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<title><![CDATA[Internet games issue not settled]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2010/mar/17/internet-games-issue-not-settled/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Internet sweepstakes games issue is split between players, lawmakers.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Census is about your money]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2010/mar/16/census-about-your-money/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The Census affects more than representation in Congress. It's about money. Your money.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[We can live with Google Holler]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2010/mar/14/we-can-live-google-holler/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Just about every community in America wants a piece of Google. Us too.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Thumbs up, thumbs down]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2010/mar/13/thumbs-thumbs-down/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Savannah Washburn worthy of praise, kudos to Grandfather Mountain, and don't drive drunk.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Thumbs up, thumbs down]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2010/mar/06/thumbs-thumbs-down/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Praise for scrutiny of ABC system, Google Holler (sort of), no praise for illegal bus company.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Best wishes to a dynamic leader]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2010/mar/03/best-wishes-dynamic-leader/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Julia Rush, one of the most familiar and respected faces in downtown Hickory, is retiring.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Legislators should listen to clear signal on cell phones]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2010/feb/28/Cell/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[It's time for a law against holding a cell phone while driving.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Contested elections good for governance]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2010/feb/26/contested-elections-good-governance/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Local elections crowded this year, and that's good for government.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[State gets piece of stimulus pie]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2010/feb/21/state-gets-piece-stimulus-pie/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[North Carolina needs more friends in Washington.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[State delays giving back free money]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2010/feb/17/state-delays-giving-back-free-money/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Taxpayers are having to wait for refunds because North Carolina wasn't prepared.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:37:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[It's time to end "Don't ask, don't tell"]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2010/feb/15/its-time-end-dont-ask-dont-tell/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[It's time to allow openly gay soldiers in our armed forces.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:10:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[It's time to end "Don't ask, don't tell"]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2010/feb/15/policy/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[It's time to allow openly gay soldiers in our armed forces.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:10:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dent Sullivan was my big bodyguard]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2010/feb/15/dent-sullivan-was-my-big-bodyguard/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[We can't pass on opportunities to renew old friendships.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:05:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[That's not hunting, it's homicide]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2010/feb/11/s-not-hunting-its-homicide/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The morons shooting at deer at night rewrote the book on breaking the law. One of them also ran over an innocent homeowner and killed him.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:56:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Life of service, legacy of caring]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2010/feb/10/life-service-legacy-caring/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Gretchen Peed wasn't a hippie, but the long-time Catawba County commissioner adhered to the philosophy of love and compassion.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:04:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Thumbs up, thumbs down]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/oct/31/thumbs-thumbs-down/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Comments on a new city street, sprucing up an auditorium, one of the nation's top marching bands and the Mike Easley campaign fiasco.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Safe driving a matter of trust]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/oct/28/safe-driving-matter-trust/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[We are compelled to remind everyone that driving a motor vehicle is serious business.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Thumbs up, thumbs down]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/oct/24/thumbs-thumbs-down/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Comments on the late Guy Hollar, a generous gift to Lenoir-Rhyne and Iranian theocracy.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Soldiers deserve better barracks]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/oct/23/soldiers-deserve-better-barracks/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The findings about the condition of soldiers' quarters is appalling.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Four-state alliance could be profitable]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/oct/21/four-state-alliance-could-be-profitable/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The South Atlantic Alliance formed by North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina and Florida could be beneficial to all concerned.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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