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Mountain people, by and large, are the last of the rugged individuals. For the same reason they choose not to huddle together on cots at the National Orange Show Events Center, they are found, by droves, in the parking lot of the old Stater Bros. on 40th Street.
They chat all night long as they stare at their home in the San Bernardino mountains. Many complained they were pushed from Wildwood Park, which in the past held hundreds of people, so that a command post of less than 10 officers could occupy the whole park.See the full content of this document
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Mountain Folks Rugged
Many folks I spoke with were also angry that they could not return to their homes or even find out if they still had one. A few that I spoke with had come down Monday to run an errand, and then were denied access home, despite leaving loved ones up the hill. One man I spoke to exclaimed, "I think the fires were deliberately set by the people who run motels down in the valley. There isn't a single room to be had in ...
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