I have been a tax practitioner for nearly 50 years. During my career, I have seen numerous tax law changes and patterns to those changes. Two recurring unheralded patterns
It is with great disappointment and concern that I read in The Signal that the SCV Water Agency plans to increase the bills of thousands of Valencia Water District customers
This morning I heard someone state that the recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom will cost the taxpayers millions of dollars. Instead, that person states that the recall should be wait
I rue that day Kellyanne Conway coined the term, “alternative facts” – because those fake facts have taken on a mantle of credibility and “good as the real thing” for the
Is America enjoying its endless game of “Fauci Says”? Or is it only appealing to “government knows best” control freaks and frightened Chicken Littles? Both groups are surely vexed by
A couple of days ago, I was attending to help out at Rep. Mike Garcia’s headquarters to help out with the Saturday of service food drive we volunteers were having.
In every society, there is a battle between two powerful opposing forces of human nature. These notions are often mutually exclusive, as the favor of one usually creates the denial
L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputy David William March, End Of Watch, April 29, 2002 Saugus native son David March would have just turned 52 and nearing retirement had he not been
I just read Mr. Mike Gertler’s letter to the editor (April 22) on the lack of a fact basis for some of the recent letters from right-wing contributors. He pointed
By David Hegg As virtues go, discipline has always been understood as necessary to success. In the sporting world, we often hear that those at the top work the hardest,
I’m glad I wasn’t a member of the jury in the Derek Chauvin case. I don’t want to be a juror in a criminal case, for one reason: Unless I
George Gascón’s policies have come home to roost in the Santa Clarita Valley. We predicted that the new Los Angeles County district attorney and his policies aimed at “justice reform”
I just finished reading the letter submitted by Mike Gertler of Valencia (April 22), who admittedly tends to lean heavily Democratic, and who vented his frustration with the posting of
Smears and character assassinations have been priority techniques of the Democrats used to destroy the reputations of their conservative Republican opponents. This began with Barry Goldwater when he ran against
Re: Gerald Staack letter of April 20. I take issue with his assessments of three patriots, William F. Buckley, Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan. Buckley was an astute constitutionalist. He
Dear Alice: So’s. Thanks to you, I just got my 120th major journalism award recently. Appreciate it, Alice. Profoundly. You’ve no idea how much this will irritate one of my
If you think the government is here to help you or keep you well, you’re fooling yourself. Sorry, but that’s the harsh truth. The government is here to control you.
Understood. We all have different experiences of living and different expectations from which we plan to build a future. It is mystifying when one approach is regressive or stultifying of
With Earth Day this week, sustainability is top-of-mind. As a rancher, I am proud that I provide both high-quality beef for consumers today, and maintain the land to provide a
You know it’s just great when you discover that things that impact your life are being done correctly, and so my wife and I were delighted to recently receive a