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In the past couple of years that I have been on these blogs I have noticed the tendency to use buzz words to demonize a section of the population which some people can feel self righteous and use as a safe target to express their fears and hate. Past buzz words...
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"Be ashamed when you sin, don't be ashamed when you repent [To repent means to have a change of heart and mind. It is not simply a feeling of sorrow ,but a psycho/spiritual growth away from evil/death and a turning to God/life]. Sin is the wound, repentance is the medicine. ...
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"Sometimes God allows a relative or fellow worker to cause us problems in order to exercise our patience and humbleness; however, instead of being grateful for the chance God gives us, we react and refused to be cured. It is like refusing to pay the doctor who is giving us a shot when...
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Examine yourself to see whether you have within you a strong sense of your own self importance, or negatively, whether you have failed to realize that you are nothing. This feeling of self-importance is deeply hidden, but it controls the whole of our life. Its first demand is...
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"Many flatter themselves and consider themselves to be good, humble, and meek, but they will discover the contrary under temptation. Do not not become despondent in temptations, then, but give all the more thanks to God that He thus brings you to what is hidden in your heart - the...
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What's important? Maintaining open space? Having enough water? Plenty of affordable housing?
The Kern Council of Governments is putting on a Kern Regional Blueprint Summit to gather answers to those questions. Leaders there have invited all county supervisors, and councilmembers from throughout...
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Reporter Jenny Shearer brings us this news:
Nine Kern companies will be honored at the New California 100 Conference June 17 at the University of California, Davis.
The inaugural event will recognize business success and aims to spark growth and innovation among the state’s 19-county...
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We've learned that Uno Chicago Grill has plans for Bakersfield.
When and exactly where aren't known yet, but a father-and-son team have purchased the rights to open five eateries in Central Cal.
Read reporter John Cox's full report.
Have you tried it? Tell us what you think.
Want a peek at...
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Did you catch Jenny Shearer's report on a proposal to revitalize Oildale?
See it here.
Officials are exploring the creation of a redevelopment agency that could work on economic development issues in the area.
County Supervisor Mike Maggard, who is spearheading the effort, told Jenny,...
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There's lots of talk of prison expansion in Kern County, as we've reported here in the blogs, and now it's reached Tehachapi.
And some people there just don't like the idea that there could be more convicted criminals in their community — albeit behind bars.
Read reporter Jenny...
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Reporter Jenny Shearer found out that private soccer fields may be on the way to southwest Bakersfield, near the Auto Mall, if they get the OK from the Board of Zoning Adjustment.
Check out her full report here.
Those who want to build them don't want to wait for city or county officials...
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A new bar is slated for northwest Bakersfield.
It's called the Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery.
A fellow editor here was looking for some info on the Kern County Scottish Society’s 13th annual Gathering and Games at Stramler Park coming up in Bakersfield this weekend and stumbled on the...
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Bakersfield's getting a Club Libby Lu, which parents in the know tell me is quite cool if you have tweens in your home. (Check out the Web site. Pink and sparkly and princessy. Is that a word?)
Here are the basics from reporter Courtenay Edelhart's story:
"Valley Plaza Mall on Ming...
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While it may not appear so as you're driving around Bakersfield, developers and investors are plotting an immense amount of growth.
They're poised the day when the housing market turns a major corner.
Read reporter Jenny Shearer's full report on what's happening in Bakersfield and in eastern...
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The state's looking at adding more prison beds to Kern.
Specifically, officials are considering more "infill" beds at North Kern State Prison and Kern Valley State Prison in Delano, Wasco State Prison and California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi.
A spokesman for the prisons...
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I don't often open a story with statistics, but this one was pretty astounding: In 2006, Bakersfield annexed 10 square miles to accommodate future developments like Rosedale Ranch, in the northwest.
That's a lot of development. And a lot of new city. You can read the full story, which offers a...
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The Padre Hotel in downtown Bakersfield is up for sale again for $5.6 million. Pacifica Enterprises LLC purchased the historic landmark building for $1 million five years ago, but the company's plan to add condos to the building never materialized and construction stopped halfway through a...
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Bakersfield explosive growth has again placed it on a list of the fastest growing economies in the nation. Bakersfield was ranked 11th in the nation among midsize cities and 47th overall among the nation's 393 largest metropolitan areas in a recent Inc. magazine listing of the best cities...
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How does customer service impact your shopping habits? Have you stopped shopping at a particular store or restaurant after a bad experience or hearing about somone else's bad experience? What's your best or worst shopping horror story? Check out a story on customer service in...
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A gigantic $90 million, 57-acre shopping mall is planned for the southwest corner of Gosford Road and Panama Lane in the southwest. It would likely not be finished until 2009. Combined with the Gosford Village development, which includes a Kohl's and Sam's Club, it could create a big...
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