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BAKERSFIELD Calif. -- The U.S. Postal Service will conduct a Biohazard Detection System (BDS) positive-alert full-scale exercise at the Bakersfield Processing and Distribution Center, 3400 Pegasus Dr., Bakersfield, CA 93380, on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010 at 2 p.m. The entire exercise will last...
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On Saturday, February 6th, 2010, Officers of the Bakersfield Police
Department responded to domestic violence dispute at 3730 “K”
Street, space #6. Upon arrival, the officers found the victim of a
stabbing, identified as;
Arthur Arnold, 45.
Arthur, who had received a stab wound...
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Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link below.
MAEGAN PUGA F BAKERSFIELD CA 93308 W 8/2/10 ...
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A Bakersfield girl was recognized in a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism.
Paige Atkison, a sixth-grader at St. John’s Lutheran School, raises money to help disadvantaged children in other countries receive free surgery to fix...
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WASHINGTON—Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey urged the Federal Reserve last July to approve an acquisition to save a struggling bank in his state. He didn't mention that the bank's chairman and vice chairman were big contributors to his political campaign.
If the acquisition had...
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The Supes morning show was fairly quiet today. I'm late onto the blogs because I haven't been able to log on.
Department of Human Services Director Pat Cheadle talked about Safe Surrender - the program which allows parents to surrender a child they are not able to care for at a hospital...
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Did you know Bill Lees used to look like this?
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California, a laboratory of liberalism, is spiraling downward, driven by a huge budget deficit. The political game remains one in which the candidate with the most money in his or her war-chest is the one most likely to win. Candidates seek and receive union dollars by promising...
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Beloved Son~ Hard to fathom but today you are 22.…
Memories dance around me and change is the one constant. You actualized love in my life as no other ever has. Thank You.
When Leo first brought us this song~ it was perfect, the sound of our life together. It still is perfect~ living...
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I know, I know, this one has been around for a long time but I found it in my email and laughed all over again. A good one makes you chuckle every time you "hear" it.
I was visiting with one of my old WM co-workers the other day (she's still working there) and she told me...
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Break out the tea! The political landscape that has shifted in favor of the conservatives has gotten even rosier, thanks to the announcement by Fox political analyst Angela McGlowan that she will be gunning for one of Mississippi's seats in Congress: http://wdtprs.com/blog/
Such music to my...
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Planned Parenthood Pushes Sex Education for Kids as Young as 10
February 08, 2010
By Ed Barnes
A new report by the International Planned Parenthood Federation is advocating that children as young as 10 be given extensive sex education, including an awareness of sex's pleasures.
The...
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Independent voters see Pres. Obama in a negative light by a nearly 2-1 margin, according to a new Marist College survey, while almost half of voters say he has failed to meet their expectations.
The poll, conducted Feb. 1-3, showed just 44% of registered voters approving of...
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You may have noticed that The Californian is neck deep in a campaign to urge the State Water Resources Control board to approve a staff recommendation finding that the Kern River is not fully appropriated, meaning there’s loose water on the river.
If they approve the recommendation, the...
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Pray tell, can anyone think of a worst case of judicial malpractice? ...
In a story this Sunday (Feb. 7), the San Francisco Chronicle reported that Prop 8 Judge Vaughn Walker is gay and called his orientation, "The biggest open secret in the landmark trial over same-sex marriage."...
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On 2/7/10, at about 9:00 p.m., homicide detectives arrested Blayne Allen Clifford
19, for the murder of Patrick Shige Matsuda 40, in the 4300 block of Whitegate
Avenue. Investigation revealed that on 2/7/10, at about 2:20 a.m., Matsuda, who
resided at 4310 Whitegate Avenue, approached a male...
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Recently I visited a few journalism classrooms for a story on high school newspapers. I talked to dozens of students at East and Liberty high schools. A few things stood out during my visits.
One was that mostof the students do not plan on pursuing a degree related...
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All I can say to this is........................................................PRICELESS!
http://www.foxnews.com/stor...
TOLEDO, Ohio — A strip club in Ohio has raised $1,000 for Haitian earthquake relief during what was billed as "Lap dances for...
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http://www.huffingtonpost.c...
Closer inspection of a photo of Sarah Palin, during a speech in which she mocked President Obama for his use of a teleprompter, reveals several notes written on her left hand. The words "Energy",...
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State Senate candidate Phil Wyman released a letter of endorsement Monday from a decendant of President Abraham Lincoln who he met at a historical event over the summer.
Click on the links to see the letter and photo from the flag ceremony
From the Wyman press release:...
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We have lost a true American patriot:
http://rawstory.com/2010/02...
Democratic heavyweight Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) -- who went by Jack -- has died after complications following gallbladder surgery.
A local news station said the congressman...
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http://www.nasa.gov/mission...
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has returned its first imagery of the Apollo moon landing sites. The pictures show the Apollo missions' lunar module descent stages sitting on the moon's surface, as...
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Kern County Sheriff's Department news release:
On 2-8-2010, at 0945 hours, the Sheriff’s Civil Section served an eviction at 624 Elm Trail in Frazier Park. The eviction was the result of a bank foreclosure. The Sheriff’s Office had prior knowledge that the resident had a...
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Tuesday is The Bakersfield Californian's 'block sale'!
If you've never seen this, check out page 43 of today's Californian for these AMAZING deals!
Really, I can't believe my eyes! A $50 family membership to CALM for just $30! A $25 Baskin Robbins gift certificate for just $15! Need dry...
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Compare the AMAC proposal with the two the oscama Administration and the progressives in Congress are trying to ram down our throats.
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AS HEARD ON BAKERSFIELD'S
ONLY LOCAL MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT SHOW!
BAKERSFIELD'S AMERICAN IDOL
JIM RANGER - PERFORMS LIVE!
(CLICK ON PHOTO BELOW TO SEE VIDEO)
WANT MORE?
(CLICK ON PHOTO BELOW TO SEE IN-STUDIO PIX)
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By BRETT ZONGKER, Associated Press Writer Brett Zongker, Associated Press Writer – 2 hrs 17 mins ago
WASHINGTON – Federal workers got a day off as the Mid-Atlantic region dug out Monday from as much as 3 feet of snow that left tens of thousands without power...
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from the Bakersfield Police Department:
There has been one arrest thus far in the Whitegate homicide. Detectives arrested Blayne Allen Clifford 19, last night. He was booked into the Kern County Jail early this morning. Detectives are still looking for an additional suspect whom was...
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The cuts have begun.
In case you missed it in this weekend's Californian, Bakersfield City School District next year will stop using money from its general fund to pay for counselors, librarians and vice principals, among other positions, and instead leave those staffing decisions to individual...
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FIRST AND FORMOST I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A HUGE THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY FOR PULLING TOGETHER ON THE TRAGEDY OF MRS MAXWELL. KNOW FOR ALL OF YOU OUT THERE THAT WANT TO NIT PICK ON THESE PEOPLE FOR SPEAKING THEIR MINDS ABOUT THE SITUATION THAT LIES AHEAD FOR THIS FIREMAN, LETS JUST ALL REMEMBER...
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Please pray for Homer Joy, a dear friend of mine who wrote Buck Owens
and Dwight Yoakam's big hit, STREETS OF BAKERSFIELD. Several years
ago, Homer received a heart transplant and he was doing very well for
quite some time after that. Homer's new heart was severely damaged. He will be...
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Shafter Ca.- Sunday February 7th 2010 at approximately 4:53p.m. a call was
received by the Kern County Fire Department for a house fire in the 400
block of Beech avenue in east Shafter.
Upon arrival fire crews were faced
with a two story new construction structure that was attached to a...
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Taft, California. – February 8, 2009 – On February 7, 2010, at 10:00 PM, while conducting the official count, staff at the Taft Correctional Institution discovered one inmate was missing from the Institution’s Satellite Camp facility. The Satellite Camp is a...
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On Sunday, at approximately 1642 hours, deputies from the Taft substation were dispatched to a victim of a shooting at 216 Jefferson St., in Taft. Deputies arrived and found a 46 year old white male suffering from a single gunshot wound to the head. The victim was transported to KMC where he...
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Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link below.
ADRIAN TANGUMA M BAKERSFIELD CA 93309 H 7/2/10 ...
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I received a “love note” the other day from my credit card company. I am one of those people who pay off the balance every month. So I don’t expect much from this company. I received a 24-page booklet (small type) that began: “These are beneficial changes that should help...
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KERN COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS NEWS RELEASE
February 6, 2010
Bakersfield High 2010 Kern County Academic Decathlon Champion
Bakersfield High School (BHS) received the Claude W. Richardson perpetual trophy as the overall team winner of the 30th annual Kern County...
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Ran across an interesting post about East Hills Mall on a blog called Labelscar that's dedicated to documenting failed retail businesses with a focus on shopping malls.
Labelscar -- the name comes from the mark left on a building after signage has been removed -- calls East Hills Mall...
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The NY Times is reportedly working on a story that makes serious accusations against New York Governor David Paterson that could force him to resign.
The Governor's office tells Fox 5 News that Paterson has no plans to step down.
(AP) - Paterson met privately with key Democratic leaders...
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Another Illinois democrat bites the dust. Im not quit sure why this guy resigned. Not when there are others in the Democratic group (especially from Illinois) following Obama have done worse. However, wouldn't it be *GREAT* if he started a lemming run in his party?
By KAREN...
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It sure fooled me for a few minutes. After taking this photo I watched the narrow cloud just kind of stay in one place for awhile. Then I realized it was simply the Mt Poso Cogen power plant trying to pollute our clean air on a stormy afternoon. They burn coal and tires...
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The right-wing Christianists are at it again:
http://rawstory.com/2010/02...
A Christian group in Michigan has filed a lawsuit alleging that a package of hate crimes laws named after murder victim Matthew Shepard is an affront to their...
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The UFW has endorsed Dean Florez for Lieutenant Governor, his website announced, noting Florez's push for seat belts in farmworker vans and his pursuit of heat-related safety considerations for Central Valley farmworkers.
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Good grief. That was the most benign commercial I have ever seen. From listening to the feminists, you would have thought there would be images of crying pregnant women being tortured because they couldn't kill their babies...
The commercial, which shows just Tebow and...
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This came through at 7:47 p.m. Sunday:
Suspicious Death
Details: INCIDENT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY
Homicide Detectives are working a Suspicious Death in Taft.
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Yes, it's true. And it didn't even happen in Kern County.
A soldier stationed in Tacoma, Washington, was arrested for subjecting his4 year old daughter to water boarding, the CIA torture technique that was outlawed by the Obama Administration early last year.
The 27 year old soldier...
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This woman is truly pathetic. Watch this:
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
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This video says it all regarding the Tea Party movement:
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
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I just finished reading James Burger's story about Phil Wyman. Here's the link http://tinyurl.com/ye4hbm4
Basically...Burger reports that Wyman was grandfathered into a old legislative pension plan that now pays him more than $3000 a month. Voters eliminated such benefits for...
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PRESS RELEASE
BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT
NEWS RELEASE
February 7, 2010
HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION
On 02-07-2010, at 0227 a.m., the Bakersfield Police Department received a 911 call from a female who said her husband was being assaulted outside of their residence by a subject armed with a...
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