We saw all five living presidents happily seated together, while we observers speculated as to what Republican President-elect Donald Trump and Democratic former President Barack Obama were joking about with each other. Peace at last?

If we don’t tell our own stories of greatness, who will?

This isn’t to slight the contribution of female Los Angeles Fire Department personnel who are out there giving it their all in dangerous conditions, but to note that of all the phenomena that don’t care about race and gender, a rampaging inferno must top the list.

As for wiping out large parts of an entire civilization, nothing can match the wildfires torching community after community in and around Los Angeles. But in the case of Los Angeles, the problem isn’t just climate change. It’s the climate itself.

When a politician says “don’t politicize” a significant event like the fires that have swept Los Angeles County, it’s a good bet they are attempting to divert attention and shield themselves from the consequences of their inaction.

Geography isn’t everything, but often when it comes to geopolitics, there’s no substitute for cold, hard real estate.

The most important statistic that your autonomic system calculates is the ratio of how much heat you are generating compared to how much heat you are losing, or heat generated divided by heat lost. You are playing the game very well if the heat you are generating is equal to the heat you are losing.

Greenland is a major piece in the complex diplomatic, economic and military puzzle confronting the U.S. and its NATO allies with legitimate claims to the Arctic Ocean’s sea lanes and seabed resources: Canada, Norway and Denmark (via Greenland). The claims of these democracies are being challenged by Russia — and potentially China.

Among Americans ages 25 to 34, about 20% of the men are still living with their parents compared with 12% of the women. Fewer young males than females are attending college or job training.

Act 1669 removes a requirement that teachers pass a basic reading, writing and math test to be eligible to teach. The law was signed by Gov. Phil Murphy (D-N.J.) last June.