As you might remember from school, not all members of Columbus’ crew were as keen about their little experiment as was their captain. When success was snatched away from the jaws of defeatists, these defeatists didn’t give up. They are still with us today. I’ve seen them at work in the schools,...

In addition to leftist (as opposed to liberal) ideology, do you know what else is destructive of American society? Crony capitalism. It can begin when you run as a conservative to get elected in a conservative area, in an attempt to make a career out of holding public office. Next, we can have what appears...

So Kathryn Barger, our new county supervisor, is going to make a motion to check all the dams so we don’t experience an Oroville event. Sounds prudent, and also like a political stunt. A stunt, because there are no present indicators of danger that we’ve heard of, and no pleas from the community...

Our City Council does a lot of good things out of good values. We should all be grateful for a city that is so safe, so business friendly, so family centered. The city is run by staff which are courteous, responsive and professional, so much so, that they serve as a model for other communities. The councils...

“A statue of the dead never brought any progress to any country. ‘Tis the living’ve got to be sculpted into shape.” – Trader Horn   While the once famous Trader Horn got the last part right, I would point out that the purpose of statues is not to bring progress, but rather to honor those...

Val Verde has appealed to its own potential King George, and his majesty has replied with … silence. Justice, always pictured blindfolded while holding balanced scales, is never shown using fingers to plug her ears in order to block out the pleas from the governed. During our nation’s founding,...

“The Michael D. Antonovich Memorial Dump.” Does our supervisor want to be remembered as the man who allowed this landfill fiasco? I received a beautiful commendation from the supervisor’s office for serving on the Castaic Area Town Council for four years. I sent it back to Mr. Antonovich along...