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this_ad += " I just got back from Traffic Central, where the engineers had a printout of my blog entry and all the comments on it. Th...";
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this_ad += " Supervisor Mike Maggard tried to kick off Wednesday's Kern County budget hearings with some humor. ";
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this_ad += "   Two local schools were among six in the state recognized for efforts to foster engaged citizens. ";
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