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Address: 1707 Eye St. Bakersfield, CA 93301 Member Since: May 14, 2007 Last Signed In: November 22, 2009 Profile Views: 2906 Blog Views: 186880 Christmas lights tour -- with a twist Bakersfield not so giving, magazine says Secret menus at Bakersfield restaurants Videos galore of local marching bands Shocker: Bakersfield not safe for pedestrians Does Ryan Mathews deserve Heisman consideration? Bakersfield man with colorful record in middle of billion-dollar Chevron dispute Mobile haiku puts Bakersfield in new light Songs do more than namedrop Bakersfield Pedro Martinez taken back to his Bakersfield Dodger days May 07 June 07 July 07 August 07 September 07 October 07 November 07 December 07 January 08 February 08 March 08 April 08 May 08 June 08 July 08 August 08 September 08 October 08 November 08 December 08 January 09 February 09 March 09 April 09 May 09 June 09 July 09 August 09 September 09 October 09 November 09 Submit your local links to bakosphere@bakersfield.com. Bakersfield Observed CompuDave greener bakersfield 
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Not so beautiful Bakersfield
Getting laid off right before Christmas can affect a man. Drastic measures are often called for. This man took it a step further: He withdrew his nomination for a Beautiful Bakersfield Award. Here's an excerpt from his blog, Miles: Unfiltered, Uncensored & Commercial Free. One has to wonder how many jobs could have been saved; how much money could have been redirected toward social services; how the effort involved in coordinating and televising such an event could have benefited local charitable organizations by donating that time rather than celebrating Bakersfield’s’ failure to thrive, prosper and look after it’s own. Can't argue with that. 1 comments from 1 users
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posted by
erikbako
on Feb 25, 2009 at 06:10 PM
I would have sent the nomination back, folded into a tight little roll, with an attached note saying "you know where to shove it". Is anyone else perplexed and a bit angered by companies still posting billions in profit laying off workers?
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