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Attorney For Family Of Bakersfield Beating Victim Speaks Out

Ezra Romero — Thu, 16 May 2013 00:43:33 +0000

The attorney representing the family of the man who was fatally beaten by Kern County Sheriffs deputies May 8 is speaking out today. In an interview with Valley Public Radio, David Cohn said that the way the agencies are handling the case is appalling.

“Our biggest concern is that evidence, and primarily videos that were on cell phones was likely to altered, lost or destroyed and essentially our biggest fears have now become a reality.”

Kern County's Anti-Sewage Sludge Measure E Blocked Again In Court

Joe Moore — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 02:46:38 +0000

Efforts by Kern County to stop the City of Los Angeles from spreading treated sewage waste on valley farmland have hit another obstacle today.

On Wednesday, the 5^th District Court of Appeals upheld an earlier Superior Court decision granting a preliminary injunction that prevents Measure E from taking effect.

Kern County voters approved the measure back in 2006, which would have stopped the controversial practice, but the law has been stuck in a lengthy court fight ever since.

'Grapes Of Wrath' And The Politics of Book Burning

Lynn Neary — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 05:23:00 +0000

Sept. 29 marks the beginning of the American Library Association's annual "Banned Books Week," a commemoration of all the books that have ever been removed from library shelves and classrooms. Politics, religion, sex, witchcraft — people give a lot of reasons for wanting to ban books, says Judith Krug of the ALA, but most often the bannings are about fear.

"They're not afraid of the book; they're afraid of the ideas," says Krug.