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<title><![CDATA[Get Out! Neither sleet nor cold can stop 'ultras']]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/jan/09/get-out-neither-sleet-nor-cold-can-stop-ultras/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The Salem Lakeshore Frosty Fifty is a rain-or-shine-or-sleet-or-snow event.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Scott Hollifield: T-shirt discrimination is wrong - and sometimes lucrative]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/jan/08/scott-hollifield-t-shirt-discrimination-wrong---an/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[I want $240,000. 
That's what my fellow victim of T-shirt discrimination received and that's exactly what I want. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:27:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Super Scott reveals rest of his vision for 2009]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/jan/08/super-scott-reveals-rest-of-his-vision-for-2009/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Attentive readers -- that would be those who are not at this point staring into space, wondering why they were reading this eight seconds ago -- may recall last week's column, Scott's Super Powerful Year in Preview 2009,]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Try to digest all of these food trends this year]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/jan/07/try-to-digest-all-of-these-food-trends-this-year/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Local food supplanted organics among the hot food topics last year. On the depressing side, concerns about food safety soared with the worst outbreak of foodborne illness in 10 years, and high prices sent shivers through budget-crunched consumers.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A garden takes on the imprint of its creator]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/jan/03/a-garden-takes-on-the-imprint-of-its-creator/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[A few days before Christmas, a friend hunted me down to give me a packet of seeds. It was not a Christmas gift per se -- I knew that it was coming -- but it was welcome. Ann Long had gotten this seed from a dear friend and mentor of mine, Flora Ann Bynum, who passed away a few years ago.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The amazing Scotty: The future is clear and entertaining]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/jan/01/the-amazing-scotty-the-future-is-clear-and-enterta/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Once again, as media outlets take a "special look back" at events that shaped the previous year -- really an opportunity for journalists to write a bucket-load of year-in-review stories in advance and spend a week or two polishing their resumes and looking for a more inviting career path, like bomb-disposal technician -- I instead choose to use my superpowers to predict what lies ahead in 2009.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Scott Hollifield: My Super Powerful Year in Preview, Part II]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2008/dec/31/scott-hollifield-my-super-powerful-year-preview-pa/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Attentive readers — that would be those who are not at this point staring into space, wondering why they were reading this eight seconds ago — may recall last week's column, Scott's Super Powerful Year in Preview 2009, Part I. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:53:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Books can get gardener through the winter]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2008/dec/27/books-can-get-gardener-through-the-winter/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Like little squirrels hoarding nuts, we green-starved gardeners can gather in a stack of books to get us through the winter months. Yes, there are things to be pruned, cleared or even planted in the yard this time of year, but forget that. The imagination needs to be cultivated, too. Books are a good way to do it.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Scott Hollifield: My Super Powerful 2009 Year In Preview]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2008/dec/24/scott-hollifield-my-super-powerful-2009-year-previ/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Once again, as media outlets take a "special look back" at events that shaped the previous year - really an opportunity for journalists to write a bucket-load of year-in-review stories in advance and spend a week or two polishing their resumes and looking for a more inviting career path, like bomb-disposal technician — I instead choose to use my super powers to predict what lies ahead in 2009. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Too bad that Santa's left; he'd like this French toast]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2008/dec/24/232245/too-bad-that-santas-left-hed-like-this-french-toas/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[My children love French toast when we are all home without any pressing chores or errands.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:45:16 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cool is key to healthy Christmas greenery]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2008/dec/20/cool-is-key-to-healthy-christmas-greenery/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[I have always wanted to move one of these frantic weeks before Christmas to sometime in late January when there is little to do except watch the ice crystals form.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Scott Hollifield: Special report: Top monkey-related stories of '08]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2008/dec/18/scott-hollifield-special-report-top-monkey-related/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[I wish I had a nickel for every time someone said, "Scott, what were the top monkey-related stories of the year?" 
I wouldn't have any money, but I would have the beginning to a column on the top monkey-related stories of 2008, as compiled by me, Media General's senior simian correspondent, and the Monkey Action News Team, those like-minded readers who send in monkey reports from around the globe. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:29:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[If we think we're sexy, why not tell one another?]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2008/dec/18/if-we-think-were-sexy-why-not-tell-one-another/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Fifty-seven percent of us are sexy, or so we American men believe.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Like soups? Puree style is simple and flexible]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2008/dec/17/like-soups-puree-style-is-simple-and-flexible/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[I love soup, and I enjoy making different kinds as much as eating them.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Scott Hollifield: Survey says -- We're just too darn sexy]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2008/dec/11/scott-hollifield-survey-says----were-just-too-darn/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Fifty-seven percent of us are sexy, or so we American men believe. 
Obviously, most us don't have access to a full-length mirror. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:39:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Don't waste time waiting for customer assistance]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2008/dec/11/dont-waste-time-waiting-for-customer-assistance/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[I was where I did not want to be -- standing in a big discount store late on a Sunday afternoon smack dab in the middle of shopping season waiting on customer assistance that would never come.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A potluck party can help restore holiday cheer]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2008/dec/10/a-potluck-party-can-help-restore-holiday-cheer/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Tough times are when we need a party more than ever. The solution at my house is a Christmas potluck. I'm not ashamed to admit that money's tight, and I think my friends understand.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Scott Hollifield: Customer needs assistance... Hello? Anybody?]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2008/dec/04/scott-hollifield-customer-needs-assistance-hello-a/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[I was where I did not want to be: standing in a big discount store late on a Sunday afternoon smack dab in the middle of shopping season waiting on customer assistance that would never come. 
It started with a promise that was, at the very least, of debatable origin. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:24:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Recipe book from the fair rich in food and history]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2008/dec/03/recipe-book-from-the-fair-rich-in-food-and-history/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[By popular demand, the Dixie Classic Fair has put out a second cookbook.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Scott Hollifield: Once again, it's time to monkey around]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2008/nov/28/scott-hollifield-once-again-its-time-monkey-around/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[It's heartening to know during the holiday season, when I need to knock out a column as quickly as possible to spend at least a little time with my dysfunctional family, that monkeys are still doing their part to make this world a better place. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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