Karin Klein
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Karin Klein is a former Los Angeles Times board member who wrote editorials about education, environment, food and science. She was the 2006-07 winner of the Eugene C. Pulliam Fellowship for Editorial Writers and was a 2012 and 2014 Logan Environmental Journalism fellow and a 2014 Metcalf Environmental Reporting fellow. She is the author of the 2010 book “50 Hikes in Orange County.” Klein attended Wellesley College and UC Berkeley.
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Climate change has been doing a job on many of California’s wild areas. This time, it looks like an Orange County work crew teamed up with a warming planet to deprive a metropolitan area of its best access to nature.
Sept. 12, 2024
A bill to allow nursing bachelor’s degrees at two-year schools reminds why California’s public higher education system needs to be more flexible to help students succeed.
July 22, 2024
I miss the low-key Girl Scout activities of my generation. The annual cookie sales have become too hyper, too competitive, too commercial.
Feb. 12, 2024
There’s a tremendous gap in resources between students at schools like Harvard and the resilient, determined students at community colleges.
Jan. 26, 2024
Bullet trains, electric cars and sustainable airline fuel would allow us to travel to distant celebrations with a clear conscience
Dec. 29, 2023
Another day, another variant. COVID-19 infection rates are rising to the point where returning to mask mandates indoors would be wise.
July 20, 2022
One of the nation’s biggest vaccine supporters is among the experts with concerns about a fourth dose. It’s worth understanding why.
April 19, 2022
The brands we use are often hidden within the names of large parent corporations, but we still can pressure Russia through our consumer choices.
March 23, 2022
UC and other colleges have been dropping the SAT, but keeping parts of the admission process that make things even tougher for low-income students.
Feb. 21, 2022
‘The View’s’ Whoopi Goldberg was suspended for misinformed comments on the Holocaust. Her error is a chance for us all to examine our misperceptions.
Feb. 2, 2022