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When I started my quest to have Caltrans allow the changeable message signs in Kern Canyon warn out-of-town visitors to stay out of the Kern River, I was 10 years younger and a whole lot more politically naïve. I actually thought our government was something that was responsible to the people – sort of a living, breathing entity that could change to benefit the public.   Boy, did I ever get a rude awakening!   It took ten years and countless hours and the only thing that kept this idea alive is the reaction I received from everyone I used as a sounding-board. Every single person I spoke with thought this was a terrific way to warn visitors to Bakersfield,  who, through no fault of their own, are ignorant of the danger posed by the swift waters of the Kern River.      Initially, my letters to Caltrans were unanswered as were my many emails. (Humm, aren’t these public employees supposed to answer their...
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