Will Kern County plan for future freeways amid growth
Shafter resident reviews Los Angeles traffic and urges KernCog to extend planning for future transportation. The letter notes the 210 freeway extension, advocates more lanes, and calls for early land planning and community involvement with meetings in Shafter and Wasco.
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Los Angeles
Shafter
California
Long Beach
Ontario
Sacramento
San Francisco
Bakersfield
KernCog
Kern County
Shafter Veteran's Hall
San Gabriel Valley
Cajon Pass
Duarte
la Verne
Wasco
Veteran's Hall
Opinion: Enough of driving in LA and beyond
A reader rants about tiring commutes in Los Angeles and beyond. They plan a beach day with their partner on the next day off, but the speaker would rather stay home to relax. The mix of frustration and longing for quiet hints at urban fatigue and personal retreat.
Trail to the Beach Amid Crowded Roads and Faith
A personal reflection on long trips and traffic stress, crediting faith for safety. The diarist recalls near misses in the diamond lane, a computer outage at 6 a.m., and a costly past mistake. He shares a Chuck Swindoll tale from The Tardy Ox Cart about a father and son with contrasting temperaments and a journey toward patience.
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Chuck Swindell
Father
Portulaca thrives in hot spots and peach blooms
Portulaca grows in sun and dry soil with colors white yellow orange peach pink to deep fuchsia. A garden party plan using navy peach cloth failed as portulaca closed in late afternoon but the event pleased young families. Later the author plants peach portulaca along the back border and recalls a parable about time and seeing beauty before Hiroshima.
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West Africa
Hiroshima
Reed publishers named in newspaper masthead context
The note lists Frank W. Reed and Donald L. Reed as publishers with Margaret Baker as news editor and Diane Givens as bookkeeper and office manager.
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Frank W. Reed
Donald L. Reed
Margaret Baker
Diane Givens
Local reader corrects Larsen headline error after American 1500m record
A Bakersfield Californian reader thanks the paper for featuring Larsen on the front page but corrects the headline noting an American record in the 1500m rather than a world record. She recalls family ties to Shafter Stingrays and Rio Bravo, long-time involvement with swimming, and expresses pride and support for Larsen at trials and future Olympics.
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Larsen
Grant Hackett
Australia
Matthew
Shafter Stingrays
Shafter
Kevin Edgman
Rio Bravo
Jack Lollar
Barbara
Lindsay
Don Perico
Swimming World
Long Beach
Shafter Press
Larsen Jensen
Terri Laughlin
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Judy
Walt
Bergen
Botanical Journal
Reed Print Inc
East Lerdo Highway
Reed Print, Inc
Aldrin Ct
P.O
Lerdo Highway
P.O. Box
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