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Sandy Stockman, 28, accepted a plea bargain to misdemeanor child cruelty charges in the death of her infant daughter, Kayden, whom she was holding in a car crash on Feb. 8.
Stockman was ordered to attend a 32-week parenting class, although her attorney felt she may not have to attend that...
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Jurors in the Vincent Brothers' murder trial continued to deliberate Monday morning.
As of 10 a.m. Monday, jurors had been deliberating for about 8 hours over the last three days.
Jurors heard more than two months of testimony.
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It's Monday again, and that means that it's time for another open thread where newbies and veterans alike can post their questions about the workings of Bakersfield.com's interactive features - how to do stuff, technical difficulties, ideas for improvements, etc. So, let 'em rip!
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1. THE HOLY MARTYR ISIDORE
During the reign of Decius, Isidore was drafted by force from the island of Chios into military service. From childhood, Isidore adhered to the Faith of Christ and spent his entire life in fasting, prayer and good...
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Very few things spike my blood temperature from 98 to 212 but the outrageous complaints by Region 73 AYSO soccer officials against the recent Relay for Life event of the American Cancer Society got the corpuscles boiling in a heart beat.
Right in the middle of the May 5 Relay for Life event at...
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Reporter Jenny Shearer wrote a story in Sunday's paper about the Seasons Park, a neighborhood park with no restrooms, that has been overrun with people associated with organized sports.
Resident Ken Quiring said he couldn't invite people to his home on the weekends because there was no...
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PUBLISHED 5-15-2007
There is no good reason why California schools shouldn’t be held accountable for the number of students that drop out.
A set of bills that would do just that — hold schools accountable — need support.
Thousands of students — approximately 145,000...
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PUBLISHED 5-15-2007
Come on, California, stop hanging up on cell phone consumer rights. Since 2000, the Public Utilities Commission has weakened what few consumer protections existed for cell phone users.
And since then, the industry has lobbied successfully to blunt legislative attempts to...
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Reader: You reported a monument honoring Earl Warren is planned to be erected on the Bakersfield High School campus.
Let's not allow history to be changed by putting wrong information on the monument.
Through lack of research, misinformation or just plain ignorance, you reported Earl Warren...
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Reader: I read your recent article on the passing of Capt. Walter Schirra. I was disappointed the article didn't mention his Kern County connection. He was a test pilot in the Sidewinder Missile system program at China Lake during the 1950s.
The Ridgecrest Daily Independent reported he was the...
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Reader: I just love how you forever tarnished those images of that fist pumping in the air, that helmet being raised, the pointing to his mount. Yes, those images from last Saturday's running of the Kentucky Derby, Street Sense and his jockey, Calvin Borel, with his sweet smile, by putting O.J....
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Sound Off for May 13, 2007
Batch Data Processor | Saturday, May 12 2007 8:45 PM
Last Updated: Saturday, May 12 2007 8:50 PM
Reader: I see The Californian has done it again. You went and pulled two popular comics and replaced them because the creator, Johnny Hart, passed away. The two...
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Vicki Moore awoke on her birthday, May 3, to find banners up, loved ones singing "Happy Birthday" and a Krispy Kreme doughnut brought in from Fresno especially for her.
She enjoyed two strawberry-filled cakes with butter cream icing — her favorite cake — and a private...
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When Bakersfield makes it into the top 10, it's generally a distinction we're not particularly proud of, like our recent second-place showing on the smoggiest-air-in-America list.
So when a legion of generous donors and determined volunteers made the local Relay for Life the American Cancer...
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"These days when somebody smokes in the movies, they're either a psychopath or European."
— Thank You For Smoking
Unless a movie shows the side effects of smoking (i.e. Robert Downey Jr.'s character in "Zodiac") or places it within a...
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Looking for a way to burn money, destroy lives, kill your fellow citizens and cause more untold suffering and misery than you can shake a stick at. Don't bother, you've been beaten to it by "the war on drugs"
Should we stop it? Hell no! What would the street gangs and terrorists do...
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Finally I think I can write about this,on this Mothers day.Forgive the disjointedness,I am of course crying ,laughing and trying to make sense~difficult.
We both got sick within a day of each other,usually he'd get a bug ,I be nurse and get it after he was well.This time was different....
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(With apologies to The Police [the rock group of yore])
I was sickened driving through McFarland's east-of-the-freeway streets yesterday for a follow-up on the latest gang violence.
Blatant gang graffiti dominated certain areas, especially along San Lucas, where three have been killed so...
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You see many soccer moms with smiles on their faces and an SUV filled with little kids. But are they the picture of happiness? Does the big house, the picket fence and the politically correct number of children symbolize happiness for mothers?
If renown psychologist, and...
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It appears that some conservatives on this board accuse 76% of Americans of hating Bush.
But it seems they Hate 'everyone'..
The selfishness exhibited by Curt, Bako and Ron has been overwhelming.
It reminds one of a animal that has been cornered. It lashes out at...
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Mothers in the U.S. military are stressed, poorly paid and need more help caring for their children, according to a report issued by Congress on Friday.
Nearly half of all women in the active-duty military have been deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan, and 24,475 women are there now, the report by...
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Yesterday I was at a birthday barbeque for a very dear friend who just turned 80. We've known each other for over 40 years and looking around at all the good friends attending I started, once again, to wonder where all the years had gone. How did I get to this point? When my...
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A Prophecy of St. Nilus the Myre Bearer. After the year 1900, toward the middle of the 20th century, the people of that time will become unrecognizable. When the time for...
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1. THE HOLY FEMALE MARTYR GLYCERIA
Glyceria was the daughter of a Roman governor. Becoming impoverished after her father's death, Glyceria settled in Trajanopolis in Thrace. During the reign of the nefarious Emperor Antoninus, Glyceria...
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"To the world you might just be one person, but to the one person you might just be the world"...
Mothers have been recognized in special ways for thousands of years. It's celebrated in over 40 countries around the world. An exact date and the reason it is celebrated, however,...
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Q: When is the county going to have blue recycle bins available for residents outside the city limits?
–– Hugh Riley
A: It’s too early to say, according to the Kern County Waste Management Department.
“Are we looking at it? Yes. When is it going to happen? We...
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Q: A few months back, the leader of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez called the President of the United States ‘The Devil.’ A few days later, the management of 7- Eleven convenience stores announced that they would change gasoline brands from CITGO, which is owned by Venezuela, to a local...
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Well, I got my tattoo, and thanks for all the good wishes and advice. I ended up going to Nak'd Al's, after all. The clincher was that (as advised) I asked several of my patients who came in with excellent artwork where and who they got it from. That was the most recommended place. My son loves...
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Last night's "Journal" was a particularly enlightening one.He did a segment on Pat Robertson and Regent College.
Then I was introduced to Nick Gillespie: who should be President IMHO<but I am sure would decline any such idea.He has great hair~a presidential requirement...
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I was nervous – it was opening night and yes, I have experienced opening nights before, but this was Tennessee Williams… this was the Sacred Place called Spotlight Theatre. I really wanted to do well.
I could say, “Well, I am not Blanche or Stella, so what am I so...
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1. SAINT EPIPHANIUS, BISHOP OF CYPRUS
Epiphanius was a Jew by birth and, witnessing the Faith of Christ, was baptized with his sister Callithrope. At age twenty-six, he was tonsured a monk in the monastery of St. Hilarion. Later, he...
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Here's my short platform..
Deport all illegal aliens, and enact a comprehensive work-permit program. Build a wall between Mexico and America that you could see from the moon. Any child of a foreigner is not automatically a US citizen.
Make financial incentives to American businesses to...
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A couple of days ago I posted my travel plans for the week. Unlike the last extended journey I attempted, there have been no technical failures, but let's just say the plan has been a little, ummm...loose. More about that later. But first I have to share this with you guys.
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Caine Morgan 1980-2007. you will be missed man. you were one of the nicest people i have ever met in my life. like they say, only the good die young, i wish i could've said goodbye.
Fatal crash closes Stockdale Highway Friday afternoon
The Bakersfield...
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Kern County’s Animal Control Commission is barking up the right tree in its effort to reduce the number of unwanted dogs and cats, and curb the need to kill thousands of animals every year.
While state lawmakers are considering AB1634, which mandates dogs and cats in California be...
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PUBLISHED 5-13-2007
It was high-fives and grins when the city of Shafter pulled a fast one and grabbed a portion of neighboring Bakersfield’s “sphere of influence” a couple of years ago.
The “sphere” is the designation of land a city can some day annex to...
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PUBLISHED 5-14-2007
At this rate, average Americans may soon be priced out of their own national parks.
The Bush administration is quietly moving forward with plans to raise entrance fees at 135 national parks, include Yosemite, one of California’s most popular.
Yosemite’s...
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PUBLISHED 5-14-2007
As a result of errors found in the way states distribute migrant education funds to their school districts, changes in distribution need to be made.
The U.S. Department of Education has proposed some changes, which should be turned into policy.
The proposal came after...
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A juror in the Vincent Brothers case made a timeline at home regarding the case.
Jurors are admonished not to work on deliberating except when they are with the other jurors in the jury deliberation room.
Kern County Superior Judge Michael Bush told the bailiff to tell the juror that she...
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A McFarland woman was killed when a stray bullet hit her while she slept with two of her kids. Here's an incredible blurb from the reporter in the field this morning:
While canvassing the neighborhood, sheriff’s deputies knocked on the victim’s door — not knowing someone was...
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The results are in from the Zagat/Today Show fast food survey and Wendy's wins for top food, top facilities and top overall. Subway gets the nod for best service.
There are separate categories for stuff like best fries, best shakes and even best mascot.
There is no category for "produced...
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Somehow the time kept ticking by and the pages on the calendar kept turning and here we are, the morning of opening night.
I wonder for a moment how it happened to pass so quickly.
It felt like just yesterday I auditioned. I remember now it was just after noon on a Saturday that...
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1. SAINT CYRIL AND SAINT METHODIUS EQUAL TO THE APOSTLES
Saints Cyril and Methodius were brothers from Thessalonica of distinguished and wealthy parents, Leo and Maria. The older brother Methodius spent ten years as an officer among the...
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Jurors began deliberating this morning at about 9 a.m.
They decided Thursday to deliberate during the normal schedule: 9 a.m. to noon and 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
They deliberated one hour Thursday.
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Anyone want to make a guess on how the trial will end? Considering the weight of eveidence the prosecution presented, my guess is the jury will find his guilty.
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By raising the question, and by raising the issue, I'm not attempting to render illegitimate any anger towards any given president, based on the character and actions of that president. And I'm not suggesting that one cannot have legitimate beefs against a given president.
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This Sunday is Mother's Day.
It is a time to honor the woman who spent nine months wondering what kind of pain you would bring.
And then she spent years trying to guide you through what we know as real life.
You probably had some thoughts about how she was doing.
I ran away once...
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Increase the gas tax. Now!!!!!
Texas, One of the leaders in oil production. The home of many of the world petroleum corporations. Is about to pass a bill that would reduce the state gas tax by 20 cents. That would be a savings of about three dollars a fill up.
What the heck are they...
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Do you think this is actually real?
http://www.stupidvideos.com...
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