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<title><![CDATA[The four horsemen of the auto apocolypse]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/jan/09/four-horsemen-auto-apocolypse/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Tax policy, trade policy, health care benefits and energy responsible for Big 3 problems.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Distance learning increasingly popular]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/jan/09/distance-learning-increasingly-popular/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[There are more than 22,000 students taking college courses online or at off-campus satellite sites.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A bold agenda doesn't have to mean big government]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/jan/08/bold-agenda-doesnt-have-mean-big-government/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The 111th Congress has convened in Washington. As new and returning members of Congress are sworn into office, America faces a pressing set of challenges. Our economy is limping along, shedding jobs each month. Home prices are declining at record rates. The federal government is stuck in a mantra of bailout mania.  ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Familiar name in Perdue cabinet]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/jan/07/familiar-name-perdue-cabinet/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Many people will recognize the name of one of Governor-Elect Bev Perdue's cabinet members.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Odometer proposal hypocritical by state]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/jan/07/odometer-proposal-hypocritical-state/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Readers comment on "odometer tax," Founding Fathers' outlook.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Financial crisis tied to lack of customer focus]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/jan/07/financial-crisis-tied-lack-customer-focus/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Business has forgotten how to delight their patrons.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Understanding why Hoover failed and why we might, too]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/jan/06/understanding-why-hoover-failed-and-why-we-might-t/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA["But as it happened, the banks took the taxpayer money and just sat on it."]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Not safe to allow pets to roam free]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/jan/06/not-safe-allow-pets-roam-free/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Readers comment on pet care, federal pay increases, freedom of choice.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tithing down, but giving thrives]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/jan/06/tithing-down-giving-thrives/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Government would be hard-pressed to make up for the services provided by churches.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Truman and Bush similar, but still different]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/jan/05/truman-and-bush-similar-still-different/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[There's a lot to compare between Presidents Harry Truman and George W. Bush. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Schools must grapple with less state money]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/jan/04/schools-must-grapple-less-state-money/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The new year brings the promise of reduced funding from the state.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Job recruiting, creation a sequential process]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/jan/04/job-recruiting-creation-sequential-process/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Catawba County EDC looks at progress in 2009.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hickory Auto Group had many fine people]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/jan/04/hickory-auto-group-had-many-fine-people/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Reader comments on defunct dealership.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Commentary on Gaza was offensive]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/jan/03/commentary-gaza-was-offensive/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Readers comment on conflict in Gaza.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Conflict in Gaza]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/jan/03/conflict-gaza/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Letters show disparity of opinion on Mideast crisis.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Thumbs up, thumbs down]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/jan/03/thumbs-thumbs-down/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[We comment on county parks, congressional pay raise, conflict in Gaza.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Environment takes backseat to jobs, riches in new novel]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/jan/02/environment-takes-backseat-jobs-riches-new-novel/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA["Be careful when you talk about saving the forests," a wise mountain politician told me when I was campaigning in his home county.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 02 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Optimism for a blessed 2009]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/jan/01/optimism-blessed-2009/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[This is the year Americans hope their dreams are realized and their travails come to an end.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Let us ponder all we are thankful for]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/jan/01/let-us-ponder-all-we-are-thankful/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Readers comment on new year, defunct auto group,.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[United Nations should intervene in Gaza conflict]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2008/dec/31/united-nations-should-intervene-gaza-conflict/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Peacekeepers should be on Gaza's borders to prevent ceasefire violations by both sides.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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