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On June 8, ProPublica published an article entitled “The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax.” While the apparent intended purpose of the

Last week I promised to get into the four big issues facing California and the nation – while side-stepping the “hair on fire,” keep-everyone-riled-up-over-culture-wars stuff. And I will.  But this

Days just before the Fourth of July holiday, New York state prosecutors issued a 15-count indictment charging the Trump Organization and personally its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, with fraudulent

By David Hegg  Recently, as a result of the examination of some of our politicians’ lives, the subject of redemption has become part of the national conversation. It usually goes

The battle lines have been drawn. Resources are being gathered. The rules of engagement… well, there are no rules. At stake is whether we embrace the chains and murderous intolerance

It’s the year 2121. Despite a national referendum unanimously against, we went metric acres ago. We just had our first election in a century and Joe Biden was re-elected president.

Anytime you speak up, you open yourself up to criticism. Fair or not, that is just the way it is. When I write a commentary, I understand that some might

Historically, societal transitions, such as moving from feudal to capitalistic economies or from agricultural to industrial societies, have been led by pacesetters who exploit the transition to accumulate massive wealth

We have learned some things from this pandemic. One of them is that online meetings may be more inclusive.  For over a year now all agencies have been conducting meetings

NPR (National Public Radio) has a lead that goes, “How in the WORLD do you keep up with all that’s changing in the WORLD?” Their answer is to listen to

In just a few short months, I will be 27 years old.   It feels shocking to write those words. Just yesterday I was skipping across my high school campus,

By David Hegg  At some point we all ask the big questions. Who am I? Where did I come from? Why am I here? Where am I going? These same

While most Republicans and Democrats issued celebratory messages on Independence Day this year, a few (Democrats -— surprise!) chose instead to throw logs on the racism fire they have unnecessarily

I was a tummyless mop of hair, acne, Adam’s apple, terror and trepidation, awkward and unbalanced in size 11 shoes. It’s an awkward age, no longer child, not quite teenager.

Part 1 of 3 Yes. We are now able to access and engage essentially anyone else in the world through social media and comments sections. But that does not necessarily

I’ve always loved to travel. Part of what I enjoyed was the randomness of picking an aisle and a seat and getting to know the person I was sitting next

Twelve years ago, the New Yorker Magazine, widely known for its provocative cover art and writing, published its then-infamous but now hysterical cover, showing new President Barack Obama and wife

In the 2000s and early 2010s, many American politicians argued against the legalization of gay marriage by erroneously claiming that it would lead to horrible things — such as the

In its June 30 edition, The Signal published an article under the headline, “COC announces taxpayer savings on bond debt.” The article discussed how College of the Canyons successfully refinanced

By David Hegg  I find it both interesting and important that July 4, our national celebration of liberty, of individual and corporate freedom, falls on a Sunday this year. Why?