Maret Orliss

Assistant Op-Ed Editor

Maret Orliss is an assistant Op-Ed editor for the Los Angeles Times. She previously helped lead The Times events department, including programming the Festival of Books for 15 years. She is a former bookseller, a regular visiting faculty member for UC Riverside-Palm Desert’s MFA program, a lifelong Californian and a graduate of Occidental College.

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Opinion

In a long hot week, Trump is indicted again while Angelenos carry on the search for barely affordable housing

The latest indictment of the former president shows that trying to overturn an election must have consequences, plus more from the week in Opinion.
Aug. 5, 2023
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor: Protecting seniors from a boiling planet

The dangers of extreme heat for older populations were a sobering reality for readers.
July 29, 2023
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor: A week of nonstop Trump news — is it 2016 all over again?

Times readers continue to write in about the FBI search of the former president’s home and the ensuing fallout.
Aug. 13, 2022
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor: Chris Rock owes an apology too, and other reactions to ‘the slap’ from Times readers

Times readers think Will Smith was wrong to slap Chris Rock, but they have many other problems with how the infamous Oscars moment has been handled.
April 2, 2022