On Tuesday's letters page, reader reaction to California's historic wildfires.

Tom Reinberger, of Glendora, echoes a familiar refrain: move away from the hills.

There is an old folk song with the refrain, "When will they ever learn?"

The tragedy and devastation of the past week is another case of living where you shouldn't.  City planning departments and governments need to look hard at past disasters...to change zoning ordinances to prevent constuction of homes in those areas.

These areas, of course, are among the prettiest--leafy, rustic neighborhoods with great views.  But nature, of course, doesn't recognize desirable areas, and will again burn it down...a few years down the road.  Save the beautiful, rustic areas for recreational or vacation visits--don't live in them.

Or maybe the fires aren't the work of nature, after all.  Writes Lawrence L. Graham, of Dunwoody, Ga.:

I am a Bible-believing Christian and I am here to tell you that the wildfires are a judgment on the bigots of California who passed Proposition 8 in order to deny a minority of Californians their human rights.

More on Proposition 8, an Op-Ed about rape in Darfur, and renaming a peak in the High Sierras.

*Photo of brushfire raging in Yorba Linda by Nick Ut/AP Photo.