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Posted Oct. 22, 2007,
Southern California Burns - AGAIN!
By Ann Magnuson
We didn't hear about these hellish fires until late this morning when we were driving back from Joshua Tree and made a phone call to a friend back in Ventura. "Fires?" was our ignorant response to their panic. "What fires?" Well, I have CNN on right now and am sick at heart watching not only thousands of people lose their homes and all their belongings but am also trying to block out the hideous mental image of all the flora and fauna being incinerated. (I do hope drastic measures have been taken to protect the Wild Animal Park!) 100,000 acres already scorched in San Diego County!? 250,000 evacuated!? The Malibu Castle used in the Rockford Files destroyed!?