This Gardner Is Heading Back to His Roots
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He sat down on the mat, legs crossed, fiddling with his laces. Rulon Gardner said he wanted to feel &quot;the way you do when you take off your shoes as aa four- or five-year-old kid, on the mat for the first time.
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By Alex Doniach / doniach@commercialappealcom  Paul Hein bought a home in his quiet Northaven suburb 28 years ago - before his neighbors became renters who let their weeds grow wild and trash collect on their front lawns.
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By Matt Christensen, The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho  Mar. 7--JEROME -- It takes a village to raise a child, they say.   In Magic Valley, it'll take a community -- and a native plant -- to save a dwindling species.
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TO THE EDITOR:           After visiting some of the western public forests, grasslands and parks, I understand much better about the scars left from drilling and mineral exploration. Vehicle tracks will be there for centuries just like the wagons of early settlers have left their mark.
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Darryl Strawberry is rejoining the New York Mets as a special instructor for a few days during spring training.
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ARABI, La. -- Honie Bauer was the first to move back.
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For a lot of New Yorkers, the reopening of the Modern allows for a fond reunion with objects they love. They won't be disappointed.
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Its coffee shops of the past are gone, but the chain can rebound by slowing down.
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As genealogical societies and Web sites proliferate and DNA testing becomes more widely available, researching family roots has become a passion for many Americans.
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The company's original visionary returns to the helm.
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Following the ravages of harsh winter weather and with spring just around the corner, now is the time to start thinking about brighter days and reclaiming our gardens.
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Vetiver, a grass native to India that grows 13-foot (4-meter) roots, is increasingly used as a low-cost tool to solve problems from soil erosion to pollution.
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Morgan O'Brien has made his career out of slicing up chunks of airwaves and stitching them back together.
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From an auteur -masala entertainer, John has decided to re-position his image to a more a fun-loving outdoor and sporty entertainer.
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Athens, Greece -- Rulon Gardner unlaced his size 13 shoes, yanked them off and placed them on the mat. The big galoot, as friendly and unassuming as any Olympian could be, recalled how he would sit on the floor as a kid and pull on his sneakers.
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One of the pioneers of offshoring tries to cash in.
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Rulon Gardner, who had already left a big mark in the world of Olympic wrestling, left his shoes on the mat to signify his retirement from the ancient sport.