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Editor's note: Kenn Clifton declined to provide a photo or answer questions asked by The Californian for this race, saying statements he previously made were misrepresented in the paper.
A story published shortly after he filed to run in the race said Clifton wanted to see a better plan for...
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Thomas Feher of Bakersfield is seeking a seat on the Rosedale Union School District Board. He is a a partner at LeBeau-Thelen, LLP, a law firm. Feher has served on Centennial Elementary's school site council.
Following is Feher's response to The Californian’s candidate questionnaire.
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Trish Froehlich of Bakersfield is seeking a seat on the Rosedale Union School District Board. She is a teacher at Liberty High School. Froehlich is a member of Bakersfield Republican Women.
Following is Froehlich's response to The Californian’s candidate questionnaire.
Name: Trish...
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Blaine Geissel of Bakersfield is seeking a seat on the Rosedale Union School District Board. He is a teacher. Geissel has been a board member on the Society for Disabled Children for 3 years.
Following is Geissel's response to The Californian’s candidate questionnaire.
Name: Blaine...
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Tony Lomas of Bakersfield is seeking a seat on the Rosedale Union School District Board. He is a certified public accountant. Lomas has served as an elected member of the Kern County Republican Central Committee, Fourth Supervisorial District.
Following is Lomas' response to The...
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PUBLISHED 10/16/2006
Bruce McPherson is an unlikely political hero — low-key, soft-spoken, an elected Republican from liberal Santa Cruz and a legislator widely respected by members of both parties for his accomplishments more than his flash.
By all accounts, some of these traits...
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PUBLISHED 10/16/2006
This is a summary of positions on the November ballot taken by The Californian’s Editorial Board. The full text is available online at www.bakersfield.com.
SHERIFF: Donny Youngblood. Both candidates have made mistakes in their pasts, but Youngblood has learned...
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Barbara Mettler of Bakersfield is seeking a seat on the Rosedale Union School District Board. She works in accounting at KLM Homes, Inc. Mettler is involved in two parent-teacher clubs in varying positions.
Following is Mettler‘s response to The Californian’s candidate...
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I have thought about how I would approach gay marriage and other social issues if I were to run as an actual political candidate, especially in light of my desire to end the caustic divisions that vex our society today.
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The traditional approach by both sides has been to play up the issue up...
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Mike Ross of Bakersfield is seeking a seat on the Rosedale Union School District Board. He is a self-employed accountant and business owner. Ross is also a member of the Exchange Club.
Following is Ross’ response to The Californian’s candidate questionnaire.
Name: Mike Ross
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Joe Saldivar of Bakersfield is seeking a seat on the Rosedale Union School District Board. Saldivar is a biology professor at Bakersfield College. Saldivar has served on several committees at BC, and was voted College Professor of the Year for 2005.
Following is Saldivar’s response to...
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Mel Gibson is again apologizing for his anti-Semitic remarks following his drunken driving arrest earlier this year.
He told Diane Sawyer that his tirade last summer may have been set off by criticism of his 2004 movie “The Passion of the Christ” even before its release and...
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Steve Sanders of Bakersfield is seeking a seat on the Rosedale Union School District Board. Sanders is the division administrator of child development and family services for the Kern County Superintendent of Schools. He has also held various positions with the United Way. Sanders currently...
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Some mundane sounding jobs pay more than $50,000 a year.
To name a few:
• Elevator installer and repairer
• Greenhouse manager
• Frame wirer
• Fish hatchery manager
• Petroleum pump system operator
• locomotive engineer...
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I went to bed at 2 a.m. last night, and as soon as I jumped in bed I saw a rather large flash of light through my window. The blinds were down, so I knew it was something huge since I could see it through the blinds. I had no idea what it was until I looked through my window and saw massive bolts...
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UK troops are exacerbating security. Top Gen. says Withdraw
The new head of the British Army, General Sir Richard Dannatt, has sparked a row by saying UK troops are exacerbating security problems in Iraq and should withdraw soon.
From:
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No N. Korean Nuke.. It’s Clintons fault…
No radiation has been detected since the supposed Korean nuke explosion. The first words out of Rice, McCain, and Bush. Put the blame on Clinton..
Clinton’s policy indeed worKed..
History starts anew today..
This event...
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After years of debate the Bundestag accepted that a pilot should be set up. Now German doctors are succeeding in following the success of heroin on prescription in Switzerland and the Netherlands.
The German project started more than three years ago and was based on comparing heroin...
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No, Bakersfield my not represent "Life as it Should Be," but Bakersfield cleary has a plethora of talent. When I heard Bakersfield's own Alyssa sing, it became abundantly clear that she would be the perfect artist to sing When I Heard You Sing, my tribute to the love songs of the...
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Was this on Highway 46? When would you say this happened? Careless drivers aren't restricted to this day and age, nor are they restricted to a two lane highway outside of Bakersfield.
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Here they are. Game of the week might be in the SSL with Taft playing at Shafter.
Bak. (4-2) at Gold. Vall. (6-0) (at Stockdale)
Bulldogs have the balance on offense that Bakersfield lacks. Not to mention there are rumors floating around about the availability, or lack...
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I'm a Democrat, Phil Angelides.
I can't vote for you because you're out of touch and an embarrassment to the party. You're in a wing that went stale years ago.
One of our bloggers at the primary election said that when Steve Westly lost, Arnold Schwarzenegger was assured victory.
And...
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PUBLISHED 10/13/2006
The Bakersfield City Council’s failure this week to approve a Hillside Ordinance that tightens building standards in northeast Bakersfield is disappointing.
Development is occurring at a rapid pace. Building rules must be tightened to protect the fragile hills and...
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I received the school population numbers on which the state championship football games will be based this season. I thought some of you might be interested to see which school is the biggest, smallest, etc. There are three divisions and I’ve included all Kern County schools (in bold), all...
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The hillsides of northeast Bakersfield are springing to life with new subdivisions. The growth has been a long time in coming for those who have speculated for more than a decade about the impending growth along Highway 178.
More than 11,000 homes are in some stage of planning between Fairfax...
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Tomorrow is Friday the 13th. Whenever I talk to people, there is always someone who will bring up the tale of Friday the 13th and how spooky it is! Do you believe in it? Have you had any creepy experiences on Friday the 13th?
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Can Capitalism survive WITHOUT GOVERNMENT AND LAWS??
NO
TK says:
The only free enterprising without government would be buccaneering
The following is a bit of my wordsmithery.. It is an example of 'The government', acting as the vehicle's that keeps the economy running.
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Awhile back, Davin McHenry, The Californian's web editor, launched an online map of local bloggers and blog readers. There was a bit of momentum initially, but then we moved to a new blogging system and the whole map thing kinda fell by the wayside.
I'd like to jumpstart the concept again,...
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I want to say happy birthday to my friend Rachel, who has joined the club as a 30-something today. Having just turned 30 myself in August, I can attest that life feels no different. I still get carded. I gain weight at the same rate I did a year ago. And I still feel like life is flying by and...
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I will confess right up front I don't know all that much about the city's proposed Hillside Ordinance.
All I really want it to say is you can build houses on those ugly hills as long as they don't burn up or fall down in a rainstorm.
But I'm not a council person. Jacquie Sullivan is. And it...
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Believe it or not, I'm really not trying to purposely offend police officers in my work. It's sometimes an unavoidable side-effect of being a reporter, but I promise it's not premeditated, at least not most of the time.
When I pitched this academy project and referred to it in the newsroom, I...
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Adam Gadahn, a 28-year-old former goat farmer from Orange County, is the first person in America since 1952 to be charged with treason.
He has appeared in several videos, including a tape released on September 2nd of this year, in which Gadahn was actually introduced by al Qaeda's...
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As a pilot I am not going to second guess the tragedy in New York. But of all government agencies the NTSB is one of the very few in which I have any confidence. I wish I could say the same of politicians and our schools.
Who of any sensibility is going to credit those like Kennedy, the...
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In 1994 the Swiss embarked on their Heroin Assisted Treatment project. This resulted in a significant improvement of health (both mentally and physically) for the majority of the over 1200 participants. In addition, a massive reduction in criminal behavior was observed.
The HAT outpatient...
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What do you call a man with half a brain?
Gifted
Why do men have slits in their underware?
So they can get oxygen to their brains.
Why are vibrators better than men?
Because they never screw other women, never come in drunk, and you don't have to do their laundry!
How can you...
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Scientists have discovered a food that diminishes a woman's sex drive by 90%!!! Its called wedding cake.
In the beginning, God created the earth and rested. Then God created man, and rested. Then God created woman. Since then neither God nor man have rested.
A man inserted an...
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The carrot juice controversy continues.
Be careful and conscientious with food. Here's some general food preparation tips from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Botulism cases accumulate as inquiry continues
BY EMILY HAGEDORN, Californian staff writer
e-mail:...
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I met Neil's son, but I never met his father. I'm sure it was devastating to Neil when his father passed away, even though his father had lived a long life, and was prolific in his own way. The fact that his father passed away right before Father's Day must have magnified the loss to...
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the SelF-
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washingtonpost.com
Pentagon Cancels Terrorism Betting Plan
By KEN GUGGENHEIM
The Associated Press
Tuesday, July 29, 2003; 7:06 PM
WASHINGTON - Under fire from all sides, the Pentagon on Tuesday dropped plans for a futures market that would have allowed traders to profit from...
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In August, November seemed so distant, so far in the future.
But getting ready for an election has an interesting effect on time; sometimes it slows it down to a maddening crawl, then, suddenly, it races so quickly that there is no opportunity to do all that needs to be done.
For example, when...
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Andy Kehe has a fun column on ten reasons we should rename CSUB to 'Bakersfield State.'
I think being able to make lots of BS jokes is reason enough. What do you all think?
Anyone out there got a better name?
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Last week I was at work standing about ten feet from a train as it sped by at 60+ mph up near Merced. I was looking in the direction the train was going so as not to get dirt in my eyes when I heard the telltale metallic tinkling of strapping(metal straps that secure loads)dragging on...
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PUBLISHED 10/12/2006
The choice for attorney general is a slam dunk — State Sen. Chuck Poochigian, R-Fresno. Throughout his years in public life, Poochigian has been a steady, thoughtful and effective lawmaker.
His opponent, former Gov. Jerry Brown, who went on to become...
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PUBLISHED 10/12/2006
It’s easy to hate big tobacco companies, with their deadly schemes to hook people, including children.
And if placing higher taxes on cigarettes could convince people to stop smoking, the sky should be the limit. The sky is Proposition 86, an initiative on the...
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McCain, Rice and Bush Jr. Lie again….
In releasing the funding, President George W Bush waived the Framework's requirement that North Korea allow inspectors to ensure it has not hidden away any weapons-grade plutonium from the original reactors.
Entire article follows.....
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I have no idea who will be the victors in the upcoming election, but I do know this. The left is still banging away with venom rather than issues. The whole Foley thing sickens me and I, for one, am glad he is gone, but he IS gone and that was more than could be said of the liberal hero(I cant...
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A small plane, registered to a New York Yankees pitcher, crashed into a high-rise New York City apartment building Wednesday, killing two people.
It's too early to tell what this is all about, but it does not appear to be an act of terrorism, officials said.
The crash was eerily similar to...
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A plane has crashed into the 20th floor of a 50 story highrise in Manhatten, 524 E. 72nd Street, on the upper East Side. Reports are spotty, but it looks like a multi engine small plane.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id...
News is still breaking...
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I recently purchased a digital voice recorder so I could remember all the things I want to blog, converse or debate about and to help me remember to do things I can never seemt o remember I need to do. I have had it sitting next to the puter since I got home from my out of town work trip last...
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