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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1990
Page
2
A Friday night near Shafter included a tire blowout and a charging Queensland Heeler. Firefighters and neighbors helped, loaned a tire, and gave rides. The incident underscores local restraint laws and the shifting patrols after North Park annexation. The McCoys’ car remains impounded as questions about city services linger.
A reflection on nonstop celebrity coverage eclipsing major events such as the Brando case and Roseanne Barr. The piece questions whether media focus drives public interest or vice versa, noting declining public engagement with substantive issues and forgoing voter participation.
Regina Becker reflects on Shafter’s history, praising two local society books. She recalls her family’s 1918 land claim, early Post Office work, quilting efforts, and her husband Otto Becker’s oil and power work. Becker invites readers to share more stories and notes potential future topics for the Shafter Historical Society.
Oscar Moss writes that after 17 years in Shafter he has been robbed at least five times losing thousands of dollars in antiques and gear. He installed a six foot fence and dead bolts, yet nothing stolen has ever been recovered, and cans saved from his yard were taken. He urges changes to the criminal system and questions if citizens must guard their property.
A reader questions why Shafter related articles from Roadrunner and Northside News, derived from a federal lawsuit, were not printed in Shafter Press. The publisher notes that the out of town pieces contained fabrications, and mentions a federal suit was filed and later withdrawn.
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