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January 17, 2009 | Front Page

Playoff run redefining legacy of Cardinals owner Bidwill

The last time the Cardinals hosted a championship football game Bill Bidwill was a teenage water boy roaming the sidelines while his father's team won the 1947 title. However, the legacy of Bidwill, a quirky, quiet, private man whose friends say is greatly misunderstood, could be on the cusp of changing.
• Whiz has kept Cards on course | Nod to Green?| slideshow Pics: Thurs. | Fans | Send more | graphic Guide | More

Arizona rated the state most ready to handle a flu pandemic

Arizona is the only state in the nation not to have been listed as "inadequately prepared" in any of the 28 key categories, which included everything from the ability to handle mass casualties to maintaining an adequate food supply.
• City population estimates | Arizona Medical Board Actions

A lifetime of training prepared hero pilot

Chesley B. ''Sully'' Sullenberger III spent practically his whole life preparing for the five-minute crucible that was US Airways Flight 1549. He got his pilot's license at 14, was named best aviator in his class at the Air Force Academy.
• Sully turns hero just in time | Pilot rejects two airports before landing| US Airways relieved | Passengers |slideshow Photos
• Hero pilot | video Video | graphic Timeline | video Inside cockpit

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Laurie Roberts
Mental-health care: A dangerous mess
The man was seething with anger when he came upon two unsuspecting guys, just going about their business. Within seconds, the pair lay dying as the man looked around for others to kill and finding none, he left.

Clay Thompson
Dragons do scare up something deep in human brain
My husband and daughter say there used to be such things as dragons. I say there was never any such thing. They make fun of me for not believing them. Were there ever dragons?

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