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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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<title><![CDATA[Help us honor and remember]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/oct/14/help-us-honor-and-remember/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[We want your stories and photos of military personnel.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Old law may curb life sentences]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/oct/11/old-law-may-curb-life-sentences/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[An old law defining a life sentence may allow some inmates to go free.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 11 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/10/thumbs-thumbs-down/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[On police support for Special Olympics, the people who participated in the Child Abuse Vigil, vandalism at St. Stephens High and Hickory voters.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Shield law must move forward]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/oct/09/shield-law-must-move-forward/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The U.S. House has passed a good federal shield law for reporters. The Senate and President Obama should support it.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Welcome NAACP convention]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/oct/07/welcome-naacp-convention/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The North Carolina NAACP convention is in Hickory for three days of planning, workshops and reports.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:45:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Thumbs up to those who care]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/oct/03/thumbs-those-who-care/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Many people are involved in activities to raise public awareness and raise money to fight disease,  abuse and other ills.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 03 Oct 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New option for lenders, owners]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/oct/02/new-option-lenders-owners/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[A new law gives lenders, homeowners more time to save loan.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bottle ban makes good sense]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/sep/30/bottle-ban-makes-good-sense/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Prohibiting plastic bottles and other items will extend the life of the landfill.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 30 Sep 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/sep/27/thumbs-thumbs-down/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Kudos to the Highway Patrol. Thanks to volunteers in Litter Sweep and Big Sweep and boo to litterbugs.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Reader comments produce changes]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/sep/24/reader-comments-produce-changes/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Our commentary on reader input, Libyan strongman, House bill on Medicare.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 24 Sep 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/sep/19/thumbs-thumbs-down/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[On a Lenoir artist, more jobs, gubernatorial veto and school observances.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 19 Sep 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Baucus bill doesn't bridge Senate rift]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/sep/17/baucus-bill-doesnt-bridge-senate-rift/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus has unveiled his health-care reform bill. It is not the panacea he hoped for, at least according to critics.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Constitution confirms rights]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/sep/16/constitution-confirms-rights/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Constitution Day is Thursday.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Constructive force for 94 years]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/sep/15/constructive-force-94-years/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Now in its 95th year, the Record's mission remains the same.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 15 Sep 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/sep/13/thumbs-thumbs-down/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Commentary on heroes, buffoons.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 13 Sep 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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