David Hegg

David Hegg | Outrage Is Outrageous

By David Hegg Editor’s note: This column was originally published Feb. 23. If America were a pot of water, we would say we’re steaming, if not already beginning to boil. Anger is everywhere, and – at times – it may be justified. Yet, if we’re brutally honest and playing with open eyes and an open, unbiased mind, we’ll have to

Gary Horton

Gary Horton | The Silence That Costs Us Everything

Back in 1958, economist John Kenneth Galbraith warned that America’s greatest danger wasn’t poverty — it was abundance. Fueled by mass production and powerful marketing, we were on track to

Letters to the Editor

Ron Perry | The Bad Guys Win Again

According to an article (July 10), the city’s Community Preservation Division has responded to 40 complaints and conducted 61 inspections related to Tacos Carmelita. A street vendor! I wrote about

Letters to the Editor

Lynne Plambeck | What Are They Thinking?

Even while many Eaton and Palisades fire victims have lost everything and remain unable to rebuild their homes, Los Angeles County plans to consider yet another housing project in a

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Rob Kerchner | NeverTrump’s Favorite

NeverTrump’s favorite illegal alien Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in the U.S., to be charged with human smuggling. He was indicted by a grand jury for having trafficked people, firearms

David Hegg

David Hegg | Why Not Be the Best?

By David Hegg For a long time, it has been common to hear athletes motivate their teammates by exhorting them to “represent.” It is a call to be the best,

Letters to the Editor

Jim de Bree | Retroactive Price Increase

Since Burrtec replaced Waste Management as the city’s trash collector, I have generally been pleased with their services and I see them as an improvement over Waste Management. With the

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Jack Crawford | Where Are the Strawberries?

One of the small pleasures about living in Santa Clarita this time of year is being able to buy fresh, flavorful, locally grown (Oxnard/Ventura) strawberries from street vendors. I usually

Letters to the Editor

Christopher Lucero | Multi-Year vs. the Annual Budget

Regarding Nancy Fairbanks, letters, July 5: Hmmm. Nice try, Nancy. Superficially alarming. Multi-year claims are not directly comparable to the annual budget balancing requirement. I found her voiced concerns tempered