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A Bakersfield man's passion for World of Warcraft evolved beyond simple gaming to the point where his "Dread Pirates" guild -- i.e. online gaming partners -- have become a true family that is supporting him through a divorce and the challenges of raising a 3-year-old son.
Jason...
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Bakersfield Assemblywoman Jean Fuller is at the center of legislation that would revise Caltrans policy allowing families of people killed in highway accidents to pay $1,000 for official memorial signs at the crash sites.
Fuller amended the original language -- which focused on victims of DUI...
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That thud you heard this morning was either one of two things:
A) Dodgers fan hitting the floor after hearing or reading, whatever your median of choice is nowadays, that Manny Ramirez will be suspended 50 games for violating MLB's drug policy.
B) Yankees fans hitting the...
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Want to know the secret to success. Be bad. Be very bad.
Showtime lived in the shadow of HBO for years until it started 'pathological programming,' introducing us to a serial killer ("Dexter"), a suburban housewife pot dealer ("Weeds"), a sex addict...
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It was first reported by the National Enquirer, but the mainstream media wouldn't touch it.
Now Sen. John Edwards alleged late-night encounter with Enquirer reporters in a Beverly Hills hotel has been confirmed by FOXNews.
Read the story here.
Here's what the Enquirer is reporting.
Sorry, if...
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We've seen NFL players celebrate a touchdown by pulling a sharpie from their sock to autograph a ball, but don't think they'll be tagging the advertising hoardings anytime soon.
From the Los Angeles Times yesterday:
The NFL, concerned that some players might celebrate by flashing the hand...
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Calling our county clerk a "bureaucratic weenie," columnist Patt Morrison writes that Bakersfield has an opportunity to become a real "gay mecca."
Read her column, "Aisle Denial in Bakersfield" here.
She references lots of our stories which is nice.
We're kind of...
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A column in the Los Angeles Times talks about Kern's gay marriage issue and argues that Ann Barnett's decision to stop performing civil marriages highlights the ideological extremes within California.
Read the column here.
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Not an hour ago we said we were tired of the gay marriage issue, but it would be remiss of us not to pass along this story from the L.A. Times.
There's nothing new in it, but it quotes a couple of our bloggers.
We're sure your checks are in the mail!
(And here's a local TV news video on Ann...
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On the 13th of every month believers head to the desert in search of serenity, visions and miracles. They've been coming for 20 years.
Check out the Los Angeles Times story here.
Want to know more about this eastern Kern County community. Read about California City here.
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OK - geez, I hate to always seem like I'm complaining,
but,
I subscribe to both The L.A. Times and The Bakersfield Californian.
The last several months, more and more of the articles in The Californian are articles I've already read in The L.A. Times! And many others are from other...
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So we were visiting my parents in LA this weekend, and I was flipping through the Sunday Los Angeles Times when what should I see but our own Michael Fagans' photograph of city councilwoman Jacquie Sullivan holding up the "In God We Trust" poster she and KHSD trustee Chad Vegas want to...
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