Modesto Bee, CA
By Brian VanderBeek Alexander Pope died 125 years before the birth of professional baseball, so he obviously wasn't referring to the sport when he wrote that "hope springs eternal." Hope's eternity for the Modesto Nuts on Saturday was about 15 minutes …
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Modesto Bee
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San Jose Mercury News, USA
San Jose Repertory Theatre has big plans to make us laugh with its "Summer Blockbuster Series," which will include "Forbidden Broadway — 25th Anniversary Tour" and a visit by The Second City. "Forbidden Broadway" is a long-running, frequently updated …
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Granite Bay Press Tribune
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Anderson Independent Mail
By Jeanne Malmgren (Contact) Need something more challenging? A bigger word to describe those students on stage at the Scripps National Spelling Bee last week?
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Bristol Herald Courier, TN
… doctor, following a time-honored family tradition. His father, Mrugendra Patel, is a neurologist. One sister is heading to Harvard University for an entomology residency, and another is at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. …
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San Jose Mercury News, USA
Ramya, an eighth-grader at Joaquin Miller Middle School in West San Jose, should not feel downtrodden. Wearing dangling earrings and bell-bottom jeans, she emerged as one of the nation's top seven spellers out of 293 contestants, the most ever to …
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San Francisco Chronicle
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San Francisco Chronicle, USA
A survey by the bee sponsors showed that this year's spellers named pizza as their favorite food, the JK Rowling series on Harry Potter as their favorite fiction reading and the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy as their favorite film. …
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Kansas City Kansan
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Sacramento Bee
By Kevin Yamamura In a much different environment two years ago, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger kicked off his second term by pledging to reshape health care in California.
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Examiner.com
When thinking of adding a new pet to the family, have you ever considered bees? They may not be a as soft as a boneless sleeping cat, or as loving as a drooling, panting dog. But when was the last time either of them gave you honey? …
Modesto Bee, CA
Complain only if you don't like entertaining baseball. Monday's 8-6 Modesto victory was the latest crisply played game in this season series, which the Nuts now lead 6-5 despite having been outscored 45-42. Modesto jumped out to a 5-0 lead in front of …
Modesto Bee
San Jose Mercury News, USA
During her tenure, the company grew from a local arts institution to a regional stalwart with a showcase theater in the heart of downtown. "When I arrived in San Jose, I saw it had a vision for itself of being a city of art and culture," Near recalls. …