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City Beat

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"; this_ad += " I just got back from Traffic Central, where the engineers had a printout of my blog entry and all the comments on it. Th..."; this_ad += " "; this_ad += "

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Quirks of the County

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"; this_ad += " Supervisor Mike Maggard tried to kick off Wednesday's Kern County budget hearings with some humor. "; this_ad += " "; this_ad += "He asked County Ad..."; this_ad += " "; this_ad += "

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The Grade

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"; this_ad += " Two local schools were among six in the state recognized for efforts to foster engaged citizens. "; this_ad += "Foothill High School i..."; this_ad += " "; this_ad += "

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