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         <title><![CDATA[Nature&rsquo;s waterworks]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Saturday May 25, 2013    




The heavy rains of late have turned some homeowners in our region into hydraulic engineers, their sump pumps working overtime to pump rainwater out of flooded basements. When saddled with such a chore, it&rsquo;s hard not to look up at the maple tree in the yard with a hint of envy, trees being masters of the task.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 24 May 2013 22:02:44 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[On retiring]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Saturday May 25, 2013    




It&rsquo;s amazing how 30 years zips by in the blink of an eye, yet when you&rsquo;re sitting in an accountant&rsquo;s office waiting to hear how much you owe in taxes minutes seem to take forever.



On Tuesday, May 14, at 10:27 p.m. Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives Shap Smith grabbed his solid, wooden mallet and slammed it down on the]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 24 May 2013 22:02:43 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Community Briefs]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday May 24, 2013    
Online classes among SVC summer offerings



 BENNINGTON -- Southern Vermont College is offering a variety of classes to choose from this summer for academic credit or for personal enrichment, including 19 online courses.



 Courses include Fundamentals of Academic Computing (a hands-on introduction to using computers) and Health Assessment.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 22:59:50 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Early days of motherhood]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday May 24, 2013    
Harriette Leidich



Because Mothers' Day follows so close after my birthday the greeting cards just kept coming. Very sentimental ones from family and friends, all so welcome.



The one that brought back some great memories was a card from my 75-year-old son in California.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 22:39:17 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Letters: Thanks from Southshire Community School]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday May 24, 2013    
Southshire Community School, located in North Bennington, held its annual Pastapalooza event on Friday, May 10 to raise money for the school's art program. Held at The Barn on Monument Circle in Bennington, the event featured signature pasta dishes donated by area restaurants and an auction of delectable desserts provided by local bakeries and Southshire families.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 22:38:53 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Letters: Make yourself more visible along the road]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday May 24, 2013    
Audrey Pietrucha and Bruce Lierman wrote letters offering important information and advice on cycling safely. I don't cycle but rather am a "walker/jogger" as well as a licensed driver. I think one VERY important addition that wasn't mentioned to increase safety for cyclists and joggers is simple and inexpensive .]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 22:38:16 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[A mission on climate change]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.benningtonbanner.com/columnists/ci_23312126/mission-climate-change?source=rss]]></link>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday May 24, 2013    
Eugene Robinson



President Obama should spend his remaining years in office making the United States part of the solution to climate change, not part of the problem. If Congress sticks to its policy of obstruction and willful ignorance, Obama should use his executive powers to the fullest extent.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 22:37:17 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[INTO THE LIGHT: Without term limits, more carnage]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Tuesday May 21, 2013    
Peter S. Kahrmann



When George Washington chose not to run for the presidency after serving two terms and returned to private life, King George III of England said: "If he does that, he is the greatest man on earth." 



The idea of anyone voluntarily giving up power was unheard of in those days.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 20:11:47 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Our hang-ups with official languages]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Thursday May 23, 2013    
Esther J. Cepeda



I&rsquo;m into "Missing una investigacion," the latest book by Chilean novelist Alberto Fuguet. I&rsquo;m reading it in Spanish since I have to consciously practice my native language or it vanishes. My family speaks English, lest we leave spouses and children out.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 May 2013 22:15:18 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Oklahoma needs help, not ideology]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Thursday May 23, 2013    
E.J. Dionne



While listening to an NPR report out of Moore, Okla., this week, I was genuinely shocked. Not by the scale of the devastation or the tenacity of people who have grown stoically accustomed to the damage tornados can do, but by a political sentiment that, in almost any other era, would not have been surprising at all.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 May 2013 22:15:17 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Indignation Industrial Complex]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Wednesday May 22, 2013    
Tina Dupuy



In the now-infamous "47 Percent" video secretly captured during a Mitt Romney fundraising speech, the GOP hopeful gleefully mentioned Jimmy Carter&rsquo;s Iran Hostage Crisis moment and admitted, "By the way, if something of that nature presents itself, I will work to find a way to take advantage of the opportunity.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 May 2013 22:20:43 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[High stakes credibility game]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Wednesday May 22, 2013    
Joe Galdelman



Forget the political "blame game." The biggest game in town now is the credibility game -- a high -stakes exercise that will end with America&rsquo;s political middle deciding who is trustworthy and who isn&rsquo;t. Some key players:



President Barack Obama: In the case of the Benghazi emails, government snooping on the Associated Press and Fox]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 May 2013 22:20:40 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s news, not espionage]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Tuesday May 21, 2013    
Eugene Robinson



The Obama administration has no business rummaging through journalists&rsquo; phone records, perusing their emails and tracking their movements in an attempt to keep them from gathering news. This heavy-handed business isn&rsquo;t chilling, it&rsquo;s just plain cold.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 22:38:14 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[One district, three campuses]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Monday May 20, 2013    
Catherine M. McClure



On Tuesday, May 21, all registered voters in Bennington are called to vote upon the 2013-2014 (fiscal year 2014) Bennington School District Budget. Ballots are currently available at the Town Clerk&rsquo;s Office. Polls will be open on Tuesday from 7 a.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 19 May 2013 21:35:11 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Dogs, waste, and business]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Monday May 20, 2013    
Stuart Hurd



Here it is May, and the temperatures are more like late March, early April. We did have some beautiful weather in mid April. Maybe it balances out. We all look forward to the warm weather after what seems like a long, cold winter.



The warmer months mean lawn mowing, raking, yard clean up.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 19 May 2013 21:35:04 EDT]]></pubDate>
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