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She Drew the Line
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Dan Carino
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Mar 28, 2009
She Drew the Line
Today, we take the painted lines that divide traffic on two-lane roads for granted. But Coachella Valley historian Patricia Laflin says Indio woman Dr. June Robertson McCarroll is responsible for striping our roads.
Dr. June Robertson McCarroll was sick of treating automobile injuries, so she took matters into her own hands.
Dr. June Robertson McCarroll was sick of treating automobile injuries, so she took matters into her own hands.
(
Jackson Musker
)

Today, we take the painted lines that divide traffic on two-lane roads for granted. But Coachella Valley historian Patricia Laflin says Indio woman Dr. June Robertson McCarroll is responsible for striping our roads.

Today, we take the painted lines that divide traffic on two-lane roads for granted. But Coachella Valley historian Patricia Laflin says Indio woman Dr. June Robertson McCarroll is responsible for striping our roads.