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  1. RICHARD BEENE: Bakersfield Observed, a blog about life, media, politics and people

    By Richard Beene
    Monday, Feb 06 2012 05:36 AM

    THE BUZZ: The talk downtown is that former city Fire Chief Ron Fraze may run for the Ward 2 City Council seat being vacated by Sue Benham. Benham, now vice president of development at Memorial Hospital, has said she won't run for another term in the ward, which covers much of the downtown area. Fraze lives downtown and supporters feel his inside knowledge of how the city works would serve the area well. I talked to Fraze Saturday, and he told me he is considering a run and is honored that some folks are urging him to enter the race. Stay tuned.

    WRESTLING: Had coffee the other day with Craig Tobin, a local businessman who is among a growing group of people trying save the wrestling program out at CSUB. Wrestling is one of those sports that is basically fending for itself in an era of extreme budget cuts, and Tobin and others have been committed to finding ways to keep it alive. There have been fundraisers and some guerrilla marketing, and last week, they put more than 1,000 people in the stands at the Icardo Center to watch CSUB take on Arizona State. Craig will be my guest today on Californian Radio KERN 1180 beginning at 9 a.m. Stay tuned because you will hear from from these folks.

    KINDNESS: Christine Lollar dropped me a note to send her good wishes to Wendy Wayne, who is dealing with a recurrence of cancer and was recently honored with a random act of kindness.

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  2. Death on the mountain -- did it have to happen?

    By Lois Henry
    Sunday, Feb 05 2012 11:00 AM

  3. ROBERT PRICE: Why voters are choosing independence

    By Robert Price
    Saturday, Feb 04 2012 10:00 PM

  4. HERB BENHAM: He's staying on the links for life

    By The Bakersfield Californian
    Saturday, Feb 04 2012 06:00 PM

  5. SHERRY DAVIS: Follow the evidence in solving dog's potty problem

    By Sherry Davis
    Saturday, Feb 04 2012 12:00 PM

  6. RIC LLEWELLYN: Runner chases vision to make good life even better

    By Ric Llewellyn
    Saturday, Feb 04 2012 12:00 PM

  7. ROBERT PRICE: Our civil rights narrative must be preserved

    By Robert Price
    Friday, Feb 03 2012 11:03 PM

  8. VALERIE SCHULTZ: Catholic Mass offers the mystery of faith

    By The Bakersfield Californian
    Friday, Feb 03 2012 05:11 PM

  9. RICHARD BEENE: Bakersfield Observed, a blog about life, media, politics and people

    By Richard Beene
    Friday, Feb 03 2012 11:00 AM

  10. Steve Merlo: Drive to Buttonwillow brings back memories

    By The Bakersfield Californian
    Thursday, Feb 02 2012 06:05 PM

  11. HERB BENHAM: Would-be buyers (and thieves) accord Honda a lot of respect

    By Herb Benham
    Thursday, Feb 02 2012 05:00 PM

  12. Nature via the photographer's eye

    BY CAMILLE GAVIN Contributing writer
    Thursday, Feb 02 2012 10:51 AM

  13. CAMILLE GAVIN: Artist celebrates triumph over tragedy

    By The Bakersfield Californian
    Thursday, Feb 02 2012 10:50 AM







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