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Every winter, with Christmas just around the corner, I start craving my favorite auntie’s sugar cookies. With a faint hint of anise, there’s something about her cookies that will make me drive almost two hours in traffic,...
Posted by admin
- Wed Nov 26, 2008 10:44:50 PST
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Creativity abounds in Bakersfield! In the past couple months as the editor of The Southwest Voice, I have met amazing people doing amazing things. People walking unique paths of life to better themselves or their community.
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Posted by admin
- Wed Nov 12, 2008 13:13:33 PST
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I am feeling especially patriotic as election season has come to an end and I had a chance to participate in an election that is sure to go down in history books. I also felt immense patriotism and gratitude at The...
Posted by admin
- Wed Nov 12, 2008 13:09:08 PST
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Eddy Aldridge and Deerwoods Sheila, pull off winning first place Saturday & Sunday Nov 8th & 9th,, 2008
Winning High In Trial both days, with scores of 137 & 139.5 out of a score of 150..
at the...
Posted by kelpiedude
- Tue Nov 11, 2008 14:28:55 PST
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So as my friends and family know, I don’t live in conservative Bakersfield anymore, and with the election now here people are spirited and showing their stance on what they “believe” in. Proposition 8 seems...
Posted by poshjosh86
- Thu Nov 6, 2008 11:43:35 PST
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Community service has always been an important part of my life. Whether it requires wearing one of those embarrassing orange vests and picking up trash around town or dressing up for a well-heeled event, if it’s for a good...
Posted by admin
- Wed Sep 3, 2008 09:23:01 PDT
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In my life, some of the best memories I have are with my grandma. When I was young, it was Grandma who was waiting for me to get home from school — she had hot chocolate, cookies, and lots of jokes and funny sayings. She...
Posted by admin
- Wed Aug 6, 2008 09:00:51 PDT
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Last week in our sister publication, The Northwest Voice, we ran an issue devoted almost entirely to dogs & cats, with particular emphasis on the pet overpopulation problem in Kern County and the ongoing crisis in our local shelters....
Posted by admin
- Wed Jul 23, 2008 09:31:26 PDT
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A few weeks ago, a former CSUB professor of mine, Victor Lasseter, suggested a story on the Kroll Way dog park that he frequents with his Old English sheepdog, O’Malley. What a great idea!
Upon his urging, I paid a visit...
Posted by admin
- Wed Jul 9, 2008 16:07:17 PDT
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On behalf of Butte College I’d like to thank those in your fire department who responded to the Humboldt Fire in Butte County....
Posted by admin
- Sat Jul 5, 2008 21:06:34 PDT
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Well, the school year is winding down now and kids will soon be home for the summer. When my kids were young, I was so excited for summer vacation to arrive because it meant loose schedules, sleeping in and staying up late!
As my...
Posted by admin
- Tue May 27, 2008 10:44:13 PDT
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If you noticed, The Voice is boasting a new cover style this issue! Former Ridgeview High School athlete turned Major League Baseball standout Phil Dumatrait inspired us to come up with an interesting and eye-catching way to highlight...
Posted by admin
- Mon May 12, 2008 11:24:18 PDT
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ATTENTION: The US Postal Inspection Service is investigating the recent mail theft which occured on Thursday, March 20, 2008 here in the Campus Park Area. I have not heard anything lately in the news about an increase of mail theft...
Anonymous user
- Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:09:39 PDT
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I was born in Huntington Beach and moved to Bakersfield in 1979 when my dad got a job in the oil business. I graduated from West High in 1994. After a year or so running amuck, I decided to join the National Guard as a medic. ...
Posted by admin
- Mon Mar 31, 2008 16:55:49 PDT
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February is the birthdays of two of America’s great presidents: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. So I have written this poem:
America is Beautiful
America has everything!
It’s beautiful and grand
From...
Posted by admin
- Mon Feb 4, 2008 09:50:52 PST
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