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August 20, 2008 | Front Page

A Valley wrestler, an American dream, a Beijing gold

Henry Cejudo, the son of undocumented immigrants from Mexico has overcome early hardships to become, at 21, the youngest U.S. wrestler to win an Olympic freestyle gold medal.

Mexicans are wary of both U.S. candidates

For Mexico, McCain vs. Obama is a tough choice.

Evacuated tribe members return to Canyon mess

The Havasupai people are returning to their village of Supai at the bottom of Havasu Canyon today.

Revolutionary way to create blood is found

Scientists said Tuesday that they have devised a way to grow large quantities of blood in the lab using human embryonic stem cells, potentially making blood drives a relic of the past.

Brazen attacks in Afghanistan

In the worst single-incident loss of life in at least three years for Western troops in Afghanistan, insurgents ambushed and killed 10 French soldiers and wounded 21 others in a sustained assault a short distance from the capital, military officials said Tuesday.

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Clay Thompson
Droppings on porch steps might be from bats, geckos or toads
OK, do you remember the question the other day from a lady who was finding mouse poop on her porch steps every morning and wondered if it might be true that peppermint oil would keep the mice away?

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