Recent Posts in ‘Quality of Life’ 
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Media should have reported Ashburn’s orientation sooner
While it’s not the media’s responsibility to out people, Sen. Roy Ashburn’s anti-gay stance was reason enough for journalists to investigate rumors of his homosexuality, writes Christopher Meyers, director of the Kegley Institute of Ethics at CSUB.
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CSUB budget cuts will hurt sports, student fees and staffing
CSUB President Horace Mitchell announced proposals Thursday to eliminate four sports at the college, reduce staff, raise student tuition, cancel winter commencement and transition from a quarter system to semesters. The cuts will total $6.4 million for the 2010-2011 school year.
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Autism conference speaker beat the odds
Author, scholar and consultant Dr. Stephen Shore, once recommended for institutionalization due to his “strong autistic tendencies,” will speak about life on the autism spectrum at the 15th Annual Autism Awareness Conference Feb. 12.
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New TV series will spotlight Central Valley issues
Beginning this Friday, Feb. 5, a weekly half-hour show, “GREAT VALLEY,” will explore solutions to the economic, social and environmental challenges facing the Central Valley. The show is a joint project of the Great Valley Center and KVPT-Valley Public Television.
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Business Conference or Plato’s Cave?
What happens when the leaders are as equally clueless about the shadows on the walls as Plato’s cave dwellers? It looks like we’re going to find out at this year’s Bakersfield Business Conference, to be held Oct. 9 on the campus of California State University, Bakersfield.
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California gets $2.25 billion for high-speed rail
Bakersfield to Fresno segment is one of four sections of the California High-Speed Rail to be funded in part by federal stimulus grants.
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One man loses, another gains religion through reporting
Former Bakersfield Californian religion reporter Louis Medina shares his insights on a visit this week by another former religion reporter, William Lobdell, author of “Losing My Religion: How I Lost My Faith Reporting on Religion in America — and Found Unexpected Peace.” Read how Medina experienced the opposite in Bakersfield — he found more of God.
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Learn how to save energy and money at workshop
CPUC and PG&E will answer questions about energy efficiency programs, rebates and tax credits for home improvements, and bill assistance for low-income households at a workshop Friday, Dec. 18.
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Mayor continues effort to end homelessness locally
Bakersfield Mayor Harvey Hall is a sponsor of the upcoming exhibit at the Bakersfield Museum of Art which focuses on the plight of the homeless.
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Calling Fellows home 100 years after Midway Gusher
The former oil boomtown of Fellows in west Kern is still home to a handful of families who call the enclave a haven for small-town life. Friday, Nov. 27, is the anniversary of the oil gusher that put Fellows on the map.
