Author Archives 
Bakersfield Express's reporter, keeping an eye on government and its impact on our quality of life.
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Health Care Reform Roundtable: Les Burson
Les Burson is an emergency room physician who says service providers should receive tax write-offs for providing free care to the uninsured.
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Town hall offers some solutions, mostly rhetoric
Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s health care meeting at CSUB felt more like a Republican rally than a town hall. Still, he offered some specific steps to reform.
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Health Care Reform Roundtable: Michelle Quiogue
Michelle Quiogue, a family doctor at Kaiser Permanente, says that although she works on salary rather than by fee-for-service, the real cost savings comes from preventive care. She also supports an option that disconnects employers from health insurance.
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Health Care Reform Roundtable: John Gundzik
John Gundzik of Kern Radiology Medical Group shares his concerns over unnecessary medical scans, a public “takeover” of the medical industry, and his own company’s skyrocketing health care premiums.
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School districts adjust to housing bust migration
After a wave of Bakersfield families moved from the east to the west side of town during the housing boom, foreclosures may be forcing some of the migrants to move back. How are the school districts dealing with the fluctuating population?
