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    <title><![CDATA[Support through all seasons: That's what these Friends are for]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/story/200103.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Each Tuesday morning a group of people gathers in the Durham Main Library garage. More dedicated than mail carriers, they meet in the sweltering summer heat and the freezing winter cold to sort old books.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:36:49 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/200103</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Let's talk about sex]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/story/200082.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Why is the world so scared to talk to teenagers about sex?]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:32:23 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/200082</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Letter writer misrepresented House bill]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/story/200099.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Legislation is moving through the U.S. House of Representatives that would provide a congressionally-sanctioned process for consulting the people of Puerto Rico regarding their preferences as to the territory's political status.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:41:30 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/200099</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Fun run to honor incredible woman]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/story/200095.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Dr. Marcy Speer was an incredible, beautiful, caring woman. Dr. Speer passed away in August 2007 after fighting breast cancer for over two years, years during which she cherished every moment of her life.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:45:37 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/200095</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Initiative will do whatever it takes]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/story/200067.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[The East Durham Children's Initiative will be a pipeline of success for children in East Durham from birth to college or career by providing a continuum of support for families and children.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/200067</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Learn about DPS this weekend]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/story/200065.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Parents who attend the Durham Public Schools Elementary Magnet Fair today (9 a.m. to noon at Hillside High School) and our Middle and High School Magnet Fair Sunday (1 to 4 p.m., also at Hillside) are in for a big treat.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/200065</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Durham, find yourself]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/story/200066.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[The good folks creating a Durham history museum have a formidable job. There are all sorts of things to do, like raising money and getting people to buy into the idea and raising money. And a lot of decisions to make along the way, like how? and where?]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/200066</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA['Parking Lot Pastor' appeals for holiday help]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/story/200054.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA["The Parking Lot Pastor" at Changing a Generation Ministry in East Durham has laid his plans for helping hungry people at Thanksgiving, but the ministry is in need of support from other congregations or individuals who share his passion for this work.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/200054</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Harris has improved achievement]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/story/200045.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[The Center for Child & Family Health wishes to congratulate Superintendent Carl Harris on his recent appointment as deputy assistant secretary for policy and strategic initiatives with the U.S. Department of Education.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/200045</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Push for Puerto Rican statehood could cost North Carolina seat]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/story/200036.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[According to a Congressional Research Office study conducted in 2002, North Carolina will lose one seat in Congress if Puerto Rico becomes the 51st state.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/200036</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[The arts give back in countless ways]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/story/200038.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Last week was Emerging Artists panel week for my department.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/200038</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[The tipping point]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/story/200046.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[I've never waited tables, I'd be horrible at it.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/200046</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Churches give practical tips on keeping safe from H1N1]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/story/200003.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Sharing the peace or passing of the peace in the liturgy of Christian worship is a common practice in area congregations.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/200003</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Kids Voting results are in]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/story/200002.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[The kids have spoken in Durham's 2009 Mayor and City Council Elections and the results may surprise you!]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/200002</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[A big night for Democrats]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/story/200000.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[What a night for North Carolina Democrats!]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/200000</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[What happened to helping others?]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/story/200001.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[I cannot come to the banquet,]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/200001</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Mayor, council incumbents coast]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/story/199995.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Mayor Bill Bell and three incumbent City Council members won landslide re-elections Tuesday, each taking more than 71 percent of the vote.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Northgate]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/story/199990.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[This letter was sent to Mayor Bil Bell and the Durham City Council:]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/199990</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[GLBT award nominees sought]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/story/199987.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[The 2010 Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Carolinas Gala Committee and the North Carolina Steering Committee are seeking nominations from residents of North and South Carolina for the annual Equality and Legacy/Trailblazer Awards.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/199987</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[It's up to us]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/story/200008.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[What do these items have in common?]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/200008</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Former DSS director still wants to make a difference]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/story/199978.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Dan Hudgins meets me in a white cap that says "Got Freedom?" across the top.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/199978</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Words we need to hear]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/story/199975.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[What did you hear about Obama's speech to the high schools? Did you know he had a cabinet member visit Southern High School that day? And that his speech was played live in our school auditorium?]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/199975</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Big-time athletics 80 years later]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/story/199982.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[American college athletics, a report says, is "a highly organized commercial enterprise."]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/199982</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Keep electronic billboards out]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/story/199944.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Having just driven back from Watauga County on Sunday evening, specifically picturesque Blowing Rock, I witnessed one of three electronic billboards. How unsightly and distracting it was.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/199944</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Voter info can be found online]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/story/199945.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Last year, North Carolina voters set record high turnout in the midst of a historic contest for the White House. But a year later, voting booths could be sadly silent in Chapel Hill and other cities across the state on Nov.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:00:01 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/199945</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Another look at turnout]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/story/199942.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[In his October 10 column Primary Turnout Sets "New Low" Jim Wise points out that $175,000 was spent on Durham's City Council primary election where only 5,988 individuals voted. The assumption is that $29.23 a vote is too much to spend.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:00:01 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/199942</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Clinic provided lifelong lessons]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/story/199939.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[The Emily Krzyzewski Center, a learning center that serves high-potential, economically disadvantaged students, hosted a free basketball clinic for local girls and boys on Saturday, Sept. 26. The center worked with Duke University and N.C.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:00:01 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/199939</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Dell fiasco offers a warning in wooing]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/story/199937.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Let's hope the state of North Carolina and the City of Winston-Salem learned from the multi-million dollar Dell debacle.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:00:51 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/199937</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Leadership applications due]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/story/199936.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[The Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications for its 38th annual Leadership Durham program.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/199936</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Finding a middle ground on Halloween]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/story/199932.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Instead of debating whether Halloween is a satanic holiday or merely a secular one, churches can find middle ground and "out-narrate" a negative perception of Halloween with the tradition of All Saints, says a Duke Divinity School professor.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:09:05 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.thedurhamnews.com/199932</guid>
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