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January 13, 2012
By Kevin McCarthy
January 13, 2012

Small businesses are the backbone of our economy, and Dewar's Candy Shop and Urner's here in Bakersfield are two great examples of that. This week, both businesses cut the ribbon for two new stores serving our community.


January 12, 2012

January 12, 2012

Congressman Kevin McCarthy sat down in-studio with KERO-TV Bakersfield to discuss the latest developments in the Presidential race and high-speed rail.


December 20, 2011
By: Charles F. Bostwick
December 20, 2011

Federal spending on California's proposed high-speed rail system should be halted until September while a government report is prepared on the $99-billion-plus system's viability, an Antelope Valley congressman told a congressional panel Thursday.


December 16, 2011
Editorial
December 16, 2011

California voters turn against the train to nowhere. If politicians are good for anything, it ought to be reading polls.


November 15, 2011
Editorial
November 15, 2011

California Governor Jerry Brown must have loved "The Little Engine That Could" as a kid.


November 2, 2011
By: Keith Kaczmarek
November 2, 2011

Kevin McCarthy, Republican congressman and majority whip for the House of Representatives, attended the Kern County Vision 2061 event at Bakersfield College that was being held in order to celebrate the 50-year a


October 28, 2011
By Kevin McCarthy
October 28, 2012

Bakersfield's athletes just keep making news. Not only did our own Colby Lewis pitch in the World Series game Thursday, Jake Varner won gold in free style wrestling at the Pan American Games.


October 26, 2011
By Steven Mayer
October 26, 2011

Some local veterans swear they wouldn't be alive today if it weren't for the health care they receive from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Others say dealing with the VA is like walking through molasses. You may someday reach your destination -- if you live that long.