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Co-founder of Golden State, a journalism nonprofit elevating fact-based commentary. Ex-L.A. Times. I like trails and horror films. Takk for alt, mom.
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Letters to the Editor: Readers across the world write to L.A.: You're not alone, you will rise up

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By Paul Thornton
| Yahoo Verified
Letters of all kinds have poured into The Times since the Eaton and Palisades fires — and most recently, the Hughes fire — erupted during a freak Santa Ana windstorm that started Jan. 7. Many have been what typically comes in during a natural disaster of this magnitude: efforts to find something or someone to blame, calls for climate change action, questions on how to rebuild and, my favorite, moving expressions of sadness, empathy and hope.
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The ashes still drifting through LA are a valuable reminder

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By Paul Thornton
| The Griffin Daily News Verified
Ashes are not the stuff of life. I learned that in August 2023 from a mortician preparing to cremate my mother. The organic matter in a person’s body, I was told, vaporizes when burned hot enough, leaving behind the pulverized, inorganic substance we call ashes. So what I might call “Mom” is actually a pile of inert minerals indistinguishable from any other person’s remains. Put the stuff in the ground, and plants will grow around it but not through it. Yet these ashes mean something.
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The ashes still drifting through LA are a valuable reminder

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By Paul Thornton
| The Brunswick News Verified
Ashes are not the stuff of life. I learned that in August 2023 from a mortician preparing to cremate my mother. The organic matter in a person's body, I was told, vaporizes when burned hot enough, leaving behind the pulverized, inorganic substance we call ashes.
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