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Health 4 All Must Not Exclude Transgender Population
South Kern Sol, Dean Welliver
Gender dysphoria is a condition of significant distress and discomfort with one’s sex assigned at birth not aligning with the gender that one identifies with, a condition that many transgender and gender nonconforming individuals experience.
What Are People Doing For Fun This Summer?
Kaelani Burja, South Kern Sol
As summer of 2017 moves along, young people of Kern County have to find what’s fun for them to do with their free time as school is not in session.
Mixed Feelings On Fireworks In Kern County
By Veronica Morley
As the Fourth of July approaches, regulations and restrictions have been placed in order to ensure a safe and legal celebration.
Bakersfield Hosts First Pride March
By Randy Villegas
“Out of the Closets and into the streets!” Marchers yelled as they marched in Bakersfield’s first ever Pride March last Sunday.
Friends and Family Gather to Demand Accountability in Police Violence Investigations
Friends and Family Gather to Demand Accountability in Police Violence Investigations
By Earl Parsons
Several families affected by police-related deaths in Kern County met in Heritage Park last Saturday to demand accountability for the loss of their loved ones.
Thousands of Farmworkers in California Can’t Make a Living
New America Media, News Analysis, David Bacon
Editor’s note: California farmworkers once made a decent living but according to NAM contributing writer, David Bacon, those days are long gone.