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https://i2i.org/wp-content/uploads/Jons-Note1-1.png934600This week has been a trying time for folks in my neighborhood. My home was one street away from the mandatory evacuation zone during the fires in Boulder County. Homes just down the road were ablaze. We were very lucky. If the wind went in a slightly different direction, we could be homeless. Some of