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By David Hegg You should know that, to keep up with the pressure of a weekly deadline, I usually write this column a week ahead
By David Hegg You should know that, to keep up with the pressure of a weekly deadline, I usually write this column a week ahead
I’ve often thought of being a dictator. I’d be a benevolent dictator, because I’m a nice guy. But it would come with certain benefits, which
Seventy-five million Donald Trump supporters are outraged and appalled by what happened inside the walls of the Capitol building on Jan. 6. Our hearts
This afternoon, 5:30 NST, which stands for Newhall Saugus Time, I will again enter the science-fictiony world of Zoom. Zoom is a relatively new invention,
I fondly remember standing at attention next to my grammar school desk, with right hand over my heart, and reciting the “Pledge of Allegiance,” along with
What are the differences between a protest and a riot? It depends on who’s describing the event and who are the “victims.” If the describer
Last Wednesday, before the seditious Capitol assault had been stoked by Donald Trump, my column read:“Manipulated by the Sorest Loser in American history, ‘representatives of
Recently, I shared a very funny cartoon on Facebook. It showed a photo of a mother confronting her child in bed, saying “I don’t care
By David Hegg Recently, I spent some time with friends who have recently moved out of California. Like so many others who are fleeing our
On Jan. 4, 2021, Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, offered the opening prayer before the House of Representatives. In an attempt to honor new rules of verbal
When my husband and I first moved to the beautiful Santa Clarita Valley, we were for all intents and purposes neophytes in the area of
While browsing social media this past week, I came across an eight-minute video, showing the arrest of three individuals in Valencia. It seems, when our
The ability to lose and concede graciously is woefully on public trial in America today. Led by a president whose deficiencies in decency disallow a
By David Hegg Many years ago when my son was playing at the highest level of the club soccer, he helped his team win a
UPDATED Sunday, Jan. 3, to include omissions and recent developments: “Hi Tim, this is Allan Cameron.” It was an unmistakable baritone voice, and he drew
It happened over seven years ago but it got little play until 2018 when multiple media outlets started addressing the topic. Sen. Diane Feinstein’s “office
Dear Kevin Payne — I’m writing this column a week early. By candlelight. Shadows dance eerily on dark walls and I’m composing this missive the
Hopefully, all Santa Clarita residents experienced a joyful New Year’s Eve, by celebrating in a responsible manner, thereby eliminating the possibility of becoming an overnight
COVID-19 is getting very up front and personal. No longer some “make-believe virus that someone you never heard of got,” COVID-19 is hammering Southern California
While there is great chaos and emotional uncertainty regarding a president who still insists on not leaving office, a greater and possibly more immediate threat
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