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As 2020 has turned out to be a year like no other, I wonder what history books will say about it. Our world appears to be unraveling at the seams,

The November general election is rapidly approaching. This election will surely be one most of us will not forget anytime soon. Not only will it perhaps be the most consequential

The U.S. Postal Service was formed way back on July 26, 1775, by the Continental Congress to be operated as a basic and fundamental service provided to the people by

In 1633, the Catholic Church placed the brilliant astronomer Galileo Galilei under house arrest because of his bold assertion that the Earth revolves around the sun. The church ruled that

By David Hegg  For most of society, hearing a clergyman announce that he intends to speak about generosity drives them to guard their wallets. Not without good reason, many think

George Alleyn. Walt Frago. Roger Gore. James Pence. David March. Jake Kuredjian. Arthur Pelino. Randy Hamson. If these names are unfamiliar to you, here’s a little history. Alleyn, Frago, Gore

Election Day is fast approaching. Here are five critical issues to consider as you vote on Nov. 3. Issue 1: Job-Killing AB5 Even with many workers in the 25th Congressional

Our twisted culture has become a despotic enabler for me. I’m in the midst of an up-and-down White Collar/Blue Collar Life, one day wearing a cowboy hat and doing yardwork

It is Sunday evening and as I sit at the keyboard, I am not only thinking about material for this week’s column, but how my previous thoughts have been received,

Today I write about the path of drug addiction and how it affects everyone. My younger brother has battled this disease for the better part of his life. It is

Kelly Clarkson is a remarkable singer and I’m a big fan, but her song some years back “Because of You” would qualify as the national anthem for codependency. I love

In my last Signal article on July 28 I reviewed some ballot initiatives up for a vote in November. Not only will I be reviewing Propositions 21-25 today, but also

By David Hegg  Several times during this political season I have often gone back to the saying that “all politics is local politics.” And while it may be bad grammar,

“No question now what has happened to the faces of the pigs. The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man

Nearly 2,000 courses will be available to our students during the upcoming fall semester at College of the Canyons. As always, our offerings run the gamut from general education courses

You ever have that kind of girlfriend who is movie starlet head-turning gorgeous, insatiable, secretly follows you, needy, nuts and cares for you bordering on her own, capitalized, rabbit-boiling neurosis?

I recently viewed a story, telling of a local resident who joined the “Portland Wall of Moms” to separate protesters from federal officers. There is not doubt in my mind, all

Over the last eight years I’ve written a number of columns about charter schools. I exposed the darker side of charters because Santa Clarita was witness to the exploitation of

As California continues to fight the financial repercussions of an ongoing pandemic, wrestles with a historic housing crisis and barrels into an all-too-familiar record-breaking fire season, there is rightful worry

I can’t remember another time in America where we’ve faced so much national introspection as to who we are, what we stand for, what we’re doing right and, for those with