This time of year sure brings out the lists. We put together event lists for the parties we’ll be hosting, shopping lists for market day, and address lists of those
Who needs Santa anymore? We now have the “Careculus” from jet.com to tell us how much our “friends” fawn on us (I am not making this up – it’s being
The morning after this tumultuous election cycle finally ended, residents waited to see if chaos would unfold around them. Some took to the streets believing the power shift would spell
After a previous “Right About Now” column about liberal overreaction to president-elect Trump, I began to think more about the dissemination of news and information with regards to politics. Without
O Beautiful for patriot dream That sees beyond the years Thine alabaster cities gleam, Undimmed by human tears! America! America! God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good
Each year, more than 6 million young people receive treatment for severe mental, emotional, or behavioral problems,” according to a 2015 study. In America mental health is becoming more and
“Maple Street, USA, late summer. A tree-lined little world of front porch gliders, barbecues, the laughter of children and the bell of an ice cream vendor. “At the sound of
I once joked that I’d like to write a book entitled “Life in the Blender.” We get up earlier than we want to most days, and right away the schedule
This past week my son and I visited the Netherlands. The primary purpose of the trip was to visit friends and family. We knew that we were going to be
Internet “memes” are images or pictures that have some kind of ironic or caustic message in words printed over them. There’s a very funny one going around that shows an
Every year I try to write a column about what I’m thankful for. Of course, I am always thankful for my faith, my wife, my kids, my church, my friends,
Enough of politics. Let’s put politics away through this weekend – especially over Thanksgiving dinner, if we expect to keep our families intact and functional. No, those holiday dinner political
It may be surprising to learn that a lot of Democrats are hoping Trump is able to make good on his many campaign promises. Not only do Dems outnumber Republicans
I was crushed when Hillary Clinton lost the election. But, after talking to a former high-level Republican official, I now think some good might come from the election of Donald
As long as Silicon Valley and its futuristic technologies dominate our politics, we’re doomed to be stuck in the past. The big story of the poisonous 2016 elections was how
Recently, I had the distinct pleasure of meeting with city spokeswoman Gail Morgan at City Hall to discuss Santa Clarita’s outstanding Hometown Heroes Military Banner Program. So far, families of
On the heels of one of the most dramatic presidential elections in recent memory, the pundits have had a field day dissecting what happened, what worked, and what went wrong.
On Monday evening I joined about 100 other people at a meeting with county Public Works on the closure of Bouquet Canyon Road. The county knows now that there is
As children we learn and grow attached to the idea that things should be fair. As we grow older we often realize that they sometimes aren’t. But there are some
Can we all just settle down a bit? Frankly, this is bordering on the absurd. Liberals are running around in the streets with their hair on fire, going on news