Protect Your Business Week Warns of Bogus Billing Schemes
A Bakersfield Better Business Bureau editorial warns businesses lose millions to con artists through bogus billing and other scams. It cites Yellow Pages advertising fraud, fake directories, telemarketing offers, advance fee loans, and questionable charity drives, urging vigilance and knowledge to prevent such scams.
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Better Business
Yellow Pages Publishers Association
YPPA
Council of Better Business Bureaus
CBBB
Skip Witham
Bakersfield Better Business Bureau
Ron Berry
Bureau Network Division
Cir
Arlington
V. Con Af
Mont Aplidis
Unl Needanaasiaaaia
Ed Blackman
Walking Fingers
Witham
Better Business Bureau
Bbb.org
Publishers Associations
Yppa.org
Patrick's Profiles: A Weight Loss Confession
Roy Patrick recounts his battle with obesity, explaining how he gained 60 pounds after turning 42. He details his turning point after a film shoot, and how he lost the weight in a year by reading labels, exercising, and choosing healthier foods. He notes lasting changes and encourages readers to pursue similar health gains.
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San Diego
Martin Milner
Santa Claus
Mystery Babylon and false religion in Revelation analysis
Religion By Herb Peters explores the figure of Mystery Babylon as symbolic of false religion and spiritual unfaithfulness. The piece connects biblical imagery from Revelation and Matthew to warn that without God's Spirit, any faith becomes demonic and hypocritical, with believers called to self-examination.
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Christ
John
Jesus
Mystery Babylon
Paul
Pastor Tom Baker Urges Encouragement in Faith
Pastor Tom Baker of Home Fellowship Church highlights Hebrews guidance on encouragement. He urges drawing near to God with a clear conscience, clinging to faith in heaven, and provoking love and good works among believers daily as the day of Christ approaches.
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Tom Baker
Home Fellowship Church
God
Christ
Letter lauds John Zrofsky as Chief of Police selection
The writer praises John Zrofsky, recalling 10 days as his Devil Pups instructor at Camp Pendleton in 1975. He credits Zrofsky with instilling drive, attention to detail, and team unity, noting his later Navy honors and current leadership role in Bakersfield. The letter appeals to Shafter officials and citizens.
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Shafter
John Zrofsky
Camp Pendleton
Marine Corp Reserve
Zrofsky
Devil Pup
Navy
Beardsley School
Bakersfield
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the Press
Frank W. Reed
Donald L. Reed
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Lerdo Highway
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