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<title><![CDATA[Church group donates 10 Thanksgiving dinners to I-CARE]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/20/church-group-donates-10-thanksgiving-dinners-i-car/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[As Thanksgiving nears, the harsh realities associated with the nation's less-than-stellar economy become more pronounced. And few have a greater awareness of these bleak facts than those in the people-helping business.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[United Way hopes for tea party boost]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/19/united-way-hopes-tea-party-boost/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The positive response to last year's Holiday Victorian Tea Parties have organizers thinking bigger this year.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Dove House facility opens its doors]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/18/new-dove-house-facility-opens-its-doors/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[To some, the new Dove House facility on Simonton Road is the Taj Mahal compared to the center's former site on East Broad Street. To at least one person, it's a "miracle house."]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Downtown deco and nouveau]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/16/downtown-deco-and-nouveau/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Downtown Statesville is like an outdoor museum of building styles built since 1854, the year of the Great Fire. Only Mitchell College was spared as it was being built.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Air Force jazz band to perform at MCC]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/16/air-force-jazz-band-perform-mcc/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[A United States Air Force jazz ensemble is coming to Statesville.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cove program uses dogs in community outreach]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/16/cove-program-uses-dogs-community-outreach/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[MOORESVILLE — Despite a lot of loud banging and people running around yelling, Buttercup didn't yelp or run away.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Grave of Iredell judge found in Lumberton]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/15/grave-iredell-judge-found-lumberton/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[James Coleman, a retired public school history teacher and now the principal and history teacher of Antioch Christian Academy in Lumberton, e-mailed the R&L the other day.
Coleman had come across a large tombstone in the Meadowbrook Cemetery in Lumberton while working on a project for his students. He was intrigued by the headstone's size (5 feet tall) and inscription, which he says, "generated more questions than answers."
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:58:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Statesville siblings have lived together for 50 years]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/14/statesville-siblings-have-lived-together-50-years/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Leona remembers things more clearly than her big sister, Nettie.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dance class caters to special-needs children]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/14/dance-class-caters-special-needs-children/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Betty's School of Dance offers classes on everything from ballet to hip-hop to tap jazz dance — and everything else in between.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Solid waste sites to collect coats]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/13/solid-waste-sites-collect-coats/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Collecting coats at the Iredell County Landfill and transfer stations might seem a little bit out of the normal job description for recycling coordinator Diane Lewis.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MCC honors veterans]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/12/mcc-honors-veterans/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[It's always on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month that we remember the heroes.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Iredell Cancer Fund food sale slated for Nov. 21]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/12/iredell-cancer-fund-food-sale-slated-nov-21/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Organizers of the 18th annual Holiday Food Sale for the Iredell Cancer Fund hope this year's event can rival that of years past.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[West Iredell High School holds Veterans Day tribute]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/11/west-iredell-high-school-holds-veterans-day-tribut/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Dozens of local military veterans were honored at West Iredell High School during a special Veterans Day tribute on Tuesday.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[From Barium to Bataan: Veteran recalls infamous march]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/11/barium-bataan-veteran-recalls-infamous-march/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[I met with James Dixon Beshears, 90, on a cool and rainy day at the small museum on the campus of Barium Springs Home for Children south of Statesville. He made the drive alone from his home in Clemmons in his Buick.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Johnson named I-SS superintendent]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/10/johnson-named-i-ss-superintendent/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Brady Johnson has been named the Iredell-Statesville Schools superintendent after serving more than three months in the position on an interim basis.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Students send care packages to troops]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/10/students-send-care-packages-troops/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Claire Spence's American Renaissance School kindergarten class received an important life lesson about giving — and it didn't come from inside the walls of a classroom.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pre-Fire Planning helps firefighters save lives]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/09/pre-fire-planning-helps-firefighters-save-lives/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[What is pre-fire planning? Well, when you see Statesville firefighters visiting local businesses in our area, we are not there just to fill time in our day. We have a purpose for our visit — to establish a pre-fire plan much like you have a fire escape plan for your home. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Land for 'Eagle City' given to the president]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/08/land-eagle-city-given-president/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[You occasionally come across some odd stories while reading old newspapers, proving that  Iredell County has had its share of what we might charitably call "characters," those  among us who exhibit slightly eccentric behaviors from time to time. It might even be argued that we still have our quota, and then some.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:01:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Realizing contentment is natural wealth]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/08/realizing-contentment-natural-wealth/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Socrates profoundly said — in that little way he had — "Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty."
What makes you feel the most content? Mull it over. It's a time when your heart and soul are smiling simultaneously with pleasure, along with a calm sense of peaceful satisfaction. Ultimate contentment can come in the form of brief, fleeting moments or it can be a more elongated period of time that offers a sense of tranquility. However, what is paramount is being aware in the moment or time period that you are truly content rather than realizing it too late.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[O.C.C. works to bring Christmas gifts to all]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/08/occ-works-bring-christmas-gifts-all/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The holiday season is quickly approaching, and Operation Christmas Child is working to ensure children all over the world have a good holiday season.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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