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CITY HALL FALCON CHICKS NAMED MAYOR REED INTRODUCES SPIRIT, HIKO, AND ESPERANZA

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From: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
Date: 20070605
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The office of the San Jose Mayor issued the following news release:

Just in time for their maiden flights, San José Mayor Chuck Reed announced the names of the three City Hall peregrine falcon fledglings: Spirit (female), Hiko (male), and Esperanza (female.) The winning monikers were chosen by Castillero Middle School (Hiko), St. Christopher School (Spirit), and Bret Harte Middle, Discovery Charter, LeyVa Middle, and Morrill Middle (Esperanza).

"The voters have spoken, and San José's young falcons now have names that reflect their majesty and their return from near-extinction," said Mayor ...

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