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Just a few weeks before the devastating Camp Fire swept through Butte County in north central California, students in Mimi Riley’s Butte College class, Our Sustainable Future, were discussing Radical Joy for Hard Times and how to live with endangered places. That conversation had unforeseen poignancy, as many lost everything they had in the fire. Now, faculty, staff, and students are determined to recover and would appreciate help. http://www.butte.edu/feeds/2018/Ca
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