
Tom Purcell | U.S. Debt Clock Continues Ticking
The U.S. Debt Clock says our country is in hock for more than $36 trillion. How massive is a trillion dollars? Consider this comparison from ThoughtCo — if you earn

The U.S. Debt Clock says our country is in hock for more than $36 trillion. How massive is a trillion dollars? Consider this comparison from ThoughtCo — if you earn

Fifty years ago, I was a 21-year-old kid who was trying to complete my bachelor’s degree in accounting. What transpired over the ensuing half-century exceeded my wildest dreams. Although I

I would like to respond to both Lois Eisenberg and Philip Wasserman, whose Dec. 19 letters show just how out of touch they are with the majority of people in

It’s a brave new world, the sky is blue and the sun is shining, and although I am mentally and emotionally exhausted from what it took to correct the course

Among the hundreds of bills introduced in every session of the California Legislature, a few deal with what state officials term “tax expenditures,” which requires some explanation. The term refers

They know that Santa’s on his way He’s loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh And every mother’s child is gonna spy To see if reindeer really know

Those who serve or served in our military have a special place in my heart and always will. I served in Vietnam as a U.S. Marine rifleman and my father

Hello, I was amused from the College of the Canyons board meeting a few days ago. It seemed that no one wanted to step up and take on a leadership

On Monday morning, the White House announced that President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 37 of the 40 prisoners, all murderers and some multiple murderers, on federal death row.

It may seem like a dream come true, but perhaps we are truly on our way toward lasting peace in the Middle East. If anyone still wants to argue that

Something alarming has unfolded in our neighborhood — something that should concern every Santa Clarita resident. What many believed to be a routine multifamily housing project has turned out to

Ever find yourself at the coffee counter in need of one of those cardboard insulators for your hot paper cup? What’s that called? Few people know — including many, I

By David Hegg Perhaps nothing demonstrates the reality of a person’s integrity more than their willingness to keep a promise. As the great Alaskan poet Robert Service once wrote, “A

One of the biggest lies being spread by Southern California Edison is their public safety power shutoff program has been accomplished for public safety. Reading an article in the Dec.

As a physician, I have always faced the stigma of being considered a “deep pocket.” What does that mean? Because of my profession, I was considered a high-salaried worker with

While scanning the multitude of articles and columns either praising or denouncing President-elect Donald Trump, I accidentally stumbled upon a gem that contained a sentence that amounted to the distilled

The Wall Street Journal has just published a “blockbuster” story that President Joe Biden has been in significant mental and physical decline for the past four years. The WSJ’s headline

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decree that by 2035 all new cars sold in California must be powered by batteries or other zero-emission systems has received a double dose of legal and

I am forever wealthy for the memories I’ve built in this Santa Clarita, from being a skinny and lost kid here in the 1950s, living in the old hotel above

First let me say I have no ill feeling for Michael Vierra, the new William S. Hart Union High School District superintendent. I do, however, feel the $310,000 salary, plus