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Everyone wants financial success for themselves and their families. Dreams we spend long hours working toward — whether it’s a first home, a college education for children or a retirement home some place warm — are...
Posted by admin
- Tue Nov 13, 2007 10:24:45 PST
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Although I enjoy cooking for family and guests, once in a while we all need a break, and it’s great to have such amazing talent here to make our lives easier.
Southwest resident, Darci Atkinson, and friend, Kim Jessup,...
Posted by admin
- Mon Nov 12, 2007 09:08:01 PST
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Christmas is right around the corner! I received a lot of really nice gifts for Christmas last year. I am still trying to get some of them open!
My granddaughter gave me a new curling iron. It was in a...
Posted by creid
- Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:54:17 PDT
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Dear Daphne,
HOPE has arrived for those wanting low cost spay and neuter services:
1) The HOPE clinic in Fresno provides low-cost spay and neuter services to Bakersfield residents.
2) The HOPE transport van carries area pets...
Posted by admin
- Mon Oct 29, 2007 10:03:03 PDT
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It's a fact, trains wait until traffic is the heaviest to saunter slowly down the railroad tracks. They do car switching between eight and nine and again between five and six, when people are either going to work or coming home. The...
Posted by pegconnelly
- Tue Oct 23, 2007 17:29:21 PDT
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Since when did the basics of education change from reading, writing and arithmetic to distributing birth control prescriptions in middle schools? A school board in Portland, Maine voted to allow a health clinic to provide a full...
Posted by conniem
- Tue Oct 23, 2007 17:10:00 PDT
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Immediately after Halloween our thoughts turn to the impending holidays, and I begin to receive the question "What wine goes best with the traditional Thanksgiving dinner?" Every year I hear this question, and it's always a...
Posted by Anncierley
- Tue Oct 23, 2007 16:53:06 PDT
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So much to say. So little time. So little space. I wonder if it’s this way with any hobby? Those are certainly my constraints in writing this column and responding to your questions. There’s so much more I could have said,...
Posted by Anncierley
- Thu Oct 11, 2007 09:31:27 PDT
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Handwriting is such an individual and personal expression. One that begins when we first enter Kindergarten. The way we cross our t's or loop our g's, is part of our basic personality. We are taught how to make our letters flow, and the...
Posted by pegconnelly
- Thu Oct 11, 2007 09:22:23 PDT
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I like to think of my mom when it comes to making soup. I don’t think she ever followed a recipe when she made soup, she just made it up as she went along. Her soups were never the same, and never duplicated. She basically just...
Posted by admin
- Tue Oct 2, 2007 10:14:04 PDT
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When I finish teaching in May, I usually reflect upon the year. I assess students’ overall attitudes and responses. Usually I am very discouraged at their level of knowledge and/or experience. Last year, though, I have to tell...
Posted by admin
- Tue Oct 2, 2007 07:13:53 PDT
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Kern Senior Collaborative is hosting a Scramble Golf Tournament on Oct. 19 at Sycamore Canyon Golf Course, 500 Kenmar Lane in Arvin. Registration is at 7:30 a.m. with a shotgun start at 8:00 a.m.
The Kern Senior Collaborative is a...
Posted by creid
- Mon Oct 1, 2007 10:36:53 PDT
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Recently I received this question from two readers: "What's so special about Riedel glasses and why would a wino want them?" These two had learned of the glasses from a trip to the Paso Robles wine area. They were actually...
Posted by Anncierley
- Wed Sep 26, 2007 09:02:03 PDT
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What a confusing word: Love. We use it so casually — “I love avocados” or “I love those shoes.”
But I frequently get asked, “How do I know if it’s real?”
To answer, we first must define...
Anonymous user
- Mon Sep 24, 2007 10:12:33 PDT
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Okay, okay, I'll be the first to admit it. I am vain. I know, you wouldn't think that of a person who fits the description of "fat, balding, and forty (plus nearly a decade)" is vain, but it's true. I am so self-conscious of how I look...
Posted by tomasi
- Mon Sep 24, 2007 10:10:20 PDT
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