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To Coit Tower and back

Jul. 20, 2009
Nobody ever drops by Coit Memorial Tower, sitting as it does at the top of a twisty drive and a clogged parking lot. For someone who doesn't live on Telegraph Hill, it takes a good reason to make the effort, like an open parking meter along Washington Square...
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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler