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By STEPHEN BROOKS/The Associated Press  ¦   Donna and Wayne Bernskoetter of Wardsville page through the collection of every letter, e-mail or picture sent to them from their son, Shane, during his service with the 245th Maintenance Company in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II.

By AARON DOHOGNE/Missourian  ¦   Mary Heaney gives a 10-minute service to skaters about how skateboarding is a God-given talent. She says that taking credit for being a good skateboarder is a deception to ourselves.

By AARON DOHOGNE/Missourian  ¦   Sandi and Robert Flaaskog started the facility as a place to come skateboard, but after eight months, it was also a place for the youth to worship on Sunday mornings.

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By AARON DOHOGNE/Missourian  ¦   Robert and Sandi Flaaskog watch as Christopher Vanester ramps onto the gym's stage. The Flaaskogs say that they want to act as support for the skaters, and Robert frequently rides around and skates with them.

By Columbia Police Department Photo  ¦   Stefhon Hannah

By MU Athletic Department  ¦   Jason Horton

By REBECCA H. ROMANO/Missourian  ¦   Missouri sophomore Nicholas Marable, the second-ranked 165-pound wrestler in the nation, pins Max Dean of the University of Oklahoma, at the Beauty and the Beast event at the Hearnes Center on Friday.

By REBECCA H. ROMANO/Missourian  ¦   Missouri's Brock Wittmeyer and Oklahoma's Jeff James wrestle as the Centenary College gymnasts look on at the Beauty and the Beast event at the University of Missouri Hearnes Center on Friday.

By BEN DILLON/Missourian  ¦   Missouri's RaeShara Brown is blocked by Oklahoma's Danielle Robinson and Ashley Paris during the first half of Wednesday night's game.

By Courtesy photo  ¦   Andrew Jones

By Courtesy photo  ¦   Marcus Malbrough

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By ALEX LEWIS  ¦   Former President Bill Clinton made a visit to MU on Saturday to speak on behalf of his wife’s presidential campaign. Despite a large turnout of supporters to see Clinton, Boone County voters strongly favored Barack Obama when they went to the polls on Tuesday. 60.54 percent of Democrats voted for Obama while 36.95 voted for Clinton.

By Heather McGuire  ¦   Jordan Powell practices at Hickman High School on Thursday. Powell is one four girls in Columbia who are looking to punch their ticket to compete at the state championship meet.

By CATALIN ABAGIU/Missourian  ¦   Teammates credit part of Carroll's newfound leadership of the team to the time he spent observing from the bench last season following a transfer from Vanderbilt.