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<title><![CDATA[Hard times at home]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/08/hard-times-home/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[If anyone doubted the impact of economic conditions here in Iredell County, the news this week should serve as a reminder that many of our neighbors are feeling the full brunt of the tough times.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Changes afoot in the R&L newsroom]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/07/changes-afoot-rl-newsroom/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[As I promised in a recent column, we've finalized some fairly significant changes in the newsroom during the past week or so.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[True public service]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/06/true-public-service/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[ Statesville Police Officer James Robinson has given new meaning to the words "protect and serve."]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A taxing proposal]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/03/taxing-proposal/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Now is not the right time for a major increase in the federal gas tax — or any tax, for that matter, that has a disproportionate burden on lower-income Americans.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[2008: A year in letters]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/31/2008-year-letters/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The presidential election, which along with the souring economy dominated the news pages in 2008, was the leading topic of conversation on our opinion pages throughout the year.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A year of transition for the R&L newsroom]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/30/year-transition-rl-newsroom/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[2008 has proven to be a difficult year in the newspaper industry, creating unprecedented challenges for newspapers large and small.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A worthy cause]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/29/worthy-cause/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[If your budget is strapped this holiday season, imagine what it would be like if you took in a couple of extra children.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 29 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[On the right track]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/28/right-track/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[There are no easy answers to the economic crisis threatening to cripple the nation's economy and work force. Some experts claim the key is adding more jobs, while others argue that won't solve the problem.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 28 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A giving community]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/26/giving-community/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[We stopped being amazed at the incredible generosity of this community years ago.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Shopping wisely]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/26/shopping-wisely/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Iredell County shoppers have a chance to turn Black Friday into a banner day for the local economy.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Inviting disaster]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/25/inviting-disaster/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Downtown Statesville has a lot going for it.

There's a nice mix of fine dining, galleries, antique stores and other unique shops to attract visitors from near and far.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Christmas story]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/25/christmas-story/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Serving our readers]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/24/serving-our-readers/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[They work in the middle of the night, in all kinds of nasty weather and on every holiday, rarely missing a day.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 24 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Finding a way to fight 'A Losing Battle']]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/23/finding-way-fight-losing-battle/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[My apologies to those of you who have been offended by the articles and photographs published as part of our series "A Losing Battle."]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Christmas spirit]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/22/christmas-spirit/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The stories of children who find their way to foster care are the kind that make you grab your children or grandchildren and hug them tight.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Chief Anderson has big job ahead of him]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/20/chief-anderson-has-big-job-ahead-him/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[It comes as no surprise that Tom Anderson was hired as chief of the Statesville Police Department.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 20 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A PhD for local education]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/19/phd-local-education/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[We are excited about Wingate University's plan to begin a three-year doctoral program in Mooresville, for the benefit of local public school teachers. Anything that helps teachers and administrators improve themselves has to be good for our classrooms.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:03:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Living the dream]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/16/living-dream/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[While it may seem like a formality following Barack Obama's convincing victory at the polls in November, it's no small thing that members of the Electoral College cast 365 votes for Barack Obama on Monday, moving him closer to taking the oath of office as the nation's 44th president and commander in chief.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Justice is needed]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/14/justice-needed/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[It's been nearly a year since a brazen gunman callously murdered a clerk and customer at the Shell station on East Broad Street.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 14 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Time running short]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/09/time-running-short/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Local United Way agencies - and the 80,000-plus people who count on them - are in for a rude awakening.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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