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    <title><![CDATA[City sending &#x2018;message&#x2019; on ABC scofflaws]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The City Council wants to let beer and wine sellers hear that it takes ABC violations seriously and might make an example of M.M. Fowler Inc.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 15 May 2012 19:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Artists&#x2019; mind-media meld opens at Craven Gallery]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[George Jenne and Paul Hrusovsky have spent the last year and a half creating artwork for &#x201C;That Was Then: Paul Hrusovsky and George Jenne,&#x201D; an exhibit that opens Saturday, May 19, at the Craven Allen Gallery, 1106 1/2 Broad St. in Durham.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 15 May 2012 19:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Duke appoints Brodhead to new five-year term]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[As Duke&#x2019;s ninth president, Richard Brodhead led a $300 million fundraising campaign for financial aid endowment, launched the DukeEngage civic engagement program, and opened the university&#x2019;s first new residence hall in seven years.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 14 May 2012 11:43:30 EST]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Durham County primary winners face November challenger]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Ellen Reckhow, Fred Foster and Wendy Jacobs are opponents of the controversial 751 South subdivision project, and won the three top spots despite $54,000 spent by the project&#x2019;s developer to promote four candidates who favor it through its Durham&#x2019;s Partnership for Progress Super PAC.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 12 May 2012 19:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[DPS wants to shift money for new high school to technology]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[&#x201C;Technology is not a want; it is a need in the district,&#x201D; Superintendent Eric Becoats told commissioners last week.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 12 May 2012 19:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/212062</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Occupiers gear up for next phase]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Look beyond the public assemblies, and you see a core group of Occupiers connecting with each other, reaching out for training from thought leaders and labor organizers, and gearing up for activism long-term.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 12 May 2012 19:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ESL instructor Durham&#x2019;s Teacher of the Year]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/2012/05/11/212071/esl-instructor-durhams-teacher.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[&#x201C;What I am most proud of is the learning environment I have created for my students and the success it fosters for them,&#x201D; says Alaina Burr.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 11 May 2012 12:57:17 EST]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[&#x2018;We Do&#x2019; protests marriage laws]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Lesbian couples sought marriage licenses in Durham County last week and got the denials they expected. It was part of a statewide protest aimed at making recognition for same-sex marriage a federal law.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 10 May 2012 10:54:38 EST]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Bowser resigns commissioner&#x2019;s seat]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Bowser, whose term didn&#x2019;t officially expire until December, finished seventh in Tuesday&#x2019;s 14-person race for the five seats on the Durham County Board of Commissioners.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 09 May 2012 22:49:46 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/212045</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Duke says LGBT benefits will continue]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[&#x201C;Duke was one of the first employers to make benefits available to same sex partners in 1994 as a way to be inclusive and supportive of the needs of all faculty and staff, and this support will continue,&#x201D; Kyle Cavanaugh, vice president of administration at Duke, said in a statement Wednesday.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 09 May 2012 12:08:00 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/212035</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Durham School Board: Leigh Bordley, Minnie Forte-Brown, Heidi Carter secure seats]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/2012/05/08/212034/durham-school-board-leigh-bordley.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[ Running unopposed, incumbents Minnie Forte-Brown and Heidi Carter had 98 percent of the vote with eight of 65 precincts for the Durham School Board, while incumbent Leigh Bordley was easily outpolling challenger John Tarantino, 75.6 percent to 23.3 percent.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 09 May 2012 00:17:40 EST]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Durham County Board of Commissioners: Reckhow, Jacobs vie for lead]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[With more than 98 percent of the vote counted, incumbent Durham County Commissioner Ellen Reckhow led the field of 14 candidates, with Durham NAACP President Fred Foster Jr. and environmental consultant Wendy Jacobs close behind.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 08 May 2012 23:19:21 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/212031</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[&#x2018;Limited&#x2019; Rolling Hills role now $22.6M]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/2012/05/08/212027/limited-rolling-hills-role-now.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[When the city sought developers to revive the twice-failed Rolling Hills subdivision, it declared its own role in the project to be &#x201C;limited.&#x201D; Over seven years, that &#x201C;limit&#x201D; has risen to around $22.6 million.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 08 May 2012 19:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/212027</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Durham, Wake merge mental health agencies]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/2012/05/08/212024/durham-wake-merge-mental-health.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[The new organization will be known as Alliance Behavioral Healthcare, with administrative offices at Imperial Center near the Durham-Wake county line. Satellite offices will also be maintained in Durham and Raleigh.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/212024</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Durham County affirms commitment to same-sex benefits]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The unanimous vote came after speakers, including two county employees, expressed concern about the future of domestic partner benefits after Tuesday&#x2019;s vote on Amendment One,]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 08 May 2012 13:03:04 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/212022</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Ceremony honors UNC&#x2019;s Confederate war dead]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/2012/05/08/212008/ceremony-honors-uncs-confederate.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[The short service, with three uniformed soldiers and a lone trumpeter, drew 10 people to the Confederate War Monument, better known as Silent Sam, on Polk Place off Franklin Street.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 08 May 2012 19:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Wetland could save city up to $20M]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/2012/05/08/212014/wetland-could-save-city-up-to.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[An engineering study estimates that turning the vacant Diet and Fitness Center site into a wetland would save Durham $7 million to $20 million in stormwater cleanup costs.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 08 May 2012 19:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Trade in gas-guzzling mowers for discounted electric models]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/2012/05/07/212021/trade-in-gas-guzzling-mowers-for.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Stop by the Durham County Stadium on Saturday, May 12, or Jordan High School on May 19 to recycle your old gas equipment and purchase new, discounted electric equipment.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 07 May 2012 12:26:28 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/212021</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Durham names Teacher of Year on Thursday]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/2012/05/07/212017/durham-names-tecaher-of-year-on.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[The Teacher of the Year will be awarded a cash prize of $1,000. Each of the other finalists will receive $500.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 07 May 2012 11:29:40 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/212017</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Jacobs, Reckhow lead candidate spending]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The Partnership for Progress Super PAC leads all spenders on Durham County&#x2019;s commissioners race, while Wendy Jacobs has first place in contributions and spending.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 05 May 2012 19:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Magnolia Grill closing May 31]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[In an email, Ben and Karen Barker wrote that they had run the restaurant for 25 years and were ready for a change. They cited a need to spend more time with family.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 05 May 2012 19:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Pastor &#x2018;down in it&#x2019; against Durham crime]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/2012/05/05/211990/pastor-down-in-it-against-durham.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Durham minister Tiff McCarter believes there is more to ministry than preaching and spirituality. He aims to activate his City of Joy congregation in cutting violence and crime.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 05 May 2012 19:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[State clears Durham Super PAC of alleged wrongdoing]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The state Board of Elections says as long as the candidates didn&#x2019;t help produce the fliers, there is nothing wrong in their supporters passing them out.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 04 May 2012 18:01:28 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/211995</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[New hotel developer wants bigger county incentive]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Greenfire Development of Durham bought the 1937 office building in 2006 and announced plans to convert it into a boutique hotel, but it has recently been silent on the project&#x2019;s status.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 03 May 2012 13:33:40 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/211991</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Woodard two months late on required campaign forms]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[State Senate candidate Mike Woodard made a trip to Raleigh Tuesday to turn in overdue campaign forms after his opponent lodged a complaint with the state Elections Board.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 03 May 2012 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hundreds say farewell to LeRoy Walker]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Former track stars, coaches and U.S. Olympic officials gather in Durham at the funeral for the legendary track coach.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 02 May 2012 18:24:43 EST]]></pubDate>
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