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A season to remember; Hurricanes may be gone, but impacts and lessons remain.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
Whew! The hurricane season finally ended Wednesday, although someone forgot to tell Tropical Storm Epsilon. While Epsilon is expected to keep spinning into the Atlantic and away from land, brutal images of the death and destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina will haunt this nation for years to come.
The threat of devastating storms may be only a memory, but it's important to remember that hundreds of thousands of Americans are still struggling every day with the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma. Many Floridians still are reeling from 2004 killers called Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne. It's never too late to help by contributing to national…
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