We were somewhere above Omaha when my euphoria faded. After a few giddy, wild days experiencing the presidential inauguration along with thousands of other joyful Americans in Washington, D.C., I was ...
People watch the Palisades fire burning several miles beyond the Santa Monica Pier on Jan. 7. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) We were somewhere above Omaha when my euphoria faded. After a few ...