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Bakersfield athlete killed in bicycle race
A Bakersfield mother of two who took up competitive cycling nine months ago after an injury ended her marathoning career died Sunday while competing in a bicycle race outside Yosemite National Park.
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New controversy strikes Goh campaign
Since Karen Goh returned to Kern County from a publishing career in New York in 2004, she has helped foster a strong network of Christian leaders in government, politics, media, business and nonprofits.
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County to pay $1 million to family whose child was taken
Kern County has agreed to pay a Kern River Valley family $1 million for wrongfully taking their son in 2008 when the family was in a dispute with the South Fork Union School District over how school officials were dealing with the boy's food allergies.
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Young's Marketplace on Brundage to close this week
Young's Marketplace, an independent grocery store that's a Bakersfield institution, will close at the end of the week.
Arts & Entertainment
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Puppets for grown-ups on stage at The Empty Space
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THE DISH: How will tomorrow taste?
Friday, May 18 2012 12:20 PMContributing writer No one can deny that tastes in food change over the decades, and many powerful forces...
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PETE TITTL: Can a chain claim to be truly local? Applebee's does
Friday, May 18 2012 12:17 PMBY PETE TITTL Contributing columnist pftittl@gmail.com The mid-priced chain restaurants of America are...
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Donna Summer, Queen of Disco, dies at 63
Thursday, May 17 2012 11:59 AMNEW YORK -- Disco queen Donna Summer, whose pulsing anthems such as "Last Dance," "Love to Love You Baby"...
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Fitness can be fun, or so Third Thursday assures us
Wednesday, May 16 2012 06:26 PMWith bikes racing into town today for the Amgen Tour, it's only natural that other events, like Third...
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CAMILLE GAVIN: Open for discussion: 'h#sht#g'
Wednesday, May 16 2012 06:25 PMVisual artists are known for their creativity, so the unusual title of the students' senior thesis show...
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New controversy strikes Goh campaign (44)
Since Karen Goh returned to Kern County from a publishing career in New York in 2004, she has helped foster a strong network of Christian leaders in government, politics, media, business and nonprofits.
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No on G: Don't stymie access to medical pot (11)
California voters approved Proposition 215 in 1996, giving "seriously ill Californians ... the right to obtain and use marijuana for medical purposes" as recommended by a physician.
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Rubio spearheads deeper look at high expulsion rates (10)
Is Kern County, as has widely been reported, really the expulsion capital of California? That's the question posed Friday by state Sen. Michael Rubio, D-Shafter, to 50 or so Kern County educators, elementary and high school district administrators and community leaders.
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County to pay $1 million to family whose child was taken (8)
Kern County has agreed to pay a Kern River Valley family $1 million for wrongfully taking their son in 2008 when the family was in a dispute with the South Fork Union School District over how school officials were dealing with the boy's food allergies.
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"50" Days of Fishmas in Mammoth Lakes
- Tue, May. 22 • 6:00 a.m.
- Various locations
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Disney's Approach to Business Excellence
- Tue, May. 22 • 7:30 a.m.
- Bakersfield Marriott Hotel
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Houchin Presents: FREEDOM WEEK ~ A Military Blood Drive Challenge
- Tue, May. 22 • 9:00 a.m.
- Houchin Community Blood Bank
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St. Jude Dream Home
- Tue, May. 22 • 9:00 a.m.
- St. Jude Dream Home
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KMCHP Low Income Health Eligibility Screening
- Tue, May. 22 • 10:00 a.m.
- Kern Medical Center Health Plan
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