“Social democracy is a government that uses democratic process… committed to acting for the common good… where the government plays an active role in regulating certain political and economic conditions…
I usually try to walk at least 5 miles a day as my form of daily exercise. My usual path takes me through a winding trail of paseos, allowing me
As America begins to open back up again, the debate will continue to rage about the timing of such a fateful decision. Where does one find the balance between the
By David Hegg Ask any successful person about their strategy for success and you’ll usually hear about the necessity of setting goals. Determining what needs to be done, and how
I was talking to my 18-year-old daughter the other day and we, like many, found the conversation turning toward COVID-19. The one up side of quarantine is I get to
I t was said that Josef Stalin once plucked a live chicken in front of his followers. Granted, the story may be a fable, but one can easily envision the
Some of the recent events that have taken place in the race to represent California’s 25th Congressional District couldn’t be more fitting in terms of highlighting the cavernous difference between
A dear and wise friend once suggested that God doesn’t exist in the past or the future, only in that divine Everymoment of the Now. Still. I do wonder. Does
Getting a bachelor of chemical engineering and master’s in business degrees helped me in my life and career. However, some of the most important lessons I learned were from my
For those who may have forgotten, lifelong politician Joe Biden appears to be the presumptive nominee for the Democratic Party to run against President Donald Trump this year. Only compared
Today, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors will consider two motions initiating planning both to safely reopen businesses and the broader economy, and to quickly establish prerequisites and protocols for
Many, like myself, had hoped that our president would undergo a maturity transformation once holding our highest office in the land. But Donald Trump’s insults and slanders, lashing out at
By David Hegg OK, truthfully, I’ve never been home-schooled in the technical sense. But, if your “safer at home” experience has been anything like mine, you’ve learned quite a bit
In the 1938 swashbuckling flick, Errol Flynn played the title role of “Robin Hood.” Part of it was shot out here in Placerita Canyon. Sitting before his enemies, Robin of
Over the past year, I intended to write a column about the uncomfortable levels of outstanding debt. In good times this is downplayed, but when the economy weakens, excessive debt
I’m the type of person who likes to think the best of people. For example, I think many of the bad things that happen are often the result of a
“The federal and State governments are in fact but different agents and trustees of the people, constituted with different powers, and designed for different purposes. The adversaries of the Constitution
Ask yourself, “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?” For weeks now, our mailbox has been saturation-bombed with 8×10 postcards screaming, “Fighter Pilot Mike Garcia” –
Today — Earth Day — I believe Mother Earth is celebrating along with us, because the greenhouse gas pollution that’s been overheating her and strangling all of us has temporarily
Our community has experienced extraordinary circumstances that have served to bond us together in ways we could not have imagined just a few short weeks ago. The challenges we face