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Ran across this interesting story over the weekend, in which a reader asks the Better Business Bureau how far employers can go in spying on their employees?
There certainly are workplace safety issues to consider, but how much leeway do you think employers should have in monitoring what...
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Yesterday, there was a full moon. I am certain of it. No, I realize that the full moon was last week, but I am convinced that we were being influenced by the full moon on another planet in some parallel universe or something. All day long, we encountered people at our office who acted as if...
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I am a concerned parent and I write to you because my son's safety is at risk here. I do not have a vehicle so I rely on the GET bus, but I am risking my son's safety because he is not buckled in any type of safety seat. I know I am not the only mom who takes her baby on the bus because I...
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Q: We’re all told not to drink the water in Mexico, but how are crops imported from Mexico safe if they are irrigated with the water we are told not to drink? I refused to buy a cucumber from Mexico for this reason. — Bea Bunten
A: With the recent salmonella outbreak linked to...
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I always say that I have driven the 58 between Bakersfield and Tehachapi so many times, I could do it blind. Well, I got to prove it last night. I left work looking forward to home, where my nice warm cats, a mug of homemade soup and a relaxing vodka tonic awaited me. Normally it...
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Kern County Fire Department Declares Open Burning within the
State Responsibility Areas of Kern County
As of January 1, 2009 the Kern County Fire Department will allow open
burning to reduce fire hazards to structures and improvements within the
State Responsibility Area of Kern County....
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For Immediate Release Tuesday, December 30, 2008
New Year’s Eve Safety Reminders
The Bakersfield Police Department would like to see that all of our citizens are
able to safely enjoy the upcoming holiday. To help ensure that occurs we would
like to offer the following reminders.
If you...
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Details:
The Sheriff’s Office, Off-Road Vehicle Team will be working in collaboration with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) over the New Years Eve holiday weekend. There will be directed patrols throughout North-Eastern Kern County. Sheriff’s Deputies and BLM Rangers...
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This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Time: 9:00:45 AM
Details:Halloween is a fun tradition, but often times the excitement of the evening can cause children and...
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I killed a dog on my way to work last Friday. No, I am not bragging, I am confessing. In truth, the death of this unknown dog haunts me so terribly that it has taken a week for me to be able to write about it. I have never hit a dog or cat on the road before. I used to think that was...
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For Immediate Release Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Back to school traffic safety tips
The Bakersfield Police Department would like to offer the following back to
school traffic safety tips.
Motorists should exercise a...
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Back to School Safety Tips
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Friday, August 15, 2008
Time: 7:54:48 AM
The new school year is right around the corner, and the adjustment to returning...
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Two guys recently drowned in the Kern River, one of whom apparently left home without his brain that day and decided that a child's plastic inflatable pool toy would keep him afloat; the fact that he could not swim must have slipped his mind. Rescue workers are currently working on finding...
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As I read about the most recent taxi cab driver assault, I thought to myself 'how sad'. This man is out working, making a living and is assaulted by a couple of thugs.
http://www.bakersfield.com/...
How horrible is this? This isn't the first time it's happened and...
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Growers and others in the agriculure industry can learn more able implementing Spray Safe programs in their operations in a meeting set for 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Kern County Fairgrounds.
There will be presentations from local businesses that use Spray Safe. Call 758-6070 for...
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By Kevin Eckstrom, Religion News Service
With megachurches come mega crowds, mega money, and increasingly, mega security concerns.
The crowds—anywhere from 2,000 to 20,000 worshippers each weekend—can be an...
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A few blogs ago I posted tips for discarding unused meds. Here's some info on how to manage the meds you keep.
The Golden Empire Society of Health-System Pharmacists is urging patients to keep track of what they're taking to help avoid drug interactions. (Read "Patients urged to list...
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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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I rarely agree with anything the Sierra Club supports, does or has to say, but this time I am on their side. They, along with the Teamsters and most Americans, are opposing the plan to allow Mexican trucking companies to send trucks more than twenty five miles into the United States for the...
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Our Federal and State highways and bridges are among America's great assets; they enable us to drive freely and safely all over out country, and they belong to all of us, paid for by our taxes. But they are expensive assets; they require maintenance, repair, and expansion due to raising...
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Six people have already accidentally drowned this year.
Help make sure you and your loved ones aren't added to that tally.
The health department, Department of Human Services and the fire department offer the following tips on having a safe Memorial Day and summer.
Home safety:...
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A TBC editorial that will be in tomorrow's paper just went up on the Editorials blog, citing "Californian reader and letter to the editor writer Curtis Dalton" for waging a 10-year campaign to get Caltrans to post signs warning of the dangers of swimming in the Kern River at the mouth...
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Getting your passwords or information stolen can be a frustrating experience for any user of technology. But you ask the question to yourself "How? When? Why?". There are many ways this can happen, and many places that this can happen on. MySpace is the first that comes to mind. Then...
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Rather than write a separate blog posting on each of these thrilling topics, I decided to toss them all together, turkey-sandwich-relished-with-stuffing-the-day-after-Thanksgiving style.
Pilgrim buggery
Think we're more advanced than our forefathers in the mono-chromatic attire and buckled...
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