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Exxon Mobil announced near-record profits for the three months ending June 30 — $10.36 billion.
Other oil companies are also reporting multi-billion-dollar profits in those three months — the ones where gas prices have exceeded $3 a gallon.
Now, oil folks will tell you the...
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On the cover of the classified section of today's newspaper are two Cavalier King Charles Spaniel pups selling for $1,600 EACH!
I obviously haven't been paying attention to dog prices lately.
If you look inside the classifieds you will see dogs for sale at up to $3,000 each. And that price...
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It not only bugs me that Tour de France winner Floyd Landis is now under suspicion for doping his way to victory, but that the science of all this can't figure out exactly what he took.
And while Landis is fighting this latest report and has denied cheating, he's acknowledging that step B in...
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Of course, we're talking about a big boy Bambi with antlers and big brown eyes that could make a lovely wall decoration.
It would be wrong to plug holes into a fawn or a doe (that's a female deer, like Julie Andrews sang about in "Doe, a deer, a female deer." She was actually singing...
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So I'm in the market for an mp3 player. After refusing to give in to the trend, I finally have a reason to buy one.
In both my Monte and Cutlass, I cannot install a modern CD player without cutting the dash. And that isn't an option. So I have to live with a tape player at best.
And that...
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So, I for one am a big reality TV fan but have so many other shows I love also! It would be hard to pick just one. I wanted to see what you all thought! What is your favorite current or past TV show?
Also, if you like reality TV, which current or past show do you like the most? By the way,...
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As you may or may not be aware, what we're doing with these blogs and profiles here on Bakersfield.com is getting a lot of national attention.
As I talk to more people about it, I'm hearing the following phrase more and more:
"If you can do this in Bakersfield, you can do it...
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PUBLISHED 7-28-2006
A breakthrough vaccine that promises to prevent deaths and spare women from suffering painful diseases must not be bogged down in controversy.
The federal Food and Drug Administration has approved Gardasil, a vaccine that prevents four types of sexually transmitted human...
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How does everyone else feel about the Govenor flopping on his stance on prop 187?
he now thinks he was wrong for supporting it!
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“Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.”
This affirmation of faith by Francis Church to little Virginia of those things “most real” that are unseen but believed continues to warm the hearts of those who can relate to holding a rainbow or a little stardust in their hands,...
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Read my interview with accomplished thriller writer Bonnie Hearn Hill in Paperback Writer
-n.l.
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Stephen Whitty of Newhouse News Service has written a story about the dwindling supply and need for newspaper film critics.
Apparently with the Internet avalanche of wannabe critics and the conglomeratization of the movie business — with its ability to spread rave reviews and hype about...
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OK, I just have to say -- no matter where you're originally from, how long you've lived here, or what kind of climate you like -- it is too dang hot for words to describe! Am I the only one who walks outside and wonders if someone set off an atomic bomb? I take a breath and the air the...
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I enjoy the interplay between all of you on the blogs so thought I'd join up and try this out. Since the format change, I miss seeing comments from a lot of you. Hope this will open up a new vista and friendships, maybe?
I'll close this and see what corrections I need to...
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Mark Stanford, Ph.D.
Having been a neuroscience educator in psychopharmacology for many years, I get questions on many of the controversial drug issues. One of the most popular questions of late is the debate over medical marijuana is it good or not?
Below I have...
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PUBLISHED 7-27-2006The U.S. Senate’s 68-32 vote to allow Americans to import FDA-approved prescription medicines from Canada is a huge benefit for many deserving people.But the ills of artificially high drug prices are far from a sure cure, despite the action. There are two problems.The...
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PUBLISHED 7-27-2006The U.S. Army has achieved its latest recruiting goals. But before the hurrahs get too loud, consider that the Army had to lower its standards to do that. These standards were set to ensure the quality of the all-volunteer force.While the Pentagon continues investigations into...
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Hi everyone,
My husband and I just moved here a couple months ago. We were wondering if anyone has any recommendations of good restaurants, fast food or sit down. Or any fun hot spots. I'd like to think there are and I just don't know about them. And please don't say "Que Pasa!"....
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Can you name all of the minor league / semi-pro sports teams in Bakersfield? Check out this Podcast by The Californian's sports department for a lively debate on how much Bakersfield can handle. And take this quiz:Match the team with the sport:1) Blaze2) Blitz3) Brigade4) Jam5) Condors6)...
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Lords of Bakersfield video? View now on Paperback Writer.
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Hey everyone, I just recently moved to Bakersfiled from the coast. I am intrested in finding people who whould like to practice Aikido. The nearest dojo is in Ojai...LOL/// thats to far,,,, if intrested send me a E mail at Jvgonzalez2001 at ya hoooo dot com or leave a post here. Thanks...
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What a privilege - to blog at Bakersfield.com
I have other blogs, but I wanted to use this specific blog to share about my personal experiences involving the miraculous, wonderous world as a participating artist in Bakersfield Theatre.
Thank you for reading -
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PUBLISHED 7-26-2006News to Sheriff Mack Wimbish: Kern County does have a “real jail.” And it’s your job to run it. Wimbish and other sheriff’s officials are still scratching their heads, trying to figure out how a seventh inmate in a little more than a month has...
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PUBLISHED 7-26-2006It appears some folks in the Rosedale Union School District want teachers to be in a special class — a class that denies them basic protections provided other workers.Regrettably two of these folks are elected members of the school board who voted against the hiring of...
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The river side of Stockdale Highway near Cal State Bakersfield is getting a major facelift.New buildings will offer an upscale Chinese restaurant, a combined eatery-brewhouse, a medical plaza for cosmetic procedures and day-spa services, and a busy real estate center.The business names are P.F....
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First, somebody had the frilly idea of having men wear earrings.Now, there's a market for a male nanny — "manny" as it were.A story by Brigid Schulte of the Washington Post details all this — pointing out that Hollywood stars Britney Spears, Gwyneth Paltrow and Rosie...
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Eye Street is looking for those who are hopelessly devoted to Olivia Newton-John, playing Bakersfield’s Fox Theater at 8 p.m. Aug. 9.Do you have a large collection of all things Olivia? Do you own every record she’s ever made? Do you know every last line from...
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This may more properly belong in the “Faith Forum,” but I’m not sure how many of those folks believe in ghosts. So, I’ll put it here. But I believe there is what the poets call the “Universal Lyre,” answering to thoughts of a “Sea of Consciousness”...
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I am not a heavy alcohol drinker. The reason is it hurts.I buy a 12-pack of beer and it usually lasts me one to two months.A new study says light drinking appears to be good for you.This University of Florida study says people who have one to seven drinks per week were 30 percent less...
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It was the oddest thing. Seconds after the Rosedale Union School District board of trustees voted to approve the hiring of two new teachers Monday, they voted to approve maternity leave for each.
Before either teacher had worked a day in the district.
Nice work if you can get it....
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Is there such a thing as getting cabin fever when you are forced to stay inside your home even though it is hot outside instead of cold outside? What are the symptoms of cabin fever? I'll bet someone out there that is formerly from Alaska knows.
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On a recent ridiculously hot Saturday, I mustered all the talent I had and ... locked myself out of my apartment. Not only did I lock my key inside, I also locked my spare key in with it.After the customary triple-check of the doorknob to believe it really, truly was indeed locked, I clawed...
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Generally, your landlord's insurance only covers the actual property and nothing within it. If anything from earthquake to break-in to a stampede of elephants damages your belongings, you're on your own. Renter's insurance is a relatively inexpensive way to protect your stuff....
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I'm always curious about the poeple who called my current address home before I did. This time around, the previous tenant was my tour guide when I looked at the place. I was able to ask his blunt opinion on living there, and he seemed genuinely positive about it. He pointed out some minor...
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Its humming slowed and faded to silence. All I'd dropped in was an apple core! And why is it called a garbage disposal when it's not designed to handle trash? The foodstuffs disposals typically shred seem more like compost than garbage to me. I'd like to see a garbage...
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I generally don't mind bugs. In fact, I sometimes pause to admire the odd grasshopper on a hike. But it's different when they step into my space, though even then I'm pretty tolerant. If a many-legged critter is near a door, I sweep it back out and that's that. I don't have a...
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Greetings! Welcome to your source for rental tips and stories. I want to hear all about your rental adventures, so don't be shy about posting comments!
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So we just put up a story on local churches that are getting mammoth crosses on their property, thanks to cell phone companies. Turns out inside these crossses are the guts of a cell phone tower.While the practical part of me thinks this is a great idea, there is a part that asks, "Is it...
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PUBLISHED 7-25-2006Keep your cool — both for your own health and the state’s. It’s easier said than done, but both are doable nonetheless.Although the state is weathering this summer’s blast of heat remarkably well, a recurrence of 2001’s rolling blackouts is...
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PUBLISHED 7-25-2006Money talks. The Democratic-controlled Legislature — miffed at a California Board of Education decision on bilingual learning — deleted $1.6 million from the budget that would have paid for board’s staff for next year.How can a state agency...
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The inebriated fellow in Hitchcock’s “The Birds” cracks me up with his “It’s the end of the world.” Keith Olbermann mimics this marvelously, and I wrote and told him so when I first heard him use it.
Nobel-winning physicist Michio Kaku in his book...
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Janet Driskell of Lake Isabella was going to take me to lunch.She was going to use a small part of $100,000 she won in a Canadian lottery. She got a $2,900 cashier's check in the mail payable on the Country Federal Credit Union in MacCleeny, Fla.She was supposed to wait 4 days and then wire...
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Forget about the squiggle or the slogan, this heat is ruining our reputation.Temperatures of 101 or 102 are okay. After all, it's dry heat.But this muggy heat of 105-plus is just assaultive and oppressive. People passing through here think Bakersfield is just horrid. And our air...
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Q: Is there something that can be sprayed on a cactus to kill scale?
— Mary Jane Harvey
Unfortunately, there is nothing on the market for killing scale insects on cacti.
Vonne Zdenek, president of the Bakersfield Cactus and Succulent Society, said one option is to take a Q-tip and rub...
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Q: Who makes sure the water quality is as it should be in city- and county-run swimming pools? Does the health department do spot water checks?
Thanks for any and all help.
— Cindy Hopkins
The Kern County Department of Parks and Recreation has no public pools to maintain, said Lynette...
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On Saturday, my bride and I decided to go to the beach. It was 109 and for us, the first day all summer that the beach was on the must-do list.We had everything except a beach umbrella. Five stores later, both in Bakersfield and Oxnard, we still didn't have a beach umbrella.The lady at the...
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Looks like our schoolchildren won't be breaking any laws when they pledge their allegiance to the American flag. That particular freedom is secure for the moment, but the battle to protect the pledge is far from over.
The U.S. House of Representatives did its bit this week to safegurad the...
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So I saw a billboard on SB 99 yesterday on the way to the Cal Spas store that made me go, "huh?" I didn't get it.It was a picture of a road through the front windshield of a car. The text reads "Are you driving without a license because you don't pay child support?" There was...
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For a newspaper reporter (that's me) Kern County is a wonderful Eden; full of quirky stories, weird people, fabulous drama, heartrending tragedy and everyday silliness.In the past month or two I've written about a drowning child, a stabbed stripper and a serious staffing void sapping the County...
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