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“Ding-dong! The Witch is dead / Which old Witch? The Wicked Witch!/ Ding-dong! The Wicked Witch is dead / Wake up, you sleepy head / Rub your eyes, get out

By David Hegg Tragically, stories of senseless shootings and random acts of violence have become commonplace in our society. Barely a week goes by that our news outlets don’t describe

DEAR FAM & LOOSELY ASSOCIATED FELONS — Drat I know I’m later than an Antelope Valley junior college teen bride sans moral compass with our annual newsletter/Christmas card, but, alas,

“Some men and women make the world better just by being the kind of people they are.”  — John Gardner, “The Road to Self-Renewal”  It’s 2025. A year most of

By David Hegg Every new year brings the promise of improvement. We hope this year will be better than the one just passed. We hope for better health, a better

Our federal budget is due every year on Oct. 1. Our government has not passed an actual budget since 2008, sixteen YEARS AGO. Can you imagine a small business being

Serving in ordinariness is something most of us do. Often it’s a simple act, opening a door, donating a dented can of Spam to a food drive, even offering a

Fifty years ago, I was a 21-year-old kid who was trying to complete my bachelor’s degree in accounting. What transpired over the ensuing half-century exceeded my wildest dreams.  Although I

They know that Santa’s on his way  He’s loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh  And every mother’s child is gonna spy  To see if reindeer really know

It may seem like a dream come true, but perhaps we are truly on our way toward lasting peace in the Middle East. If anyone still wants to argue that

By David Hegg Perhaps nothing demonstrates the reality of a person’s integrity more than their willingness to keep a promise. As the great Alaskan poet Robert Service once wrote, “A

I am forever wealthy for the memories I’ve built in this Santa Clarita, from being a skinny and lost kid here in the 1950s, living in the old hotel above

Amateur (ham) radio saved my life. Every year, hams over the world work, in fact save many, often hundreds of lives through their emergency response systems. When the cell towers

With two weeks remaining in 2024, it’s time to reflect upon our work and look forward to the coming year. We have done such great work together this year, so

By David Hegg It’s Christmastime, and even those with no religious connection to the celebration of Jesus’ birth would admit the season brings out particular joys in our society.  You

The news that Elon Musk, one of the most successful business people on the planet, is joining with Vivek Ramaswamy, another highly successful entrepreneur to head up the new Department

I am a complete knucklehead for attempting to share a physical impersonation in a poorly written text commentary. So. What else is new? One of my all-time favorite movie scenes

By David Hegg So … here we go again! With Thanksgiving and Black Friday behind us, there are no more excuses. The Christmas season is upon us, and we’re already

The holiday season is upon us! Hopefully everyone has finally accepted the November election results, found yourselves among friends and family imbibing delicious Thanksgiving delectables and warm conversations, and are

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The