Coming Sunday: Should elephants continue to come to the fair?

For nearly as long as there have been elephant rides at the Kern County Fair, there have been elephant-ride protesters. For years, a small but committed group of Kern County women has gone to the fair board complaining that the elephants are mistreated and that having two 8,000-pound animals in close proximity to people is unsafe. But this year, thanks to a recent decision by Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey to phase out elephants from the circus, they may have momentum on their side when