Guest author visit highlights Richland students
Opinion notes Richland three sites welcomed a guest children’s author through the school library program led by Marsha Krause. It cites credentialing goals, the need for trained library media teachers, and broader concerns about after school care and supervision for working parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Marsha Krause
Conto
Krause
Gene White
Martha Dean
Barbara Jeffus
California Department of Education
California
Kearnbon RA
NASCAR star Earnhardt tragedy and soldiers' sacrifice compared
Guest editorial contrasts Dale Earnhardt's Daytona 500 death with seven U S Army soldiers who died in a Hawaii helicopter collision. It argues the nation mourns Earnhardt while many forget the soldiers who paid the price for freedom, urging collective remembrance this Memorial Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fame and Fortune
Dale Earnhardt
Nascar
U.S. Army
Hawaii
Kuhuku
Earnhardt
First Orthodox Missionary Baptist Church Becomes California Pioneer
Pastor Jim Williams recounts dust bowl migrants who formed California’s first Southern Baptist church in Shafter. From early 20th century beginnings to a statewide movement with 1900 plus churches, seminaries and a university, the faith spread across 90 languages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Williams
First Southern Baptist Church
California
Midwest
Southern Baptist Convention
Southern Baptists
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Orthodox Missionary Baptist Church
Missionary Baptist
Shafter First Southern Baptist Church
Southern Baptist Church
of California
California Southern Baptist Convention
Bay Area
Golden Gate Theological
Bakersfield
Riverside
Baptist Uni Tee Oh, Sethttentanaeda Anaentinieeetenmae
Fight for values and stand against societal enemies
A reader urges a return to traditional morals and religious values to combat social decay. The letter laments street violence in Shafter, warns of drugs, sex outside marriage, and media influences, and calls for community action including churches and volunteers to reestablish standards. It condemns cursing, drugs, and permissive parenting while urging support for spiritual warfare and moral discipline.
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America
Shafter
Sion
Saartece
Ted Bundy
Ben
God
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Que Pasa
Deanna Rodriquez
Martin J. Miller Jr
Ca Fornia Rifle and Pistol Association
Margaret Baker
Piriess
A Reed Print Inc
A. Ee Ie
Shafter Press
East Lerdo Highway
Reed Print, Inc
Aldrin Ct
P.O. Box
Frank W. Reed
Donald L. Reed
Diane Givens
Lerdo Highway
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