Kern Sol News
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Many Eligible For Obamacare, But Few Know About It
By Christian Romo / South Kern Sol
BAKERSFIELD – On March 23, 2010 President Barack Obama signed into law a major health care law that is the largest reform to health care in America since the creation of Medicare and Medicaid in the 1960’s.
Growing Up With Domestic Violence, and Learning to Live With the Scars
By Malcolm Rivera / South Kern Sol
I’m going to relate a story from my past to you.
Young and Catholic: Losing My Religion, But Finding Hope in the Pope
By Yesenia Ayala / South Kern Sol
Growing up, I became accustomed to being woken up bright and early every Sunday morning by my mother.
With Health Care Reform Looming, Clinics and Patients Brace for Overcrowding
By Donna Europa / South Kern Sol
BAKERSFIELD – When she needs medical attention, Mariela Vega, 18, goes to her local community clinic, Clinica Sierra Vista, in Lamont.
Arvin College Center Has Backers, But Faces Challenges
By Malcolm Rivera / South Kern Sol
ARVIN, Calif. — Mr. Larry Hallum, a former teacher of mine at Arvin High School, could always be overheard telling his students, “Education is the key to your future.”
Greenfield Youth and Families Want Their Parks Back
By Reyna Olaguez / South Kern Sol
BAKERSFIELD – Residents of Greenfield, a neighborhood in southeast Bakersfield, are becoming increasingly disturbed by the amounts of broken glass, and cigarette and cigar butts, that are littering play areas in Rexland Acres Park.
In Central Valley, College Students Spend Summer Vacation in the Fields
By Erika Villasenor for South Kern Sol
ARVIN, Calif. — This small town in South Kern County is home to many farmworkers, including young college students eager to make some cash during their summer break.
Indigenous Undocumented Farm Workers Left Out of Health Care Reform
New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram, Posted: Jun 25, 2013
For a Spanish translation of this article, click here.
Sealing Youth Offender Records Brings ‘Chance at a New Life’
New America Media, Commentary, David Cunningham, Posted: Jun 20, 2013 Ed. Note: In June, youth advocates testified before a hearing of the Senate Public Safety Committee in Sacramento in support of AB 1006, which would require court and probation officers to inform youth offenders of how to seal their records upun turning 18.
Barred from Federal Programs, DREAMers May Qualify for Medi-Cal
New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram, Posted: Jun 17, 2013
OXNARD, Calif. – For years, DREAMer Rodrigo Perea, 18, lived under a threatening cloud of deportation.