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The world today is a more dangerous place than it was three years ago. This didn’t happen overnight or by accident – our crisis in security is a man-made problem,

This Passover, as Jews around the world gather to celebrate our liberation from Egyptian bondage, some of our people will have spent nearly seven months in captivity.  An unknown number

I am running for the highest office in the land this November. I confess. My motives are far from altruistic. An episode sent me over the edge last week. After

By David Hegg At the ground level of ethics is the understanding that living ethically is honorable while unethical behavior is shameful. This fundamental recognition of shame and honor can

This week, Democrats in Sacramento are busy scrambling to find savings in the budget due to the state budget deficit disaster.  We have gone from a $100 billion surplus to

Hey Dear R.P.P. (Roger Palmer Pal) …  When we chat about that April 5, I hardly know what to say. A contrite “thank you” isn’t remotely enough. Historians call that

Apple has an interesting feature on its cell phones. The operating system tells the phone owner how much “screen time” they’ve used each day and how their screen use time

You may remember that I first ran for State Senate in 2020. Then, I was running against incumbent Sen. Scott Wilk. It was a difficult campaign, especially since the pandemic

By David Hegg “What makes me happy sets me free.” While watching NCAA March Madness, I heard this jingle in a commercial, and it set my mind on fire because

I think we are all ready for spring. A season kicked off with the joy and hope provided by Easter, and the rebirth of wildflowers, green hillsides and warmer weather.  And

One of the dearest people in my life is my baby sibling-like substance, Hondo Boston-Peters. Simply adore the guy. Hondo is a nickname because his real name is John and

Sometimes things work out well-timed, all on their own. Just serendipity. We may be experiencing that, within important limitations, with Rep. Mike Garcia.   And sometimes, things happen around us

By now, you’ve likely heard about the crisis at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill. But with so much information being reported, I wanted to break down for you what happened, what

For nearly 2,000 years, Christians have celebrated the emptiness of a tomb outside the old city of Jerusalem. Whether you know it as Easter or Resurrection Sunday, on that day,

A lot of things were broadly accepted when I was a kid that would no longer be broadly accepted today. For example, left over from my early-teen years, I have a

On the final day of the legislative session last year, I posted a “proof of life” picture on the Senate floor. Holding up a copy of that day’s edition of

Best of Boston: The following column was originally published Aug. 11, 2023. I am probably the absolute last person to write an essay on dressing up. Except for a gorilla suit

Mike Garcia, will you please twist Speaker Mike Johnson’s arm – and fast! Only the U.S. House of Representatives can prevent unimaginable human tragedy:  Readers know of my friends, the

By David Hegg At some point, it was inevitable that I would opine about love. I must confess that the urge came up quite often, but I’ve always been able

The fundamental function of our federal government is to guarantee the safety of its citizens. I’ve made ensuring that security, from your pocketbook to the southern border, my top priority