CA Did Not Oversee Embers Days Prior to the Destructive Palisades
Residents Sue State Over Wildfire Response A group of over 3,000 residents from Pacific Palisades has filed a lawsuit, claiming that California failed to adequately monitor embers from a fire set by an arsonist, which was smoldering for about six days before escalating into the most devastating wildfire in Los Angeles history. The Ruckman fire […]
Power of prayer: Palisades Fire survivor posts viral video in fiery embers
A Minnesota storm follower who was inside a burning Los Angeles home this week as California wildfires erupted spoke about how his faith was “instinctual” as he prayed on an ember-filled street during an evacuation. I told you what it was like. Tanner Charles Scharf, who flew to Los Angeles to spend the holidays with […]
‘Chasing Embers’ shows the cost of forgetting our past
Writing a novel of ideas is always a risky proposition. Ideology, even a good ideology, can ruin a story faster than a fly in milk. It is the truth of the characters that should appeal to the reader above all else, and whatever moral the story has should emerge on its own. Part Hunger Games […]