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Moses Lake, WA vs Ridgecrest, CA

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The population stays around the same. Companies come and go, and the overall jobs (I mean professional jobs, not BK or McD's) seem to come and go too. Mitsubishi is only  More

You are way off on your population for Moses Lake, WA We have been at 21,414, stated officially on the sign as entering Moses Lake, all 2014. Please correct this asap.  More

I enjoy the dry desert climate and central location to outdoor activities. Even though it is desert we enjoy four seasons. The drawback is the influx of gain related  More

For context, I grew up in Ridgecrest and moved away after graduating high school. I have since lived in LA and the Bay Area but I visit RC often. RC is in the high  More

Ridgecrest and Kern County are red state bastions in a land of blue voting counties. If you want a concealed weapons permit, you'll get it. Want to own any firearm  More

The hardest thing to get used to in Ridgecrest is the weather. It can get quite windy. And hot. 115 hot. But it's a dry heat! It does cool off in the evening, and it  More