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		<title>Statehouse News: Nov. 16 to 20</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following headlines are compiled each week by Sarah D. Wire, a senior at the Missouri School of Journalism. The weekly newsletter — drawn from stories by student-reporters with Missouri Digital News — is dispatched to members of the Missouri Press Association.
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Governor announces tuition freeze — Gov. Jay Nixon announced a plan Tuesday to freeze [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewatchword.wordpress.com&blog=1915188&post=4237&subd=thewatchword&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Applications are being accepted for Columbia&#8217;s Vision Commission</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:22:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The City Clerk&#8217;s office is accepting applications to fill two vacancies on Columbia&#8217;s Vision Commission. The commission helps monitor the city&#8217;s visioning process, conducts periodic reviews and issues an annual report on how development in Columbia is aligning with a vision created for it.
One applicant must be a qualified voter living within Columbia city limits; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewatchword.wordpress.com&blog=1915188&post=4234&subd=thewatchword&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>CDD 11/18: GetAbout update: What&#8217;s finished , what&#8217;s been dropped and what&#8217;s pending?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:36:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamespatrickschmidt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Columbia&#8217;s Daily Dish 11/18
GetAbout update: What&#8217;s finished , what&#8217;s been dropped and what&#8217;s pending? (CM) It&#8217;s time to take stock of what GetAbout Columbia has accomplished so far and explore what the organization plans to do with what&#8217;s left of its $22 million federal grant.
City officials unveil north Providence Road extension (CM) City officials said [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewatchword.wordpress.com&blog=1915188&post=4230&subd=thewatchword&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>CDD 11/17: Sidewalk projects on tap for Columbia</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Columbia&#8217;s Daily Dish 11/17
Sidewalk projects on tap for Columbia (CM) The Columbia City Council approved new sidewalk projects during its meeting Monday.
Plans for city discussed in pre-council meeting (CM) The Columbia City Council discussed applications it received for a Comprehensive Plan Task Force, Columbia&#8217;s snow removal policy and its priorities for federal funding in 2010 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewatchword.wordpress.com&blog=1915188&post=4224&subd=thewatchword&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Most Excited I&#8217;ve Been All Semester</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:43:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Casey Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my all-time favorite quotes comes from Marlyn Schwartz&#8217;s A Southern Belle Primer: Why Princess Margaret Will Never Be a Kappa Kappa Gamma: &#8220;Never serve pink lemonade at a picnic. It has communist overtones.&#8221;
In addition to being a useful tip to keep in mind the next time you&#8217;re hosting in one of the eleven [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewatchword.wordpress.com&blog=1915188&post=4213&subd=thewatchword&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bond to Sign Book After Columbia Jobs Discussion</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., will be at the Columbia Chamber of Commerce this morning to talk about job creation, health care and cap-and-trade.
After that, he&#8217;ll be at the MU Bookstore at 911 E. Rollins Road to sign copies of his new book, The Next Front: Southeast Asia and the Road to Global Peace with Islam.
He [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewatchword.wordpress.com&blog=1915188&post=4200&subd=thewatchword&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>CDD 11/12: Suspect in Doisy murder released on bond</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamespatrickschmidt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Columbia&#8217;s Daily Dish 11/12
Suspect in Doisy murder released on bond (CM) Johnny Wright, who was arrested in Georgia in September and is charged with second-degree murder, is next scheduled to appear in court Dec. 11.
One in 50 million: Small business employee &#8217;scared to death&#8217; without health insurance (CM) Since she was 18, Lindsey Cathey has [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewatchword.wordpress.com&blog=1915188&post=4195&subd=thewatchword&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>CDD 11/11: Humane Society considers alternative operating models</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Columbia&#8217;s Daily Dish 11/11
Humane Society considers alternative operating models (CM) Four alternative business models were proposed at Tuesday&#8217;s meeting, including serving a smaller area, to address budget deficits.
Columbia celebrates veterans (CM) The city is recognizing Veterans Day with a variety of events, including a parade down Eighth Street, a ceremony at the Boone County Courthouse [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewatchword.wordpress.com&blog=1915188&post=4193&subd=thewatchword&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>CDD 11/10: UPDATE: Police find no hostages in Jefferson City office building</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:18:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Columbia&#8217;s Daily Dish 11/10
UPDATE: Police find no hostages in Jefferson City office building (CM) Police received a call from an alarm company around 10 a.m. today.
Post offices, state offices closed for Veterans Day (CM) No mail delivery or retail services will be offered by Columbia post offices on Veterans Day. All state offices will also [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewatchword.wordpress.com&blog=1915188&post=4190&subd=thewatchword&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>CDD 11/6: Damon Williams found guilty of murdering Nathaniel Bentley</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Columbia&#8217;s Daily Dish 11/6
Damon Williams found guilty of murdering Nathaniel Bentley (CM) A jury found Damon A. Williams guilty of first-degree murder, first-degree robbery and armed criminal action in the June 2008 shooting death of Nathaniel Bentley.
Heller Road property recommended for industrial rezoning (CM) The Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6-0 Thursday to recommend [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewatchword.wordpress.com&blog=1915188&post=4177&subd=thewatchword&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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