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Samuel Fredrick Valdez, 64, consulted with his attorney,
Wayne Fricke in February after learning that he had been
convicted of murder solicitation, arson, marijuana deliv-
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The 623-foot grain carrier Sparna, after briefly running
aground and sustaining hull damage Monday, was es-
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Former foster youth Charlie McNeely, Marcus Brown, Lyd-
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narratives during an open house March 12 for FosterClub,
a Seaside-based national nonprofit that recently cele-
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