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Monthly Archives: November 2019
Bakersfield College introduces Valley-wide health equity collaborative; aims to improve rural health with policy change
Health professionals from across the Central Valley gathered in Delano Friday to discuss at the Rural Poverty and Health Equity Summit a new collaboration that addresses health inequities in rural communities.
COMMENTARY: Foster youth need more mentors in their lives; where can we find dedicated mentors?
I was just two years old when I was placed in the foster care system in Kern County.
What is Kern Sol News thankful for?
With Thanksgiving just days away, Kern Sol News wanted to take a moment to share what we are thankful for.
CSUB accepting nominations for Wendy Wayne Ethics Awards; recognizes Bakersfield’s ethical leaders
Cal State Bakersfield’s Kegley Institute of Ethics is accepting nominations for the 2020 Wendy Wayne Ethics Awards.
COMMENTARY: It’s time to count everyone to ensure funding for the next decade
BY ANGELL MAGANA
As someone who does phone banking, I get all types of calls. Sometimes the conversations go well and end with, “I’m really happy you are so young and doing this,” while other times people hang up before I even finish up with, “My name is Angell, and I am a member of LOUD For Tomorrow…”
The year 2020 will be a huge year for our community.
‘Today, I am an American’: People from around the world become citizens at Naturalization ceremony at CSUB
Seventy-Five people from countries around the world gathered in Cal State Bakersfield’s Dore Theater Tuesday morning to complete the final step in becoming a naturalized citizen of the United States of America.
Kern Complete Count Committee launches 2020 Census canvassing efforts for hard-to-count communities
The Kern Complete Count Committee launched its community-based census education outreach efforts last week at the Martin Luther Kind Jr.
OUR VIEW: Bakersfield, it’s time to honor our Sikh Community
In the early 1990s, a man discovered his country had killed thousands of young men. The government made these men “disappear” in the 1980s, and tried to cover up these murders.
Program helps those ‘Move to Improve’ daily activities with recovery class
When Karen was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis years ago, doctors weren’t sure when she would be able to move freely again.