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We are less than twenty-four hours away from sports Nirvana. Jim Boeheim is still pissed because the men in orange are playing in the not-important tournament and Tubby Smith might not have anymore nails to bite. Day 1 of the greatest spectacle in sports begins tomorrow and it’s unfortunate...
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From Politico:
The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to vote Thursday on whether to issue subpoenas to 14 current and former administration officials, including White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove and former White House Counsel Harriet Miers, John Bresnahan reports.
Judiciary...
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I want to preference this post by stating: Yeah I know bad choices, yeah no free lunch,” it is what~ I~ my daddy ~etc had to do” comments, while they may relieve your issues, have no pertinent input.
*Smiles * now what is a young Mother supposed to do? A friend is 26, two young...
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PUBLISHED 3-15-2007
Outrage over the firing of eight United States attorneys is no mere partisan dustup or a “badly handled” public relations issue.
The episode reeks of the administration’s interference for political and ideological reasons in a system designed to protect...
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PUBLISHED 3-15-2007
Students who are qualified, educated and ready for college should be top candidates to attend universities. But homeschooled students have been at a disadvantage when it comes to applying for admission.
The UC system recently improved its application process to better...
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This past Sunday, we ran four articles about autism and education (click on the following links to read them).
Schools try to keep up with autism
No easy answers in autism
Family cherishes small victories
Officials move to aid special education funding
I spent about a month and a...
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From Editor & Publisher, the latest flap over in SB about the News-Press:
NLRB Claims Santa Barbara Paper Wrongly Fired 7 Staffers
By Joe Strupp
Published: March 14, 2007 11:00 AM ET
NEW YORK A day after the Santa Barbara News-Press lost its challenge against a newsroom...
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The Republicans finally gave in and allowed the debate to commence. By a vote of 89-9, the Senate spent all morning debating the issue. You can watch it on Cspan tomorrow, its over for today. Forty Republicans, 47 Democrats and two independents voted to begin debate, while nine Republicans...
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Q: I realize that new home construction has caused Goose Lake Slough to be diverted. I’m curious to know what the future is for it. The portion I cross over every day (Nord Avenue north of Stockdale Highway) is now dry.
— Dotty Kramer
According to the Kern County Water Agency,...
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Q: Are there any plans for the old Vons building on Mall View Road in northeast Bakersfield? It has been vacant for quite some time.
— Gina Garbell
Jim Eggert, Bakersfield’s assistant planning director, said the city hasn’t received any plans for changes to the building...
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Hopefully, chillin' over a cup of coffee with us at Dagny's!
Bakersfield.com Blogger/Commenter Meet-Up
3:30 to 6 p.m.
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Dagny's Coffee Company
20th and Eye Streets, Downtown
We provide the drinks and food, you provide the talk and company. This is the first of a...
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As the anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war looms large this coming week, the anti-war activists are in full protest gear. Marches will once again be held all over the US Saturday to show our outrage at the war in Iraq and the people that put us there. Since these patriots are willing to...
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The public generally and the police like to have eyewitnesses to crimes and crime scenes.
But sometimes, the caliber of eyewitness testimony isn't the stuff of solid rock foundations.
Consider the testimony of Jasper Robinson in the Vincent Brothers trial.
He says he saw Brothers...
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What I really resent about the whole business of Deborah Jeane Palfrey and her list of some 15,000 “clients” is that I’m not on that list. I resent being denied the perks of the typical politician in many ways, and this is just one of them. I can only hope Fred Thompson...
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First, on a personal note, I just passed the last of the pre-final inspections on the house I'm working on, which is a great relief. I went to get the last structural inspection (just some roof nailing stuff) and realized that the plumbing and electrical hadn't been signed off as OK...
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Good morning everyone!
Here is a report on the last couple days of riding.
Here Patti AKA "The Wrench Wench" 'renches on her helmet getting ready for the days ride
On Sunday we rode up Highway 41 from Oakurst. Which, for you fellow bikers/motorcyclists...
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The shooting death of a man Tuesday at Valley Plaza is yet another example of criminals invading the place where I go to buy underwear.
Bakersfield police reported that Officer Eric South helped chase a man who stole a knife from Merlo's Cutlery, but the man stabbed South in the arm as...
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A mom took her toddler to a local pediatrician for an ear infection. She says they were turned away because she had visible tattoos.
Was this discrimination? No, says the state medical board. (Read "Furor leaves mark on doctor" in Wednesday's Californian.)
But first, here's a...
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This book is amazing. It has so much information. Here are some of the engravings. Enjoy!
Here's an interesting article on making a Musket.
The US Armory at Springfield.
Full and interesting account of it's extent and operations.
by George B Prescott.
From the Atlantic Monthly...
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Arguing affects me differently at different times for different reasons and it flows that way with no rhyme or reason. I guess it's just the way it is. Sometimes I enjoy it, as I do here when there is a lively debate on this, that or the other issue that challenges my knowledge, intellect and...
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Bumper Stickers Recently Seen:
What Part of "Bush Lied" Don't You Understand?
Even Nixon Resigned
George Bush is Creating the Terrorists Our Kids will Have to Fight
Let's Fix Democracy in This Country First
America: One Nation, Under Surveillance
Jail...
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By Martha Martinez
Artery-clogging fat trans fat, or trans fatty acid, is going to kill us. Eating food with too many trans fats can cause heart attacks and strokes.
Trans fat is used in many restaurants, fried foods and in prepackaged baked goods.
Lawmakers are trying to control obesity...
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PUBLISHED 3-14-2007
In Bakersfield there’s a new twist to an old saying. In most places you can’t fight city hall, but here city hall is fighting for you in the form of community prosecution.
Since last May, the city attorney’s office has been prosecuting...
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PUBLISHED 3-14-2007
Complaints handled by the city prosecutor’s office begin with a complaint filed with the Bakersfield Police Department, 327-7111.
If you have questions about the program itself, the city attorney’s office can be reached at 326-3721.
In round numbers, here...
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3/13/07
Dear Diary:
I'm enjoying my new private practice work here in Bakersfield, California. Today I saw two new patients: Donald Doyle and Rodney Redburn. Donald Doyle has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease by his family practitioner, and Rodney Redburn is having a few...
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Do you agree with this list of the top 200 albums created?
http://www.definitive200.co...
A few of the 200 entries:
1. Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
5. U2 - Joshua Tree
17. AC/DC - Back in Black
24. Fleetwood Mac- Rumours
38. Marvin Gaye -...
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Halliburton reported profits of $2.3Billion last year. That's damn near equal to the $2.7 billion the Pentagon found in the company's overcharges in Iraq.
Interesting no?
Also interesting is that Halliburton will not be within firing range of subpoena's and hearings over their business...
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As part of its ongoing effort to marginalize people of faith in California, the infamous 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday refused to reconsider the case of Hattie Mae Hopkins and her Faith Center Church Evangelical Ministries in Antioch.
It seems the Rev. Hopkins and her congregants...
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Who said this was going to happen? Keep in mind that 36% of all loans in Bakersfield were subprime - http://bakersfieldbubble.bl...
March 13 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. lawmakers will have to consider providing aid to about 2.2 million subprime mortgage borrowers who are at risk of defaulting...
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Note to the reader from the author: This is merely psychoeducational Freudian fiction, so please don't freak!
Dear Diary:
Well, all of these drunken binges have been sort of sapping my energy, so I had a little white crunch for breakfast this morning. Of course knowing how aggressive...
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We’ll give him a hearty welcome then..
Hurrah, hurrah.
(Well except for the gay ones. The gay ones are immoral)
Onward Christian soldiers..
General pace says:
Pace tells newspaper that homosexuality is immoral
TK says:
So should America require that only moral Christians fight...
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Newt says:
"She's not young enough or pretty enough to be the wife of the President. And besides, she has cancer."[7] He refused to pay alimony or child support",
In 1962, Gingrich married Jackie Battley, his former high school geometry teacher, when he was 19...
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WHAT ?!
Have you seen those MOr furniture comercials ? Is that chick fake or what? Uh hum!
And the Miles Muzio one's with all the dumb questions, really wqho cares about the fog?
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There are some great deals that you should check out at JCPenney.com.
Click on this link: www4.jcpenney.com/jcp/OnlineOutlet.aspx
Get from 30-70% off of Bed + Bath, Women's, Men's, Kids and much more! I was looking through it and there are some really good deals! Get free shipping over $99...
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http://blog.democrats.com/o...
What do you folks think of his dialogue?
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Shriders hero Rudolf. Supports public funding for abortion..
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Your guess is as good as mine, the selection committee really made it hard on the fans this year. I’m one year removed from having four teams in the Elite 8 only to watch all four of them fall in less than forty-eight hours, probably the worst weekend of my life. Talk about high...
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In this conservative community, many Democrats and Liberals are left out of conversations. Often, left-leaning voters are forced to keep quiet because of the discomfort they may feel when expressing their different opinions.
Drinking Liberally offers an alternative to that feeling. Their Web...
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“This business will get out of control… it’ll get out of control and we’ll be lucky to live through it!” If Fred Thompson decides to run for President I would advise him to use that unforgettable line he delivered in “The Hunt for Red October.” It pretty...
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Of course, we don't mean dive in a bad way.
But not every restaurant has white table cloths and cold salad forks.
Some have both real people and real food, the kind you eat when you are around real people. Elegant no, but fun yes.
And those are the kind of places we'd like to know where...
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From CBS:
"The Army forced its surgeon general, Lt. Gen. Kevin C. Kiley, to retire, officials said Monday, the third high-level official to lose his job over poor outpatient treatment of wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Kiley, who headed Walter Reed from 2002 to...
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As a preface for this blog, let me just say I love the Mad Greek Cafe in Baker.
That's as close to a Greek house as I've ever been in.
But there's been quite a controversy at DePauw University in Indiana over one of its sororities, Delta Zeta, kicking out some of its members, allegedly...
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Sound Off for March 11, 2007
Batch Data Processor | Saturday, Mar 10 2007 8:10 PM
Last Updated: Saturday, Mar 10 2007 8:15 PM
Reader: As a student of California's complex relationship with water, I was pleased that The Californian provided its readers with an overview of our water...
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They come in red, white, black and pink, and some with glittering green flames and other designs.
And they are manufactured in an industrial park in Fresno by Pacific International Marketing & Promotions, which oddly enough can be initialized into PIMP.
A couple who started the business...
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Shrider’s National hero.
Has Rudolf crossed the Line?
Or was it government funded abortions that went to far? (Remember, Democrats are pro rights not pro abortion.)
Shrider’s ? Three marriages. Trouble at home with the kids. Pro gun control and government funded...
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Class and Tattoos
Do we still have a class system these days? And if we do, what part do tattoos play in it? Would we see people from what is traditionally known as “upper class” sporting sleeves? Would we see “blue blood” folks shaving their...
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Before I put this customized Excel spreadsheet real estate related software on ebay, I was wondering what else it could be used for. How much should I ask for it?
It is designed to compare a column in one database to a column in another database, and make a 3rd database showing the matching...
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Greetings everyone from Oakhurst, Ca.
It has been a while since Road Show has actually been "on-the-road." First there was the 1000 mile day fiasco which some of you may remember, then the Beemer required major surgery.
How do you like my homemade ignition timing device?...
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Many big names from both sides of the debate on drug policy reform may be found amongst the 119 pages with 2300 comments, including Brian C. Bennet (The Anti-drug-war Czar) Allan Erickson and of course Linda Taylor.
Happy reading! but make sure there's enough coffee around.
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Hello Friends,
Did you know that I'm the 1st Vice President of Bakersfield's KCPA-TV and that we're building a video only site at
www.vdo.kcpa-tv.com and want you to help bring traffic to it?
We'll be producing several cable TV shows, based upon the website at...
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