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“The work of volunteer groups throughout our country represents the very heart and soul of America. They have helped make this the most compassionate, generous and humane society that ever

Working across the aisle and in both the state Assembly and state Senate, we are fighting together to put an end to the looming CEMEX mega-mine operation here in the

Pretty much, my feathers are tough to ruffle. I don’t embarrass easily. Others? Some do. Like my dopey sister-like substance, “Tweedie.” Tweedmeister made the mistake of having children. When her

We live in an age of huge political divide. That much, we all can agree on. That this divide existing in America might largely be the divide of belief in

I remember feeling my heart sink when I saw tent cities and homelessness encampments explode after the 2008 housing crisis. Then the pandemic hit and I saw sidewalks with one or

By David Hegg Last week, in my series on virtues, the subject was prudence, understood as the ability to discern the best, most appropriate action to take in any given

Growing up in the 1980s, my parents both worked hard to provide for their kids. My mom always worked part-time, and my dad was an auto mechanic.  We were mostly

These certainly are the high holy days of pestering. Anything you buy afterward lurks the dreaded follow-up survey:  “Hi! We at Dubble Bubble just wanted to make sure you enjoyed

In 2020 I wrote an article called “A Simple Man’s Path of Addiction.” It detailed the story of my younger brother, Scott, and his ongoing struggle with being an addict.

In 2024, we will be deciding on new members of the Santa Clarita City Council. Since I have years of experience writing on pressing issues, I feel I am qualified

For most of us, prudence is an old-fashioned name for a woman but seldom considered a virtue. Yet, it is listed first among the four cardinal virtues of Greek philosophy.

Ever since getting involved with local politics and now serving on the City Council, I’ve seen firsthand that our city’s fiscal health and stewardship over our tax dollars has been

Editor’s note: The following column incorrectly implies that Admiral Rachel Levine is in the Navy. Levine is actually the head of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, which is

Twelve days ago, while at the Las Vegas airport, I suddenly discovered I had a serious problem. When the agent at the counter handed me my ticket, I realized I

Since we were young, most of us have heard an ever-present mantra that America is “the Land of the Free.”   The final affirmation in our Pledge of Allegiance is

If you’ve been on social media in the past few years you’ve probably noticed the emergence of “virtue signaling.” The phrase gets thrown around like a hand grenade intended to

If you want more evidence that the California Dream is becoming a nightmare, just take a look at the latest census data. From 2020 to 2022, the Golden State’s population

Basketball was one of my first loves and, coming from a troubled childhood, it brought me the gift of boundaries. I can’t recall eating a meal with Mom and Dad,

For years I have believed that it takes one set of skills to get elected to public office while it takes an altogether different skill set to perform the duties