Rite Aid project in Shafter faces site plan changes
Local discussions reveal Rite Aid seeks to develop at the western Main Street site but must relocate utilities and adjust building orientation to Lerdo Highway. City officials, including Lou Gomez and Jerry Ezell, held meetings with Rite Aid's architect. no solution yet, continuing talks to balance company needs with downtown community impact.
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Rite-Aid
Central Avenue
Rite- Aid
Lerdo Highway
Main Street
Lou Gomez
Jerry Ezell
E'Ett
Shafter
John Guinn
Ager
Pastor laments church division over outreach in Shafter
The speaker recalls Greg Berry, a pastor who won ex addicts to salvation at a struggling South Bakersfield church, while affluent members left. He cites a history of bias among Baptists against “low life” newcomers and notes the California Southern Baptist Convention now serves 40 language groups with rapid growth.
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Greg Berry
Bakersfield
Shafter
California Southern Baptist Convention
Jim
Preseason college football rankings and coastal flood costs noted
The piece discusses top teams in early college football polls with Tennessee and Penn State featured, then shifts to a Los Angeles Times report criticizing federal flood disaster aid. It cites repeated flooding in Malibu Sonoma County and Houston, with flood payouts totaling millions, and questions relief funding adequacy and political will to fix the system.
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Sports Illustrated Magazine
Penn State
Notre Dame
Georgia
Texas
UCLA
Tennessee Volunteers
Vols
Arizona
Florida State
Nebraska
Los Angeles Times
Houston
Malibu
Sonoma County
Indian Wells
Palm Springs
Anaheim Stadium
Angels
Mo Vaughn
Congress
California
Mother Nature
Uncle Sam
Wasco Tribune letters require signature phone and address
The Wasco Tribune notes that letters to the editor must include a signature a phone number and an address for verification. Names and city location may be printed while phone numbers and specific addresses are protected. Contact editor at 758-3063 to confirm publication eligibility.
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Wasco Tribune
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A Reed Print Inc
Shafter Press
East Lerdo Highway
Reed Print, Inc
Aldrin Ct
Frank W. Reed
Donald L. Reed
Roy Patrick
Diane Givens
Society
Margaret Baker
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