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By David Hegg Most of the time I love my job. It puts me in relationship with people at the most critical times of their lives. I have stood by

By Tim Whyte Signal Editor “Transparency” is a word government officials throw around a lot, as if merely saying it means one is practicing it. In practice, though, its application

By Mary Petersen Contributing Writer College of the Canyons recently hosted a panel discussion about the timely topic of “The Common Good.” Its relevance is critical in today’s society, even

The adage “voters have spoken” is a cursory statement, but did they really?  One wholesale example is the fraudulent wording on the 2018 ballot regarding Proposition 6 (repealing Senate Bill

In a hastily called press conference, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi announced that the first order of business the Democratic-led House will tackle in 2019 is giving the vote to

“A week is a long time in politics.” — British Prime Minister Harold Wilson, 1960s A lot can change in politics in a week. Sometimes a day. Even in an

A few years ago I was at an event in Ventura County. State Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson was speaking about the length of time it took to turn much of her

It was an interesting and emotional midterm election, and the results were pretty much in conformance with historical norms: the out-of-power party – in this case the Dem/socialists – took

By Tim Whyte Signal Editor As the fur and dust settle after Tuesday’s election, I look back on the past few months and can’t help feeling like something was missing:

By David Hegg “Papa, hold you up?” With those four words my granddaughter of not quite 2 years communicated in no uncertain terms just what she wanted of me. She

This month Californians elected a new governor and I wish Governor-elect Gavin Newsom much success because his success as governor means our success as a state. That being said, Governor-elect

Tuesday’s midterm election results have revealed one thing for sure: California voters have agreed to tax themselves into oblivion, and move the state even further to the left. With the

The fabled mythicist Joseph Campbell was once asked what was that One Important Thing he learned from a lifetime of studying religions and cultures. Without pause, he answered: “We get

While political junkies argued about the size and color of Tuesday’s wave at the polls, the indisputable Election Night tsunami that washed ashore was a very bright pink. With more

That seems to be the charge that many on the left are throwing at the right these days. There is a bill, H.R. 3990 written by Rep. Rob Bishop from

So, what are the takeaways from Tuesday’s most-anticipated mid-term election in memory? Writing, as I am, on Voting Day itself, while I obviously don’t know the results… I do have

Most of us were not yet born to know the Great Stock Market Crash in 1929. The final day of panic at the New York Stock Exchange was on what

By Tim Whyte Signal Editor Her voice was bright and cheery. “Hi! I’m calling on behalf of a nonpartisan evangelical group and we’re doing a 31-city bus tour to encourage

By Steve Knight Representative, 25th Congressional District For someone running on a platform of changing “politics as usual,” my opponent in Tuesday’s election sure does seem to pull a lot