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Sixty members of Canyon High School’s Eco-Chicos Environmental Club teamed up with the Santa Clarita chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby last month to remove the equivalent of 89 large garbage

As graduation season comes to a close, I have some advice for those who are entering a new phase of life called adulthood. And, the advice is good for the

This is the story of how I ended up singing “Don’t Stop Believin’” in karaoke after a conversation with a drunken Bering Sea fisherman in a dive bar filled with

You’ve seen the meme, no doubt — the Democrat party symbol, accompanied by the verbiage, “Donkey Pox – the Disease Killing America.” And so it goes, with Joe Biden in

I didn’t have a normal childhood. I remember making a perfectly reasonable, second-grade-request to my parents for a dog. Specifically? Lassie. And if they couldn’t kidnap the TV star hound,

California is facing a serious multi-year drought, and there is no end in sight. To ensure enough water to meet the current and future needs of communities throughout the state,

Greetings from Ireland! By the time you read this, I expect to be back home in Valencia.  Back in 2019, I planned a trip to Ireland during spring 2020, but

As we are reminded every day by the news, Russia continues to press into Ukraine with a military invasion not seen in Europe since World War II.  The loss of

Depending on who you ask, a definition of ethics may differ slightly. But at its core, all historical ethicists agree in principle that the academic field of ethics seeks to

A story told on behalf of a fellow soldier: I once was a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division. I made it to sergeant and was proud to be part

So I’m running for governor. Like, of California. And if you don’t vote for me, you’re a racist. See how you like that following you around the rest of your

The thing about the internet is that you can find just about anything to support the craziest positions on any topic. That is what we are witnessing in Stevenson Ranch

Take a hard look at the accompanying photo. This picture wasn’t taken from some god-forsaken section of Los Angeles or the San Fernando Valley. Rather, it took the photo myself,

I have immense respect for both sides of the abortion debate, which I suppose puts me in the minority position. Both the pro-life and pro-choice forces are motivated by a

I am just old enough to remember one of the all-time great radio newsmen. Every day in his News and Comments, Paul Harvey would bring the news succinctly and with

I was delighted that, after 50 years, Congress is holding hearings about the existence of UFOs. A committee has been poring over thousands of out-of-focus, fuzzy images of something flying

For many years the afternoon talk shows tried to outdo one another with topics that were not often discussed. At times the dialogue got so intense that the guests were

California is experiencing a long and serious drought. You don’t have to believe in climate change or global warming or any other culture war trigger words to know that it’s

Last week, I had lunch with a new acquaintance. It was an interesting experience because he is on the so-called red team and I am on the blue team. Our

In Act 1, Scene 3, of “Hamlet,” Lord Polonius delivers one of the more memorable lines in the history of theater: “This above all: to thine ownself be true.” This