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Just want to give anyone an opportunity to share any Halloween experiences last night.
We live in a gated Seven Oaks community (not my money). Last year we had 5 trick or treaters.
This year, we had 50. At one point, four vans full of teenagers came into the neighborhood. We went through...
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I need to know about my nephew there in Bakersfield. I havent seen him in about 6 years. Larry Jones was sick, I was told a warrant was served at his residence; I believe in EB he alledegly ran and jumped a fence where he fell, stopped breathing the authorities were unable to revive him. Does...
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Trooper abandoned in Sadr , Maliki orders U.S. out..
Iraqi Demands a Pullback; U.S. Lifts Baghdad Cordon
BAGHDAD, Oct. 31 — Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki demanded the removal of American checkpoints from the streets of Baghdad on Tuesday, in what appeared to be his...
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Note: With attention once again being focused on Senator John Kerry's idea of a "joke," this column -- originally published during the 2004 presidential campaign -- may be of interest.
HEARD THE ONE ABOUT KERRY'S SENSE OF HUMOR?
By Jeff Jacoby
The Boston Globe
Sunday,...
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So we've all heard Kerry's rant. "You know, education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework, you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq." But what many progressives will say to defend Kerry was that he was talking...
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Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Bush stumps for GOP in Georgia, find lots of empty seats
PERRY, Ga. (AP) -- President Bush on Tuesday spent a second day in a row campaigning in rural Georgia, targeting a shrinking slice of America where Republicans think he still can help their election cause....
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I love to shop, but after Thanksgiving, I avoid going into stores at all costs. It's too stressful and crowded for me, but now is the perfect time to browse for stocking stuffers and other holiday gifts.
I like to give ornaments as stocking stuffers. They're inexpensive, but they...
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Some of you may have heard about this, some not, but a friend of mine in Virginia was just attacked by staffer for George Allen, the Virginia Senator. Mike Stark, a Marine who is now in law school went to an Allen event to ask him some pretty uncomfortable questions. He was tackled...
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Up until this morning. The Republicans rallied around the idea that all politics were local..
But today. We have a issue about wording. That Bush claims should decide the election..
Bush is so incompetent that he was unaware, that Kerry was calling him stupid..
Now on the dawn of the...
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Macy's is having a Holiday Home Sale! Save 10-50% off on stuff for your home and electronics! Also, some items have some additional values attached to it. So get an even better deal! You can shop the sale online or in store!
Also, if you have bought stuff at Macy's, if you write a review on...
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Q: Several months back, The Californian reported that a new racetrack was going to be built along Enos Lane, near I-5. I have not since heard anything about this venture and am wondering what the status is.
— Dan Brito
Plans call for a half-mile oval that will become Kern...
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Q: Do you know what they are building at the corner of South H Street and Panama Lane?
— Amelia Rodriguez
A 120,000-square-foot shopping center is in the works at the southeast corner of South H Street and Panama Lane, city associate planner Ryan Pharr said.
The Grove Dining &...
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Q: What is the name of the new motel under construction next to Zingo’s on Buck Owens? I always try to stay right around there when I visit Bakersfield and am looking into new options.
— Phil R. Elliott
Legacy Suites is scheduled to open this week, according to Kal Patel, the son...
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Q: How do I make the ice cream man stop driving up and down the street? Here in the southeast (South H Street and Fairview), four to five ice cream trucks drive up and down every evening no more than a half-hour apart. The weekends are worse with no less than 15 ice cream men on any Saturday. The...
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In front of the courthouse, it is marked red. Who can park there? I thought that was for fire, but I see police cars in the red. I know they have a place in the back to park, but I notice they park out in front and go inside. What is the law?
— John Bassett
Beside the red curb on the...
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This is the new shopping blog for Bakersfield.com. We will have people blogging about sales, great deals, shopping events, new stores coming to town, holiday shopping, gift ideas and much more. Be sure to come back and check out our shopping blog! You are sure to find some great deals! Be sure to...
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I am posting this for msyvonnejohnson who has submitted this photo to the kids contest!
Hi All! We are having a problem with the uploading photos link here. So anyone else who wants to enter will need to post a new post on their own blog and add the picture by choosing Click...
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While everyone is arguing about whether or not Lynne Chaney has lesbian dreams, the real debate is, Was John Kerry referring to our troops "getting stuck in Iraq" or was he referring to President Bush? He declares it was a bungled joke, but considering he was speaking to a group...
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Happy Halloween.
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It didn’t take long for the the Manitoba Moose to come calling for Alexandre Bolduc but his recall on Tuesday to the American Hockey League is hardly shocking. Bolduc is big, strong, fast, motivated and five points in four games was more than enough to convince the Moose to...
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So, tonight is the big night! Lots of ghosts and goblins running around getting treats! What are you doing for Halloween?
Don't forget to enter our kids, teens, adults and pet costume contests, share your favorite scary movie or finish our scary story!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
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this article also ran in today's californian, but at the bottom is a link from columnist kathleen parker's home newspaper, where you can read more of her columns.
i was particularly interested to read parker's argument in print, since my aunt has been saying the same thing for some time -...
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Okay, to the tune of "It's my party..." can we sing, "It's my fireplace and I can burn wood if I want to, I can burn wood if I want to."
But the answer is that beginning Wednesday (Nov. 1), the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District will tell you what days you...
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Print story - October 31, 2006
Apparently I can't post a link directly to the video with our new embedded video. But if you go to the print story, you should be able to access the video. Let me know if you have any problems.
Also check out a couple pictures by John Harte and Felix Adamo...
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The Military is a deadly tool; trained to fight and kill, their job is to eliminate enemies and enhance the negotiating power of our government by being ready and capable. Yet, the past few years have seen our military fighting a guerilla war, against an indefinable enemy, hidden amongst a...
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Cheney bungled it again..
Just like he did When he was Secretary of Defense..
Cheney's past defense cuts questioned
By Bryan Bender, Globe Staff | April 29, 2004
WASHINGTON -- Vice President Dick Cheney, who has been charging that John...
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It works for rats. Can men be far behind?
A birth control pill is being developed for men.
Studies show it has no side effects and doesn't reduce a man's virility. (That's good because that would be a deal breaker.)
Availability is still a few years away,
But the question is —...
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Joe gets up at 6 a.m. and fills his coffeepot with water to prepare his morning coffee. The water is clean and good because some tree-hugging liberal fought for minimum water-quality standards. With his first swallow of water, he takes his daily medication. His medications are safe to take...
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I believe it's just a matter of time before we will see a major legislative bill passed that will allow foreign-born citizens to become President of the United States of America? Will a foreign-born be allowed to run in 2012? Will it be an Arnold/McCarthy Ticket? Will it be my...
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“Pappy” Boyington’s definition of flying as “Hours of dull monotony, sprinkled with moments of stark terror” remains unsurpassed. Virtually no pilot puts in any time without collecting white knuckle “hangar stories” and I’m no exception. The path of...
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Sorry tk..as I said, I'm done with that topic It no longer is a debate, it's an argument.
And I also said I'm tired of going to the bottom of multiple pages to continue a discussion. We were told that this format is standard but I know of a lot where the new...
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I've been a reporter for 36 years, but trends in the last 15 years or so — accelerated in the last few years — show that people are leaving newspapers in droves.
Some major newspapers in the U.S. are up for sale, including the Los Angeles Times, and there hasn't been a huge...
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Let's face it. We live in a dysfunctional society, and we all come from dysfunctional families. How is that a recipe for adulthood and maturity? From a Freudian perspective, most of us become fixated at very early phases of development. Some become orally fixated.
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Look at all the hate speech scattered all over the blogosphere! Will there ever be harmony between those on the right and those on the left? Can we disagree while respecting, and, yes, even loving one another? My interstate/Bako/Sacto band, Practically Poetz recorded a song that...
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With just a week left until voters stand before the Diebold Voting Machines to determine the future of candidates, measures, and propositions I have been asked by several people, "How do you think you are doing?"
Lacking any definitive survey, I optimistically say that I...
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Is the time change kicking anyone elses fanny besides mine? I've been yawning and trying to hold my eyes open trying to make it til bedtime. I looked at the clock and it said it was only 8:30. I thought I'd cry. If I go to bed this early I'll be awake by 3 am.
Now...
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This reminds me of the media bias discussion we had the other day
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The Republican Fisherman
A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost.
She lowered her altitude and...
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You can read the NEO conservative Agenda at the following link. It is no secret. It is not new.
http://www.newamericancentu...
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Each time a story comes out, there’s been a corresponding video about four minutes long. I know some of you probably think I use all of the video I’ve shot. Not even close.
I’ve shot literally hundreds of clips. Some are only a few seconds long. Some are five minutes or more....
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Does anyone know the old addage "Bad news travels like wildfire, good news travels slow"? How true that is. I wrote sometime back about the negativity of the media and it still bugs me. It's just not in the best interests of politicians or the media for things to be going well. If...
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Traveling off the beaten path is important. It broadens your horizons in many ways and it is fun too! I hear too many people say they just don't have time for it and that is too bad. I have always liked the back roads and the wealth of sites, history and life that they provide. True, there are...
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Is the posting script dead?
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It is too typical of Caesar Bush and Company’s wars. Nearly a half-million taxpayer funded weapons were handed to our Muslim enemies as a “gift.” But, of course, they were intended for “friendly” Muslims in Iraq who in turn probably handed them over to those killing...
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Our troops understand the reality of War..
We have military leaders that understand the reality of war. But they bow to the political leadership.
What would America have said.. If our forefathers had been stuck on Normandy for 5 years. Would America have supported a leadership that...
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PUBLISHED 10-31-2006
The following is a summary of candidates The Californian has endorsed for the Nov. 7, election. Initiative summaries will appear tomorrow. To read the entire editorial go to www.bakersfield.com
Statewide offices:
U.S. Senate: Dianne Feinstein (D) has vast experience...
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Merle Haggard - America First
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
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There is a chance. Peace will come.
Link follows.....
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
Lt. Colonel Hal Moore
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
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It is true that there is not much reporting of what is good in Iraq.. There is another truth that is not being fully reported. That is the truth of the waste and corruption prevalent in Iraq.
The Hospital in Basra. Spoken so highly of by Lara Bush. Is tens of millions of dollars over budget. And...
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The number I just quoted in the title came from Channel 7's Eyewitness news talking head on the noon news. But to get the full force of that number this article by the NYT goes in depth on the horrible fact that:
"The American military has not properly tracked hundreds of thousands of...
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NBC and CW networks have refused to run ads promoting the Dixie Chicks movie, Shut up &Sing.
The movie is about the Dixie Chicks' controversial statement against the U.S. president and the invasion of Iraq, according to the company that is distributing the film. You can view the ad here.
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