A tale of two hurricanes

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A tale of two hurricanes

He was still a student when Hurricane Gilbert hit Jamaica, but teacher Devon Wilson still remembers the devastation and sacrifice at Happy Grove High School in Portland, which became home to droves of residents in its wake. The memories came back...

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