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Kern DA measures success by the number sent to prison
Kern County District Attorney Ed Jagels doesn’t measure success by comparing his record of convictions against his record of acquittals.
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High-speed rail: lasting legacy or taxpayer boondoggle?
When Californians go to the polls in November, they’ll finally vote on a project they’ve heard about since 1995: high-speed rail.-
West Nile cases in Kern: From 140 to 0 in one year
If Kern’s experience with West Nile virus last year was like a painful, infected mosquito bite, this year’s encounter is more like a fleeting itch you scratch once and forget.
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Jilted boyfriend accused of twice burning ex-girlfriend's house
Fires two days apart at the same south Bakersfield home were both followed by the same thing - a threatening letter with naked pictures of the female homeowner.
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Felony trials down, hung juries up
The total number of felony cases filed by the Kern County District Attorney’s office has risen steadily over the past decade as the population of the county has steadily grown.
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Lois Henry: It's time for change on the KHSD board
When you settle in to vote for two Kern High School District trustees on Nov. 4, remember your ABCs — Anyone But Chad.
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Ag leaders in Mexico, U.S. to fight insect together
Leaders in agriculture on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border are collaborating on ways to combat the Asian citrus psyllid, a disease-carrying insect that could have catastrophic effects on the state’s citrus industry.
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Scammer targeting heart strings, seeking fast money transfer
Deneice Murray was ecstatic when a grandson she hadn’t talked to in seven years called her Tehachapi home on Thursday.
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Authentic Cuban restaurant switches to Mexican food
It’s bad enough you can’t travel to Cuba. Now you can’t even enjoy the cuisine. Not here, at least.
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Another youth sentenced in fatal beating of elderly man
The fate of all but one of the five boys involved in the beating death of an 81-year-old man has been decided.
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KHSD candidate profile: Chad Vegas
This is the sixth in a series of profiles of Kern High School District board candidates.
Lois HenryLois Henry: Sign 'gag' taints school board election
The scorecard in the recent “sign-gate” debacle is both sad and disturbing.
Marylee ShriderMarylee Shrider: Say yes to Prop 8 — and no to PG&E
It's good to be the king. Or PG&E.
Dianne HardistyDianne Hardisty: There's a price to pay for 'freedom of speech'
A few days ago, a friend e-mailed an Internet link ( www.catholicvote.com) to me. He was so inspired by the video that he joked he was tempted to convert.
Robert PriceSuddenly, little comfort in being 'middle class'
I got a good laugh out of an e-mail a couple of weeks ago. It was one of those "forwards" that may have reached your inbox, too:
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