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While the abysmally low level of education in Kern County is embarrassing to say the least, given the reasons for this prevailing ignorance and illiteracy there really isn’t anything to be done to improve a situation in the schools that will only continue to deteriorate. There really is a reason for cities like Bakersfield and Oildale being the butt of so many jokes, and for the consensus among the literati of Kern County in general being a cultural wasteland. It was considered to be so when I first arrived on the scene in Weedpatch back in 1935; and over the decades since little has been done to persuade anyone of a different opinion than the prevailing one back when people were often comparing communities throughout the county with Al Capp’s portrayal of “Dogpatch.” And, truth be told, in many cases the comparison was a valid one; both back then and now. To fully appreciate the situation imagine you are among the beautiful people at an upscale cocktail...
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