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When I first heard the William S. Hart Union High School District was thinking about changing the mascot of the Hart High School Indians, my initial reaction was, “Cripes. Here

Part 1 of 2 Joe Biden has been quite busy piling executive order on top of executive order. The purpose, he says, is to correct injustices and make life better

There was a cold snap Christmas Eve, 1872 Chicago. The Windy City’s hosted more frigid events than you could count on one hand, had you still the fingers. The mercury

One of the most insidious provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“TCJA”) was the repeal of the deduction for state and local taxes (known as “SALT”). 

Schools, roads, medical resources, law enforcement, the court system, and even street lighting are all concerns we expect our local officials to effectively and efficiently provide. Long ago I believed

When I read Alan Ferdman’s commentary entitled “Drought Potential? Here We Go Again” (Feb. 12), I was reminded that no good deed goes unpunished.  The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency

By David Hegg  Everywhere I turn there is another article or podcast or broadcast critiquing someone in a governmental leadership position. But what I don’t often hear is a simple

As of this writing, the first day of impeachment has painfully passed. The Democrat presentation was full of poignant emotion. As to the constitutionality of the trial, the arguments were

So a friend of a friend got kicked off Facebook. Nothing new. The Politically Correct, like rust, sleep never.  He belonged to a Facebook horticulture group and got yanked for

It was just two weeks ago, when I was looking to start a discussion on what makes governmental organizations and private companies successful. Yet, I did not include how to

To say that 2020 was a challenging year for us all, is putting it mildly. A global pandemic coupled with our own local challenges, in just the third year of

I am deeply disappointed with Rep. Mike Garcia’s vote against certifying the Electoral College votes of Arizona and Pennsylvania. On Jan. 10 I wrote a letter to him that was

Mike Garcia clearly felt the need to defend himself after he received backlash from our community following the events — and his votes — on Jan. 6. His commentary, “Clearing

By David Hegg  There is no debate that time marches on. The sun rises, shines, and sets, and then does it all over again, day after day. And each day

One of the many directives that Los Angeles County District Attorney Gascón ordered on his first day in office was that deputy district attorneys were barred from attending parole hearings.

The campaign to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom appears to be edging ever closer to the magic number of verified signatures to trigger a special election. To be exact, that number

Odds are good I’ll never win a billion-dollar lotto. But, through weddings and births, divorce and death, I’ve been beyond lucky to have a friend. Like Cher, Temujin or a

Black History Month is a time to remember, commemorate and celebrate the contributions African-Americans have provided to the United States. It was initiated in 1926 as an annual weeklong celebration

It is often said that democracy is very fragile. And so, it’s an interesting dichotomy to see the current unrest in Russia as compared to the unrest we witnessed in

Today I write about “La, La Land,” the movie that came out a few years ago depicting two people who are more or less together, but also trying to “live