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2 Flowers Attractive and happy young Asian woman enjoys arranging a vase with beautiful flowers in her minimal living room. Leisure and lifestyle concepts

2 Flowers Attractive and happy young Asian woman enjoys arranging a vase with beautiful flowers in her minimal living room. Leisure and lifestyle concepts

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Flowers can bring a burst of fresh scents to your home.

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Letter to the editor: Bring honor, respect for American Indians

  • By TRENTON SPEARS
  • Dec 15, 2022

America has its own Holocaust, America’s first citizens, the American Indian. No, there were no Nazi-like camps, no gas chambers, no firing sq…

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15th annual Walk for Peace a mixture of joy and sorrow, hope and despair
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15th annual Walk for Peace a mixture of joy and sorrow, hope and despair

  • By STEVEN MAYER smayer@bakersfield.com
  • Sep 24, 2022

The wall of faces set up in front of the Wendale Davis Foundation on Chester Avenue was papered with the snapshots and portraits of hundreds w…

VALERIE SCHULTZ: Road trip through pandemic country
Valerie Schultz

VALERIE SCHULTZ: Road trip through pandemic country

  • By VALERIE SCHULTZ For The Californian
  • Jun 12, 2022

Life is a series of surprises: As the saying goes, if you want to see God laugh, make plans. Our recent road trip was dramatically altered at …

VALERIE SCHULTZ: A Mother's Day for a granny
Valerie Schultz

VALERIE SCHULTZ: A Mother's Day for a granny

  • BY VALERIE SCHULTZ For The Californian
  • May 8, 2022

The fact that we can make babies is insanely magical and utterly mundane at the same time. Every species procreates in its particular way in o…

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Treat your shelf with vintage book sale at Southwest Branch Library
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Treat your shelf with vintage book sale at Southwest Branch Library

  • By STEFANI DIAS sdias@bakersfield.com
  • Feb 26, 2022

Every event has a story behind it, whether it's an annual tradition, a drive to raise funds or just a desire to have a good time. When it come…

Bakersfield woman shows her cards for UNO championship in Vegas
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Bakersfield woman shows her cards for UNO championship in Vegas

  • BY JOHN COX jcox@bakersfield.com
  • Nov 21, 2021

Bakersfield grandmother Tiffany Moss-Ennis throws down with the best of them, and now she’s got the prize money to prove it.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Food brings people together
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EDITOR'S NOTE: Food brings people together

  • By Shelby Parker
  • Jul 31, 2021

In my family, food has always been the focal point of any gathering. I’m sure I’m not alone in that either.

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Blog post: Adoptive grandmother of missing California City toddlers pleads for help
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Blog post: Adoptive grandmother of missing California City toddlers pleads for help

  • By EMMA GALLEGOS egallegos@bakersfield.com
  • Mar 29, 2021

The adoptive grandmother of two young boys who went missing without a trace from California City this December pleaded for their return, accor…

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EMA'S PICKS: 'Minari' hits home with compelling immigrant tale
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EMA'S PICKS: 'Minari' hits home with compelling immigrant tale

  • BY EMA SASIC esasic@bakersfield.com
  • Mar 3, 2021

The Golden Globes aired Sunday night, and of course, were full of surprises, both pleasant and shocking ones. At the end of the day, wonderful…

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