http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680 Since the Beautification Program was effected by our City Council, I hadn't even noticed the Star embedded in&nbsp;the&nbsp;middie of the pavement at Green Street and Tehachapi Boulevard. Silly me -- for looking at 3-way traffic at the intersection, rather than looking down at the Star embedded in the middle of the street.&nbsp; That's Green Street and Tehachapi Boulevard. I'm certainly going to begin looking at it now so that I can get some sense of appreciation for what I had never seen --&nbsp;after&nbsp;hearing that&nbsp;THE STAR COST&nbsp;ONE MILLION DOLLARS.&nbsp; The next time you drive by Green Street and Tehachai Boulevard, just look down and smile.&nbsp;&nbsp;I felt so remorseful&nbsp;when I thought about the ONE MILLION DOLLARS'&nbsp;expenditure that I had been so remiss in seeing embedded in the pavement at Green Street and Tehachapi Boulevard. When I think about Tehachapi High School's Advanced Drama Club performing one of the best renditions of Shakespeare's Hamlet I've&nbsp;ever seen -- in the lunchroom -- because there's no performing arts center -- When I think about the Tehachapi Symphonic Choir and Orchestra that has&nbsp;some of the best talent on the planet,&nbsp;having to perform at the junior high school or the dining room of a church -- because there's no performing arts center -- The Vision&nbsp;of the beneficial interest to Tehachapi -- of a $ONE MILLION DOLLAR STAR embedded in the pavement at the intersection of Green and Tehachapi Boulevard -- just escapes me. Oh, while I was at the gas station at the corner of Robinson and Tehachapi Boulevard, the lightening thought struck me -- that as part of the Beautification Program of our City Council -- why are trees planted in the street that take up a full car length, when parking is so scarce in the City?&nbsp; Since the Beautification Program was effected by our City Council, I hadn't even noticed the Star embedded in&nbsp;the&nbsp;middie of the pavement at Green Street and Tehachapi Boulevard. Silly me -- for looking at 3-way traffic at the intersection, rather than looking down at the Star embedded in the middle of the street.&nbsp; That's Green Street and Tehachapi Boulevard. I'm certainly going to begin looking at it now so that I can get some sense of appreciation for what I had never seen --&nbsp;after&nbsp;hearing that&nbsp;THE STAR COST&nbsp;ONE MILLION DOLLARS.&nbsp; The next time you drive by Green Street and Tehachai Boulevard, just look down and smile.&nbsp;&nbsp;I felt so remorseful&nbsp;when I thought about the ONE MILLION DOLLARS'&nbsp;expenditure that I had been so remiss in seeing embedded in the pavement at Green Street and Tehachapi Boulevard. When I think about Tehachapi High School's Advanced Drama Club performing one of the best renditions of Shakespeare's Hamlet I've&nbsp;ever seen -- in the lunchroom -- because there's no performing arts center -- When I think about the Tehachapi Symphonic Choir and Orchestra that has&nbsp;some of the best talent on the planet,&nbsp;having to perform at the junior high school or the dining room of a church -- because there's no performing arts center -- The Vision&nbsp;of the beneficial interest to Tehachapi -- of a $ONE MILLION DOLLAR STAR embedded in the pavement at the intersection of Green and Tehachapi Boulevard -- just escapes me. Oh, while I was at the gas station at the corner of Robinson and Tehachapi Boulevard, the lightening thought struck me -- that as part of the Beautification Program of our City Council -- why are trees planted in the street that take up a full car length, when parking is so scarce in the City?&nbsp; en-us <p>Maybe the kids should go beg at the door of the state prison system since the prisons are flush with money. As&nbsp;the cockeyed prison managers&nbsp;proudly describe themselves, they are in charge of the fastest growing&nbsp;industry in the United States. </p> <p>Heck, they have so much product they are exporting to other cash starved states! </p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148116 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148116 <p>Maybe the kids should go beg at the door of the state prison system since the prisons are flush with money. As&nbsp;the cockeyed prison managers&nbsp;proudly describe themselves, they are in charge of the fastest growing&nbsp;industry in the United States. </p> <p>Heck, they have so much product they are exporting to other cash starved states! </p> Your suggestion is not that far fetched considering the yoeman's task to do something for Tehachapi's youth and Tehachapi's cultural needs that never seems to rise to priority stattus. http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148147 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148147 Your suggestion is not that far fetched considering the yoeman's task to do something for Tehachapi's youth and Tehachapi's cultural needs that never seems to rise to priority stattus. <p><strong><em><font color="#333399" size="3">Your comments are right on target. And, if anyone wants to print out and READ every word of the 148 page City Budget (as I have) you will note that ANOTHER item holds one million MORE dollars in reserve for the purchase of the Wells School...which is not even for sale!</font></em></strong></p> <p><strong><em><font color="#333399" size="3">And consider that the City has not allocated one thin dime towards the building of our new hospital. Don't they feel they have the same thing in common with the rest of us citizens...that we all bleed red blood? (Maybe theirs is blue!)</font></em></strong></p> <p><strong><em><font color="#333399" size="3">The Tehachpi Hospital Guild and the Tehachapi Hospital Foundation have been begging for donations for years now...all to no avail because the City government needs a million dollar star and a clock dedicated to a defrocked Councilperson. And, there's more money where that came from...right out of our pockets!</font></em></strong></p> <p><strong><em><font color="#333399" size="3">Jim Richards</font></em></strong></p> <p><strong><em><font color="#333399" size="3"></font></em></strong>&nbsp;</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148151 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148151 <p><strong><em><font color="#333399" size="3">Your comments are right on target. And, if anyone wants to print out and READ every word of the 148 page City Budget (as I have) you will note that ANOTHER item holds one million MORE dollars in reserve for the purchase of the Wells School...which is not even for sale!</font></em></strong></p> <p><strong><em><font color="#333399" size="3">And consider that the City has not allocated one thin dime towards the building of our new hospital. Don't they feel they have the same thing in common with the rest of us citizens...that we all bleed red blood? (Maybe theirs is blue!)</font></em></strong></p> <p><strong><em><font color="#333399" size="3">The Tehachpi Hospital Guild and the Tehachapi Hospital Foundation have been begging for donations for years now...all to no avail because the City government needs a million dollar star and a clock dedicated to a defrocked Councilperson. And, there's more money where that came from...right out of our pockets!</font></em></strong></p> <p><strong><em><font color="#333399" size="3">Jim Richards</font></em></strong></p> <p><strong><em><font color="#333399" size="3"></font></em></strong>&nbsp;</p> <em>Jim, do you know the reason why the city hasn't donated any money to the building of the new hospital?&nbsp; Man I really need to keep up. We are driving our cars over $1,000,000.00 everyday?&nbsp; I think that's totally criminal.&nbsp; What the hell are they planning to do with Wells after they buy it.&nbsp; OMG.&nbsp; Tell me more about the clock.&nbsp; </em> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148164 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148164 <em>Jim, do you know the reason why the city hasn't donated any money to the building of the new hospital?&nbsp; Man I really need to keep up. We are driving our cars over $1,000,000.00 everyday?&nbsp; I think that's totally criminal.&nbsp; What the hell are they planning to do with Wells after they buy it.&nbsp; OMG.&nbsp; Tell me more about the clock.&nbsp; </em> Right you are Olivia.  We're driving our cars over $1 Million Dollars every day.  Now doesn't that make you feel warm and fuzzy inside? http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148184 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148184 Right you are Olivia.  We're driving our cars over $1 Million Dollars every day.  Now doesn't that make you feel warm and fuzzy inside? <p>Jim:</p> <p>You're right on target as usual.&nbsp; Health care isn't that important, neither are cultural venues.&nbsp; After all, we're going to hell in a handbasket real fast .&nbsp; Maybe the sick and infirmed can drive over the $1 Million Dollar Star everyday and just hope some of that money to burn will come their way.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148185 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148185 <p>Jim:</p> <p>You're right on target as usual.&nbsp; Health care isn't that important, neither are cultural venues.&nbsp; After all, we're going to hell in a handbasket real fast .&nbsp; Maybe the sick and infirmed can drive over the $1 Million Dollar Star everyday and just hope some of that money to burn will come their way.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> I was wondering if it was grant money used&nbsp;&nbsp;on the compass rose. Does anyone know ? http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148291 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148291 I was wondering if it was grant money used&nbsp;&nbsp;on the compass rose. Does anyone know ? <p>I was told it was grant money. Even if it wasn't, it is a nice thing to have in town. It will go nice with the rail road depot when it is done. That million was also spent on the street lights down town. The new side walks as well as many other nice things also came from that million. Barb wants to run for city council but she only want to tell you 1/2 the truth. </p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148303 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148303 <p>I was told it was grant money. Even if it wasn't, it is a nice thing to have in town. It will go nice with the rail road depot when it is done. That million was also spent on the street lights down town. The new side walks as well as many other nice things also came from that million. Barb wants to run for city council but she only want to tell you 1/2 the truth. </p> If it was grant money then they had to&nbsp;use it toward&nbsp;what the grant was written for. right ? I agree it does look nice. http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148310 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148310 If it was grant money then they had to&nbsp;use it toward&nbsp;what the grant was written for. right ? I agree it does look nice. <p>I think the 4-way on Main Street looks pretty good these days, including the compass rose. I remember when I was a kid the whole intersection would flood from CarQuest to Kelcy's every time it rained. Of couse it seemed to rain a lot back then, that was fun floating paper boats down the gutters on Main Street.</p> <p>I think the school district should sell the Wells School complex to the city for $1 as a good faith action, so it wouldn't look like some greased, inside, $1,000,000-deal was about to take place.</p> <p>Tehachapi, in some respects, seems to be a microcosm of Kern County, and of the ultraconservative climate within the US these days. I think the common term is, &quot;Good Ol' Boys Network.&quot;</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148349 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148349 <p>I think the 4-way on Main Street looks pretty good these days, including the compass rose. I remember when I was a kid the whole intersection would flood from CarQuest to Kelcy's every time it rained. Of couse it seemed to rain a lot back then, that was fun floating paper boats down the gutters on Main Street.</p> <p>I think the school district should sell the Wells School complex to the city for $1 as a good faith action, so it wouldn't look like some greased, inside, $1,000,000-deal was about to take place.</p> <p>Tehachapi, in some respects, seems to be a microcosm of Kern County, and of the ultraconservative climate within the US these days. I think the common term is, &quot;Good Ol' Boys Network.&quot;</p> <p>Medicone:</p> <p>Au contraire -- try paying me to run for City Council and I've been degreed in Politial Science -- since 1974.  I'll pass.  Hence, that blows a hole in your myth.</p> <p> </p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148365 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148365 <p>Medicone:</p> <p>Au contraire -- try paying me to run for City Council and I've been degreed in Politial Science -- since 1974.  I'll pass.  Hence, that blows a hole in your myth.</p> <p> </p> Good ,,,nobody would vote for you anyway. http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148367 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148367 Good ,,,nobody would vote for you anyway. <p>You're so absolute in your OPINION.</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148369 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148369 <p>You're so absolute in your OPINION.</p> <p>I agree the Rose looks great. . .</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148370 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148370 <p>I agree the Rose looks great. . .</p> <font face="Comic Sans MS" size="3">Hey Whopi I agree with Gube</font>. http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148372 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148372 <font face="Comic Sans MS" size="3">Hey Whopi I agree with Gube</font>. Again,&nbsp;why am I not surprised Anonymous?&nbsp; http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148375 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148375 Again,&nbsp;why am I not surprised Anonymous?&nbsp; <p>You're so absolute in your OPINION</p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="3">Man who talks like that. Whopi, come on and talk normal. Stop trying to sound smart.&nbsp;</font></p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148376 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148376 <p>You're so absolute in your OPINION</p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="3">Man who talks like that. Whopi, come on and talk normal. Stop trying to sound smart.&nbsp;</font></p> <p>Be civil.&nbsp; The blog patrol is monitoring.</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148377 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148377 <p>Be civil.&nbsp; The blog patrol is monitoring.</p> <p>It's nice to agree.</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148378 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148378 <p>It's nice to agree.</p> <font face="Comic Sans MS" size="3">OK GOODNITE TO ALL</font> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148381 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148381 <font face="Comic Sans MS" size="3">OK GOODNITE TO ALL</font> <p>Anonymous:</p> <p>You heard that directive -- off to your room, it's past your bedtime.&nbsp; We've had enough fun today.&nbsp; Oh!&nbsp; That was you Anonymous!&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148383 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148383 <p>Anonymous:</p> <p>You heard that directive -- off to your room, it's past your bedtime.&nbsp; We've had enough fun today.&nbsp; Oh!&nbsp; That was you Anonymous!&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Good night to all.&nbsp; Make it a great day today.</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148384 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/paralegal39years/15680/#c_148384 <p>Good night to all.&nbsp; Make it a great day today.</p>