Patrick's Profiles finds humor and high temps in a mixed column
Roy Patrick chronicles a mix of personal notes and local lore. He jokes about moles removed from his face, celebrates Jessica Lopez as 1997 98 Shafter Junior Miss, notes Wasco scholarships totaling 36000, and laments rising vehicle registration fees. He also recounts buying a new car and a weekend trip to San Luis Obispo for steak at McKlintock's.
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Wade McKinney
Rose Rabinov
Jessica Lopez
Shafter
Shafter High School
Richland
Jessica
Democrats Cut Child Care Funding in California Welfare Reform Debate
Gov Pete Wilson proposed mantener funding boosts for welfare to work families but the Assembly Budget Subcommittee slashed child care by 128 million. Assemblyman Roy Ashburn blasted the Democrat move saying it undermines reform and a timely work transition while urging full use of federal TANF funds and maintaining aid to single parents facing layoffs.
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Pete Wilson
Assembly
Ashburn
California
They Took Me For A Ride In Tijuana Taxi
A personal travel tale recounts a San Diego visit turning into a risky Mexican taxi ride. The narrator, urged by tracts about a flag building on Revolution Boulevard, learns a hard lesson on navigating border taxis and keeping safety in mind.
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Tijuana
Revolution Boulevard
Apostle Paul
Paul
Christ
Call for further base closures to boost future weapons drive
Pentagon urges more base shutdowns to cut costs and fund high tech, space-age warfare. Critics fear job losses, but proponents push for a leaner force with better training and equipment, citing over 100 bases in California and a need to redeploy civilians to non defense work.
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Pentagon
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Secretary of Defense
Chambers of Commerce
Defense Department
Congress
China
California
Brooklynites Still Hope Dodgers Return Home
The piece argues Brooklyn residents and local politicians want the Dodgers back from California despite the sale impending. It asserts money drives moves, cites Dodgers value at 350 million, and notes Nadler and Schumer oppose moving after years of New York influence. It characterizes efforts as political theater aimed at voters rather than a real baseball rule change.
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Brooklyn
Dodgers
New York
Jerald Nadler
Charles Schumer
Yankee
George Steinbrenner
Mets
Fred Wilpon
Big Apple
Fans in SoCal resist LA NFL comeback
In San Diego, NFL owners debate a return to the Los Angeles Coliseum while Los Angeles leaders, business groups, and media push for a new team. Yet surveys show fans oppose an LA return, preferring TV viewership over expensive tickets and premium boxes, as blackouts ease with no team aboard.
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San Diego
NFL
Los Angeles Coliseum
Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce
America
California
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Wasco
Patrick’s
By Roy Patrick
DMV
Sacramento
Washington, D.C
San Luis Obispo
McKlintock’s
Reed Print Inc
Cal, Publishers Assoc
Shafter Press
East Lerdo Highway
Reed Print, Inc
Aldrin Ct
Bakersfield
P.O
Frank W. Reed
Donald L. Reed
Roy Patrick
Diane Givens
Society
Susan Holland
Lerdo Highway
By Herb Peters
Mexico
By Fred Davis
Defense Dept
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