What's Your Opinion: July 9, 2008

How has smoke from the wildfires affected your family?

  • Posted July 8, 2008 at 11 p.m.
Lisa Dye, Redding:'Last night with the swamp cooler on my niece started coughing and sneezing. When we turned it off, she stopped coughing. The swamp pulls smoke right in.'

Lisa Dye, Redding:
"Last night with the swamp cooler on my niece started coughing and sneezing. When we turned it off, she stopped coughing. The swamp pulls smoke right in."

Sandie Fortes, Anderson:'It hasn’t affected me at all.'

Sandie Fortes, Anderson:
"It hasn’t affected me at all."

Ed Carpenter, Cottonwood:'I got grounded and couldn’t go outside and plant my garden.'

Ed Carpenter, Cottonwood:
"I got grounded and couldn’t go outside and plant my garden."

Alex Godinez, Redding:'My daughter had breathing problems. We took her to the hospital and they gave her an inhaler.'

Alex Godinez, Redding:
"My daughter had breathing problems. We took her to the hospital and they gave her an inhaler."

Fran Crain, Cottonwood:'We escaped to Klamath Falls, but it was smoky there, too.'

Fran Crain, Cottonwood:
"We escaped to Klamath Falls, but it was smoky there, too."

Brandon Stephens, Cottonwood:'For me, its been bad because I have respiratory problems.'

Brandon Stephens, Cottonwood:
"For me, its been bad because I have respiratory problems."

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