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Paralympic Athlete

Cheri Blauwet, of Palo Alto, will compete in the Beijing Paralympics. [VIDEO]

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Olympic Remembrances

Merc columnists Ann Killion and Mark Purdy talk about the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. [VIDEO]

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Bollywood Salsa

Giju John teaches and performs Hindi/salsa at Alberto’s night club in Mountain View. [VIDEO]

By Staff
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Mua O: Moving forward

Pacific Islanders met at the MLK Student Union Building on the University of California-Berkeley campus. Cal’s Pacific Islander Higher Education Recruitment Program hosted the second annual “Mua O” event.

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Jack English Returns Home

Isolated deep within the Ventana Wilderness Area, Jack English, 89, returned to his life in Pine Valley. His Cabin was spared damage, but his land was devastated by the Big Sur-based Basin Complex Fire, Thursday July 24, 2008..

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34th Wedemeyer Game

The North beats the South 21-19 to win the Silicon Valley Youth Classic 34th Annual Charlie Wedemeyer High School All-Star Football Game at Spartan Stadium in San Jose on Wednesday, July 23, 2008.

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Patient Receives Her Degree

Leslie Zenner, a cancer patient at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, was awarded her Santa Clara University diploma on Tuesday July 22, 2008.

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Bank West Finals

Aleksandra Wozniak wins her first ever tournament 7-5, 6-3 against Marion Bartoli for the finals of the Bank of the West Classic in the Taube Family Tennis Stadium at Stanford on Sunday, July 20, 2008.

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Cease Fire

Victory Outreach San Jose Cease Fire reaches out to gang members to promote peace and unity in San Jose.

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Serena Williams

Serena Williams nearly loses to 15 year-old Michelle Larcher De Brito for the Bank of the West Classic in the Taube Family Tennis Stadium at Stanford on Wednesday, July 16, 2008.

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LIVESTRONG Challenge

Lance Armstrong leads over 2,000 participants in a bike, run and walk in San Jose to raise funds to battle cancer on July 13, 2008. [VIDEO]

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Becky Lavelle, Triathlon

Video profile of Becky Lavelle, Triathlon team, 2008 Olympics. [VIDEO]