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When I first ran for office, I said that I would hit the ground running starting on day one. I didn’t make that promise lightly. I knew it would be

By David Hegg If you were staying awake your junior year of high school, you’ll remember hearing about “the rule of law.” Mrs. Kraft, my favorite history teacher at John

My daughter Charlotte is just one week away from completing her first year of school and transitioning to first grade. Kindergarten was amazing, but now we are eagerly anticipating a

Dear Esteemed Mayor-for-Life Jason “No Argonauts” Gibbs:  Taking digits to keyboard, I bring attention to a problem most dangerous, pressing and odious to everyone inside the metaphorical walls of el

“Gary, we got the first explosions and pretty close. I need to check on the kids and go down to the basement. We’ll talk later. And have a nice day!” 

Just go. I’ll write more about our family’s bike tour in Japan in upcoming weeks, but the most important thing to share with you is this: Despite everything, just go.

By David Hegg The past months have made it clear that, in America, politics is always in season. Unlike the pro sports we enjoy, there is no political offseason, no

Californians continue to face the highest costs of living and pay some of the highest taxes nationwide. This financial burden is the product of bad economic policies coming from Sacramento

Fabled attorney, law professor and pundit Alan Dershowitz recently said something that made me contort into One Of Those Faces.  Like a lion smelling a warm hyena, your nose scrunches.

As a young man I joined the Marine Corps and in 1969 I found myself in Vietnam as a rifleman in an infantry company where I was wounded pretty badly

There are several national issues that bombard the news cycle daily and that come to the forefront in our current political climate. These issues impact us in some way every

By David Hegg Well, it has begun! Once again, the race for the White House is on, and we’re about to be deluged with schlock. That is, the incessant flood

California has long been known as the land of golden opportunity, where anyone can make it big. In years past, the state’s reputation for innovation and progressiveness has made it

When my girl was little, she was worried to the beeheebies about attending third grade the next day. I’m blessed. Indy got/gets into as much trouble as a nun in

There’s a lovely jewelry store in the Stevenson Ranch Marketplace. The gentleman who owns it is named Edward. Through the years I’ve always purchased my watch batteries from him and

Our big rains are over for this year, most likely to be followed by several years of scant rainfall, and it’s not too soon to begin thinking about how to

May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. While the stigma around mental health treatment has reduced over the last several years, it still exists.  Raising awareness about the importance of

By David Hegg In logic there is a fallacy known as non sequitur. This Latin phrase simply means “does not follow” and describes a situation where a supposed “effect” actually

This week, President Joe Biden and the Democrats will make one of the most far-reaching and consequential decisions for our nation. A decision that will, in my mind prove a

Like so many other social issues, the expectations and the reality of motherhood are changing. What I’d like for Mother’s Day is not flowers, but sanity.  I recently heard an