By David Hegg For centuries, societies depended almost entirely on agriculture. The recognition that ground had to be cleared and plowed, seeds sown, and plants tended was part and parcel

It’s Back to School Time! Seeing all the “first day” photos across social media has been so cute! After living in Santa Clarita for 15-plus years, I have learned that

I need a new story. The actual tale is not fitting for a man of my stately standing in the community.  It’s the Periorbital Hematoma. A black eye. The left

Corporate tax cuts are a politically charged issue. Conservatives claim that most of the benefits of cutting corporate tax rates flowed to workers, while Bernie Sanders and those to the

At 11:57 Monday night, March 12, 1928, the St. Francis Dam gave way, resulting in one of the worst civil engineering catastrophes in U.S. history.   Three hours and 12

One of the greatest strengths of a community college is its ability to respond to the needs of students and the communities it serves. At College of the Canyons, that

On June 19, former U.S. Olympian David Hearn was arrested for “vandalizing” the D.C. Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. He admitted to touching a piece of the floating coating that had

Hello reader, and happy August! I hope you’re surviving this incredible heat right now. It’s been rough, almost like there really is climate change, which, you know, there is. For

By David Hegg Have you noticed that it is increasingly easy to become a negative person? Is it just me or has criticism and disdain become our national pastime here

Californians should never have to choose between protecting our environment and being able to afford to live here. Yet that is exactly the choice too many families feel Sacramento has

On a subject like genius, you’d think there’d be agreement about how many kinds of intelligence exist. Experts argue, claiming there’s between four and 12 categories. It begs the question

This is the second of a two-part series about Social Security. My previous column discussed the reasons why we are facing Social Security insolvency in 2032 and the resulting 22%

Don’t let anyone do your thinking for you by attaching a scary label to an idea before you’ve examined it. That’s become one of the oldest tricks in politics. Instead

By David Hegg I often attend conferences where the attendees are given name tags that boldly announce who they are. This creates a phenomenon rarely seen elsewhere. As we walk the

At least for the summers, I’ve been trying to move out of this darn place for almost 60 years. Never much of a fan of mercury’s broiling tantrums stretching from

I previously discussed the future housing needs of the elderly. Those needs coincide with an anticipated ensuing shortfall of Social Security benefits that is only six years away.  For decades,

Imagine your son or daughter plays hockey. Things are financially tight, so you’re shopping around for affordable gear. Last year, a basic wooden hockey stick from a Canadian brand cost

For nearly three years, I have stood with the families living next to the Chiquita Canyon Landfill. I’ve walked their neighborhoods, listened to their stories and experienced firsthand what no