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Opinion
Wednesday and Sunday

Lois Henry

• Lois Henry: Fireworks neither safe nor sane for California
• Lois Henry: Refinery should have laid out all options for expansion

Family
Tuesday, Friday and Sunday

Herb Benham

• Herb Benham: This lost-and-found story is one for the ages
• Herb Benham: New law means silly Bluetooth thingies for all

• Benham column: What are the odds? A ring and a bank (3:28)
  
• Benham column: New law means silly Bluetooth thingies for all (2:40)
  

Opinion
Friday

Dianne Hardisty

• By God, if Dems fail, it won't be her fault
• Searching for HRH Princess Plantagenet
• I confess: It turns out I'm a 'water hog'
• Rats in hell among items in e-mail bag

Opinion
Saturday

Marylee Shrider

• SHRIDER: Let's do something about youth violence in Bakersfield
• Marylee Shrider: Kern needs to shake off recall fever

Opinion
Sunday

Robert Price

• Recall election delay just might be bad news for Ken Weir
• Bakersfield chainsaw massacre still smarts
• Stranded once too often, this traveler wants feds to pay attention
• School suspensions a concern, bad data notwithstanding

Dining
Thursday

Pete Tittl

• Pete Tittl: With a little work, Camino Real could be the next Red Pepper
• Pete Tittl: Not quite its time yet, but Hourglass has the makings
• Pete Tittl: Kelley's does home cooking right — grits and all
• Pete Tittl: Randolph's is where the Rat Pack would knock 'em back

Racing and Condors
Thursday and Friday

Mike Griffith

• Mike Griffith: Sprint series drivers aim for Murphy
• Jamming ideals down throats
• Mike Griffith's auto racing notebook: Pounds dominating in IMCA points race
• Thanks for 'walking the line'

Opinion
Thursday

Leonel Martinez

• Leonel Martinez: I told you Latinos would embrace Obama!
• Leonel Martinez: As life races by, kids are what matter most
• Leonel Martinez: There's lots to celebrate at Chicano graduation
• Leonel Martinez: From Lamont to the Latin Grammys

Gardening
Wednesday

Joan Swenson

• Joan Swenson: Deadhead now to give your garden a pick-me-up
• Joan Swenson: Nutgrass loves sun, water — and driving gardeners insane
• Joan Swenson: Take a look at this backyard — and it's in Bakersfield!
• Joan Swenson: Why do my pumpkins punk out?

Arts
Thursday

Camille Gavin

• Camille Gavin: Kick off your Fourth with premiere of popular 'History of Rock'
• Camille Gavin: Mountain Shakespeare Fest on the rise
• Camille Gavin: Get to know local theater folk at picnic Saturday
• Camille Gavin: Playwrights go long on drama, short on time at One-Act Festival

Family
Saturday

Valerie Schultz

• Valerie Schultz: Whose side is God on?
• Valerie Schultz: The summertime blues of an office job
• Valerie Schultz: Parents paying for boob jobs? What a novel way to teach self-acceptance
• Valerie Schultz: Pack rats are indisposed to dispose, I suppose

Outdoors
Friday

Steve Merlo

• Steve Merlo: Wascally wabbits, porkers on tap
• Steve Merlo: Mentor taught many lessons of life, and the great outdoors
• Steve Merlo: Time to do some hot-doggin' for Isabella catfish
• Steve Merlo: Preparation, planning keys to successful out-of-state fishing