My great grandmother was Jennie, and I am her namesake. I’ve mentioned her husband, my great grandfather Harry, previously. Together they had four children: two daughters and two sons. They
I’m O.G. You know. Original Gangster? I hail from the ancient parenthesis when you wanted to leave a phone message with someone, you called. After the 347th ring, you figured
Over the past several weeks I have been studying the Russian Flu pandemic, which started in 1889 and lasted several years. Until 2005, the pandemic was considered to be influenza.
Is California’s economy recovering from COVID-19 or not? Recent jobs numbers don’t help answer that question. In May, California added nearly 105,000 jobs, the fourth straight month adding more than
I’ve mentioned in previous articles that my grandfather was an accomplished writer. The lady I thought was my grandmother was an artist, dancer and model. My mom grew up in
On Dec. 7, 2020, George Gascón was sworn in as Los Angeles County District Attorney. In the more than 200 days since, Gascón has launched a series of special directives
By David Hegg Several events around the nation have led pundits and observers alike to label certain actions “unconscionable.” The word defines what is considered unreasonable, wrong, or unreasonably excessive.
I knew my daughter wanted to bait her own hook. It’s our girl Brooke’s birthday this weekend, and she’s everything you want your daughter to be. Intelligent, witty, a great student
The current situation at our southern border has evolved into a full-blown crisis. President Donald Trump decently managed the border by giving authority to the Customs and Border Protection and
I bumped into a stranger the other day. We were in the locker room. (Men’s.) Two rows over, I could overhear him. His self-mumblings rose and fell. Gym bag hoisted
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