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For several years, tax practitioners knew that tax planning in the year 2025 would be exceptionally challenging for individual taxpayers and...
President Joe Biden has upheld his promise of a peaceful transfer of power. However, the same cannot be said for some Santa Clarita Valley...
Gun violence has become an alarming trend among America’s youth, tragically emerging as the leading cause of death for children and teens in this...
Vladimir Lenin is famously credited with the stark observation, “Every society is three meals away from chaos.” He’s speaking both of food, but...
Next week is Thanksgiving. During this time, I like to reflect on the year we’ve had and all of the things that make me so incredibly grateful. And...
By David Hegg Let me state up front that what you are reading is an opinion column. In the news business, this is often called an “op-ed,” short...
By David Hegg As I write this I am thinking back on a flight from Dallas back home to Los Angeles. And, due to the obnoxious fellow sitting beside me,...
November is not only election month; it is also the month when we salute our veterans and thank them for their service, and the month of Thanksgiving...
I’ve enjoyed my Wednesday spot on The Signal’s opinion page for 18 years now. And, being on Wednesdays, the day after Election Day for every...
By David Hegg The past decade has been littered with changing views on patriotism. For some, it remains a devotion to love, support, and defend...
The next president may face the most challenging term of office since the Civil War. Societal changes, economic challenges, geopolitical forces and...
It’s not often one attends a community meeting guarded by 20-25 peace officers. But this was exactly the setting at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill...
A hot-button issue for our local government, when thinking of the “homeless” crisis, and discussed by both primary presidential candidates, is the...
By David Hegg In his 11-volume, “The Story of Civilization,” philosopher and historian Will Durant offered the simple yet profound observation...
Most Santa Clarita Valley folks have a hunch that something’s going wrong “over there, off the 126.” And people living “over there” by the...
I recently presented several non-partisan discussions explaining the propositions on the November ballot. Until those presentations were completed, I...
By David Hegg I continue to be stunned at how rapidly moral fractures occur in our precious democracy. In the past few years, we have seen...
The photo in question is of President Joe Biden wearing a Donald Trump hat on this year’s anniversary of 9/11. The White House later stated that...
I attended Dr. Dianne Van Hook’s career tribute this past Sunday afternoon. Much has been written about Van Hook’s departure from College of the...
By David Hegg With just over three weeks until the election in November, it’s time to talk about voting choices. No, I won’t be endorsing...
Next month you have a choice in which you, not the politicians, not the media, get to decide the future of America. It is clear that we have one...
I’ve been meaning to cancel Netflix for the longest time. Finally did this week. There was a jumbo $28 popcorn tub of reasons. First, top of the...
It is customary at this time of year to offer each other the warm and hopeful greeting, “Shanah Tovah,” wishing everyone a good and sweet new...
The first week of October saw a brief, but consequential, strike by East Coast dockworkers that was seemingly settled after a few days. However, if we...
By David Hegg In my world of evangelical church ministry, we recently suffered a substantial spiritual earthquake. A man nationally and...
California, the Golden State, where dreams are meant to come true, has become a nightmare for too many families. The cost of living is out of control,...
The choice comes down to who’s honest, who’s local, who relates, and who has the required experience and connections. If we throw away party...
Part 2 of 2 While reviewing Propositions 32, 33, 34 and 35, these proposals in this upcoming election generally revolve around the state...
By David Hegg It is increasingly apparent that what makes for a good news day and a good life are polar opposites. As a nation, I greatly fear we are...
Ladies and gentlemen (is that still appropriate to say?), it is election season! Candidates at all levels of government vying to be your...
During a recent interview on “Meet the Press,” Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance set forth a brief, but troubling, agenda for...
Attentive readers know four College of the Canyons trustees recently engineered an insurrection against COC leadership, subsequently injecting...
This is my last column before we face the five-year anniversary of the Saugus High School shooting in November. For parents, school shootings are our...
By David Hegg Recently, I had an engaging afternoon conversation with a young businesswoman who had just returned home after a successful managerial...
I have long maintained that when Americans sit down and get together to talk, we end up agreeing on 70% of the issues. Without polarization from...
Readers may remember the iconic Jim Carrey movie, “Ace Ventura, Pet Detective.” Funny because of its outlandishness, aspects of that movie...
By David Hegg Given the fast-paced technological world we live in, it is common to hear how many people hate change. Leaders are cautioned to go...
When I first moved to the Santa Clarita Valley in 2012, I quickly felt at home with the community feel, the sense of service and people being so...
Eons ago lived a giant of a man, six cubits and a teddy bear head in stature. Tom Neuner was a local political influencer, troublemaker and bottomless...
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, I watched the attack against our nation unfold alongside all other Americans with a mixture of horror, grief and...
By David Hegg I imagine we’re all caught up in the great adventure of health care. We all need it, and it seems everywhere someone is telling me...
According to the California Department of Public Health, one in six homicides are due to domestic violence. Last year in Santa Clarita alone, the...
I’m so excited, and I just can’t hide it I’m about to lose control, and I think I like it I’m so excited, and I just can’t hide it And...
Part 1 of 2 While our attention has been drawn toward national politics, 10 state propositions will be on the ballot this November. It would be wise...
By David Hegg Remember when you were a child and acted disrespectfully to your Grammy? Remember when you stole that packet of gum from the corner...
Have you ever dealt with someone who just can’t admit when they’re wrong? And even when they’re clearly proven wrong, they gaslight and twist...
If you’ve been paying attention to scientific reports, international news, or even our local weather patterns, you know that we have a serious...
Our company had our annual “Dodger Night” last Friday. I’m sorry I missed it because something uniquely special happened in baseball during that...
The William S. Hart Union High School District’s College and Career Fair and the Valley Industry Association’s Connecting to Success are both...
By David Hegg Several events around the nation have led pundits and observers alike to label specific actions “unconscionable.” The word defines...