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New Bakersfield.com user Sonjaf is a journalism student in New Hampshire doing her senior thesis on how the internet has changed print journalism, and she's looking at The Bakersfield Californian and Bakersfield.com as a key case study in this transformation.
She's started a blog here to...
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I read today about Iraqi police forces torturing and killing detainees. Hmmm..It wasn't us, and I guarantee you, they didn't just learn how to mutilate and kill each other since 2003. These people have been doing this since the first two muslims looked over a dune at each other and it won't...
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Welcome to Blogging Bako: Life on the Bakersfield.com Blogs and Beyond. As Community Content Coordinator here at B.com, this is where I’ll do everything from asking for your ideas or help on, say, product usability issues or new features, to addressing technical (and non-technical)...
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It's hard to believe that just a couple of years ago, Saddam was captured, compliments of the U.S. of A. That was quite a a Christmas gift in '04, and just before the election. Now, it's two years later. It's almost Christmas again, and it's election time. And, just before...
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As America heads to the polls, many are fueled by anger and disillusion. Many who were once proud of the Red, White and Blue now hang their head in shame and/or clench their fists in anger?
Will our level of patriotism ever rise to the level immediately following 9/11? It is...
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Hello Bakersfield!
My name is Sonja and I'm a student at the University of New Hampshire. I'm studying your fine newspaper to analyze how print has changed with the Internet.
Bakersfield has done some pretty cool interactive stuff with its web site.
I'd love to hear what readers think about...
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A recent survey indicates Americans are spending more time searching the internet for products and comparison shopping for prices before going into stores.
Do you check out the internet before you go shopping? Do you buy products online or shop in stores? Do you feel secure using...
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Wouldn't it be great if the city had a "hub" or one central place to go on the Internet to communicate to the Internet users (people) in there surrounding areas, the 100,000's of thousands who go on-line everyday within a few miles of you, Instantly!
A Craig's...
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I believe it's just a matter of time before we will see a major legislative bill passed that will allow foreign-born citizens to become President of the United States of America? Will a foreign-born be allowed to run in 2012? Will it be an Arnold/McCarthy Ticket? Will it be my...
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Let's face it. We live in a dysfunctional society, and we all come from dysfunctional families. How is that a recipe for adulthood and maturity? From a Freudian perspective, most of us become fixated at very early phases of development. Some become orally fixated.
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Look at all the hate speech scattered all over the blogosphere! Will there ever be harmony between those on the right and those on the left? Can we disagree while respecting, and, yes, even loving one another? My interstate/Bako/Sacto band, Practically Poetz recorded a song that...
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Bono's always been a man with a plan, and when it comes to fighting AIDS in Africa, I've found Bono's plan to be better than any I've seen yet. It's a program called RED and it has to do with merchants banding together to relieve the immense suffering of the people of Africa---suffering...
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Just when you thought it was safe to get out for the mid-term elections, and begin setting your sites on the '08 election, rumors of a John Kerry vote have begun to take float. Republicans, are you afraid of another Kerry run in '08? Vets, are you afraid he would win? Are...
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I am a Bakersfield College student I am doing a short Survey to help the Smart Growth Coalition of Kern County figure out what young people would like to do for fun and I need anyone under 30's opinion on what would make Bakersfield or the community you live in...
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Bono is, without a doubt, one of the greatest humanitarians of our time. He's one of those rare individuals I like to call a true "rock 'n' role model." But there's a woman I'm sure he holds in high esteem, that started out with much more humble beginnings, and left an immense,...
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My morning music often depends on my mood. I like a wide variety of music, including classic rock, alt rock, post-punk and 70s pop and R&B. Most modern rock stations don't hold my attention for too long unless they are playing bands like Jet, All American Rejects, or Green...
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Psyops involves the psychological operations of the military. What if psyops joined forces with evangelical Christian psychologists in planning a grand intervention in the war on terror that would win over the seemingly intractable soul, while penetrating the seemingly impenetrable...
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I initially became aware of the limits of psychological diagnosis and psychiatric-based classification systems when I worked for Fresno Unified School District as a Music Therapist and participated in Individualized Educational Plans for students who were developmentally delayed. Developing...
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We've lost another one of our own. It's a time to remember that we are the United States of America, not the Divided States of America. We disagree on many things, but if there's one thing we can remain united on, it's our collective loss and our shared sorrow...
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If you were lucky enough to be born and raised on the praries of Saskatchewan, like I was, you either go outside and play hockey, or you stay indoors and play rock n roll. I opted for the later. If I had the skills, and the motivation, I'd be playing hockey. Instead, I play a...
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Depending on who you ask, downtown Bakersfield is either blighted and neglected or on its way to becoming a vibrant arts and entertainment district.
What do you think?
Are the recent renovations and openings of the Nile Theater as a bar and nightclub and Capistrano’s as a bar and...
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What will be the hot toys this holiday season? The T.M.X. Elmo (who has laughing fits and slaps his knee) has already sold out at many stores. Other hot toys this season are expected to include Barbie and her 12 dancing princesses (could you have any more princesses?), Bratz dolls...
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I was born and rasie in bks i went to jerffson and pionner elmy; school for jr high i went to washingtion and seirra , and for high school i went to foothill and E.B. when i trun 20 i moved to santa maria and 20 years latter i'm still here i have 3 kids two boys and one girl and married .I think...
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I'm doing something a little different this time around for my advice column for musicians at Phantom Tollbooth (Ask the Rock Doc: Sound advice for a song). I'm asking visitors of my blog (like yourself) to offer a little advice of your own. I'll provide the original inquiry (details...
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Awhile back, Davin McHenry, The Californian's web editor, launched an online map of local bloggers and blog readers. There was a bit of momentum initially, but then we moved to a new blogging system and the whole map thing kinda fell by the wayside.
I'd like to jumpstart the concept again,...
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I met Neil's son, but I never met his father. I'm sure it was devastating to Neil when his father passed away, even though his father had lived a long life, and was prolific in his own way. The fact that his father passed away right before Father's Day must have magnified the loss to...
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Drugs are like a playground that can become a graveyard overnight. They have taken their toll on many a man and many a woman. Johnny Cash was no exception, and his rapid rise to fame, along with all of the demands that go with it, left him with a gaunt, etiolated visage and a haunted...
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So it finally has happened, either that or I never noticed it before. But there are some new blogs posted that have caught my eye. They didn't catch my eye because they were interesting, but rather because they were rather uninteresting. In fact they didn't even seem like they were written by a...
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Few celebrity couples survive the vicissitudes and pressures of rapidly acquired fame and fortune. Johnny's first marraige failed. But few women stand by their man through thick and thin the way June Carter Cash did with Johnny. It could be argued that their...
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Elvis is generally known for his collosal contribution to rock n roll. As my recent interview with Pat Boone revealed, Elvis's bad boy image served as an antithetical contrast that helped Pat Boone launch his career as the all-American, squeeky clean teen on the scene. But what most pepole...
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Every song title from the Beatles RUBBER SOUL is incorporated into this song. Can you find those titles in my lyrical content? Take the Rubber Stamp challenge and let me know where you find them. RUBBER stamp my SOUL (Part I) is a tribute to the Beatles album, Rubber Soul. Furthermore, it is the...
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Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy effects over a million people, yet little is known about it. My daughter Ashley age 15 is trying to get help to hold a Benefit Concert to help others that suffer from this terrible disease.
She has already raised over $1,000 in donations and auction items but needs...
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Rap music has taken a beating for its worship of bling, its fasination with promiscuous sex, and its emphasis on violence as the primary means of problem solving. Furthermore, critics claim that rather than lifting the listener, and elevating the mind, it caters to the lowest...
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Most of us experience feelings of rejection from time to time. I did recently, after being banned at the Marketplace for breaking Castle and Cooke's rules against performing as a way of raising money for charity without a permit. Music is against the law in Bakersfield. I'm kidding. I was...
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You may find yourself forgetting how to spell his name, but you will find yourself by losing yourself in his books and articles depicting the "optimal human experience." Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi has made it his passion to observe common elements in human activities which allow individuals to lose...
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This is the question of the hour, the question of the day, the question of the decade, yes, perhaps even the question of the new millennium: ARE U DOWN WITH O.P. Stylee???!!! Sandwiched between an interview with Pat Boone, and what looks promising in term of a forthcoming interview with John...
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I'll use this blog as a guide to Bakersfield.com (also known as B-dot-com) and let you know about new and upcoming features, as well as listen to your feedback as the site gets bigger and better. I'd also love to hear ideas on what features you'd like to see added.
Constructive criticism is...
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Martin Luther King had a dream. As an olive-skinned conservative Caucasian male, I embrace his dream. I, too, dream in color. I dream of a Bakersfield where people of every race and skin color get along (or, at least, get a song---one that will instill a sense of harmony, brotherhood, and...
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Well Castle & Cook must have taken someone to lunch or something to squash this story from appearing in the Californian. Hey folks - stop trying to protect your pals - this is BIG and DIRTY. When the many who are affected finally stand up, you will be amazed at the depth of this...
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Quote from one customer to another while I was speaking spanish to another customer: "Why do you choose to not Speak English? You Live and work in the United States but refuse to learn the language? Why? America gives you all the opportunities to prosper in life, but you will not learn the...
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It's the second installment of drama drama from proud theatre addict, Thespian Tsarina. Enjoy, comment, and stay tuned.
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Paperback Writer: A Bakersfield, California literature, music and news blog
N.L. You can support this site by purchasing my book
Monday, August 14, 2006
Downtown Sculpture and Assemblage Show takes Bakersfield to industrial zone freakiness through light and sculpture - By N.L....
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Clean Money Means Fair Elections
Special interests, lobbyists, pay to play... If you’re sick of politics as usual, then Proposition 89, the Clean Money and Fair Elections Act is for you. Prop 89 gives candidates a choice in financing their campaigns: Either do what they do now,...
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We made a few small changes today that I hope you all will enjoy. Here are a couple of them.
First, if you use Internet Explorer, what you see in your blog entries and comments as you're writing them will more accurately reflect what you get after you post it. If you hit the Enter key once...
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I have some good news for those of you who blog a lot. But if you're as nitpicky as you seem to be, you have probably already noticed. (And if not -- gotcha!)
The next time you post a blog entry or comment, look in the little text toolbar that shows above where you write. You'll see a little...
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Too much to do?
Supporting the local arts for dummies
By Greg Goodsell
E-mail: gregoodsell@hotmail.com
Within the artistic communities within Bakersfield and Kern County, there are rumblings of discontent. Chief among these complaints is that there isnt enough local support to keep...
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Read my interview with accomplished thriller writer Bonnie Hearn Hill in Paperback Writer
-n.l.
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I have a **brilliant** idea! What TBC needs is an on-line reference/reading room, which is for us bloggers to post questions and have them answered by Steve or the appropriate TBC personnel. Bloggers could only post questions, and ONLY TBC could respond. The subject matter would contain only...
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I heard there was a meeting today... KRAB radio talked about it... so why not pop in and see what all the city slogan talk was about...I wasn't one of the speakers and there is really no point in indicating who said what, but the dialogue went something like this:"It's so beautiful."It...
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(artist's note: this is from the blog n.l.belardes.com~I've been asked to share more about the show so here's what nick had to say. Plus check theatreaddict.com for more pics of the entire show)
I had a dream the other day:There stood the Getty Museum with every pretentious ghost...
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