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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1999
Page
5
Margaret Baker reflects on personal struggle during her children’s issues and finds meaning through faith. She parallels finding the Pearl of Great Price in scripture with how irritation inside an oyster becomes a jewel. The piece blends personal testimony with biblical insight and a fable about a wise oyster.
William H. Smith presents a 1999 King David sin framing with Bathsheba, Nathan, and prophetic judgments. The sermon defends privacy, forgiveness, and national concerns while contrasting denial with humility, citing Psalm 51 as the model for repentance and restoration.
A garbled OCR fragment questions where a letter is and mentions a contact number 746-4942. The text references a press note and missing correspondence, but the meaning is uncertain and no names or places are evident.
City size grew from two to 18.6 square miles and population rose from 6,365 to 13,000. Employee count nearly tripled from 42 to 119, with police staff rising to 22 and a County shift for building inspection. City now handles plan checking, engineering, and RTC services, boosting economic development. City Manager John Guinn invites tours and welcomes comments.
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