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Like Mad Magazine’s iconic Alfred E. Neuman, I’ve got flies. They showed up at my office last week, unannounced, without an appointment, and just made themselves at home.  These aren’t

My Aunt Charlotte would have celebrated her 92nd birthday last month. She passed away in 2009. She had ovarian cancer.   This is a story about life, love, parenting, grandparenting,

Today we live in, what will be called in the future, (if we make it that far), “The Age of Stupid.” You’ve heard of the “Dark Ages,” where most all

Fox News perpetuates the promoting of “fantasy land.” Last year Fox’s bogeyman of the month included criminal aliens trying to come over the border and kill us, violent liberals looting

With President Joe Biden now making federal transportation policy, the reckless California high-speed rail project is in line for a $929 million grant from Washington, D.C. The funds will surely

By David Hegg  We live in an increasingly critical world. With the explosion of social media, our natural tendencies to be critical about everything have an inexhaustible outlet that offers

On Tuesday, June 22, voters in New York City participated in a historic primary election. This primary election is the first in the city’s history, and the largest city in

I hate like heck to not only disagree with the Official Editorial Position of The Mighty Signal, but also 42,611 governments within the County of Los Angeles. Add to that

I really thought that the Measure H and HHH were worthy experiments to combat homelessness in LA County. Boy, was I wrong.  In case you forgot, we passed a sales tax

Back in March 2005, we asked our daughter, Kristina, what she wanted for her 19th birthday. She said unequivocally that she wanted a puppy. A few days later we welcomed

I watched my father a while back up at the church lectern delivering a eulogy for his father. The words were crisp and neat, no wasted phrases, a side effect

By David Hegg  Years ago, Nike came out with their iconic slogan urging the increasingly obese populace of our fair country to get off the couch and start exercising. To

The journey to our dystopian present was born with the publishing of the Manifesto of the Communist Party in 1848. In opposition to America’s founding principles, its core principles and

I wonder. Does this week’s heat seem to match our public soul? Mean. Unfair. Angry for no good reason. Punishing. Wicked. Bristling.  Hell-like.  Hot weather is nothing new. But the

Nineteen cities (Santa Clarita, Beverly Hills, Pico Rivera, Whittier, La Mirada, Covina, Lancaster, Rosemead, Azusa, Santa Fe Springs, Diamond Bar, Redondo Beach, Arcadia, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, San Gabriel,

My husband and I first met in 1966: Ray was born and raised in the United States of America and I was born and raised in Belgium, Europe. Having left

Remember those political cowards who caved under pressure to disapprove certified election results; who voted against impeachment for inciting the riot; and who voted against a Jan. 6 riot investigation? 

The last 16 months or so have been among the most challenging times of my life. The pandemic has changed so many things we do in life and has resulted

By David Hegg  Have you ever encountered this scenario? Someone comes to you with a gripe. There are really mad at you for something and as they begin berating you

Yahoo’s front page is interesting. There is a sort of rinse, repeat and regurgitate theme to what they post about. I say post, because I cannot even bring myself to