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Another week, another mass shooting; or three or four, in America. Mass shootings are so regular you can almost set your clock by them. You know for sure every weekend

Six months ago, I was talking with one of my friends when they picked up their son from my house after a playdate. For so long, while their family relied

By David Hegg Every American should be both aware of, and conversant with, the preamble to our Constitution. It reads, “We the People of the United States, in order to

Last month I wrote about the California State Senate Public Safety Committee’s failure to advance an important bill to help end the fentanyl crisis. This is part two to what

DEAR COUNCILMAN CAMERON SMYTH:  Taking digits to keyboard this fine Friday morn to actively cheer your heroic resolution to fund separate city restrooms for C.E.D. sufferers. You know. C.E.D.? Cauliflower

Imagine being separated from your family at a young age because of abuse or neglect, and then entering the foster care system, where you might be shifted among multiple foster

“Every four years, we gather on these steps to carry out the orderly and peaceful transfer of power, and we are grateful to President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama

One of the most powerful political tactics in a leader’s arsenal is to use your opponent’s program in service of your own objectives. A particularly compelling example of this approach

By David Hegg It’s college graduation season and once again we turn our eyes, our hearts and our hopes to the next generation. Whether it is graduation from high school,

If you want to successfully deal with a problem, you have to start by admitting there is a problem in the first place!  The Republican Party’s influence in California has

DEAR WORLD’S BEST FRIEND PHILLIP ALLEN LANIER,  Your Things To Do List tomorrow is short, but a doozy. The first item is Open Heart Surgery. By the time this letter

“You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.”  Let’s hope that’s not the case in the wretched matter of Fox News vs. Dominion Voting Systems.

I’m running to be your next L.A. County district attorney because you live in this county, your children live in this county, my children live in this county, my wife

Heckling and voicing protest in America is a First Amendment right. Freedom of speech is protected by our Constitution. Right-wing advocates have made it a point over the years to

By David Hegg The continuous stream of insightful comments made by our preschool granddaughters never ceases to amaze and delight me. Years ago, our daughter recounted an exchange with her

According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, it is estimated that 25% of all drugs on the street are laced with fentanyl. Earlier this month in Castaic a man and woman

So I was out to dinner with two dear married pals. Strangely, it was the husband — not the wife — who shared this marital pearl. We were at a

Well, I can honestly say that we have used the last package of toilet paper from the stock-up during the days of COVID. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t buy

“Angela Davis Receives Enthusiastic SCV Response.” Now, that’s a headline one wouldn’t have read from these Signal pages 30 years ago. And yet, the sold-out house crowd at the College

Have you seen pictures of turtles and other marine life ensnared in plastic waste? Have you read about plastic breaking down into microbeads that are then ingested not only by