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news :
7 Briefs
8 Slant
13 Bears
cover story :
14 Red, White & Azul
special section :
16 Outdoors
arts &
entertainment:
22 Calendar 32 Nightlife
28 Galleries 35 Theater
36 Dance
29 Movies
30 Music
etc:
38 Classifieds 42 Personals
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Editor Ted Taylor
Reporter Camilla Mortensen
Theater & Film Editor Rick Levin
Music & Visual Arts Editor Dante Zuñiga-West
Calendar Editor/Staff Writer Shannon Finnell
Calendar Assistant Andy Valentine
Contributing Editor Anita Johnson
Contributing Writers Brett Campbell, Rachael Carnes,
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