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Six years ago, I wrote a Signal column entitled “We Need to Stop Playing Politics with the IRS.” Although that column was not popular with

Regardless of your religious persuasion, the biblical phrase “whatsoever ye shall ask…ye shall receive” is familiar to most. I mention this because, in my last

The notorious political commentator Ben Shapiro has a great motto: “Facts don’t care about your feelings.”   I have many disagreements with Shapiro, but I

By David Hegg  My father-in-law was a hero, although he never thought so himself. During World War II, he was part of a flight crew

When I was a toddler, just learning to talk, I couldn’t enunciate my aunt’s name. “Mary Lou” is a mouthful when you’re just mastering one-syllable

Democrats declare only they have the best policies, the biggest tent, are the more inclusive party, etc. If those concepts were precisely and consistently repeated,

This issue of Hart High’s mascot being The Indian is not the — well. The issue. It’s a smoke screen. At its deepest roots, this

I remember how grey the overcast was. There were no clouds, just a murkiness that was as much a part of the city as the concrete

Corporate taxation is emerging as an important political issue. Although partisan talking points abound, unfortunately much of what is being said is hyperbole. In order

We’re living in an odd time of widespread conservative distrust in science and professional competency. Increasingly, allegiance to flawed, discredited conspiracy theories and magical thinking

In 2004, Arnold Schwarzenegger gave a rousing speech at the Republican National Convention. During his remarks, he made the controversial but hilarious comparison between conservatives,

I was deeply saddened to learn that my former neighbor and friend Joe Garcia passed away last week. Joe and his family were special people

By David Hegg  There seems to be too much “either-or” thinking today. It happens in marriages, in friendships and in politics. “Either-or thinking” is what

Day after day Democrat leaders and their cronies tell us we should cut carbon emissions, defund police, give up our legally obtained firearms, etc. They

Monday, the William S. Hart Union High School District invited locals to speak at a Zoom meeting. Those who couldn’t participate or fit in the

I have been a tax practitioner for nearly 50 years. During my career, I have seen numerous tax law changes and patterns to those changes.

I rue that day Kellyanne Conway coined the term, “alternative facts” – because those fake facts have taken on a mantle of credibility and “good as

In every society, there is a battle between two powerful opposing forces of human nature. These notions are often mutually exclusive, as the favor of

L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputy David William March, End Of Watch, April 29, 2002 Saugus native son David March would have just turned 52 and nearing

By David Hegg  As virtues go, discipline has always been understood as necessary to success. In the sporting world, we often hear that those at