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The specter of rent control is reappearing on the California November ballot. The people who put Proposition 10 on the 2018 ballot and Proposition 21 on the 2020 ballot have

By David Hegg Usually, when we think about vacations, we anticipate “getting away” from the things that normally occupy us. The whole idea is to escape, to “vacate” our ordinary

Back when I was little, I fretted about existential crises, like would I be required to smoke cigarettes as a grown-up, or, how, or, more importantly, why, one would find

Our national debt recently exceeded $35 trillion and is expected soar over the coming years. This amount only includes debt held by the public, and excludes large liabilities such as

I’ve been a member of Kathryn Barger’s Chiquita Canyon oversight committee for nearly two years. And over these two years things at the landfill have gone from calm and predictable

What is waste to energy and how could it have saved us from the nightmare of the odor problems facing Chiquita Canyon and Sunshine Canyon landfills?   We often hear

By David Hegg With the Major League Baseball season heating up and the political season in full swing, our nation is again all about winning and losing. We are, after

Last month I wrote about President Biden and his health issues and how there appeared to be a coverup. In the past month, America had undergone many shocks, no more

I swim. Regularly. I actually cheat-swim in that sometimes I use small swim flippers, which makes the difference of racing through the water in an 1,100-horsepower cigarette boat or dragging

Just for a moment, read the following quote, close your eyes, and pretend that it is Kamala Harris speaking these words:  “I don’t care how, but you have to get

The founders of this nation were the architects of an ingenious structure to ensure democracy and the rule of law remained the cornerstone of American self-governance. The founders’ plan was

By David Hegg Have you ever written what you thought was a relatively innocuous email or text only to find out much later that the recipient found it offensive and

Parents are getting ready for back to school. In my household, we are already getting some back-to-school clothes shopping in, updating our school supplies and preparing for the year ahead.

Right off the bat, here’s two competing concepts. Each day, each moment, is filled with uncountable blessings. We take in life-giving breaths without counting a single one. There is an

After President Joe Biden’s announcement that he will no longer seek re-election and endorsements of Kamala Harris by Democratic Party leaders, as of this writing, Harris seems poised to win

Signal readers are well informed of the machinations of the existing College of the Canyons governing trustees. After a four-week public flaying of COC’s mega-builder Dianne Van Hook, this scorched-earth

Editor’s note: This column has been removed due to false and/or exaggerated claims about the writer’s past employment experience.

By David Hegg One of the basic foundations of civilization is language. People who speak a common language are also united by a common understanding of its words and grammar

The American republic was conceived from a vision transcending personal and partisan interests. The Founding Fathers, cognizant of the dangers posed by concentrated power, meticulously crafted a system of checks

A relative years ago shared that “… the fundamental unit of humanity is insanity.” I find no chink in her argument. People are nuts. This is good for me because