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According to a market research firm Bakersfield now has nearly 50 fitness clubs, ranging from chains like 24 Hour Fitness and Body Xchange to smaller mom and pop operations and niche operators like Total Woman and Curves, which cater to women. Is that enough? Do we really need that...
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Have you ever needed info on or about something or some place?
Well, I thought maybe if we all put our heads together that we could possibly find what were looking for.
As for myself and a friend of mine, we both have been looking for this store that used to be in the East Hills Mall. They...
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During the final days leading up to the Deadline for State Representatives to present legislation there is a flood of bills presented. One of those bills was AB 1581. This was the last bill presented by 32nd district representative Jean Fuller and is intended to...
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You've heard Sean Penn, Michael Moore, Rosie O'Donnel, Anne Couture, and a host of other unhinged celebrities recklessly spout off about their country, politics and a host of other issues they seem to no little or nothing about.
Now, here's your opportunity to suggest which...
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Someone please tell me why the topless bars are majorly lacking in this city? I got here last year and while it took me a few months to check'm out, I'm wholeheartedly disappointed. :(
I come from the San Francisco Bay Area. They've got some good ones, some bad ones, and some...
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On March 14th 2007 at 5:30 p.m. there was a fund-raiser put on by Jean Fuller for Assembly 2006. Presumably, this fund-raiser was to help the 32nd District Representative put a little money in the coffer for her forthcoming re-election campaigns (if anyone runs against...
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This is Not Merle's Hillary. Is it the "real Hillary"? Well, perhaps some may prefer to see it as the distorted side Dick Morris (who has an obvious axe to grind) sees, and the side that Merle (whose only "axe" is his guitar) may not see. Is...
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A Valley Plaza Mall official confirmed that General Growth, which owns and operates the mall, has held negotiations with an undisclosed retailer to fill the vacant Robinsons-May department store space. A decision on a new tenant for the space could come soon. There have been many...
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We would like to work with educators to reach students, and develop energy engineering projects at each school site where there is sufficient interest.
Our program; Kern Energy Education Projects is designed to help students progress in the energy/engineering fields, by having...
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3/27/07
Wow, this trip is getting exciting! I have stored some great memories of the structures that appear right under the cortex. I love the limbic system, especially the hippocampus and the amydala. I think of the hippocampus as an old college campus for hippos. I...
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What do you think of Bakersfield's housing market? Do you agree with some projections that it will be one of the nation's worst in 2007, with median home sales prices declining between 5 and 6 percent? It's obvious that the boom market of just a few years ago is gone, but what's next...
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If we want to be serious about cleaning up the down town area we have to address these issues. First the lamp post are covered with play bills for punk bands that are playing at Jerry's Pizza. Most of the graffiti in the down town area can also be attributed to patrons of Jerry's...
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I'm not talking about Desperate Housewives. I'm talking about satisfied, content women who stayed home to take care of the children, clean the house, wash the dishes, do the laundry. Is a housewife now a second class citizen? Were they ever satisfied? Were they ever...
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Several statements lately have gotten me to recalling, “the old days’ “It’s still a small town” and “Today in central Bakersfield” in reference to Monterey Street. Both make me laugh and scratch my head. Anyone looked at our current population count?...
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You have multiple files that you decide you want to get rid of. So, you right-click and select 'Delete' and then it's gone, right? Wrong. This is because files on your computer are accessed through a file allocation table, which tells the operating system where in your disk a file can be found....
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It's hard to believe it's been a year since we lost our beloved Buck. A jukebox could never take his place, but Bucks songs and our memories of Buck are all we have left, so before the day I intend to find a place where I can drop a few quarters in a jukebox and listen to the music of Buck...
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Downtown Bakersfield's popular coffee stop, Dagny's, is devoted to the art of coffee, as well as local art. The walls of the cafe serve as a gallery, hosting a rotation of local artists' works.
Then there's the rosetta latte, perfected by a young barista named Nick Minton. Watch this video by...
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(The title is just a tentative suggestion.)
I've had about nine e-mails that expressed interest in getting together a group of Bakerfield atheists and free-thinkers.
So far, we've had suggestions for the following activities:
1. A preliminary "meet and greet" night.
2....
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Some friends and I recently had dinner at the newly refurbished Azul downtown. Once the home to long time watering hole Suds Tavern (the first bar ever I went to) the space has made many changes over the years. The last business to last for any length of time was Paco’s Tacos. I was...
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As I stated in my profile, I keep an internationally read blog on atheist parenting. It's been a great resource for many and I've even helped in the creation of atheist communities in other parts of the globe. Interestingly, I have never attemped to create an atheist community,...
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Not long ago I responded to an ad on Craig's List where a director was looking for an artist to help with his next movie. And will if you don't know me yet ... let you tell you ... I jumped at the chance just to see what this was. Turns out he is putting together an independent movie and needed...
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Hi there, everyone,
I submitted a story to the Applause section of the Californian a while ago, and it is on the site now! Give it a read and tell me what you think. They messed up some of the punctuation and grammar when they printed it, and of course they spelled my last name wrong (everyone...
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miss spelled reqest should be request... answering on doc's post... don't want to give you a head ache ta ta. jean ps just leave the correct words if any spelled wrong.... thanks!.
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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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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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Will be on the 10 o'clock news channel 23... to night! They are very slow there about getting back to the men. My husband is still waiting for a hearing aid or even a call back appointment to L A... to see if there is more treatment other than hearing aids.... That...
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Why is it that "Bakersfield" is a punchline? Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" featured a news piece by KGET Channel 17 last night, and all Colbert said was "Bakersfield" and he got a laugh.
Are we that funny? Are people laughing because they're shocked we...
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FRIDAY, MARCH 9TH @ THE DOME!...
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2/28/07
Paint it Black. It's a song I used to love, but could never relate to entirely. Now, sadly, I can relate to it. I know that getting depressed is a common reaction that Alzheimer's patients experience, especially as they approach the middle stage of the disease. ...
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An afterschool project, dedicated to the formation of engineering chapters at our local schools, dedicated to Renewable Energy Development in Kern County. We want trade schools in every field related to local industry, and Renewable Energy promises a prosperous future in the High Desert...
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Check out this letter published in The Californian's "Sound Off" Sunday before last.
In other news, I hear that the Eye Street Editor is working with Camille Gavin and the paper's layout designers to put aside space for more theatre/arts coverage.
What say you?
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I'm not cruel, and I won't wait any longer to answer to rumors concerning the question of if I will release a cover of Cake's The Distance, in honor of Kevin Harvick's victory at the Daytona 500.
The answer is a resounding "MAYBE!" Cake is actually working on a compilation of...
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Nobody loves the war in Iraq. Nobody loves war-----------period. Or do they? You don't even have to enter any quarters into my blog n roll jukebox. Simply watch this new music video by Cake, who covers Black Sabbath's War Pigs, and, instead of quarters, enter...
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The national media, ... errr just more East Coast bias, has suggested that Kevin Harvick didn't win the Daytona 500. Mark Martin was robbed of the victory by NASCAR.
Here are just a few examples of what I'm talking about:
Only the record books will say this was the Daytona 500 Kevin Harvick...
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I wasn't going to post this drawing. Not sure if I liked it since it was a rush job for a possible assignment at work but here it is. It was rejected because it's not in color. I guess I better get off my butt and get back into color. Black and white pencil drawings just aren't what they used to...
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Well, I know y'all are usually talking about your two favorite subjects -- religion and politics. I'm not particularly fond of those two subjects, so I'm going to change the subject. (It's not my fault that they don't make sense to me.)
I'm changing the subject to agriculture!
Did anyone...
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The channel 17 story about Dr. Gary Merrill was disheartening. He is apparently a pediatrician who refused to see a child because her mother had a piercing and a tattoo. Please, please, please...if you are NOT a Christian, please know that this guy doesn't represent a whole bunch of...
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Well, the teachers unions are at it again putting the education of our children in the caboose of the union powered Crazy Train and this time it is the Delano Elementary Schools that are in the crosshairs. The union is telling prospective teachers not to go to work there, trying to get existing...
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When I watch TV, all I hear every five minutes are commercials for MOR furniture. The hard-sell, redundant, annoying commercials play at every single commercial break, on every cable channel targeted at the Bako area, always saying the same things. I am so totally sick of their...
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We all use computers for many activities. Some use it for entertainment purposes or keeping in touch with friends or family, while others may use it as their primary business tool to store their critical information. Whatever the reason may be, your data is very important to you and losing it,...
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Here is a big HUG for all in case you don't get one today. God Bless!
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Happy Valentines Day! I don't mean to bring you down. Rather, with this song, and with these words, I'd like to bring somebody up. I'm talking about the homeless. I'm talking about posting this blog thread as a forum for raising all kinds of create ideas concerning...
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My grandson, Ryan Mathews, is almost famous! Well, around here, anyway. Anyone who pays any attention to the sports page or the sports section of the news knows who he is. It's kind of cool to have a celebrity in the family. He get's those "is that him?" looks from people when we are...
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We are involved in Energy REsearch, to engage the talents of local students, who can learn about energy savings...we ask: Why are we paying for electricity when we are surrounded by wind farms?? Why does not our school district offer energy education to our students? They are spending...
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Well, now that my daughter, CassandraMcGowan, is a full fledged blogger here, I have to wonder if there are any other three generation family bloggers on the board. NancyII is my Mom, for those who don't know. We are a pretty tightly knit family, and from mom's side of the family comes our...
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ExpressJet Airlines announced earlier this week it will serve 24 midsize U.S. cities, including Bakersfield. ExpressJet will fly two nonstop flights a day to and from San Diego starting on May 14. Meadows Field currently offers service to Los Angeles, Phoenix, Houston, San Francisco, Salt Lake...
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I had a dream last night
we were dancin'
at a Valentines ball
you stood barefoot
on the ballroom floor
tryin' hard to break my fall
but I told you I had already fallen
no need to brace my fall
and I told you that
my heart's already broken
no need brace the walls
don't go...
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Here is one of the newest drawings I have completed. It's not for sale, but was done just for the practice. I have several new projects in the works and if all goes well I have meetings with a few gallieries in LA at the end of thios month and will be taking some new pieces with me.
Any...
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ExpressJet is launching a new airline carrier and plans to begin service to Bakersfield and 23 other midsized cities, including Fresno, this spring. The new airline, which plans to add routes that currently do not have non-stop service, has not yet released flight schedules and would not confirm...
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First off, I'm a longtime Indianapolis Colts fan. Born and raised in Anderson, Ind., which was home to the Colts training camp from 1984 through 1998. Twenty-three years of Super Bowl frustration for me and a few thousand Indianapolis Colts fans ended a few weeks back.
On the other side of...
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