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I'm just waiting for the day that Michael Rubio suggests we outlaw death. The deaths in the Kern River are devastating and tragic...and they are overwhelmingly adults. What is Rubio thinking? Does he think we are idiots? Why would he suggest this law for kids, when it is...
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Child Molestation Arrest
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Time: 9:03:09 AM
Details:
At about 10:00 PM last night, sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to...
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I was just reading a story from one of our news services that offered tips for throwing nice, yet reasonably priced birthday parties for children.
It pitched advice you've probably heard before — hold a party at home, pick a simple activity to keep children busy like staging a play with...
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In honor of Father's Day, we share this online survey from U.S News & World Report found by one of our staffers.
It's a quick seven questions meant to make you think about this big choice.
Here it is!
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Kids with perfect attendance freak me out.
I'm not talking about the kids with one stellar year but rather the ones who don't miss a day of school their entire school career.
Californian columnist Robert Price talked to one of these kids recently. (Read "13 years without missing school?...
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Earlier today I turned my TV to MTV and saw a couple of episodes of "My Super Sweet 16." Well actually it was a special of that series where they counted down the most expensive, "blingest" episodes. On these episodes, they showed on the screen the cost...
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• Guests 17 and under can choose any frame including Rec Specs
• $25 single-vision PersonalEyes™ with EasyCare™ or Polarized
PersonalEyes™ lenses
• Includes 1-Year Replacement Option
(until 7/2/08)
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Listening to your parents talk to you about sex probably ranks high on the lifetime ick-o-meter.
I can remember my mom launching into it while I was sitting with her and a bunch of her friends in our kitchen. She said, "You're becoming a young woman now." I said, "Oh no,"......
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This past weekend, some friends of mine were BBQing and the baby, whose 20 months old drank lighter fluid. (I wasn't in attendance). The child is now fighting for his life. I have known this family for about 8 years now and felt the need to share this story.
I'm not hear to...
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rebroadcast on Sunday, March 30, 1:00pm.
Last night, on much too late for most young people, was a spectacular performance of “Hansel and Gretel” by composer Engelbert Humperdinck, re-imagined by Richard Jones and conducted by (the not hard to look at) Valdimir...
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For World Water Day, March 22, The United States Fund for The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has initiated the Tap Project, a campaign that asks patrons of participating restaurants to donate as little as $1 as payment for the water they receive for free. $1 will allow UNICEF...
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A quarter of teen girls nationwide has a sexually transmitted disease, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This is equivalent to roughly 60,000 teens in Kern County.
From the Associated Press:
Some doctors said the numbers might be a reflection of both...
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Diabetes is a condition that has unfortunately been passed down through families, said one Southern California pediatrician.
Dr. Patricia Riba, a pediatrician with the Community Care Health Center in Huntington Beach, spoke at a recent Latino and health care workshop put on by the California...
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A federal advisory panel voted today to recommend flu shots for all school-aged kids.
This change, which is being called the largest expansion of flu vaccine coverage in U.S. history, broadens the scope from children under 5, people over 50 and people with chronic conditions, according to the...
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The Californian gave Brooke Stanley, one of the teens featured in the Weighed Down series, an audio recorder to use between interviews.
We used one of the audio entries in her photo slideshow.
Attached are some more of her thoughts, including her opinions on surgery, gym class and going to the...
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Welcome to Weighed Down, the blog that will accompany the Californian's upcoming series of stories exploring obesity.
Overweight and obesity has exploded over the last 30 years, becoming an epidemic facing over 60 percent of Kern County residents alone.
To see how obesity affects people's...
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MRSA has been given a pretty scary nickname: superbug.
But MRSA — otherwise known as methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, which also doesn't sound too fun — shouldn't keep parents up late at night worrying, state and local officials said today.
Several of these...
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The Worldwide Candle Lighting is one day out of the year when you can remember a child who has died and know that the world remembers with you. It is a day when you can light a remembrance candle and know that yours is joining with hundreds of thousands around the world.
This Sunday, December 9,...
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Seeing a pregnant woman sidle up to the bar with a pint of Fat Tire or a pregnant woman taking a couple drags on her Virginia Slims while walking down Chester Avenue will probably make more than a few people cringe.
But what about expecting moms taking sips of wine?
That is what a new...
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Nowadays, everything must be named, categorized and analyzed to give a concept a proper place in the monster that is American Culture.
Pretty much, you need a book. A how-to book is even better. A humorous how-to book puts it over the edge.
Enter: Knock Yourself Up: A Tell-All Guide to...
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I never gave this person my phone number and have never said it was okay for her to phone me.
Can anyone translate the attached mp3 phone message?
I think this is the woman who keeps sending her relatives to harass me because I keep telling people about their illegal activities which include...
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"Ahnold" is making Chad Vegas look pretty good right now in my opinion. Say what?! some of you might be thinking.
Remember when comments were made that with all the lagging...
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Drug companies voluntarily withdrew over-the-counter cough-and-cold medicines for infants and toddlers younger than 2 last week.
While the medicines aren't dangerous in the right doses, the companies are afraid parents will accidentally OD their kids, an industry spokesperson said.
(Read...
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Let's use this as a reminder to take it easy today and everyday, ok? Life's too precious...
LA Road-Rage Crash Smashes Woman, Children Between Cars
Thursday , October 11, 2007
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In my opinion and experience, the legal system in this country has been convoluted for years (maybe decades), but today they proved without doubt that their priorities are skewed severely out of place. I just read in the BC that, in Phoenix, AZ, a cop left his police dog in his car for hours on a...
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I wake up at the butt-crack of dawn and realize why my mother never used to see me off to school. Thanks Ma for teaching me, even if it was unknown at the time, how important it is for me to send him to school with my physical presence and support. I just pray that I remember...
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Help me with some perspective. I look at my kids, and they are GOOD kids, with eyes that say, they've never had a darn good whooping like I had when I was kid! I mean with a belt. Your hands on a chair and a good whacking with the belt. The worst thing for them...
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Tuesday Night it was Camilla..Friday night it was Ryan's turn. My grandson graduated from West High looking all the world like a man ready to take on the rest of his life. As I watched him walk by during the procession I saw the big smile on his face. He had made it and was as proud of himself...
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The county health department came out Monday with its idea of how E. coli bacteria was spread to nine children and one adult.
Two children contracted the bacteria between April 16 and April 24.
They spread it to the other children by a water slide (see image) at a backyard party on...
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If you haven't yet, please read "Unknown illness strikes four" in today's Californian.
I'm still following this story, so look for updates over the next few days.
Here's the gist:
At least one child has been put on dialysis and as many as three others have been hospitalized...
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The Californian is undertaking a large project on childhood obesity in Kern County — a serious issue that's impacting our schools, our health system and, most importantly, our children's lives.
And we're looking for some help.
Wanting to go beyond the basic...
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A mom took her toddler to a local pediatrician for an ear infection. She says they were turned away because she had visible tattoos.
Was this discrimination? No, says the state medical board. (Read "Furor leaves mark on doctor" in Wednesday's Californian.)
But first, here's a...
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Fever? Headache? Stiff neck?
Get to the hospital. Don't wait.
The county Public Health department wants parents to be on the lookout for these symptoms of meningitis, a potentially fatal infection especially prevalent in children. (Read...
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Well, it's happening again. Another step toward American irresponsibility, super profits of medical care and a step toward the time when taxpayers will foot the bill for parent's abuse and neglect of their children. I am not speaking of beatings or sexual abuse, I am talking about childhood...
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Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Kern County is asking for volunteers to help children in the foster care system.
Volunteers spend 10 to 15 hours each month visiting with a child, gathering information and making recommendations to the court in the best interest of the child.
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Become a CASA in your community. Be a child's voice in court!
Your local CASA program will tell you: how to learn more; when to apply; how you will be screened to assure this is the right volunteer job for you, how you will be trained for this powerful and important role; and how big a time...
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You have to be pretty jolly to be Santa Claus, especially considering the tears, snot and pee you'll have to endure.
A new study has come out about the travails of being the man in red.
Santas get sneezed on up to 10 times a day, fend off children pulling their beards and clean up after...
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In the Sideways Stories series there is a student who wears an unusually high number of raincoats. The teacher eventually discovers that he is actually a dead rat who snuck into the classroom. Those dead rats can be sneaky.
It's funny, just one of many delightful ideas I enjoyed in...
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Yesterday, my hubby and I went shopping. I really love that about him. He'll shop till I drop. He can always find something that interests him while I'm looking for something specific. And he takes an interest in what I'm trying to find. Our quest took us out of the...
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My wife insisted we rush out after work last night to pick up the newly released T.M.X. Elmo, the new version of Tickle Me Elmo, before it sold out. After opening the packaging, which instructed us not to peak in Elmo's voice, my almost 2 year old daughter set out jumping up and down in...
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Remember when greasy pizza, birthday parties every week and snack machines in the hallways were the norm in school? Well, that seems to be coming to an end as schools rush to address the high incidence of obesity and diabetes in children today.
Below is a story I wrote, that was published...
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With the recent vigilanty murder of a suspected child molester and the capture of Warren Jeff's, our society is overflowing with child predators and suspected and actual child molesters. On the one hand, we go after them zealously (Jeff's was on the most wanted list, which I find...
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As kids bring home their supply list for school, you might want to add one more thing to it: a check-up. Making sure all your child's health issues are in check can eliminate a potential cause for worry, helping your child concentrate better in the classroom.
Many parents might have already...
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