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Apparently, Bakersfield is No. 9 in the Top 30 Midsize Cities for Doing Business, according to Inc. Magazine.
After looking around some more, I saw that the city also ranked No. 38 in Overall Top Cities for Doing Business, just below Ogden-Clearfield, Utah and above Panama City-Lynn Haven,...
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Russo’s Books, the city’s only independent book store chain, is closing its downtown location at 1416 17th St. after 12 years in business.
The store in the Haberfelde Building is liquidating all its merchandise. The owner said in the slow economy, there just wasn't enough business to...
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OK.... I need some ideas... here is what is going on..
My best friend and her high school sweetheart are getting married in a week and a half, the bacholerette party is Saturday, and I want this to be a fun filled night for her. We will be having dinner of course... but as to what else to do to...
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Western Warehouse is closing its only Bakersfield store, which is departing Valley Plaza Mall effective Sept. 30.
The seller of western apparel, cowboy hats, belts and boots is holding a “total liquidation sale,” according to signs throughout the store. Posters on exterior windows...
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Sheriff’s deputies assigned to Kern County Superior Court had to use pepper spray to break up a fight that erupted between two groups of women in front of the downtown Bakersfield courthouse Tuesday morning.
What apparently began inside the courthouse as a verbal exchange between two...
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As summer blisters along this year with non-stop economic woes interspersed with never ending election coverage I'm looking forward to a modest break this August when Steve Miller comes to town with his special guest, Mr. (Mad Dog Minus His Englishmen) Joe Cocker.
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Somebody's got to stop this. Michelle Wie is doing it again. news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080721/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_wie_pga_tour
Last week, she forgets probably the second-most important thing in playing tournament golf, next to bringing your clubs, and somehow she gets rewarded with a sponsorship...
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A new bako sound, future AmeriKERNa classic? You'll decide. I'll abide.
What this Country Means to Me
Dr BLT
hardly a day goes by
when I don't play a song
by old Merle Haggard and his boys
hardly a night goes by
when a
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Raisingbakersfield.com is a new site which lets local parents find family events, meet up, buy and sell stuff, and more.
Check out this post, where a father asks for advice for an upcoming trip to Disneyland.
Check out Raising Bakersfield here.
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I just came across a neat tool.
HealthMap.org plots global disease alerts on a worldwide map. It gets feeds from the World Health Organization, Google News and ProMED, among others, and specifically tracks dozens of diseases, like avian influenza, West Nile virus and HIV/AIDS.
The United...
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In my efforts to take the reins and assume the role of conduit for new brand of Kern county country, grounded in the Bakersfield sound, I've been preaching about mentoring, teamwork and collaboration. This song speaks of that sort of Kern county country...
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To a teenager, "When I was your age" usually signals that an adult is about to hold forth on just how different — and awful — the world is these days. But the latest version of an annual study, out today, suggests that since the mid-1970s a few key features of teens' lives...
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The Cat People, a rescue and adoption agency in Bakersfield, is the latest such group to join The Bakersfield Californian's "Pets of the Week" feature. Poster markthecat has been submitting several oh-so-cute photos and personality write-ups about such kitties as Delilah, a 4-year-old,...
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BAKERSFIELD POLICE
DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
William Rector, Chief of Police
________________________________________________________________________
Contact: Sergeant Greg Terry
Public Information Officer
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Lassens Natural Foods & Vitamins will offer demonstrations, samples, raffle prizes, local health practitioners and more during a 38th anniversary celebration Saturday.
Actor, author and environmental activist Ed Begley Jr. will be on hand at noon to sign his new book, “Living Like...
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I had the opportunity to watch a very moving movie based on Charles Dickens's "Nicholas Nickleby." A quick summary is that a boy inherits the responsibility of caring for his family after his fathers death. He must then struggle to protect his family from an evil uncle and...
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Each week our visual team leaders choose their favorite local photos of the week and explain their picks in an audio slideshow.
Watch it here.
Which one is your favorite?
Check out our photography page for more great shot and shows.
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Sage may be the only RFB fan out there, but can anyone really argue with almost 60 minutes of twang, crunch and oomph?
Listen to this week's show here.
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Batman star Christian Bale has been arrested by detectives investigating a claim of assault, police sources said today.
Bale, 34, attended a police station after it was reported his mother and sister had reported him to police.
Get the whole story here.
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Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link to a penal code reference site.
ANGELA BALLOU F LANCASTER CA 93534 B ...
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From the Editor of the Bakersfield Californian:
Who would have thought? The liberal City by the Bay is one of the first with a group to announce plans to name a public facility in honor of outgoing President Bush.
OK, granted, the honor being planned by the Presidential Memorial...
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If you weren't a tennis fan after the Wimbledon final between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer a couple of weeks ago, you'll never be. But I'll bet if you saw Nadal's epic win, you're starting to like the game more and more. And if you like tennis, you'll like today's Year in Review segment.
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I don't find the trains in our area half as bad as these things that go around, park in the street with no one inside, with the sound on playing BOOM BOOM BOOM. It's like they want everyone to know they came to buy drugs. This is the real noise pollution in the neighborhoods. If it's not...
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Over the past 3 years, IndyCar driver Danica Patrick has gained a lot of attention, especially after the 2005 Indy 500, where she became the first woman to ever lead a lap in the race's illustrious history before finishing 4th. She has continued to attract attention to the IndyCar...
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Seems as though some people have a problem with my avitar. I put it up because it demonstrates love. It's not pornographice. It shows no nudity. Just last month thousands of same-sex couples got married here in the great state of California and every newspaper and TV news program showed same-sex...
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Do you know what Catherine Pickering accomplished?
Read all about what she and many other Kern County men and women in business have done in this week's column.
People in Business announces new hires, promotions, awards, professional achievements and other business “people news”...
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How about that, folks? It wasn't the tomatoes after all.
I was lying in bed a few minutes ago listening to National Public Radio when I heard something that didn't settle well with me. I've given you the link to the AP story via NPR's Web site.
I don't like tomatoes. I never eat them by...
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A Bakersfield father forced his daughter Monday to hold a sign describing her bad behavior on the corner of Stockdale Highway and Stine Road.
The sign said, "Attention. I am a habitual liar and I steal and I disrespect my parents," according to the KGET.
The father said the...
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By DAN CHILDS
ABC News Medical Unit
July 21, 2008
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As autism organizations and medical professionals alike voice their outrage at inflammatory comments made by controversial talk radio host Michael Savage, about most autistic...
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Tom's on vacation with no internet connection (gasp!), so it's me filling in here on NUCH. Which explains why the day's almost over and I'm just getting this up here, but I've got a couple important announcements for you.
First, several of you have reported error messages and the inability...
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Our latest home sales map is ready for a peek. Check it out here. The map is updated with homes that sold in Bakersfield May 26 to 31, color-coded by sales price.
We regularly publish single-family home sale transactions that occurred between individuals. Since foreclosures, or bank-owned...
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DATE: July 20th, 2008
ADULTS INJURED: 0
TIME: 2322 hrs
MINORS INJURED: 0
INCIDENT TYPE: Structure fire
CIVILIAN FATALITIES: 0...
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Suspicious Death on July 19, 2008
NEWS RELEASE
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION
This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which...
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For Immediate Release Monday, July 21, 2008
Red light Enforcement
On 7/21/08 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. the Bakersfield Police
Department...
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Q: Maybe you can answer one question for me. I’ve been going to the 24 hour fitness at 3400 Bernard St. for years. Across the street from it (south side) is a big eye sore, it’s a big, boarded up building, been set on fire years ago. I was wondering when the city is going to do...
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Q: What’s going on at the northwest corner of Reina Road and Old Farm Road?
— Roger Arellano
A: The new Roman Catholic parish, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, will use the 20-acre plot for a 1,500-seat sanctuary, meeting rooms and possibly a school. The land is owned by the...
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I love makeover shows. It's my guilty pleasure!
Now there is a Business makeover show and I'm a super addict!
Celebrity hairstylist Peter Ishkhans, who has coiffed celebrity heads from rock legends to Tinseltown hotties has a business makeover show on the Style Network- Peter Perfect.
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Mr. Lloyd Reading, formerly of the Bob Manning Trio and the Blackboard Playboys, is helping to bridge the Bakersfield sound generation gap, by joining a couple of younger Bakersfield-sound-rooted songwriters with a song that pays tribute to the Blackboard, the very plays he...
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Reading Lily Berger's story of battling an eating disorder, I was surprised to see that the disorder began so early in her life.
The Bakersfield native detailed her struggle on the Northwest Voice's Web site. It's a shocking read that delves deep into why she felt compelled to purge.
Here's an...
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I found this article about the door to door magazine scams. I didn't even know that people still sold magazines door to door. I do know other things such as perfumes and cheap merchandise are still marketed by kids who are taken in by the story of fast, easy money.
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My co-worker Jonathan and I would like to create a fitness training video to put on, the Bakersfield Based Supplement company, All American EFX's website www.aaefx.com. What we need from you are questions about fitness... We want to help make fitness easy and fun... So for...
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I had heard talk about a medical school coming to UC Merced.
But if one local politician has his way, that medical school would reside in Bakersfield, possibly next to Kern Medical Center.
I just spoke to Supervisor Michael Rubio, who said his staff will give UC officials a proposal in early...
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McClatchy Washington Bureau
www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/44717.html
Posted on Sat, Jul. 19, 2008
Commercial bankruptcies soar, reflecting widening economic woes
Tony Pugh | McClatchy Newspapers
last updated: July 19, 2008 05:01:14 PM
WASHINGTON — Driven by a sour...
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Roadside vendor enforcement results in arrests.
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Monday, July 21, 2008
Time: 11:29:35 AM
Department Contact: Thomas Brien
Phone: 391-7530
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I'm working on setting up a sit-down with the city's traffic engineers in Traffic Central to talk about traffic lights, synchronization and all that. I'm going to hit the big points -- what's synchronized, what's not, why is the traffic data so old, how does synchronization work anyway -- and...
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Thanks to fellow blogger TomW, my dining room is nearly finished with its renovation. There's still lots to do, but the big job of staining and sealing the wood is almost complete. This is after four months of sanding (thank you to James and all our friends who pitched in) and, of course, the...
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In this world of mine--the world of blog n roll, I supply the topic and the tunes, and you supply the talk.
Simply use these lyrics as a springboard to get into formulating your answer to this: What 3 things do you need most to survive?
Ready? Set? Blog n roll?
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Bakersfield Life magazine has compiled a bracket of the 64 best things about Bakersfield and it needs your help whittling the number down to 1!
Check out the bracket here.
And here's a reader blog on the topic.
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PUBLISHED 7/20/08
Do you know what a “ripoff” is? It is when Democrats and Republicans in Sacramento don’t have the interest or the guts to fix the state’s budget mess, so they allow the pain to roll downhill to the cities and counties Californians rely on for their...
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Back from two weeks of R&R and here's what I found on my voice mail.
Seems some of our fine citizens took exception to my last column saying we should ban personal fireworks.
Everyone IS entitled to their own opinion...but what do corn dogs have to do with this??
This gentleman thinks I'm...
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