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Drip, drip, drip. I can hear you. Yes, I have to look every time I walk by the bathroom. Emptying that half full coffee can sitting under the toilet tank every morning and every evening. For a week now I have...
Posted by heyitsdennis
- Fri Jul 18, 2008 10:32:42 PDT
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"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." ~ E. Roosevelt
Self esteem seems to be a major issue in our society today and not only for children but for adults too. As humans, our feelings and...
Posted by bbinning
- Thu Jul 17, 2008 15:02:55 PDT
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Ethan's been potty trained for almost two years now but recently we've been working on him doing the, well...um...the wiping. I should say, however, that we were working on the wiping. After a few botched attempts I told...
Posted by HeatherIjames
- Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:47:06 PDT
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Born and raised right here in the San Joaquin Valley, I am a 31 year old wife and mother of 3. I recently find myself working as a stay-at-home Mom after many years of full-time employment. Very...
Anonymous user
- Fri Jul 11, 2008 13:11:52 PDT
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I saw a decent looking couch on the side of the road this morning, and I'm not saying that in a Jeff Foxworthy redneck type of way. It was decent. Red and white checked and without a noticeable stain. I gave it a half...
Posted by HeatherIjames
- Mon Jul 7, 2008 15:07:28 PDT
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The older I get, the more old fashioned I want to be. It's a wardrobe prerequisite to not wear skirts too far above the knee and I figured it's high time to join the ranks and start making my own jam with the abundance of June...
Posted by HeatherIjames
- Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:42:03 PDT
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I think it is fair to assume that all of us have our "things." You know, a certain way any given "thing" has to be done. For me, if I'm being honest, I have several things I have to have just so. One...
Posted by HeatherIjames
- Mon Jun 23, 2008 15:11:02 PDT
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Hi: I want to send this message out to anyone, everyone, who enjoys going to Laughlin Nevada, and i want to let you know that my familly and i really enjoy ourselves when we go to Harrah's Hotel and Casino, and when we go across...
Posted by SS1936
- Tue Jun 17, 2008 11:43:57 PDT
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Oh, nostalgia. It came for a visit today when all I wanted to do was to put the laundry away. The baby is almost four months old and it was time to move through the newborn clothes to the next size up. I had a box ready...
Posted by HeatherIjames
- Tue Jun 17, 2008 11:42:47 PDT
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I am looking for my sister. My sister ran away on June 8, 2008. She is 17 years old, and she is with a 21 year old man. She has been seen on Oregon st. between Brown st. and Virginia st. Please help me to...
Posted by caronte1277
- Tue Jun 17, 2008 11:40:05 PDT
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I was perusing on Youtube and stumbled across a video regarding random acts of kindness. The gentleman, in monologue form, went on for over seven minutes about making the world a better place though one small kind act...
Posted by HeatherIjames
- Tue Jun 10, 2008 13:43:17 PDT
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Worst case scenario…It is a warm sunny morning; I am quietly enjoying a coffee at Starbucks and reading the Californian. (shameless plug to get published) Not realizing that three weeks prior my ex wife had received a jury...
Posted by heyitsdennis
- Fri Jun 6, 2008 13:50:23 PDT
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Mr. and Mrs. Russell Carlson of Tehachapi are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Celine Anne to Chase Larson, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thayne Larson of Belleville, Kansas. Celine and Chase are recent...
Anonymous user
- Fri Jun 6, 2008 13:45:27 PDT
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On Saturday May 31st, Cub Scouts and parents from all over Kern County came out to the East Hills Mall to participate in the annual Pinewood Derby.
East Hills Mall was the proud sponsor of the event, supplying mall gift certificates...
Posted by CarolynZ
- Tue Jun 3, 2008 15:46:52 PDT
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On Saturday May 31, 2008 the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts teamed up to hold a benefit car wash for injured Bakersfield Police Officer Dennis Eddy. While on duty last February Officer Eddy sustained a gunshot injury to his right leg....
Posted by CarolynZ
- Tue Jun 3, 2008 15:45:40 PDT
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Dear Marylee,
While I can understand and appreciate your religious beliefs concerning homosexuality, I'm quite appalled that you would make such a gross generalization of the entire gay population. Just as I am entitled to my...
Anonymous user
- Mon Jun 2, 2008 13:43:43 PDT
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I thought with the addition of the third male in the house, and me being the only female, our second bathroom needed an overhaul to make it less feminine. So, I wholeheartedly meant it when I asked the whole family to go with me to the...
Posted by HeatherIjames
- Tue May 27, 2008 13:21:21 PDT
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We were out camping and something odd happened one night. We were at the RV park's pool (I know...not camping) when two gentlemen came into the pool area, smiled and said hello.
I gave a half smirk back because I was...
Posted by HeatherIjames
- Wed May 21, 2008 10:19:48 PDT
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On a hot Wednesday afternoon last week my granny had just picked me up from school. We were driving east on Stockdale Highway when our car suddenly shut off in the middle of the highway. My granny had to pull over quickly to the side of...
Anonymous user
- Mon May 19, 2008 13:14:46 PDT
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You know those big boxes of Pop-Tarts? Where you get a few of the frosted cinnamon and brown sugar, a few of the frosted cherry, and a few of the strawberry with no frosting whatsoever? Life can be like that. Some...
Posted by HeatherIjames
- Thu May 15, 2008 09:04:37 PDT
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I am a retired Firefighter in his mid-seventies. My skin color is white. I am an American. If the color if my skin was brown, I would be called a Latino, a Hispanic, or a Mexican American. If the color...
Posted by BernMarge
- Tue May 13, 2008 12:46:31 PDT
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Hello Bakersfield,
I am still new to the area, but i am some what dissatisfied with the town and am starting to regret moving here. Since i have been here, My husbands car has been stolen, which was an inheritance from his passed...
Anonymous user
- Tue May 13, 2008 10:30:33 PDT
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There's something about pregnant women that brings out the communal spirit in people. People who five minutes ago would have cut your throat for a good parking spot, suddenly become the jovial aunt or uncle and want to rub the...
Posted by martymad001
- Tue May 6, 2008 15:13:44 PDT
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On April 18th through 20th nearly 600 Scouts, Scouters and staff were on hand for the annual Scout competition, Camporall! Camped out under the pines at Mil Potrero Campground, the boys competed in all sorts of different events. Knot...
Posted by CarolynZ
- Tue May 6, 2008 13:53:38 PDT
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When most people hear the phrase “fair trade,” they often conjure up obscure ideas of NAFTA. Not to be confused with “free trade," fair trade is something entirely different. When a product...
Posted by BethieH
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 13:28:36 PDT
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The Southern Sierra Council, Boy Scouts of America are set to hold their 32nd Annual Golf Tournament on Friday May 9th at Sundale Country Club. There is still time to join in the fun! Put together a twosome, a foursome, or come as...
Posted by CarolynZ
- Tue Apr 29, 2008 16:38:48 PDT
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In 1992 my daughter Amanda was in the 5th grade. As all parents know, a child will do anything or say anything to get something that they want. “Daddy, I will pick up the dog poop every day!” This time is was “Daddy, I...
Posted by heyitsdennis
- Wed Apr 23, 2008 15:23:39 PDT
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On Saturday, May 17, 2008, the Kern Autism Network will present “Us Against The World: Navigating Life and Relationships with a Special Needs Child,” a workshop led by Terry Willey, MFT. The workshop will be held...
Anonymous user
- Wed Apr 23, 2008 15:02:42 PDT
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I walk by the Hall of Records downtown every morning as I scuttle into the courthouse to make my court appearances. I noticed, recently, that the anterior paint has been changed from a pale and subtle pink to a pale and...
Posted by HeatherIjames
- Wed Apr 23, 2008 13:57:34 PDT
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Growing up happens on the outside, then slowly seeps into our souls. We know it is encroaching on us when we start hearing phrases like, “You’re too old for that toy,” or, “Stop behaving like a...
Posted by camsgirl
- Tue Apr 15, 2008 08:14:57 PDT
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I opened a door for a woman with a walker the other day at the courthouse after I realized she was pushing the handicapped automatic opening button with no success. As I held the door open for her, I noticed two disturbing details about...
Posted by HeatherIjames
- Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:28:21 PDT
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Marcie Anglen – Miss Yakima County 2008
Hometown: Bakersfield, CA
Date of Birth: August 26, 1984
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Posted by iamrobert
- Fri Apr 11, 2008 12:11:27 PDT
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We have been Foster Parents with Kern Bridges Youth Homes since November 2004. Tisha’s parents have been foster parents for over 10 years and this inspired us to become foster parents, even though we had children of our own....
Anonymous user
- Thu Apr 10, 2008 14:56:58 PDT
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The 16th Annual Bakersfield Festival of Beers
Presented by the Bakersfield Active 20 30 club
April 26th 2008 1 to 5pm
1Bakersfield.com & Good Time Entertainment will be giveing away
2 pair of General Admission Tickets and 1...
Posted by djkylebrown
- Wed Apr 9, 2008 10:45:43 PDT
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The 37th Annual Bakersfield Junior Miss Scholarship Program will be held Friday, April 18th, 2008. Junior Miss Beach Party Fun will be held at Standard School Auditorium located at 1200 N. Chester Ave in Bakersfield.
Seventeen local...
Posted by sojola
- Tue Apr 8, 2008 14:44:00 PDT
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My daughter Yarazeth is one of the youngest nominated to attend the Jr. Congressional Youth Council in Washingtion, D.C. this summer.
This opportunity is a once in a lifetime experience for her. She will be able to network with other...
Posted by Fundraiser4Yaya
- Thu Apr 3, 2008 08:50:49 PDT
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These days Scouting is about a whole lot more than just tying knots. The Southern Sierra Council, Boy Scouts of America invites families to Sport Chalet at 5200 Stockdale Highway in Bakersfield on Saturday, April 12, 2008 anytime from 10...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Wed Apr 2, 2008 14:46:20 PDT
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My family and I saw something strange in the sky Friday night, March 7th, 2008. It was about 9pm and we were returning from dinner. After heading West on Stockdale Hwy, we turned right onto Renfro Road heading home. We immediately...
Posted by RogerTTaayylloorr
- Wed Apr 2, 2008 13:54:23 PDT
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The Vietnam Airlift
The fall of Saigon, March 1975
By Janice Gleason
Contributing writer
When Saigon fell, the news programs showed the U.S. Embassy in Saigon under siege by the Vietnamese citizens trying to get into the embassy so...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Tue Apr 1, 2008 14:52:47 PDT
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Recently, I had a city crew replacing a sidewalk on the west and south sides of my home. I have always heard the negative remarks about city workers and was prepared for a long, drawn out mess. I was so pleasantly surprised...
Posted by Boober50
- Wed Mar 26, 2008 09:02:40 PDT
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I enjoy all the bells and whistles of the Fourth of July. And, as I proudly watched my husband put up 6-inch plastic flags along the border of our front lawn, I noticed a neighbor driving by, slowly, and chuckling to himself while...
Posted by HeatherIjames
- Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:34:15 PDT
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Nearly a week ago my daughter's father slipped away into the sea hoping to rescue his boat which had become un-moored with a big storm which came out of the North east.
In a state of seaspair and sleeplessness not to mention complete...
Posted by Sooz58
- Mon Mar 24, 2008 12:56:04 PDT
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If you have a history in Girl Scouting as a former Girl Scout, volunteer or staff member, Girl Scouts-Joshua Tree Council would like to invite you to spend an afternoon “Walking Down Memory Lane."
This fun filled...
Posted by pahbph9
- Thu Mar 20, 2008 14:00:34 PDT
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March 15, 2008
About a month ago, I read with interest the article about Rusty Shoop and his recovery from a brain aneurysm. Then a couple of weeks later, I read with interest the article about Kern Medical Center,...
Posted by shminner
- Mon Mar 17, 2008 13:09:17 PDT
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First, let me start by saying, “Bad luck doesn’t follow me, it rides on my back daily."
This is the truth. However, even with all my faults and problems along with the daily dose of bad luck, my mom...
Posted by dks123
- Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:56:01 PDT
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‘A workman was busy at his job, suspended outside a hotel window
high upon the 11th floor. Of course, he was properly secured with a
safety belt.
He called to a friend inside the hotel to come into the room where
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Posted by BostonGal
- Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:21:25 PDT
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I am insulted by the fact the DMV has chosen not to renew my Drivers License by mail. What are they thinking? Am I too old, or has someone tipped them off concerning a few of my bad habits? I...
Posted by heyitsdennis
- Wed Mar 5, 2008 16:26:50 PST
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Have Some Fun – Learn A Little Italian!
By Lis Sierra
Ciao a tutti! (Hello, Everyone!) Perhaps you have two hours during your week to set aside for a little mental fun/exercise. Are you recently retired?...
Posted by icugini2
- Mon Mar 3, 2008 14:20:15 PST
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Last Wednesday evening the City Council unanimously approved (sans Councilman Couch) the Section Ten development. According to the Bakersfield Californian, Councilman Hanson "issued a ringing endorsement of the project." Hanson...
Posted by willwinn
- Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:23:48 PST
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I’ve only been in one war: The Battle of the Bulge.
You know how the enemy works.
He creeps into your body, by way of your mouth,
then slowly inflates you.
I have used every known weapon on him.
The Water...
Posted by BostonGal
- Wed Feb 27, 2008 08:35:18 PST
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