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Stories of devastation and survival emerge in Montecito

Nov. 16, 2008
With 111 homes destroyed and nine damaged, the news is often not good for residents. But some returning evacuees find reason to rejoice. Jack and Jan Milton shared a bench Saturday overlooking the smoldering remains of their three-bedroom home with its million-dollar views in the hilly Sycamore...
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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler