Premium Content Saving the River
by Conor O'Sullivan - August 12, 2008
Describe an experience that has affected you personally.
One Sunday morning in March 2008, I dug into the recesses of the Bakersfield Californian to find an opinion article stating the possibility that our river could flow again after two dry years. A full river? My mind drifted back to when I could take my dog to swim there, when the best refuge from the summer was the lazy, muddy water. I learned that…
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