Linda Dubois

I’m writing this on Nov. 1, four days before what will easily be the most consequential election in my lifetime. Many people have gauged this to be a referendum on democracy; will we continue to have one or not.

It got lost in the massive attention paid — with good reason — to Donald Trump’s triumphant return to the presidency, but a quiet revolution occurred in Los Angeles County.

Once again, California voters demonstrated in this fall's month-long voting season that they are liberal – but not so far left as many of the politicians they usually elect.

In my last column I wrote that it was my belief it wasn’t just the future of democracy on the ballot on Nov. 5. The results would also go a

Gift-giving season is upon us. In my family, not only do we have the usual holiday celebrations but also five birthdays. Not all gifts can be wine, of course, but

Each December there’s a new version of an old guessing game about how much water will be provided to agricultural and municipal users in the year ahead.

Eric Asimov's just-before-T-day column featured, unsurprisingly, “what to serve for the feast.”

Page 3 of the New York Times has a “Facts of Interest” section that, unsurprisingly, I find interesting.

The path to solve the climate crisis at times feels like a ride on a roller coaster.

However you're feeling about the imminent arrival of 2025, remind yourself (as I remind myself daily) that surprises (miracles?) do happen.