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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

As I lay in bed this past Friday, icepacks on my neck and a heating pad on my back after a high-speed car crash on the freeway totaled my car,

By David Hegg  As ethics are the outworking of values, so also actions are the evidence of what really fills the heart. One of the hardest tasks we all face

I’m convinced there are those who can find a reason anywhere to be offended. It’s almost like “the right to be offended” has become our most cherished right. Heaven forbid

On July 1, Fox News host Sean Hannity brought his viewers to tears. Regardless of your politics or news preferences, I encourage you to watch the rerun on YouTube. In

These times? They’re odd. Crazy was 47 train stops ago. It’s like some mad scientist from another universe squished “Alice in Wonderland,” “Frankenstein” and George Orwell into a blender and

In 1948, George Orwell completed his last book, titled “1984.” Within the pages, he tells of life under an authoritarian state, controlled by Big Brother.  In fact, he foretold of

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The choice for president this November deservedly has garnered a lot of attention. While most of us have already made up our minds about whether to vote for Donald Trump

By David Hegg  I recently met a man who was the epitome of post-modern thought in that he did not believe in absolute truth. All definitions of right and wrong

The check’s in the mail just doesn’t cut it in these unprecedented times; but that is about all millions of Californians know about the whereabouts of their unemployment claims when