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As a lifelong Bakersfield resident, I've noticed there are two things Bakersfield folks generally don't like to pay for -- parking and recycling.
We don't mind walking a block or two to avoid a $3 parking fee and apparently consider recycling a service that government officials should offer free of charge.
So it's no surprise that a number of local residents are less than thrilled with a Bakersfield City Council committee's approval Thursday night of a proposal to mandate curbside...
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was the picture of the people's politician last week as he vetoed the latest gay marriage bill.
After all, he said, California voters spoke loud and clear on the gay marriage issue five years ago when they approved a ballot measure recognizing marriage as between a man and a woman.
He then went on to sign a cluster of bills that will, among other things, make it mandatory for public schools to incorporate curriculum that promotes homosexuality, bisexuality and...
He's done it again.
Kern High School District trustee Chad Vegas whacked a hornet's nest with his proposal to hang posters bearing the phrase "In God We Trust" in every classroom, a suggestion that has his critics and even some of his supporters questioning his motives, his intelligence and even his sanity.
Granted, his subsequent comments about unpatriotic liberal secular atheists who hate God and prefer communism were unkind and earned him a much-deserved rap on the...
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