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On the Cover: The World's Fastest Man | Comstock's magazine

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On the Cover: The World's Fastest Man | Comstock's magazine About Subscribe Digital Edition Newsletter Advertise Contact Us Twitter Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Find More options Back Longreads Oct 21, 2014 By Jeff Wilser Things always seem to take too long. When the cable guy says he’ll arrive by noon, we know it’ll be closer to supper. Doctors are late. The mechanic needs an extra day. Every government project, it seems, takes longer than expected; the left can point to Iraq, the right can point to healthcare.gov. So it was something of a shock when Caltrans announced that its Fix 50 pro

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