Lois Henry
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LOIS HENRY: Caltrans needs a keeper
In case you weren't in court last month to catch this, we taxpayers are on the hook for close to $1 million because some bureaucrats at Caltrans thought they were above the law.
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LOIS HENRY: Lies tarnish air boards credibility
It's not the lie, it's the cover up that'll get you.
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LOIS HENRY: Strange encounter ends in arrest
I received a lot of reaction to my piece about the fellow who came to my door the other night, acted strangely and then ran off (see Wednesday's paper or my blog at www.bakersfield.com).
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LOIS HENRY: Adoption day "magical"
There are some stories I come across that make me smile.
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LOIS HENRY: Closing courts wrong approach
The state Judicial Council decided to close county courts one day a month starting in September to save money.
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LOIS HENRY: War never ends for veterans
War never ends.
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LOIS HENRY: Small town gave huge sacrifice to war
The farming town of Wasco was tiny back in the 1940s, 4,196 people.
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Lois Henry: Agency needs to stock up on credibility
A bad reputation is hard to shake.
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LOIS HENRY: Sins of the past plaguing us now
A little planning nightmare coming before the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday should serve as a cautionary tale for anyone who works in planning, is a politician, a developer, a business owner of any kind, a homeowner, or simply wants a home in a neighborhood they like.
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LOIS HENRY: Fight for the Kern River begins
SACRAMENTO
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Lois Henry: How much development is enough?
Almost every time I write about development, I get asked why more subdivisions are being approved when we're awash in excess housing already.
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Burned puppies CORRECTION
The correct number to reach the rescuer of the pit bull puppies burned with acid is (619) 851-2907!!!
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LOIS HENRY: Puppies burned with acid need community's help
There isn't a hole deep enough for the creep or creeps who burned two (and who knows how many more?) pit bull puppies with acid and left them for dead in east Bakersfield over the last few months.
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LOIS HENRY: CARB can't ignore credibility problems
Credibility is power.
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LOIS HENRY: City sued over development! No one's shocked
Hey! The Sierra Club sued Bakersfield over The Canyons housing development!
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LOIS HENRY: Politics and saving lives don't mix
Something's amiss with the Capitol building in Sacramento.
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Public has power in unity
I hate to be cynical, but, hey, I am who I am.
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LOIS HENRY: Stop building homes based on dream water
This is not the time to be approving unnecessary housing developments dependent upon shaky water supplies.
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Water in the river: the dream gets closer
The first phase of the hearing on whether there's Kern River water available to, um, make a river (only in California does that make sense) happened last week and I feel my hopes rising.
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LOIS HENRY: Battered wife syndrome can't help Bakersfield woman
Glenda Crosley killed her husband. Of that, there's no doubt.
