
David Hegg | Unity and Respect
By David Hegg Anyone playing with open eyes and an open mind can see Americans are becoming much too comfortable with a culture of conflict. From the halls of government

By David Hegg Anyone playing with open eyes and an open mind can see Americans are becoming much too comfortable with a culture of conflict. From the halls of government

Congratulations to Jen Pawol on becoming the first female to umpire a major league baseball game! She made her debut in Atlanta in a three-game series between the Braves and

It’s another warm morning in Santa Clarita. The mountains stand tall, that familiar ridge separating us from “the other side of the hill.” Out here, neighborhoods are quiet, schools are

A few weeks ago, a video popped up on YouTube, purporting to be a verbal clash between Sen. Josh Hawley, a Missouri Republican, and Gov. Gavin Newsom during a congressional hearing.

Gerrymandering means “to arrange political divisions to give one political party an unfair advantage in elections, to manipulate unfairly.” Therefore, by definition, gerrymandering is antithetical to the basic principles under

This is not exactly a new idea of mine. I was a teen when it first hit me that what my riparian community desperately needed — besides shoes and fire

I have questions! Why are Democrats are on the wrong side of so many issues that they shouldn’t be, were common sense invoked? For example, President Donald Trump’s plan to

Every time I walk by the statue of Christopher Columbus a few blocks south of my Philadelphia office, I get flashbacks about the hot, June days at the beginning of

OK, can we get rid of these neon street signs on Newhall Ranch Road and McBean Parkway? I live a block away from this intersection and have never seen any

The recent praise for the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” reads more like a campaign ad. The reality is that this law delivers narrow, short-lived benefits at a staggering long-term cost

Donald Trump opponents today are like COVID panickers from five years ago; destined to be wrong, but never backing down. In fact, the two groups are not just “like” each

Dear Supervisor Kathryn Barger: This is my fourth email to you regarding the crisis at the Castaic Animal Care Center. So I wanted to let you know, that (after) no

Gov. Gavin Newsom justifies — or rationalizes — his drive for a mid-decade reconfiguration of California’s congressional districts as a heroic mission to thwart President Donald Trump’s power grab. Newsom,

Last month, the FBI announced that its “exhaustive review” of materials in the Jeffrey Epstein case uncovered no client list, no “credible evidence” that Epstein blackmailed any famous people, no

Kudos to Nuné Gipson’s Aug. 8 opinion piece. We citizens of Assembly District 40 should be aware of the dirty dealings going on under our noses. The supermajority Democrats were

The moment a coyote or mountain lion is spotted in a residential area, it is on the front page within an hour. Photos become viral, warnings are issued, and the

The sucide hotline for LGBTQ Americans is being discontinued by the Trump administration, which is (like) sending a message saying, “We don’t care whether you live or die.” The suicide

My friend and his wife, longtime residents of Washington, D.C., helped me understand one of the root causes of crime in the nation’s capital — truancy. “It starts there,” said

In Washington, D.C., federal troops again patrol the streets. The official reason? A presidential declaration painting the capital as a hellscape of bloodthirsty criminals and unchecked violence. The reality? By

Imagine you are a shareholder of one of the largest businesses in America. The shareholders, at the urging of the board of directors, just installed a new CEO based on