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World News Review

Contributors: Cecil Maranville and John Ross Schroeder

California Burning

As we go to press, the firestorms that ravaged Southern California unchecked for several days are finally under control. A virtual army of firefighters 15,000 strong waged war on the monstrous fires. To give you an idea of how large a commitment of personnel and equipment that represents, that's 4,000 more people fighting the California fires than there are British troops on the ground in Iraq.

I am writing this in Phoenix, Arizona, where the skies are obscured with smoke and ash from the massive volume of debris roaring skyward carried by the normal winds and by the weather the storms themselves generate.

This is the worst disaster ever to hit the already-beleaguered state that has a $38 billion deficit. Nearly 3,500 homes were destroyed, many of them worth several hundred thousands of dollars to more than a million. The burden of so many large claims on the pool of insurance funds will send shock waves through that industry.

The rebuilding will challenge Governor-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger's management skills. Elected largely on his promise to attract business to the state to invigorate revenue growth, instead of by raising taxes, he often added a footnote: "Unless there is a major disaster like an earthquake." In spite of the proportions of this disaster, he continues to promise he will not raise taxes. We will see if he is able to keep his word.

Undoubtedly, some television network or a movie studio is archiving video clips and has people at the drawing boards to rush to make the California Firestorm of 2003 movie. There is a story to be told, for sure.

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