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Almost any night of the week you can have your pick of medical TV shows. You got your "Scrubs," "Grey's Anatomy" and "House." If reality TV is your thing, take your pick from "Untold Stories of the ER" on TLC and "Dr. 90210" on E!. Even the crime...
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“Isn’t it true you purchased a tricket for your brothers on Sept. 24, 2003,” Brothers said. Brothers said he gave several members of his family his credit card number to make travel arrangements for grand jury testimony.
Green said during a taped conversation a car door can...
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Brothers said he has eight Brothers and two sisters. His brothers include Troy, Dande, LaFayette, Sidney, Anthony, Melvin, Alvin and Nathan.
Some lived in North Carolina, some in New York. He does not know where Troy was living at the time.
In April, Brothers drove from Columbus to Kansas...
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It's Monday, and that means it's time for another open thread where you can ask questions about how this site works, any technical difficulties you've been encountering, how you can do a particular thing, etc. Jason's on vacation, so I (Matylda) will be filling this week and next to field...
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Vincent Brothers took the witness stand again. He will continue to be questioned by Deputy District Attorney Lisa Green.
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Expert witness Kenneth Solomon takes the witness stand. Deputy District Attorney Lisa Green is questioning him.
Solomon said he believes a person would be tired and dangerous on the road if he drove for several days without sleep.
Green said one study shows that caffeine can help overcome...
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“Legally Blonde” is one of my favorite films. I only wish the powers running Harvard were as smart as the film portrays. But alas, Elle getting into Harvard and the really feel good ending to the story remains a fairy tale. Life doesn’t usually work that way and not every girl...
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Sound Off for April 28, 2007
Batch Data Processor | Saturday, Apr 28 2007 8:45 PM
Last Updated: Saturday, Apr 28 2007 8:51 PM
Reader: Are you to report the news as it happens or to edit the news and report only what you believe? News is not to be editorialized except when properly...
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Deputy District Attorney Lisa Green wants to question Vincent Brothers about a call Sgt. Jeff Watts gave to him, which he did not return.
Kern County Superior Court Judge Michael Bush wants to know what the relevance would be. The judge said this could have fifth ammendment implications...
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The Californian on Sunday began what will be a continuing series on gangs in Bakersfield.
Gang activity in recent years has reached out to touch almost everyone in Bakersfield, be it graffiti on block walls or a shooting death at Valley Plaza or a southwest neighborhood where people were...
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Sunday morning, at 3:42 AM, a tanker truck carrying 9,600 gallons of unleaded gasoline overturned and caught fire on a bridge in Oakland. But this wasn't any Oakland bridge. It was part of what is known locally as the MacArther Maze, a point where the 80, 580, 880 and the 24 freeway...
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I would like to begin by thanking all of the folks who wrote comments to my blog when my daughter ran away from home back in January. (Click Here to visit post.)
Little did I know this was only the beginning! It saddens me that she has to be uhm...different than most of the other kids and...
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Sunshine.
This really is why we all live here.
And that time of year has come again. Started about a week ago.
The question is how are you going to play in it?
Over the weekend, my sweetheart and I went to the Rivernook Campground just outside of Kernville. Everyone was out,...
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1. THE HOLY APOSTLE JAMES
James was the son of Zebedee, brother of John and one of the Twelve Apostles. At the invitation of the Lord Jesus, James left the fishermen's net, his father and, together with John, immediately followed after the...
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My knee is still keeping me at bay with its lack of desire to do much more than an occational round of standing before it forces me to succumb to the recliner. The aches have really become a nuisance, thank goodness for ibuprofin and my comfy chair. I'm still only working 1/2 days as...
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Ok, I hope my readers out there aren't sick to death of this Carrizo Plain stuff yet, but armed with some new information courtesy of Possummomma I took another trip out there in hope of catching a glimpse of the mighty San Andreas fault for myself.
I am just learning the geography and geology...
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If this years Senior High School All-star Game (Friday, June 15th @ 6:00pm) is not successful it may well the last time it is put on here in Kern County. This is a once in a life time event of YOUR KERN COUNTY SENIOR GIRLS. Never again will they be able to play in a Senior High School...
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An estimated 100 billion galaxies in the universe, with each containing an estimated 100 billion stars are truly astronomical numbers with which to conjure; and in many ways conjure is the correct word. In fact, it is just too vast, too huge for me to even imagine. And given the immensity of it...
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1. SAINT BASIL OF OSTROG
Basil was born in Popova, a village in Hercegovina of simple and God-fearing parents. From his youth, he was filled with love for the Church of God and when he reached maturity, he entered to the Monastery of the...
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Bakersfield Computer Guy® is offering free Computer Consulting and Technical Advice to residents of Bakersfield, CA. Trained tecnicians with over 17+ years experience will gladly answer your questions regarding your computer needs or troubles, and they will explain in plain english what your...
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Michael Savage's long, strange trip
How a Jewish kid from the Bronx went from swimming naked with Allen Ginsberg to spewing the ugliest bile on talk radio.
By David Gilson
Pages 1 2 3 4
March 5, 2003 | At first glance, Michael Alan Weiner seems like an improbable...
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I caught up with BC guard Andrew Ready on Saturday during the Western State Conference Track and Field Championships at Memorial Stadium. I asked the sophomore if he had decided where he will play next season and he said he's still weighing his options.
The final choices seem to be Western...
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A 2006 study found that the average American walks about 900 miles a year.
Another study found that Americans drink an average of 22 gallons of beer a year.
That means, on average, Americans get about 41 miles per gallon."
Not Bad
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A week ago, I received a phone call from one of my "Boys". He called to tell me that he was accepted into a local University.
Randy is a Senior in High School and one of my Scouts. He was so excited that he was stammering and stuttering as he spoke. Randy is a very bright kid, but has...
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Unfortunately, I'm not going to be available, this weekend, for the ACB movie night.
It looks like I'm probably going to be having surgery this week. BUT, if you guys want to get together, still, then leave a comment here or PM "Woof".
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To Kill an American?
> You probably missed this in the rush of news, but
> there was actually a
> report that someone in Pakistan had published in a
> newspaper, an offer
> of a reward to anyone who killed an American, any
> American.
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> So an Australian dentist...
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This image struck me. I loved it.
So many levels to such a simple image.
Thanks to Vidiot on Flicker. Priceless.
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The Unique Qualities of a Christian Friendship
Thursday, Apr 26, 2007
Posted a new article to a contest on Helium.com. Check it out, if you're interested.
(By the way, I'm so glad you're all my friends!)
Read the article here: ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Randall Tobias, head of the Bush administration's foreign aid programs, abruptly resigned Friday after his name surfaced in an investigation into a high-priced call-girl ring, said two people in a position to know the circumstances of his departure.
It was Tobias' own...
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The planning for the Kern COunty Senior High School All-star Softball Game is progressing. Another weekend is upon us. I have invited all our local politicians to the Senior High School All-Star Softball game. It should be a good chance to be seen by members of the community? I will also...
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1. THE HOLY APOSTLES JASON, SOSIPATER AND THE VIRGIN CERCYRA
The first two were of the Seventy Apostles and the latter was the daughter of a king from the island of Corfu. Jason and Sosipater are mentioned by St. Paul and he calls them his...
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Will you be “Left Behind?” The portents for worldwide disaster are visible to all and need no elucidation. It’s the story “If you are not paranoid you don’t see the whole picture.” Emerson was gifted in seeing the whole picture. Some one-hundred and...
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Blaze manager Carlos Subero said he still doesn't have anything to report on catcher Taylor Teagarden.
Subero hinted that the catcher could return in 7-10 days to serve as Bakersfield's designated hitter, but Subero remains cautious.
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Enjoy!
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I hate all this anti-bacterial nonsense.
I can understand an anti-bacterial soap before a surgeon goes into surgery. I can understand the same soap before someone prepares dinner at a restaurant. And that’s about as far as my understanding goes.
I’ve lived just fine,...
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I had a job performance review today. Not from my "real" job which I consider photography and journalism, although those don't completely pay the bills yet. But from my other job...my so-called teaching job.
The review did not go well...I was dinged hard for not...
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actually having consequences for those students who do not meet the requirements? read and comment
http://www.bakersfield.com/...
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EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR DIANNE HARDISTY WRITES: Faye Shearer is a retired restaurant worker who spends a lot of her days in a world of hurt. Injured on the job, she has degenerative disc disease and pinched nerves in her back.
Last December, Shearer thought her prayers were answered when...
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After losing nine straight games, Blaze manager Carlos Subero insisted his team would be OK. Well, after back-to-back victories over Visalia, he might be right.
The Blaze's pitching is better — Andrew Walker gave up just three runs in seven innings Thursday. John Mayberry Jr. seems to be...
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PUBLISHED 4-29-07
The American dream of home ownership has turned into a nightmare for many of the nation’s families, including many in Bakersfield.
The news last week was grim:
• Kern County’s foreclosure rate is triple the nation’s.
• Law enforcement and...
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Here is a release from Cal State Bakersfield on the annual Spring BBQ.
For the first time ever, tickets for the CSUB Spring BBQ goers are available online at www.gorunners.com.
“Roadrunner athletics continues to expand online offerings for fans of their teams and events, and this is one...
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PUBLISHED 4-29-07
The downturn in real estate markets has plummetted housing values in many communities. Kern County Assessor Jim Fitch told The Californian last week that his department is seeing only a flattening of local property values. But Fitch predicted by the end of the year, values...
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PUBLISHED 5-1-07
Implementing a system to alert the public to emergencies quickly and easily must be accelerated.
Despite huge hurdles, putting some sort of system in place should result from a workshop state officials — led by Lt. Gov. John Garamendi — are planning with...
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PUBLISHED 5-2-07
Students have a great opportunity to attend a University of California campus, even if some of the ones they chose rejected them.
UC campuses at Los Angeles, San Diego, Irvine and Berkeley have teamed up with UC Merced to help increase the new...
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007...
April 27, 2007
Royal Accuses Rival of Apology to Bush on Iraq; Sarkozy Denies It
By ARIANE BERNARD
PARIS, April 26...
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The Roadrunners announced Friday that Fabiana Abreu is joining the volleyball program as an assistant coach. Abreu is a native of Brazil, who played for the national team in the late 1990s.
She moved to the U.S. to play for the College of Southern Idaho in 1998 and after two seasons moved on to...
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As of lately, I’ve grown to hate the telephone.
I’ve never been much of a fan, aside from that period when teenagers live for the telephone. I hold the position that someone who calls me on the phone is not really talking to me, but to a machine that is broadcasting my voice,...
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http://www.realclearpolitic...
President Bush Job Approval
RCP Average
Approve
35.6%
Disapprove
59.1%
Spread -23.5%
Poll...
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PETA CALLS ON AP STYLEBOOK GURUS TO STOP CALLING ANIMALS 'IT'
For Immediate Release:
April 26, 2007
Contact:
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http://www.washingtonpost.c...
One Choice in Iraq
By Joe Lieberman
Thursday, April 26, 2007; A29
Last week a series of coordinated suicide bombings killed more than 170 people. The victims were not soldiers or government...
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