Well, Heavens. The Apocalypse Itself must be upon us. I actually got this yuletide missive MAILED before Christmas! What with COVID and the Antelope Valley’s

Part 1 appeared Nov. 24. As visions of sugar plums dance in most people’s heads, we here at the Vast Right Wing ConspiracyTM (VRWC) have

Wow! Dec. 14. Only 10 more shopping days to go!  This will be my 66th Christmas. About the 58th I can still remember anything about…

When our founding fathers embarked on “the great American experiment,” the question was if a population could resist submitting to autocratic rule.   At that

I can remember back in 1994 when, for the first time, a family asked the question, “Will you be holding services on Christmas since it falls

I didn’t know Mayleigh Beaver. But I think of her every time I drive to work. And every time I drive home. There’s a spot

Dear me how time flies and I think it was eight years ago. My daughter and I spent a couple of Christmas weeks by ourselves

I’ve mentioned in a previous column that I am the collections manager for a very large corporation and there was an “art to collecting,” which

We have family friends living in Irpin, Ukraine. Irpin was one of the towns hardest hit by the initial Russian invasion. You’ve seen the horrifying

I know we’ve entered the Christmas season and really need the joy, hope, and relationships with friends and family we all desperately need right now. But

In 2018, during the Rye Fire, some residents of Stevenson Ranch were unable to communicate with loved ones due to poor cell phone reception. That

“Hollywood North” is coming to life with the Santa Clarita International Film Festival  Another impactful event is coming to Santa Clarita and the timing couldn’t

So. If I were filling out one of the endless federal government We’re Annoying You For Your Own Good forms, I’d have to check the

Across the room from me is an electrical wall outlet — an original with the house, which has, with time, turned a dull yellow. Our

In 1991, when Jamie S. was 13 years old, she was kidnapped, raped and sodomized by Danny Brown while walking to her junior high school.

Sadly, just as the rest of us are getting giddy about Christmas and all the joys it brings, some will inevitably attempt to pick a

When I found out my baby girl was going to be alone on Thanksgiving, at first my heart sank. There she was, over a thousand

Over the years, I’ve returned from prettier places. There’s that familiar sickening and Pavlovian reaction, when the air wing brakes lower, and your jet lurches