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<title><![CDATA[Board's pick makes sense]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/12/boards-pick-makes-sense/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education's decision to name Brady Johnson superintendent came as a welcome surprise.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A quick 'thanks']]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/11/quick-thanks/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[For the Statesville firefighters, it was just another day at the office.

But for a young mother who came home to a house full of smoke on Monday morning, it was a scary situation.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gay rights]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/06/gay-rights/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Maine voters affirmed this week their belief marriage should be between one man and one woman. According to the Associated Press, "Gay marriage has now lost in every state - 31 in all - in which it has been put to the popular vote."]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Play ball!]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/oct/28/play-ball/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[News that "the cream of the crop" in college baseball will be playing in Statesville this summer is good for baseball fans and the city in general.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Grim reality]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/oct/27/grim-reality/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Amy Eisele, Donnie Perry and Glenda Priest aren't the type to cry wolf.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A fitting tribute]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/oct/22/fitting-tribute/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Vietnam veteran Dale Wilson was honored in Troutman on Sunday with the attention and adoration typically reserved for true American heroes.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[All voices needed]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/oct/20/all-voices-needed/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[It would have been nice to see all of the Statesville City Council members in attendance at last night's council meeting.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[McHenry faces test in primary]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/oct/18/mchenry-faces-test-primary/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Rep. Patrick McHenry's voting record has consistently been among the most conservative in the U.S. House.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Investing in our community]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/oct/13/investing-our-community/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The Downtown Statesville Development Corporation, the Greater Statesville Chamber of Commerce and others have been beating the "shop local" drum for years.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[An important race remains]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/oct/11/important-race-remains/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Statesville voters have a little unfinished business following last week's municipal elections.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The votes are in]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/oct/07/votes-are/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[There may well be an anti-incumbent fervor brewing across the nation as a result of deficit spending and plans for major health care reform in Washington.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Exercise your right to vote]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/oct/04/exercise-your-right-vote/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Statesville City Council candidate Brian Pickrell made the most profound statement at the recent candidates forum.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hometown hero]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/oct/03/hometown-hero/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[In numerous interviews published around the world, NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn has proudly called Statesville home. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Real reform]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/oct/02/real-reform/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[There's been plenty of debate in Washington, D.C., on opinion pages, during town hall meetings and in living rooms across the country for the past three months about the need to reform our nation's health care system.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Our choice for mayor]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/sep/30/our-choice-mayor/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Incumbent Costi Kutteh is the best candidate for Statesville mayor on the Oct. 6 ballot.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A must read]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/sep/22/must-read/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[It's not as controversial, divisive or as long as the health care reform legislation being debated in Congress. But the Statesville Downtown & N.C. 115 Streetscape/Land Use Master Plan being considered by the Statesville City Council is a pretty big deal.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Justice served]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/sep/20/justice-served/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[An Iredell County judge and jury made a simple yet profound statement on Friday: If you peddle drugs in this county and one of your customers overdoses and dies, you should be prepared to spend a long, long time in prison.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Getting tough?]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/sep/15/getting-tough/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[During election season, it's tough to find candidates for state or federal office who don't make public safety a cornerstone of their campaign.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Remembering 9/11]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/sep/11/remembering-911/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Americans from all walks of life huddled around TVs and computer monitors eight years ago today, watching in disbelief as terrorists crashed airplanes into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a rural community in Pennsylvania.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Crossing the line]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/sep/10/crossing-line/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[An University of Oregon football player who punched an opponent following the season-opening game last weekend has been suspended for the season. That's a fitting punishment.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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