which future generations will see as just a few mysterious Stonehenge-like ruins in the Central Valley, the state’s homelessness crisis is

I have a few friends my age who are simply not wired to sit through a movie. We’ll be in the theater, chomping down popcorn. Bristling

Our company just completed an annual retreat for 180 of our leaders, office staff and field leadership. Interestingly, most of our time wasn’t spent on

“Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.”  — Winston Churchill A few years ago, I ran to represent Santa Clarita

By David Hegg The third of the foundational Greek virtues, following Prudence and Justice, is Fortitude. Once again, this is not a word we hear

“The work of volunteer groups throughout our country represents the very heart and soul of America. They have helped make this the most compassionate, generous

Working across the aisle and in both the state Assembly and state Senate, we are fighting together to put an end to the looming CEMEX

Pretty much, my feathers are tough to ruffle. I don’t embarrass easily. Others? Some do. Like my dopey sister-like substance, “Tweedie.” Tweedmeister made the mistake

We live in an age of huge political divide. That much, we all can agree on. That this divide existing in America might largely be

I remember feeling my heart sink when I saw tent cities and homelessness encampments explode after the 2008 housing crisis. Then the pandemic hit and I

By David Hegg Last week, in my series on virtues, the subject was prudence, understood as the ability to discern the best, most appropriate action