Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - Posts

• Santa Barbara County - On Second thought - No Drilling

  Santa Barbara County - On second thought - No Drilling. A few months ago leaders in Santa Barbara – (sort of) said okay to offshore oil drilling. But today – that changed. The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors - voted 3-2 to oppose oil exploration Read More posted Tuesday, April 07, 2009 9:48 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Amazon follows Apple to $1.29

  Today Apple raised its prices for some iTunes songs to ....   $1.29 instead of $0.99.     Well, it didn’t take long – now Amazon.com – is doing the same. Jacking up prices. We are in a recession right?   See it - Link Read More posted Tuesday, April 07, 2009 9:37 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Local Hog Farms - Forced to Cut the Fat ?

  Local Hog Farms - Forced to Cut the Fat?   An article in The Sentinel - says the economy is tough for Hog Farmers too in Tulare County.   See it - Link it:   Local Hog Farms - Forced to Cut the Fat? Read More posted Tuesday, April 07, 2009 9:26 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Tulare County: New Policy on some Non-emergency Calls

  Tulare County: New Policy on some Non-emergency Calls Is it a sign of the times ? In Tulare County – leaders decide to stop sending County Fire crews to non-emergency calls – in some outlying areas.. The new policy could save the department hundreds Read More posted Tuesday, April 07, 2009 9:15 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• UC Merced: 80% Acceptance Rate?

  U.C. Merced: 80% Acceptance Rate? U.C. Merced is getting ready for the Fall Semester. According to a report today - eight in 10 high school seniors applying to the University of California at Merced -  were accepted for the fall semester. Of Read More posted Tuesday, April 07, 2009 9:06 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Jerry Brown - Turns 71 - Next Governor of Ca ?

  Jerry Brown Turns 71 - Next Governor of Ca? Attorney General - Jerry Brown is expected to run for Governor next year. If he does, he'll be seeking his third term as Governor.   Read More posted Tuesday, April 07, 2009 8:59 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Easter Basket – Calorie count: Peeps vs. Chocolate Rabbits

  Easter Basket – Calorie count:  Peeps vs. Chocolate Rabbits   Not that your kids (our you for that matter) are counting calories – when it comes to your Easter Basket – But – just in case: 5 Peeps: 140 calories, 0 g. fat, 34 Read More posted Tuesday, April 07, 2009 8:42 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Inga Barks - KMJ Radio - In print

  Local Radio host Inga Barks - In print. There's a good article on line– by local radio host Inga Barks( Bakersfield.com.) As always – she's got some good insights. As always she's thought provoking. As always - the topics are far reaching: From the Read More posted Tuesday, April 07, 2009 8:07 PM by godogs | 2 Comments

• Ca Man Pleads No Contest To: Selling His Daughter

  Hard to believe - but it's true. In Salinas, a man pleaded no contest to felony child endangerment. He's accused of selling his 14-year-old daughter into marriage for: $16,000 - and some food. Back in February - Marcelino de Jesus Martinez pleaded Read More posted Tuesday, April 07, 2009 6:20 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• GM & Segway - New Urban Vehicle - Look at this:

  So, what do you get if you cross a Chevy Suburban and a Segway? Well, you get something that looks like this:     Pretty small huh?     It's true - General Motors Corp. and Segway Inc - announced Today, that they Read More posted Tuesday, April 07, 2009 3:53 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Red Letter - White House - Abortion Update

  Here's an update from my April 1st Blog on the White House "Red Envelope Project."   According to published reports the White House has now recieved over two million Red Envelopes. Supporters of the project say, each Envelope - represents Read More posted Tuesday, April 07, 2009 3:38 PM by godogs | 0 Comments