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San Jose Mercury News

 
       
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Salute in Bronze 

San Jose State honors 1968 Olympic protestors with bronze statues on campus.
   
   
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sharks Back on Home Ice 

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coverage of the Sharks first home game of the season
   
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cityhall San Jose's new City Hall

The 108-foot dome and 18 story tower were dedicated Saturday. The super-sized housewarming included ceremony with a marching band.
   
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jeannie 'A wonderful soul' 

Jeannie, a four-year-old Labrador and golden retriever cross is so good at what she does that she was inducted into the California Animal Hall of Fame in June.
   
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Download Festival '05

Dai Sugano photographs Download Festival '05, alternative music event at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View.
   
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hurricanes Hurricanes' Roar 

Storms batter Gulf Coast ; The battle for recovery.
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fashion Fashionable Fundraiser  

Macy's Passport gala to raise fund for HIV/AIDS organizations includes fashion and theater at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco.
   
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latino Latino Voices 

In Honor of Mexican Independence Day, We asked a cross-section of Latinos from Silicon Valley what their Latin heritage means to them.
   
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election Historic Oath  

Madison Nguyen takes the oath of office and becomes San Jose's first Vietnamese-American City Council member.

   
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guadalupe_park Guadalupe River Park 

After 30 years in the planning, the Guadalupe River Park & Gardens is finally nearing completion with a grand opening on Saturday, Sept 10 with tours, music and activities.

   
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where_we_live Where We Live

Pauline Lubens reports on Palo Alto:  Home to high-tech CEO's Stanford Professors and top-notch public schools.
   
   
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dance
  Break Dance  

Breakdancing may have seen its peak in the 1980s but in back alleys, dance halls and community centers across the Valley, teens are keeping the turtle, headspin and flare alive.
                             
   

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san_jose_grandprix Start Your Engines 

Inside look at San Jose's first ever Champ Car race: Taylor Woodrow Grand Prix of San Jose.

   
   
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yosemite Yosemite's Summer

Judith Calson reports on Yosemite National Park where visitors are being treated to some rare and wonderful experiences in California nature.
   
   


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last dance One Last Dance   

Eugene H. Louie documents the young actors at the Hope Musical Theater in Palo Alto.
   
   
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wherewelive Where We Live

Joanne Ho-Young Lee photographs the City of Santa Clara where high-tech present blends with rich past.
   
   
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eBay Live

Joanne Ho-Young Lee reports on some 10,000 eBay faithful in San Jose for the annual eBay user convention and trade show, eBay Live!
   
   
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10 Years in the Valley

Through boom and bust, Richard Koci Hernandez has documented a decade of change.
   
   
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rail On the Rails 

Dai  Sugano boarded an eastbound train, and found travelers looking for more than just a quick trip.
   
   
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border Battle on the Border  

Pauline Lubens reports on how the national debate over immigration played out recently on the border of Arizona and Mexico.
   
   
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connor O'Connor Retires  

Photos chronicle the career of the United States Supreme Court justice, the first woman to serve on the court, with audio of President George W. Bush.
   
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life Slices of Life  

As photographer for the Guide editions, Eugene H. Louie has an appreciation for community journalism.

   
   
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game Game Day

On and off the field, in and out of the locker room, Nhat V.  Meyer gets inside the sport.
   
   
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flower Death Valley Flowers

Winter rains brought colorful life to a barren landscape and Judith Calson captured the blooming scene.
   
   
   

 

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