Like so many other social issues, the expectations and the reality of motherhood are changing. What I’d like for Mother’s Day is not flowers, but

As the celestial clock keeps insistently ticking, I can’t help but notice more than a few subtle changes in my life. I made the mistake

Another week, another mass shooting; or three or four, in America. Mass shootings are so regular you can almost set your clock by them. You

Six months ago, I was talking with one of my friends when they picked up their son from my house after a playdate. For so

By David Hegg Every American should be both aware of, and conversant with, the preamble to our Constitution. It reads, “We the People of the

Last month I wrote about the California State Senate Public Safety Committee’s failure to advance an important bill to help end the fentanyl crisis. This

DEAR COUNCILMAN CAMERON SMYTH:  Taking digits to keyboard this fine Friday morn to actively cheer your heroic resolution to fund separate city restrooms for C.E.D.

Imagine being separated from your family at a young age because of abuse or neglect, and then entering the foster care system, where you might

“Every four years, we gather on these steps to carry out the orderly and peaceful transfer of power, and we are grateful to President Obama

One of the most powerful political tactics in a leader’s arsenal is to use your opponent’s program in service of your own objectives. A particularly

By David Hegg It’s college graduation season and once again we turn our eyes, our hearts and our hopes to the next generation. Whether it

If you want to successfully deal with a problem, you have to start by admitting there is a problem in the first place!  The Republican

DEAR WORLD’S BEST FRIEND PHILLIP ALLEN LANIER,  Your Things To Do List tomorrow is short, but a doozy. The first item is Open Heart Surgery.

“You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.”  Let’s hope that’s not the case in the wretched matter of Fox

I’m running to be your next L.A. County district attorney because you live in this county, your children live in this county, my children live

Heckling and voicing protest in America is a First Amendment right. Freedom of speech is protected by our Constitution. Right-wing advocates have made it a

By David Hegg The continuous stream of insightful comments made by our preschool granddaughters never ceases to amaze and delight me. Years ago, our daughter

According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, it is estimated that 25% of all drugs on the street are laced with fentanyl. Earlier this month in