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Perhaps the most significant thing to celebrate this Earth Month is the fact that we have a president who not only acknowledges the existential nature

Today’s Washington, D.C., has become the American version of China’s Ming Dynasty’s Forbidden City.  A series of new Forbidden Cities have appeared along the southern

Save for my morning health elixir of warm water, juice from an entire lemon and apple cider vinegar followed by stumbling around the kitchen making

Приветствую вас, дорогие товарищи социализированного города Санта-Кларита.  “Greetings, dear comrades of the Socialist City of Santa Clarita.”  We have won a great and glorious victory

There are trolls lurking among us. Humanity’s ancient enemies — prejudice, greed, the authoritarian spirit, nihilism — have been resurrected in modern forms and threaten

By David Hegg  No one knows for sure who said it first but we all need to understand it. While your reputation is what people

During a recent town hall phone call (with our Rep. Mike Garcia), I was very encouraged to hear his clear support for fully opening our

When I was a boy, and all through my life, no matter what the world’s insanity screamed, there was always the sanctuary of sports. Playing

The recent March Stevenson Ranch homeowners association meeting was very predictable. The HOA board president started the session on the defensive with an attempt to

When Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently refused to throw out the first pitch at the Texas Rangers opening day due to Major League Baseball’s removal

Charlie Chaplin and Humphrey Bogart may be the two most iconic movie stars of all time, but the greatest and most influential actor who ever

Spring 2021 has arrived! A year of the lockdown due to the virus, and over a year since I’ve been to a live concert, something

By David Hegg  Several years ago I officiated a wedding for two young people entering into marriage for the first time. It was a big

As you’re subjected to the day-to-day news of escalating federal power grabs, what is your response? Do you wring your hands, yell at the TV

This is rather embarrassing, but I’ve never actually been in a militia. I played Army Guys during the formative age demographic of 4-41. This was

Have you noticed anything different about the last couple of rainstorms? My housemate and I noticed after the rain that some of the succulents we

Carrie’s and my first encounter with then-named Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital was on May 6, 1982. Our second son Christopher Ryan Horton was born

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the immunologist who serves as the director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the chief medical advisor

By David Hegg  It’s official. American life and American politics have officially outlawed middle ground. There’s only my side and the wrong side. I’m right,

I got my first COVID-19 shot the other day, and it brought back childhood memories.  Nope, not painful memories of getting my shots. I’m not