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Bloggers take over TheatreAddict.com in January
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Here is the text from the letter sent to Bush this morning, the letter culled from RawStory.
President George W. Bush The White House Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mr. President:
The start of the new Congress brings us opportunities to work together on the critical issues confronting our...
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I'm angry because the "Factory Girl" reviews are coming out, and everyone is saying that, for one reason or another, Edie Sedgwick committed suicide. This is UNLIKELY to say the very least. Most likely, she unintentionally took a deadly dose of downers and alcohol, like she did a lot...
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Sane thoughts about an insane world. By Burt Prelutsky, Friday, January 5, 2007. “When I was a youngster, I had this odd notion that Earth served as a loony bin for the entire galaxy—the place where Martians and Venusians sent their crazies. Now that I’m an oldster, I’m...
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Did anyone else watch Jay Leno last night?
Oscar winner Hilary Swank was on promoting her new movie "Freedom Writers" about a teacher who inspires inner city high school students. It was all fun and games until Leno lobbed an a question at her about her own high school career....
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Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, with her infant grandson in her arms, became Thursday the first woman, mother and grandmother to be the Speaker of the House.
Though Pelosi is known as a liberal Congresswoman, she stressed family and quoted scripture in her first day of banging the gavel.
She...
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Pat Robertson has predicted a major terrorist attack in '07.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id...
Has he no faith in the Department of Homeland Security, and the Bush administration to prevent such an attack?
I have a few predictions of my own for '07:
1. Bush's ratings...
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Here in IL it was OK. The kids got everything they wanted and so did I. No snow believe it or not. Still no snow right now just rain. Does anyone out in Bakersfield know anyone with the last name "Jackson"?
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There's been no contact during Matthew's life and his mother was going to try to get in touch with Rowland so Matt could get to know him. Now that isn't possible. Matthew does have a half brother, ROWLAND J DUFFEY who lived in Long Beach in 2004. His grandmother, IVA...
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No matter where one lands in the political spectrum, today was historic. Ninety women in the House,and the first female Speaker of the House.
I recall the stories from my Nana,about her first vote ,how proud she felt . That lead me to the Suffragettes, the first...
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Question:
Why is it that car rental companies can charge a fee for renting to a driver under 25 years of age even when the driver declines insurance coverage and is using his or her own insurance? How is this not age discrimination when an “underage” driver has a surcharge in which...
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I'm sure some of you have heard the uninteresting news of Eva Longoria, of Desperate Housewives, and her soon-to-be husband Tony Parker. Apparently she decided to pull the plug on his bachelor party that his friends and teammates were planning. Eva told reps, ...
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A couple of training officers on this list. Congrats guys.
Tomorrow the Bakersfield Police Department will be holding a promotion ceremony in the City Council chambers. The following officers will be promoted:
Promoted to Sergeant
Matthew Pflugh
Melvin Johnson
Ronald Rice
Timothy...
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PUBLISHED 1-5-2007
Shafter must use its time and energy to get its own water and development acts together, rather than play spoiler to other jurisdictions’ development plans.
Shafter’s attempt to hold Castle & Cooke’s West Ming project hostage to an unrelated water...
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Some of you bloggers really like to throw stones at giants. Here's your chance to prove how much tougher you are.
Interested in becoming a cop and willing to foot the bill yourself?
The Kern County Sheriff's Department will be testing for two upcoming academies at 8 a.m. on Saturday. The...
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Klly 95.3 put out a notice to their newsletter subscribers that Clear Channel has fired Jamie, Jack & Stench. So they will no longer be on in the mornings. I was not an avid listener but there were times I would land on that channel and would crack up listening to them talk to certain guests...
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Terri Irwin received the video of her husband Steve's death, from a stingray barb today along with assurances that all other copies of the tape have been destroyed.
"The footage has been the subject of widespread media interest and it was appropriate that we took...
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On Dec 20th Bush signed a postal reform bill into law. He then issued a signing statement which basically says, according to this article up on NY Daily News:
"declared his right to open people's mail under emergency conditions."
That claim is contrary to existing law and...
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The new Governor of MA Deval Patrick in his inaugural address said "Massachusetts invented America. American ideals were first spoken here, first dreamed about here. Our constitution is the oldest, and one of the most explicit about individual freedoms. Our legislature is the longest...
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“Tell a woman and the news will get around.” Before you ladies get in an uproar this is the title of a song. “Don’t telephone, don’t telegraph, tell a woman and the news will get around” is the chorus from the song I heard on a Bakersfield radio...
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Effective July 1, 2008, people in California may not use hand held cell phones in their cars unless it is an emergency.
I think that stinks.
Or, I want an exemption for me.
I do lots of things in my car that can cause a crash. I eat, change cd's, talk to my passengers, change radio...
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Since I’ve been on a plumbing rampage lately, I thought we’d continue by hitting sinks, and showers and tubs (Oh my!). These are all basically the same thing on different scales; a bathtub or shower is just a walk-in sink. So how does it all go together? We’ll...
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Before you get your knickers in a knot, I know this most likely didn't come from the Denver Post. :-)
Denver Post:
This text is from a county emergency manager out in the central
part of Colorado after todays snowstorm.
WEATHER BULLETIN
Up here,...
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It's hard to believe all the police brutality stories until it happens to someone you love, especially your child. My son is currently incarcerated because the cops beat him and turned around and charged him with battery on an officer and wrote a police report full of lies. Not...
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During the last 6 years, the dollar has lost 50% value but nobody seems to care! That is 10% a year inflation, and it is still happening today. I'll give you .50c for that dollar bill.
It's not on the news, few (if any) talk show hosts discuss it, and local schools don't teach alternatives. If...
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Kern County officials told me today they won't know the cost of the county's unfunded retirement liability until February. It's sensative number. In 2005, the estimate was that the county owed $48 to $78 million. Chances are its gone up.
This is a nation-wide, $1 trillion problem.
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PUBLISHED 1-4-2007
It is time to kick-start a new effort to find an off-highway vehicle park location in or very near Kern County.
Simple fairness, pent-up recreational need and the tireless efforts of local off-roaders demand heartfelt attempts by state and local officials to make the...
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PUBLISHED 1-4-2007
President Bush’s proposal to end the National Children’s Study is a pennywise-but-pound-foolish decision.
The two-decades-long program would study the health of 100,000 U.S.-born children from birth to age 21.
Over 20 years, it would cost...
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Note: My name is Steve E. Swenson. I've been a reporter here for 28 years. This is the first of a series of periodic blogs I will post on my favorite stories and some behind the scenes antics that went with them.
In September, 1986, I ran into then Deputy District Attorney Kyle Humphrey...
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The link to the 244 page report is here. Just a few lowlights:
Page 15: "on several occasions, witness ("W") saw detainees ("ds") in interrogation rooms chained hand and foot in fetal position to floor w/no chair/ food/water; most urinated or defecated on selves, and...
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If you didn't see my last post about this, Copeland's is closing. They are now at 50 to 70% off. Not sure what is left but it is a great discount if everyone hasn't already bought everything.
No worries about where to go once it closes..........Sport Chalet will be moving into the old Ralphs...
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Once again, Sam Heath has chosen the low road. In his latest blog, he actually invited people to post responses, with the conditions that they be on-topic and not a personal attack on himself. After posting exactly what he requested, I was deleted. I then posted a question, asking how my...
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Wow...that last post generated quite a bit of response.
Here is what i can do to help.
If you'd like to tell your story on the "Road Show' podcast which recieves about 1700 downloads a month. Give us a call at 206-600-7889 and leave us a voice -e-mail.
We will be sure to get it...
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Two years ago I purchased a high-end Toshiba laptop from Comp USA on California ave. At the time I was extremely up front about what it was to be used for, motorcycle journalism. I expalained to the young salesmen thare that the machine would be subject ot extremes of temparutrue,...
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Two big reports came out today about education in California. One is the Children Now Report Card for the state of California. The other is Quality Counts 2007 in Education Week, which ranks all 50 states based on which provide the best opportunities for young people to succeed in life.
Drum...
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Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Kern County is asking for volunteers to help children in the foster care system.
Volunteers spend 10 to 15 hours each month visiting with a child, gathering information and making recommendations to the court in the best interest of the child.
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Happy Birthday old geezer !!! Now you are as old as I am!
Here's to you and a wonderful new year....you are the kindest most caring and gentle of men...but I promise I won't let that secret out.
Your loving wife
ScaryMary
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There are times when I feel like Nick Charles in the Thin Man because of my knowing so many unsavory characters, not all of which are relatively benign or Runyonesque. Because of this and having just received a call from an inmate in the Kern County Jail begging me to say something about the...
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PUBLISHED 1-3-2007
Kern County is an ideal place for two test programs to extend family law services and to provide interpreters for low-income people who do not have adequate legal representation.
California Chief Justice Ronald George says he will ask Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to fund...
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PUBLISHED 1-3-2007
Warnings about online sex offenders should not be taken lightly. The lesson comes close to home with the apprehension of a sex offender who recently was caught in Taft violating his parole and using MySpace.
That incident should remind parents to take the extra step...
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It's odd how things come to pass. Just when you think something is bound not to happen, it happens, and it's usually for the good. I have lost count of the times I thought I was stuck with the short end of the stick only to have the long end fall right into my hands(or right on top of my head),...
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A recent blog about California's minimum wage increase predictably expanded into a discussion about everything from Vietnam, feminism and illegal immigration to Monica Lewinsky. It also led to debates over the benefits and drawbacks of capitalism.
So why not debate (hopefully in a civil...
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In the midst of a time when Mentos and Diet Coke have made a bang together....why not a can of Pringles and some explosives? The result is quite amusing. :)
Click here to check it out:
www.metacafe.com/watch/338438/pringles_can_explosion/
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Super Street Champion Rich Denman will be our next guest on Dirt Racin Station. We look forward to having him on the show with us. He'll be just coming in from vacation, where they also looked at potential new places to live. We'll ask if they have made a descision about his racing for next year.
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I would like to thank the more than 100,000 kids who sent me e-mails saying that they were sorry that Yahoo deleted my 700 Hoopman The Super Hoop Hero groups. One e-mail that really touched me, said "If Martin Luther King Jr. was still living he would cry over the fact that...
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During the Rose Bowl game the announcers mentioned several times that bloggers were sure to rag on Michigan's coach and may have an impact on whether he keeps his job.
Whether that's true or not, it was interesting that bloggers have become a force in America. I'm pretty sure a year or two...
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Presidents, governors and other prominent politicos seem to blitz through Bakersfield on a regular basis these days, but in 1975, when President Gerald Ford flew into town, it was a rare and historic event.
The day was clear and cold, but the atmosphere was festive, as local business leaders...
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Jack Walsh Retired head of General Electric. Was asked on the Colbert Report. If Exec’s were over paid.
Walsh said absolutely not..
When asked Why. He said..
Because they got it..
He didn’t say they earned it.
He said, because they got it..
Do you understand that is...
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I got cable installed in my apartment a couple days before Christmas, after over a year and half without it. Just in the nick of time as it turns out, because what promises to be a truly excellent example of bad television is going to start airing on Jan. 10. CBS is bringing us "Armed and...
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