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Eleven Months Later
Altadena, CA. Nearly a year after the Eaton Fire carved its way through the foothills, the town is still living in its shadow. Eleven months sounds like enough time for life to snap back into place, but for many families, the calendar doesn’t match reality. People are still scattered across borrowed bedrooms, spare couches, and motel rooms that were never meant to be home. Entire neighborhoods feel like they’re holding their breath.
Dec 30, 2025





Stuck but Steady
Dear Uncle Gary, My wife and I have a blended family with five kids. Before she passed, my late wife asked me to protect a portion of her medical settlement and savings for our son. I’ve honored that promise and continued saving for him separately. Now my current wife wants us to lay everything on the table, what each child has saved, and consider combining all funds to divide more evenly. I’m open to discussing what she and I have saved together, but I won’t include the m
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