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	<title>Bakersfield Express &#187; Jennifer Baldwin</title>
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		<title>In lieu of flowers, commit acts of kindness</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Baldwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As keynote speaker at the United Way of Kern’s nonprofit conference, children’s advocate and community builder Wendy Wayne shares her story of how cancer took her on a journey of kindness, family, friendship and community.]]></description>
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		<title>Longtime FLICS star gets a star of his own</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Kosakowski, board treasurer for Bakersfield's nonprofit international film society, is honored with a star outside the Fox Theater for his years of dedication and "penny pinching." The longtime FLICS volunteer has terminal pancreatic cancer.]]></description>
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		<title>Public invited to free Energy and Clean Air Expo</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce hosts the fifth annual expo, which includes a trade show, test drives of hybrid vehicles, free e-waste recycling, green business awards, and keynote speeches on air pollution and greenhouse gas reduction.]]></description>
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		<title>A cowgirl&#8217;s review of the Padre Hotel</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:52:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Baldwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This jeans-clad 30-something will stick to the first floor for beer, pool and coffee - and leave the "pole" on the eighth floor to the partiers at the Padre Hotel. See our video for a peak inside the hotel rooms.]]></description>
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		<title>Orchestral premiere is personal journey for Doug Davis</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:07:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Baldwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CSUB music professor and Bakersfield Jazz Festival organizer Doug Davis will take the podium Saturday night for the premiere of his newest orchestral composition for the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra. "Eleanor and Estalee" honors the two "mothers" who raised him.]]></description>
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		<title>Padre Hotel opens, but not quite for business</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/02/01/padre-hotel-opens-but-not-quite-for-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Baldwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Malfunctioning elevators put a glitch in the historic hotel's opening Monday morning, but management left the doors unlocked for curious visitors to get a cup of complimentary coffee and marvel at the décor inside.]]></description>
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		<title>California gets $2.25 billion for high-speed rail</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/01/28/california-gets-2-25-billion-for-high-speed-rail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Baldwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bakersfield to Fresno segment is one of four sections of the California High-Speed Rail to be funded in part by federal stimulus grants.]]></description>
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		<title>Public art galleries respond to tough economy</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/01/22/public-art-galleries-respond-to-tough-economy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Baldwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite decreased revenues of up to 25 percent, and one landlord's bankruptcy, Bakersfield's public art galleries are holding strong to provide art and arts education to the community.]]></description>
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		<title>Huell Howser just loves Kern County</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/01/19/huell-howser-just-loves-kern-county/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Baldwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Host of "California's Gold" chooses variety of episodes, including the premiere of the newly restored Lopez-Hill House, to air as part of KVPT's Salute to Kern County this Thursday and Sunday.]]></description>
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		<title>Cafe closure leaves vegan void</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:54:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Baldwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elaine's Cafe becomes the second downtown lunch spot to close this month as owner Tracy Thompson makes the difficult decision to end the nearly two-year run of Bakersfield's only vegan restaurant.]]></description>
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