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COMMENTARY: Kern County leaders need to consider the re-entry needs of residents being released during the COVID-19 pandemic
BY UCEDRAH OSBY
The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting everyone in Kern County, and our leaders need to do everything they can to mitigate the spread of this virus, including protecting the incarcerated and formerly incarcerated population in our region.
COMMENTARY: My parents aren’t just essential for my family, they are essential to the entire community; that scares me
It’s common for children to be territorial of their parent’s time and affection. Children often fight for their parents’ attention, but children with parents who are essential workers — nurses, grocery store workers, farmworkers, first responders — can’t do that right now.
COMMENTARY: My safe place will be taken away from me if McFarland city officials grant GEO’s appeal
BY AIMEE
McFarland city officials have decided to give GEO Group another chance this week to bring in immigration detention facilities to my hometown.
COMMENTARY: From ‘illegal to essential’: Thousands of farm working families struggle to get through pandemic
I have grown up watching my parents head to work in the harshest weather conditions year round just to bring food to the table for my family and I.
Sol on the Street: Bakersfield College students adapt to virtual studies, respond to Census online
Loss of privacy, constant noise, and late nights – just a few of the daily distractions of life experienced during a pandemic for students finding ways to adjust to the ‘new normal.’We
COMMENTARY: COVID-19 doesn’t stop California seniors from making memories
For the graduating high school seniors, 2020 was supposed to be epic. We were supposed to create memories, go to prom and walk the stage.