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SHRINKING FOOTPRINT: In an attempt to gain an oil-drilling permit, Bakersfield-based Dero Parker has asked county officials to reduce his proposed project on the Porter Ranch from as many as four wells to just one test well. Still, he said, it’s an uphill battle. Credit: FILE PHOTO BY HENRY BRUINGTON
Al Howsepian
physician
“Christ.”
MCKINLEY IN MOTION!: See Christine McKinley—engineer, musician, author, TV personality, and proud science geek—when she reads from her new book Physics for Rock Stars and performs music at Linnaea’s Café this Thursday, July 24 at 8 p.m. It’s free and open to all.
Lizabeth Nagel
cakestress
“I don’t really idolize anyone!”
ROCK THE FAIR: Kid Rock headlines the Mid State Fair’s Grandstand on July 17. Credit: PHOTO COURTESY OF KID ROCK
Jacob Michael Searcy
student
“Jimmy Page, because he’s a badass guitarist.”
SHRINKING FOOTPRINT: In an attempt to gain an oil-drilling permit, Bakersfield-based Dero Parker has asked county officials to reduce his proposed project on the Porter Ranch from as many as four wells to just one test well. Still, he said, it’s an uphill battle. Credit: FILE PHOTO BY HENRY BRUINGTON
Megan Apodaca
cosmetologist
“I take bits and pieces of different people. Everyone has different traits to take away from.”
