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Most mornings I get out for a 5- to 8-mile bike ride along the Santa Clarita Valley’s wonderful paths and paseo system. It’s a near-daily ritual in my yet unsuccessful

It was a steamy Georgia morning, July 1975. I was about to embark on half-day adventure with a friend to visit an old historic district called Pigtail Alley.  Somehow, I

Conservative Jewish commentator Dennis Prager occasionally jokes, “If two Jews are alone in a room, there will be at least three opinions.”  Christians have quipped that even God himself could

By David Hegg  I have to admit I love old movies, especially those that have some sappy allegiance to themes like loyalty, chivalry and love. As old-fashioned as it may be,

Shortly after my family moved to the Santa Clarita Valley when I was about 10, my parents took me to Saugus Speedway for the first time. Watching those loud, fast

Does anyone know what “systemic racism” is? We hear the term repeatedly but without clear definition. One perceived message is the appearance that some people want the public to believe

A couple months back, 5K called me. Kathy Keysor Kryptonite Kookaburra Kellar is the fetching and hubba-hubba wife of SClarita city councilperson, and, more importantly, my pal, Bob Kellar. 5K’s real

Despite a pandemic, social unrest and everything else that is going on around us, California has a constitutional deadline of June 15 to pass a state budget.  You’d think facing

First, I want to join the unanimous condemnation that George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis was inexcusable and that the four officers apprehended should stand trial for murder and be prosecuted

So much is happening now, day by day, week by week, that we’ve been made nearly societally shock-proof. We’ve getting conditioned to like it, this barrage of shocks, terrors, surprises,

Though some of the recent openings are hopeful, other news this past week only serves to highlight differences. From news clips to social media posts, division and debate is what

By David Hegg  Before becoming a pastor, I worked as a training officer for a large bank in the Northwest. One of my projects was to develop a program for

Democrats never want to admit that ballot tampering or voter fraud exists. Even when confronted with examples of criminality in our election system, they call it rare. Instead they say

In the fall of 2018, I attended a production of Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure” performed in the Black Box Theater at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center. Professor David Stears

The Brown Act, California’s venerable open meeting law, was established in 1953 after a newspaper reporter wrote a series of stories on backroom secret meetings in local jurisdictions.  This is

There’s been plenty of internet memes about skipping past 2020 right into 2021. Can’t we just go to sleep and wake up and have it all be over? We give

We’ve all seen it. From many angles. We’ve heard it too. The plea for help. Voices of disbelief in the background. The taunting by the officers. We’ve all seen and

At a client’s block-long apartment complex in downtown L.A., one of my firms provides 24-hour security coverage. Because over the weekend the rioting and looting was just up the street

By David Hegg  Get ready. Here’s a question you may never have been asked. How would your life be better if you decided to abdicate anger, if you chose to

Four years ago, when I took my son to the University of Oklahoma to start his college adventure, we toured the campus. I was awed by the appearance of it