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The article comments on the wildfire in California and the works of underfunded heroes of the U.S. Forest Service who risked their lives to save others.

Nathan Fletcher was raised in Arkansas, played college baseball in California and enlisted in the Marines as a reserve in 1997. He saw combat in 2004, based in the Sunni Triangle in Iraq. One day Fletcher's unit went to relieve a convoy and was, in turn, ambushed by insurgents with mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and gunfire. According to his military records, the unit ''attempted to break through the enemy line of resistance several times in order to relieve the convoy, each time coming under heavy, sustained fire, during which Sergeant Fletcher never wavered in his determination to engage the enemy.'' [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Silicon Valley, Calif. If I had as much money as Meg Whitman, I'd probably have a more exuberant house. Hers is perfectly nice. But at a time when other Silicon Valley moguls were installing underground squash courts, arcade-size game rooms and other gewgaws, she stuck with a New England-style colonial. The furniture is traditional. There's a middle-age Ford in the garage. There are definite signs of WASP parsimony and understatement here, especially compared with the $120 million she's spent on her campaign to become California's governor. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Atherton, Calif. Sometimes it's hard to remember what good government looks like: government that disciplines itself but looks to the long term; government that inspires trust; government that promotes social mobility without busting the budget. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents the author's views on economist Milton Friedman, who died on November 16, 2006. He shares his experience of meeting him in Stanford University, Palo Alto, California. The author appreciates Milton's commands over various aspects of economics. Milton made great contributions to technical economics but his practical imagination and skill of drawing policy ideas are also praiseworthy.

The article reports on preschool policies of California.

Focuses on the foreign policy speech delivered by presidential candidate Howard Dean in Beverly Hills, California. Position about the Iraq war; Comment on the capture of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein; Emphasis that the country should strive to strengthen global institutions.