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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Nov. 23, 2007

In the Line of Fire

Focus Column - By Melody Mosley and Craig Simon - Victims of the recent California wildfires can take heart in a number of statutes expressly designed for their protection.

FOCUS COLUMN

By Melody Mosley and Craig Simon

      Sometimes, it takes a disaster to draw public - and governmental action - to a festering problem. Minnesota's infrastructure became the focus of attention only following the disastrous collapse of a bridge over Interstate 35 in August.
      So, too, the 2003 wildfires in California drew attention to a number of fire-related issues. Action by the Le...

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