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- ↑ Holub H. 2010. David Yetman — Southern Arizona’s ultimate Desert Rat Archived 2014-01-24 at archive.today . Tucson Citizen, June 2.
- ↑ "One Vote Can Tip the Balance: The Battles for Reproductive Care". November 2010.
- ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : Sonoran Desert Voices: David Yetman, borderlands scholar, University of Arizona. YouTube .
- ↑ "Some people really do whistle while they work: Here's why". 15 October 2016.
- ↑ "DAVID YETMAN TRAIL | | tucson.com".
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