Obama promised a program to “restore Sceince to its rightful place” in  America during his Inauguration Address, as I pointed out here:
Today, we find Texas, home of ex-President Bush, showing how much work remai ns to be done: Texas wrestles with science standards, evolution
The crowd — as well as the review panel — was sharply [...]

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Obama: “We will restore Science to its rightful place”
What have YOU done scientific today? What will you do tomorrow and the next day?
Comments are open, let me know!

Text of President Barack Obama’s inaugural address on Tuesday, as prepared for delivery and released by the Presidential Inaugural Committee.
OBAMA: My fellow citizens:
I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to [...]

Porterville’s city government this week launched a new economic development website ChoosePorterville.com.  I support this effort by City Hall because Porterville California is sorely in need of positive Economic Development results. This launch is timely, because as part of the New Year, and in honor of a new era and a new administration I have [...]

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
PORTERVILLE, CALIFORNIA
JANUARY 20, 2009, 6:00 P.M.
Details follow the jump….

From: BTV Crown Farms.

At BTV Crown Farms we take pride in growing the highest quality fruit.
With more than 30 years in the agricultural business our unique innovation and growing practices has helped us uphold our long standing reputation of superior quality to our customers around the world. As a small farm of 1200 acres of [...]

From: LoBue Bros., Inc.
We are full service independent commercial packers-shippers of fresh packed California oranges as well as other specialty citrus varieties. We contract with growers (farmers) to harvest, pack and market their citrus. We sell the fruit ourselves with our own sales staff located right here at the packing house. This gives us the [...]

Back to Cinema Sundays at The Charles and the latest documentary by Kevin Rafferty, whose best known doc was 27 years ago: 1982’s critically acclaimed cult classic “The Atomic Cafe” (any one remember “duck and cover” in pre-school?). Cinematographer on Michael Moore’s “Roger and Me”, Kevin moves from the subject of government nuclear propaganda to the sports arena.

The Citrus Research Board plans new labs throughout Southern California:
The Citrus Research Board, a Visalia group funded by California citrus growers, has hired MaryLou Polek, a plant pathologist who earned her Ph.D at UCR in 1993. She will lead the fight against Asian citrus psyllid, an insect the size of a pea that can carry [...]

At last – a nice effort at actual entrepreneurship in Porterville. El Futuro, a local credit union with a primarily Mexican clientele, has a new program:
The international remittance plan allows the transfer of money between the U.S. and Mexican credit unions and banks. It is a program supported by the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, Banco [...]

Porterville Recorder letter-writer John Keyes of Springville writes regarding the future of Giant Sequoia National Monument
A Web site will help. Shirts will help. This quest is going to take a grand effort by the federal government plus Fresno, Kern and Tulare county governments. A real effort is needed to actually put money into tourism, not just more small bandages and [...]

Two informational public workshops hosted by Sequoia National Forest and Giant Sequoia National Monument officials will take place this month.
The first workshop will take place from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Jan. 26, at Lake Isabella Senior Center, Room 1, 6407 Lake Isabella Blvd.
The second workshop will take place from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Jan. 29. [...]

MC Men vs. Porterville | Sidelines.mercedsunstar.com

Porterville doesn’t shoot 3-pointers (27 percent) or free throws (53 percent) well, so if MC is sharp with its transition defense, it could bode well. A pair of freshman lead the Pirates offensively, with Keith Viliamu scoring just over …

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Porterville Diner: The sky is falling, the sky [...]

From Gulp! Mexico tells citizens to swallow their gum

Mexicans now chew an average of 2.6 pounds (1.2 kilograms) of gum each year, half what the average American chews but still among the highest rates in Latin America. A lot of that winds up on the street.
Wow let’s run a few numbers here…the Average American ™ [...]