Recent Posts in ‘Quality of Life’ 
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Dr. Hans Einstein honored in Bakersfield ceremony
Dr. Hans Einstein, a relative of the great physicist Albert Einstein, was recently honored for his pioneering work in the treatment and prevention of valley fever. The author of this article is President of the Kern County Medical Society; her own father, the Rev. Young Y. Choi, was cured of cocci by Dr. Einstein’s diagnosis and treatment.
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The search for a cure: Juvenile diabetes
Every day in the U.S., about 40 children are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. To research a possible cure, recent human trials have experimented with an 80-year old tuberculosis vaccine.
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Cancer survivors share stories at Relay for Life
At the 2011 Relay for Life, writer Emily Shapiro met many people, young and old, whose lives have been deeply affected by cancer. Read these moving stories of love, loss and survival.
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As Valley Fever cases spike, vaccine is still elusive
Bakersfield’s Valley Fever Conference in April featured personal stories of those affected by the sometimes deadly disease.
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Individual needed to help ‘Keep Bakersfield Beautiful’
The Bakersfield City Council is recruiting for an individual to serve on the Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Committee, which recommends policies and programs to enhance the quality of life in Bakersfield. Applications are due May 4.
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English teacher brings home lessons from Korea
What is life without communication? Columnist Emily Shapiro reflects on her year-long adventure in Seoul, South Korea, where she learned to overcome doubt and embrace a foreign culture.
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Here’s your chance to be a civic leader
The Bakersfield City Council is recruiting individuals to serve on two government boards that give input on the development of Bakersfield: the Planning Commission and the Bakersfield Redevelopment Agency. Here’s how to apply.
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ValleyPBS to feature FRONTLINE’s ‘Revolution in Cairo’
ValleyPBS presents a special edition of FRONTLINE at 10 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, showing an inside look at the revolution in Egypt and an investigation of the Muslim Brotherhood. Click the headline to see the preview.
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Facing fear in a foreign country
When protests erupted in Egypt nearly two weeks ago, foreigners clamored to leave the country. Emily Shapiro, a CSUB graduate teaching English in South Korea, overcame her fear after North Korea attacked the island of Yeonpyeong in November. In her latest dispatch, she asks fellow ex-pats how they felt after the attack.
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Counting the homeless, a personal perspective
When the Kern County Homeless Collaborative led an effort to count the homeless who live among us last week, grant writer Louis Medina with the Bakersfield Homeless Center was there. Here is his account of what it was like interviewing homeless people in the Lamont and Weedpatch areas.
