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Old-timers love to wax nostalgic about the good old days, how beauty and poetry flew lazily across the Santa Clarita Valley, like butterflies and whippoorwills floating on gentle spring breezes. 

Well, the dog finally caught the car. Now what?  One thing is self-evident: Donald Trump is one tough dog. I’ll admit Trump has determination if nothing else. Also, pride. In

In Santa Clarita, we all know that high winds and distant fires anywhere in the hillsides that surround our valley put our homes, businesses, and families in great peril. Our

By David Hegg Back in 1989, an epic, Academy Award-nominated film hit the theaters with immediate impact. It waded without fear into the controversial waters of social subjects of racism,

The start of a new year is a great time to re-establish goals and priorities for the year ahead.  As the newly sworn-in state senator representing the 23rd Senate District,

So it’s no big secret. I’m on Facebook. I keep up with the goings-on of old and dear high school chums, former workplace clock watchers and Democrat amigos with their

For some time, I have been thinking about writing a column about crisis leadership. The fiery Armageddon that L.A. has faced over the past several days motivated me to finally

By David Hegg During the past political season, it was common to hear the various candidates shout that their opponent threatened democracy and was ready to take away our freedoms.

Readers of my articles will know that I don’t usually hold back.   However, this month I’m going to keep it short.  The fires across Los Angeles County are devastating.

“Ding-dong! The Witch is dead / Which old Witch? The Wicked Witch!/ Ding-dong! The Wicked Witch is dead / Wake up, you sleepy head / Rub your eyes, get out

By David Hegg Tragically, stories of senseless shootings and random acts of violence have become commonplace in our society. Barely a week goes by that our news outlets don’t describe

DEAR FAM & LOOSELY ASSOCIATED FELONS — Drat I know I’m later than an Antelope Valley junior college teen bride sans moral compass with our annual newsletter/Christmas card, but, alas,

“Some men and women make the world better just by being the kind of people they are.”  — John Gardner, “The Road to Self-Renewal”  It’s 2025. A year most of

By David Hegg Every new year brings the promise of improvement. We hope this year will be better than the one just passed. We hope for better health, a better

Our federal budget is due every year on Oct. 1. Our government has not passed an actual budget since 2008, sixteen YEARS AGO. Can you imagine a small business being

Serving in ordinariness is something most of us do. Often it’s a simple act, opening a door, donating a dented can of Spam to a food drive, even offering a

Fifty years ago, I was a 21-year-old kid who was trying to complete my bachelor’s degree in accounting. What transpired over the ensuing half-century exceeded my wildest dreams.  Although I

They know that Santa’s on his way  He’s loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh  And every mother’s child is gonna spy  To see if reindeer really know

It may seem like a dream come true, but perhaps we are truly on our way toward lasting peace in the Middle East. If anyone still wants to argue that

By David Hegg Perhaps nothing demonstrates the reality of a person’s integrity more than their willingness to keep a promise. As the great Alaskan poet Robert Service once wrote, “A