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We just published a new REO list for August 29, 2008. There are currently 1,189 REO properties for sale in the Bakersfield Association of Realtors MLS. This includes some properties in Tehachapi, California City, Wasco, Delano, Earlimart, Shafter, Taft, and various other areas. If you'd like a...
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MOPS (Mothers of PreSchoolers) is starting soon. MOPS is for moms with preschoolers, ages 0-6 years. MOPS aims to nurture moms. There are many MOPS chapters Bakersfield. They run September through May. You can join throughout the year if there is room. Children go to the...
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If you like comedy, you'll love this piece. It's the best comedy I've written. And in a way, it's terrifying too...
I once lived in a little white house near downtown Bakersfield in the Oleander area. A rental, it wasn’t a fancy house. Probably built in the 1950s, it was still comfortable,...
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I would have lost a few bucks if I were a gambling man. Seems the Bakersfield Blaze will in fact be back for another season at Sam Lynn Ball Park. In a previous blog, I said the Blaze wouldn't be back for another season after reading a Baseball America story from August.
But this is...
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Giant Injury on Set of "America's Got Talent"
Posted Aug 27th 2008 5:03PM by TMZ Staff
Paramedics rushed to the L.A. set of "America's Got Talent" this weekend when a stunt involving a 7'3" giant went terribly wrong.
(CLICK ON PICTURE BELOW TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED!)
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I just got home and was checking out TMZ.com (yes, a guilty pleasure) and came across some video of local entertainer George the Giant on America's Got Talent.
Here'e TMZ's excerpt: Paramedics rushed to the L.A. set of "America's Got Talent" this weekend when a stunt involving a...
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You know you're from Bakersfield when,
You go to Los Angeles to get some fresh air.
You will park a mile away from the entrance just to have your car parked under a tree.
Instead of people thinking you're "rich" for having leather seats, they think you're...
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Best thing about Bakersfield?
When the citizens are indoors.
Worst thing about Bakersfield?
The filth that's on the highways.
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Who knew Michelle Obama was so in touch with the spirit of Bakersfield?
There she is on the front page of today's Californian stealing a line from our city's world famous slogan.
Tonight: Hillary Clinton takes a page out of Jacquie Sullivan's notebook for her closing flourish:
"In Obama...
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Ice cream trucks are supposed to be colorful and friendly, just the type of vehicles to lure smiley kids and their benevolent parents.
A pleasant little jingle, a nice man with a mustache and a clean apron, perhaps even a large, bold, 'mind the children' warning stenciled sensibly on the back.
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A fire destroyed a single-story home and attached garage at 5412 Julie St. and threatened an adjacent residence in southwest Bakersfield Saturday evening.
A malfunctioning dryer may have sparked the blaze, according to the Bakersfield Fire Department.
No residents or...
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Bakersfield Wells Contaminated With Cancer Causing Chemical
At least 25 wells serving the City of Bakersfield are contaminated with 1,2,3-TCP. The different levels of TCP in each city well from 2002 to 2006 can be found at this California Department of Public Health web page.
The...
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Okay folks.. I am finally wrapping this book project up and about to send it off to the publisher before the end of next week.
I am taking a week off to get this done. I have one drawing to finish, work on the edits and perhaps clean up a few drawings that are a bit rough.
You can check out...
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The following public events and services are scheduled in honor of the passing of our President and friend, Vern Hoover:
Memorial Celebration of Vern's Life: Sunday, August 24th @ 1pm - Trout's Nightclub, 805 N Chester Avenue, Bakersfield, Ca 93308
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Maybe the reason nothing ever seems to move forward at Animal Control is that, rather than hire people who have experience with shelters, shelter management or animals, they continue to appoint people who have no apparent animal experience whatsoever.
They couldn't find one person who had some...
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I recd. this from my mom this morning and knew a couple of you would enjoy this!!! Sorry such big font, I just copied and pasted from an e-mail. ENJOY!!
If English is our official language, some people should learn how to use...
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Steven Wright is hilarious. Deadpan responses to die for. If you know who he his, then no exaplanation needed. If you don't, imagine it being said with no expression behind it. Read and think about it.
It doesn't matter what temperature the room is, it's always...
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I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY IDEA'S THAT THIS POST SPAWNS!!!! LOL.
When you occasionally have a really bad day, and you just need to take it out on someone, don't take it out on someone you know, take it out on someone you don't know.
I was sitting at my desk when I...
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I KNOW THIS IS A LONG ONE. THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY, BUT KINDA MAKES SENSE. I'M NOT BASHING TEACHERS FOR WHAT THEY DO, BUT C'MON, YOU GOT TO SEE THE LOGIC IN THE NUMBERS. GOT IT FROM G. GORDON LIDDY'S WEBSITE.
Have you heard about the next planned "Survivor" show?
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I pulled this off of G. Gordon Liddy's website. This is so true for today.
People Over 35 Should be Dead
For all my surviving friends out there.
It's funny how the worm turns.
Here's why............
According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were kids in...
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When Spring Kincaid was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison for causing a crash that killed a Bakersfield man, the sentence seemed light compared to the 17-year prison sentence received by a Wasco man in June.
Of course, there were many important differences between the two vehicle...
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BFD Incident Update
DATE: August 14, 2008 ADULTS INJURED: 1
TIME: 1635 hrs MINORS INJURED: 0
INCIDENT TYPE: Structure fire
CIVILIAN FATALITIES: 0
ADDRESS / LOCATION: 3801 Wible Rd.
CIVILIANS RESCUED : 0
INCIDENT NO: 17310
FIREFIGHTER...
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We've got the latest crime data from the Bakersfield police and have mapped it.
Some of the highlights:
• There were 45 auto thefts and 91 burglaries.
• Four bicycles were stolen
• Seven people had their catalytic converters stolen
• There were a dozen robberies,...
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Q: Can anyone tell me why we cannot get high definition TV from any of our local TV affiliates ... ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC on the DIRECTV satellite service?
With football season right around the corner it sure would be nice if local programming figured out a way to get this done. I feel like we...
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We were chinwagging in our morning meeting about ongoing plans to revitalize downtown when a co-worker had the audacious idea of submitting a bid to host the Olympics in 2020.
We missed the deadline for filing a bid for the 2016 Olympics and 2012 has already been awarded to London.
You've only...
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From: <newsreleasegroup@co.kern.ca.us>
Date: 11 Aug 2008 12:21:42 -0700
To: <newsreleasegroup@co.kern.ca.us>
Subject: Sheriff News Release
SUSPICIOUS DEATH
NEWS RELEASE
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION
This news release is prepared under the direction of...
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I read in the paper about , from the navy bass in San Diego. How everyday Men select the site to bomb over the country we are at war with. They can actually see up close what they are hitting. This is by remote...They go home after work and mow...
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1. Air quality
Even on our worse day, our miserable air quality is 10 to 50 times better than Beijing's. Advantage: Bakersfield.
2. Traffic
Beijing's gridlocked streets are nothing compared to Rosedale Highway. Advantage: Beijing.
3. Location
Beijing stretches about 100 miles from east to...
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After 47 years of service the Navy's oldest active ship, the USS Kitty Hawk makes its final voyage before retirement.
A young Bakersfield woman was among those waiting for the delayed supercarrier.
Check out the story here.
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AHEAD!
PICS LIVE FROM...
2008 LOWRIDER NATIONALS
KC FAIRGROUNDS
8/3/08
(CLICK ANY PIC BELOW TO SEE PARTY!)
!!!YIKES!!!
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"If you were a non-profit organization, would you accept cash donations or requests for sponsorships indiscriminately - as long as it benefitted your cause?"
FICTIONAL EX: An "adult entertainment" business puts in a request to co-sponsor a "Hurricane Katrina...
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Q: While driving around town I continue to be amazed and angered by the number of drivers who never use a turn signal. It seems half the cars on the road don’t signal. I can remember the time before turn signals were standard on all vehicles and an arm out the window was required.
Talking...
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Q: I was wondering if the Bass Pro Store that was announced about a year ago is still a go for the location on Hwy 99 south of Panama Lane. Haven’t heard anymore or seen any development on this property. Thanks,
— Jim Brownridge
Q: I heard a rumor that Bass Pro Shop backed out of...
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You heard read it here first. You should be able to hear it tomorrow, if other songs don't take the lead in the crowded freeway of new songs inside my head.
Headin' for Vegas
(The Chad...
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I received this is an email today and like to pass it on, hope you enjoy it!!
WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT TO TURN ON THE TV AND HEAR ANY U.S. PRESIDENTAL CANDIDATE, DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN,GIVE THE FOLLOWING SPEECH?
"My Fellow Americans: As you all know, the defeat of the Iraq regime...
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YOU READ RIGHT...WE'RE LOOKING FOR A NEW INTERN - SEND ME A SHOUT!
MUST BE COOL, PATIENT, AND MOST OF ALL - NOT BORING, INQUIRE BY E-MAIL: MATT@BAKOTOPIA.COM
NOW, BACK TO THE SHOW!!!
It's the
Newsletter..."Funkdafied" edition!
School’s almost back in session for...
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You may have struggled with the last Bakersfield sound Trivia Quest question, but it doesn't get any easier than this one. You've seen the question, now be the first to post the correct answer and win the mp3 for River Kern, from the forthcoming CD:
From...
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According to this story on the 29/58 TV Web site, Bakersfield's information technology division is under investigation and has been for a couple of weeks.
Seems like it has something to do with how police records were released by a different department.
The details are like most IT stuff:...
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Who doesn't have casting experience? Who hasn't watched "Next" and said, "what is that tool doing on TV?"
Bakersfield job description here.
Oh for the days of music videos.
Wonder what show MTV is casting for. Perhaps it's a new one. Perhaps it's ... it's ... it's ...
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If you haven't heard or you're just getting 'round to reading the newspaper, minor league baseball in Bakersfield is likely a thing of the past. It's not official but the proverbial fat lady is reaching for her pitch pipe.
According to an article in Baseball America, two teams from the...
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Barack Obama has disappointed me again. His decision to not debate McCain, aside from the traditional three debates, is truly a let down. If, as Obama said previously, it is such a great idea to have all those town meeting debates, why has he changed his mind now? Is it because...
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Geelizzie is not impressed with Bakersfield drivers.
Read her blog post here.
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Can't believe we didn't get this in our coverage of McCain's visit to Bakersfield Monday!
The presidential contender is wearing a pair of $520 Italian shoes.
There's photos at Meadows Field to prove it!
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Blogger volunteers at McCain's Bako fundraiser Monday.
McCain shakes blogger's hand.
Blogger impressed.
Details.
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BAKERSFIELD, CA - Monday July 28th 2008 at approximately 1:41 P.M., a
call was received by the Kern County Fire Department for a possible
drowning in the 6000 block of Oneida Falls Drive. A 2 year old female
was reportedly found in her family’s pool. Approximately 4 Kern County
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I moved to 4916 Stine Road Apartment C when I was 10 years old. I remember we found the house on my 10th birthday after we ate pizza at the Straw Hat Pizza on Wilson Road just past Wible. The rent for the three bedroom one bath apartment was $365 a month and our phone number...
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At least that's one blogger's take.
"This town should be booming right now, new houses, new cars all that comes with wealth in an oil boom town."
Check out his the post here.
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So presdiential hopeful John McCain is coming to Bakersfield Monday.
We don't know too much yet about his itinerary yet but we do know he'll be at a fundraiser. Posted here is a photo from when McCain came here in 2000.
If you got a chance to talk to McCain, what would you ask him?
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It’s saddening to me that a local success story…an original Bakersfield business that often receives accolades and awards from the community…conducts business in the disgusting way that I have observed. Even corporate giants like AT&T, Wal-Mart, and Microsoft has...
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The dog likes Bakersfield. The owner? Not so sure.
Check it out here.
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