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         <title><![CDATA[Roses to the artists, organizers of the Catamount Prowl]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Saturday May 25, 2013    




ROSES to the artists involved with and the organizers of the Catamount Prowl 2013. This large-scale community street art project of the Bennington Area Chamber of Commerce brings together area businesses (who sponsor the catamounts), artists in the community (who execute creative designs on the large statues), and area residents (who are able to stroll the town]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 25 May 2013 14:39:17 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[The GMO labeling debate isn&rsquo;t over]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Thursday May 23, 2013    
If the adage is true that you are what you eat, then what might you be if you&rsquo;re eating a lot of genetically modified organisms?



GMOs are plants or animals that have been genetically engineered with DNA from bacteria, viruses or other plants and animals. According to the nonprofit organization the Non-GMO Project, a growing body of evidence connects GMOs with]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 May 2013 22:15:07 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Events this weekend will showcase Bennington]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Wednesday May 22, 2013    
Two events that are worth staying home for this holiday weekend kick off in Bennington this Saturday and Sunday.



On Saturday, May 25, the 28th annual Mayfest arts and crafts festival will bring thousands of visitors downtown for several blocks' worth arts, craft and food vendors as well as live entertainment.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 May 2013 09:08:50 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Roses to Arlington students for finding creative way to outfit lab]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Saturday May 18, 2013    




ROSES to students at Arlington Memorial Middle School/High School who found a creative way to raise money for additional computer work stations for a new music and media lab at the school. The Kickstarter campaign, "Chromatic: Building a Media Lab for Art, Music & Adventure," seeks to raise enough for 10 $1,000 workstations and will succeed only if the it reaches]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 22:29:39 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Legislation would help     to protect nation&rsquo;s seniors from scams]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday May 17, 2013    
In a fitting measure for National Older Americans Month, Vermont Rep. Peter Welch, along with Florida Congressmen Ted Deutch and Vern Buchanan, on Wednesday introduced the Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2013



The proposed legislation is intended to empower the Federal Trade Commission to target con artists preying on seniors, according to a press release from]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 23:35:26 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Extending statute              of limitations       the right thing to do]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Wednesday May 15, 2013    
I grew up in State College, Pa., home of Penn State University and its fabled football program. In high school I walked the halls and attended classes with the children of Penn State football royalty: A couple of Paternos, some Sanduskys. We were the Little Lions, a play on the college mascot the Nittany Lion.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 May 2013 23:15:24 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Thorns to former school officials, relatives who defrauded state]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Saturday May 11, 2013    




THORNS to the former president and trustee of Bennington School Inc., his son and son-in-law, and another man who defrauded the state of Vermont and the federal government for a total of $4.3 million. Matthew Merritt Jr., 81, of West Stockbridge Mass.; his son, Matthew Merritt III, 54, of Lenox, Mass.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 May 2013 22:00:30 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Spring brings promise      of new businesses               in Bennington]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday May 10, 2013    
If you&rsquo;ve visited Bennington&rsquo;s Main Street recently, you&rsquo;ve likely noticed that the fair spring weather has brought out the masses. 



There are families strolling the sidewalks pushing kids in strollers and/or trailing dogs on leashes, teenagers on bikes, and groups of friends headed out to lunch or dinner.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 9 May 2013 22:20:23 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Keeping the news              in perspective]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Wednesday May 8, 2013    
The Banner has reported on a lot of big news in Bennington since the beginning of 2013. 


* Former Mount Anthony Union High School science and math teacher Steven P. Davis made headlines across the state after posting videos and messages on the Internet Dec. 31 criticizing school officials, co-workers, and the teachers union shortly after surrendering an AR-15]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 7 May 2013 22:50:02 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Roses to Rev. Hugenot for his service to his Benningon congregation]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Saturday May 4, 2013    




ROSES to the Rev. Jerrod Hugenot for his seven years of service at First Baptist Church of Bennington. In June Hugenot will begin a new role in Albany as associate executive minister for the American Baptist Churches of New York. We wish him well in his new challenge, which includes oversight of more than 300 American Baptist congregations in New York State.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 3 May 2013 22:47:43 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Support inaugural          Bark for Life                       of Bennington County]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Thursday May 2, 2013    
When you're sick and in need of cheering up, who's always there for you, tail wagging?



Who can you turn to for unconditional support and comfort?



Man's Best Friend, naturally.



Keeping dogs' caregiving qualities in mind, it's fitting that our four-legged friends have been officially enlisted in the battle against cancer.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 1 May 2013 23:39:24 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Roses to Sen. Leahy for pressing for Irene reimbursements for Bennington, Rockingham, Woodford]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Saturday April 27, 2013    
ROSES to Sen. Patrick Leahy, who continues to press for reimbursement of funds used to pay for emergency work in Bennington, Rockingham and Woodford in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene.



ROSES to the Hoosick Falls Central School girls lacrosse team, who won their first home game in program history on Monday.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 27 Apr 2013 08:19:10 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Earth Day has passed - here are more chances     to make a difference]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday April 26, 2013    
If the official Earth Day on Monday didn&rsquo;t inspire you to get outside and try to make things greener, you haven&rsquo;t missed your chance.



There will be another opportunity to show the Earth you care this Saturday, which is also known as Youth Appreciation Day in Bennington following a proclamation by the Bennington Select Board earlier this week.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:31:30 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Moving on       after a week of terror]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Monday April 22, 2013    
We are a nation that lives with terror every day.



Since 9/11, if not before, terror is part of our lives. It is in the back of our minds when we drop a child off at school, board an airplane, enter a tall building, or cross a border. It is present.



When bombs exploded during the Boston Marathon on April 15, killing three people and badly wounding more than]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 21 Apr 2013 21:40:39 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Thorns to the Senate for failing to pass gun control legislation]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Saturday April 20, 2013    




THORNS to the U.S. Senate for failing to pass legislation that would require background checks for gun buyers and a ban on assault weapons. President Barack Obama, who supported the measure, said opponents of the legislation in both parties "caved to the pressure" of special interests.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:39:54 EDT]]></pubDate>
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