Freedom of the press highlighted during Newspaper Week
The piece asserts that a free press is essential to democracy and cites Patrick Henry and Jefferson. It stresses accountability to readers, humility in publishing, and public trust in accuracy and fairness as core journalism duties. Page 5 continues the discussion.
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Patrick Henry
Albert Blank
Philadelphia
Henry
Winston Churchill
Jefferson
Moses
Mount Sinai
Four new teachers hired as enrollment rises in district
Richland School District trustees approved four new teachers at Monday night’s meeting as enrollment climbed to 1,867 from 1,762 last year. New hires include Jim Beck second and third grade, Michael Carty fifth and sixth grade, and kindergarteners Jill Stuart and Patricia Ybanez.
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Jim Beck
Michael Carty
Jill Stuart
Patricia Ybanez
Carty
Ybanez
Fresno State University
Beck
Cal State Bakersfield
Stuart
Cal Poly
San Luis Obispo
David Carthal
Hofman plan gets tentative map approval in Shafter
Shafter Planning Commission unanimously approves a 15 lot Hofman development on the former Roe site with 24 conditions. The panel also approves a conditional use permit for Dr Ronald Steele’s mobile medical facility amid water drainage concerns and requests an addendum to the EIR.
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Ernie Hofman
Marvin Roe
Hofman
Elm
State
Pine Streets
Robert Doe
Roe
Commission
Dennis Harrison
Hofmand
Shafter
Wayne Wood
Lew Carroll
Hudson Parkette
Manuel and
Lerdo
Gladden
al Mortimore
Don Zachary
Ronald Steele
Shafter Receives .26 Inch Rain After Dusty Wind
Shafter recorded .26 inch of rain Monday night as a high wind whipped dust into the air. Cooler air followed the shower with overnight low near 50. Week’s highs ranged 93 to 97 at the USDA Cotton Research Station in Shafter.
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Shafter
Usda Cotton Research Station
Richardson seeks Shafter recreation board seat with athletics background
Steve Richardson of Shafter, longtime Shafter High School industrial arts chair and basketball coach, filed as a candidate for the Shafter Recreation and Parks District board. If approved, he and four others will be appointed by the Kern County Board of Supervisors. Richardson urges voter awareness and supports a permanent tax levy to fund the program.
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Shafter
Richardson
San Jose State College
Shafter High
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Jack) Frost
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