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Tracy, Calif., firefighter named soap opera’s No. 1 fan

By PHIL HAYWORTH
Tracy Press (California)

In a firehouse somewhere in the San Ramon Valley, a burly firefighter named Mick Ybarra is likely crying his eyes out this Valentine’s Day over the trials and tribulations of his great love, “Alexis.”

The only problem is that Alexis isn’t a real person. She’s a character on the long-running ABC soap opera “General Hospital.”

“I don’t care what people think,” Ybarra said. “I love that program.”

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