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		<title>05 Feb 2012 19:15 : Bijou presents &quot;I Bought a Zoo&quot;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:14:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Jennison</dc:creator>
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		<title>07 Feb 2012 19:30 : Bijou presents &quot;I Bought a Zoo&quot;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:14:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Jennison</dc:creator>
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		<title>Lasting impressions: Pianist turns sights into sounds while strolling through Monet’s gardens</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Nollen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Diana Nollen/ SourceMedia Group Visitors to Claude Monet’s gardens in Giverny, France, will soon be able to hear what Dan Knight saw as he strolled the hallowed grounds in 1999. So will Eastern Iowans. Knight, a local pianist with global renown, has turned his impressions of the alluring site into an hourlong, 11-movement suite, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Reason Web Exclusive: 2/4/12</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Little Village Magazine</dc:creator>
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		<title>Steel(ers) Wheels Revisited</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romelle Slaughter</dc:creator>
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		<title>Iowa&#8217;s Planned Parenthood branch &#8216;relieved and surprised&#8217; by Susan G. Komen reversal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:25:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three days ago, Planned Parenthood of the Heartland – which provides reproductive health care services across Iowa – had a goal of simply preserving its breast cancer screenings without the funding it has long received from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation. “Today, our goal is to expand services,” Planned Parenthood of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>03 Feb 2012 19:15 : Bijou presents &quot;I Bought a Zoo&quot;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:14:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Jennison</dc:creator>
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		<title>04 Feb 2012 19:15 : Bijou presents &quot;I Bought a Zoo&quot;</title>
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		<dc:creator>Joe Jennison</dc:creator>
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		<title>Coe College students plan activities to support V-Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rod Pritchard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coe College students will conduct events every day during the week of Feb. 13 to support V-Day, a global activist movement aimed at ending violence against women and girls.  Each day will feature a different activity or educational event to raise awareness and promote collective action against this overwhelming social problem. In 11 years, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Davenport Woman Expects $5,000 Prize, Wins $50,000 Instead</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iowa Lottery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa &#8211; A Davenport woman said she and her husband were expecting to get a $5,000 check right up until they claimed their prize at an Iowa Lottery regional office. Continue reading]]></description>
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		<title>Clayton County Woman Wins $30,000 Lottery Prize</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iowa Lottery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa &#8211; A Clayton County woman won a top prize of $30,000 playing the lottery&#8217;s &#8220;Crossword&#8221; instant-scratch game. Continue reading]]></description>
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		<title>Diversity Focus announces 2012 SHIFT series</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Caffery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Diversity Focus announces the 2012 SHIFT Luncheon Series events. The three speakers are: John Quinones, ABC News correspondent and Primetime host (April 18), Geoffrey Canada, President and CEO of the Harlem Children’s Zone (Aug. 7), and Michael Soon Lee, retail sales and marketing diversity expert (Sept. 13). All SHIFT Luncheon Speaker Series events are from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sara Slee Brown: Extraordinary perspectives at The Chait Galleries Downtown</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan Dehner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[IOWA CITY &#8212; Different perspectives often enhance one’s own. The practice of combining, manipulating and layering perspectives is what artist and Iowa City resident Sara Slee Brown does best. Through the art of digital imaging and collage, Brown sensitively illuminates the ordinary and transforms it into a space of mystery and beauty. She explains her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BREAKING NEWS: Stew &amp; The Negro Problem&#8217;s Hancher show canceled tonight (2/2/12)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:21:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Nollen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Updated with travel snag information, Hancher comments From a Hancher email alert IOWA CITY, Feb. 2, 2012 — As of 2 p.m., tonight&#8217;s Stew &#38; The Negro Problem&#8217;s Hancher performance is CANCELED.  We regret the inconvenience and hope that we can present this performance at a future date. Stew was unable to travel to Iowa City in time for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yard and Garden: Tomatoes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iowa State University Extension</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author(s):&#160; Richard Jauron Willy Klein Show Author Info?:&#160; Show Author Info? Tomatoes, the most popular vegetable in the home garden, come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and colors &#8212; including red, yellow, orange and pink. Home gardeners can select from bite-sized cherry tomatoes to giant beefsteak varieties. ISU Extension horticulturists share details about tomato [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Webinar Addresses Crop Insurance and Marketing Risk Tools</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iowa State University Extension</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author(s):&#160; William Edwards Willy Klein Show Author Info?:&#160; Show Author Info? AMES, Iowa &#8212; As farmers&#8217; costs of production increase, risk management tools &#8212; including crop insurance and marketing decisions &#8212; are vital to the success of their operations. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will partner with the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iowa Learning Farms’ February Webinar Focuses on Sustainable Bioenergy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iowa State University Extension</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author(s):&#160; Carol Brown John Lundvall Chad Hart Show Author Info?:&#160; Show Author Info? AMES, IOWA&#8212; The Iowa Learning Farms&#8217; (ILF) February webinar, to be held Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 11:30 a.m., will feature Chad Hart, an economist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. The webinar is part of a series, hosted by ILF, held [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Talking With: January 2012&#8242;s Top Stories</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Public Access Television</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yale talks open records laws, red light cameras, concealed weapons permits, re-branding Broadway on the South East Side, our mild winter, and the loss of the Red Avocado with Iowa House of Representatives candidate David Johnson, Stand-up Comic Jake Vevera, and Radio Host Matt Sowada.]]></description>
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		<title>Iowa City Weekender: February 2-4</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Little Village Magazine</dc:creator>
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		<title>Homegrown: Growing plants from food</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Hadish</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s still a bit early to start plants from seed, but Linn County Master Gardener, Lisa Slattery, points to a fun way during winter to add a little green indoors: Let’s face it &#8211; winter in Iowa can get long and boring.  Yes, you can clean out closets, but it’s much more fun to root [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Live, love, laugh: Comedian Loni Love turns childhood dreams into grown-up reality</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Nollen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Diana Nollen/ SourceMedia Group Loni Love wants her audiences to live, love and laugh. She’s taking that message on the road all year, coast to coast. She was at the Mississippi Moon Bar in Dubuque last night (2/1), and has a two-night stop at Penguins Comedy Club in Cedar Rapids on Friday and Saturday. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BEST BETS: &#8216;West Side Story,&#8217; Collin Raye,</title>
		<link>http://easterniowalife.com/2012/02/02/best-bets-west-side-story-collin-raye/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Nollen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Diana Nollen/ SourceMedia Group ‘West Side Story’ Feb. 7 to 12, 2012 Could it be? Yes, it could. Something’s coming, something good. And we no longer have to wait. The first national tour of the 2009 Broadway revival of “West Side Story” is coming to the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines for eight [...]]]></description>
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		<title>emma&#8217;s revolution to perform at Peoples Church Feb. 5</title>
		<link>http://easterniowalife.com/2012/02/01/emmas-revolution-to-perform-at-peoples-church-feb-5/</link>
		<comments>http://easterniowalife.com/2012/02/01/emmas-revolution-to-perform-at-peoples-church-feb-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:34:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Capo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CEDAR RAPIDS &#8211; emma’s revolution will perform at Peoples Church Unitarian Universalist during the 11 a.m. worship service on 2/5/2012. The church is located at  4980 Gordon Ave. NW, Cedar Rapids.]]></description>
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		<title>Helicopter Used to Replace Power Lines Near Indian Creek Nature Center</title>
		<link>http://easterniowalife.com/2012/02/01/helicopter-used-to-replace-power-lines-near-indian-creek-nature-center/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:14:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Slosiarek</dc:creator>
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		<title>Kids Learn Healthy Habits from Caring Adults</title>
		<link>http://easterniowalife.com/2012/02/01/kids-learn-healthy-habits-from-caring-adults/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iowa State University Extension</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author(s):&#160; Ruth Litchfield Willy Klein Show Author Info?:&#160; Show Author Info? Teaser:&#160; Adults need to adapt healthier lifestyles and be role models for kids if Iowa is going to be the healthiest state in the nation, says Ruth Litchfield Iowa State University associate professor, state nutrition extension specialist. Thumbnail Image:&#160; raising-healthy-kids.jpg Publications &#38; Materials:&#160; Raising [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation retools grant programs to maximize community impact</title>
		<link>http://easterniowalife.com/2012/02/01/greater-cedar-rapids-community-foundation-retools-grant-programs-to-maximize-community-impact/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Mulnik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Application process and funding more efficient and flexible CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – February 1, 2012 –The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (GCRCF) has implemented a new discretionary grant program structure that supports and builds a more vibrant community by investing in innovation, sustainability and capacity building for local nonprofits. Grant applications for the spring cycle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Accidental Purchase Leads To $40,000 Prize For Exira Woman</title>
		<link>http://easterniowalife.com/2012/02/01/accidental-purchase-leads-to-40000-prize-for-exira-woman/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iowa Lottery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa &#8211; When an Exira woman stopped to pick up her Hot Lotto® ticket, the store clerk accidentally printed a Powerball ticket instead, but it turned out better than either of them had thought. Continue reading]]></description>
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		<title>Eagle Grove Woman Has Lucky Streak</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iowa Lottery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa &#8211; An Eagle Grove woman said she feels incredibly lucky after winning a $30,000 lottery prize, followed by a few prizes at a northeastern Iowa casino. Continue reading]]></description>
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		<title>Late-Night Win Keeps Council Bluffs Woman Up All Night</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iowa Lottery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa &#8211; After discovering she was the winner of a $30,000 lottery prize at midnight, a Council Bluffs woman said she didn&#8217;t get much sleep. Continue reading]]></description>
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		<title>Stop For Breakfast Leads To Discovery Of $10,000 Prize For Wellman Man</title>
		<link>http://easterniowalife.com/2012/02/01/stop-for-breakfast-leads-to-discovery-of-10000-prize-for-wellman-man/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iowa Lottery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa &#8211; A Wellman man said the sound of &#8220;Woo hoo! You&#8217;re a winner!&#8221; coming from the Iowa Lottery terminal was one of the best sounds he&#8217;s ever heard. Continue reading]]></description>
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		<title>Shellsburg Man Wins $25,000 Lottery Prize</title>
		<link>http://easterniowalife.com/2012/02/01/shellsburg-man-wins-25000-lottery-prize/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iowa Lottery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa &#8211; A Shellsburg man won a top prize of $25,000 playing the lottery&#8217;s &#8220;Lucky Jar Bingo&#8221; instant-scratch game. Continue reading]]></description>
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		<title>Homegrown: Iowa&#8217;s Century Farms</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Hadish</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today encouraged eligible farm owners to apply for the 2012 Century and Heritage Farm Program.  The program is sponsored by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the Iowa Farm Bureau and recognizes families that have owned their farm for 100 years in the case of Century [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iowa Opera House Project brings acoustic music to historic jewels</title>
		<link>http://easterniowalife.com/2012/02/01/iowa-opera-house-project-brings-acoustic-music-to-historic-jewels/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Nollen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; By Diana Nollen/ SourceMedia Group Sam Knutson is on a treasure hunt across Iowa. He’s not looking for buried loot or lost trinkets. He’s looking above ground, at ways to bring more music to the state’s treasure trove of opera houses. He’s mining his finds into The Iowa Opera House Project, bringing acoustic folk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Science of Parenting: How to Parent Spirited Children</title>
		<link>http://easterniowalife.com/2012/02/01/science-of-parenting-how-to-parent-spirited-children/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iowa State University Extension</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author(s):&#160; Donna Donald Lori Hayungs Laura Sternweis Show Author Info?:&#160; Show Author Info? AMES, Iowa &#8212; When it comes to temperament, some kids are as dependable as pickup trucks, while others are as touchy as high-end sports cars. This month&#8217;s Science of Parenting podcast from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach examines the &#8220;engine&#8221; that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Album Review/Show Preview: Blind Pilot at the Blue Moose, 2/2/12</title>
		<link>http://easterniowalife.com/2012/01/31/album-reviewshow-preview-blind-pilot-at-the-blue-moose-2212/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:14:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Little Village Magazine</dc:creator>
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		<title>Time Check Recreation Center Demolition</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Slosiarek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Workers with D.W. Zinser Company are demolishing the food-damaged Time Check Recreation Center on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.]]></description>
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		<title>Join Central Corridor Gamers for ‘Magic: Dark Ascension’ Release Party</title>
		<link>http://easterniowalife.com/2012/01/31/join-central-corridor-gamers-for-%e2%80%98magic-dark-ascension%e2%80%99-release-party/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Alpers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CEDAR RAPIDS – Do you or the kids have ZERO interest in the Super Bowl? We all know that the commercials can be seen the next day on YouTube. So why not spend your Superbowl Sunday with Central Corridor Gamers playing with the brand new set of Magic the Gathering cards from Wizards of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Crush It” Like Blake Griffin</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romelle Slaughter</dc:creator>
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		<title>Use MyPlate to Make a Better Pizza</title>
		<link>http://easterniowalife.com/2012/01/31/use-myplate-to-make-a-better-pizza/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iowa State University Extension</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author(s):&#160; Sarah Francis Laura Sternweis Show Author Info?:&#160; Show Author Info? Teaser:&#160; One food with the potential to include all the food groups is pizza. But can this well-loved entree that is notoriously high in fat, sodium and carbohydrates fit on MyPlate? Yes it can, with a few modifications,says an ISU Extension and Outreach nutrition [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Senior Recital, 45 Years Later</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Muller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I sit in the sanctuary of the Congregational United Church of Christ, it reminds me of a church in Manhattan, dwarfed by and penned in skyscrapers built around it, an architectural and cultural relic but holding its own.  Phillips Hall on Clinton Street, though, towers above the church only by a few stories.  It’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>781.65: Jazz in the Stacks at the Cedar Rapids Library</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Mussmann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cedar Rapids Public Library invites you to attend a swinging songbook of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart with the Dennis McPartland Quintet in 781.65: Jazz in the Stacks. This free musical performance will be held on Friday, February 10, &#8230; Continue reading &#8594; Continue reading]]></description>
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		<title>If You Don’t Do Anything, Then You Didn’t Do Enough Yourself</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:34:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romelle Slaughter</dc:creator>
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		<title>The End of the Internet As We Know It?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romelle Slaughter</dc:creator>
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		<title>Challenge grant awarded for two buildings in New Bohemia district</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:12:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Hadish</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CEDAR RAPIDS — At face value, the two flood-damaged buildings in the middle of the New Bohemia district might seem unworthy of repair. Businessman Jon Jelinek saw things differently and now the homes will be restored with the help of a $50,000 challenge grant through Main Street Iowa. “It’s going to complete that side of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Homegrown: February 2012 Calendar</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Hadish</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following are gardening and eco-events scheduled for February 2012 in Eastern Iowa:  Wed., Feb. 1, 10 a.m., REAL Walk: Hughes Nursery Museum Tour; Indian Creek Nature Center gives you a unique opportunity to go back to the early 1900’s when a local business began. Tour the usually private Hughes Nursery &#38; Landscaping Family Business Museum [...]]]></description>
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		<title>West Union Family Uses Extreme Makeover House to Raise Money for Another Local Family</title>
		<link>http://easterniowalife.com/2012/01/29/west-union-family-uses-extreme-makeover-house-to-raise-money-for-another-local-family/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jillian Petrus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WEST UNION &#8211; Hundreds of people lined up outside the Gibbs family home in West Union this weekend to get a glimpse inside. The popular reality TV show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition built Audrey Gibbs and her six children a new home last October. After hearing the TV show passed up another local family for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Reason on KRUI: 1/29/12</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Little Village Magazine</dc:creator>
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		<title>Today (1/29): Painting + Dance Party at The Red Avocado</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Little Village Magazine</dc:creator>
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		<title>ReStore offers affordable merchandise for do-it-yourselfers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Hadish</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CEDAR RAPIDS — For pocket change, you could buy a No. 4 brass house number for your door, or for $600, the door itself; in this case a new white Pella model, sized 82-by 68-inches. Customers of the Habitat for Humanity ReStore, 350 Sixth Ave. SE, never know what they might find. Shelves of light [...]]]></description>
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		<title>02 Feb 2012 09:30 : Children&#8217;s Story Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:14:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Jennison</dc:creator>
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		<title>09 Feb 2012 09:30 : Children&#8217;s Story Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:14:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Jennison</dc:creator>
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		<title>Lure of the Local: C.R. Museum of Art to showcase recent works by area artists</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Nollen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Diana Nollen/ SourceMedia Group  “The level of artistic ability in this area is as deep and rich as our black soil,” says artist Stan Wiederspan of Cedar Rapids, a fixture on the Eastern Iowa art scene. That’s precisely why the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art will be exhibiting more than 65 works by 40 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Reason Web Exclusive: 1/28/12</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Little Village Magazine</dc:creator>
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		<title>New Iowa Children&#8217;s Museum exhibit promotes financial literacy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Busse/SourceMedia Group News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CORALVILLE &#8211;  Kids swarmed a new section of the Iowa Children&#8217;s Museum Saturday where they deposited fake money in an ATM, learned how to donate money to local organizations, and even &#8220;drove&#8221; up to a miniature bank teller window. But the colorful games and fake, kid-sized banking is meant to promote one very real concept: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>REVIEW: TCR&#8217;s &#8216;Earnest&#8217; is peerless in style and insincerity</title>
		<link>http://easterniowalife.com/2012/01/28/review-tcrs-earnest-is-peerless-in-style-and-insincerity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Nollen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Diana Nollen/ SourceMedia Group CEDAR RAPIDS — Since being earnest was apparently so important in Victorian England, let me be frank here and now: &#8220;The Importance of Being Earnest&#8221; is one of the most thoroughly hilarious and satisfying shows Theatre Cedar Rapids has staged in a very long time. A near-capacity crowd roared with laughter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cedar Rapids city officials hope for RAGBRAI overnight stop</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nadia Crow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CEDAR RAPIDS- In its 40th year, RAGBRAI officials will announce the overnight stops for this summer&#8217;s event tonight in Des Moines.  And Cedar Rapids city officials hope that&#8217;ll mean tens of thousands of people will come to the city of Five Seasons. &#8220;It&#8217;s just a really exciting possibility,” said Cedar Rapids Area Convention and Visitors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dubuque Man Discovers Talent and Earns Cash.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katie Wiedemann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new business in Dubuque is bringing old documents back to life in the digital age. But the man running that new business might surprise you. 19-year-old Josh Beytien has Autism.  He recently discovered he has a special talent that helps him make his own money. The way Josh works is simple. In his bedroom [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2 Girls Save Elderly Woman Lying In Driveway</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Addison Speck</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cedar Rapids- Two Cedar Rapids girls were in the right place at the right time Thursday night. The girls, driving home from a high school basketball game, spotted an elderly woman lying at the end of her driveway on the SE side of Cedar Rapids. It was where one of the girls was getting dropped [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have Fun, Support 4-H at Iowa 4-H Foundation Gala</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iowa State University Extension</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author(s):&#160; Shelly Greving Laura Sternweis Show Author Info?:&#160; Show Author Info? AMES, Iowa &#8211; The third annual Iowa 4-H Gala includes food, entertainment and a variety of opportunities to support the Iowa 4-H program statewide and at the club level. Registration is open now for the Feb. 25 event at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Plant Hardiness Zone Map Has Iowa in Zone 5</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:14:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iowa State University Extension</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author(s):&#160; Richard Jauron Jennifer Bousselot Willy Klein Show Author Info?:&#160; Show Author Info? AMES, Iowa &#8212; Gardeners and researchers have a new, updated plant hardiness zone map to consider as they make plant selection decisions this year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the new version of the map this week &#8212; the first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coe Marquis Series to feature “The Comedy of Errors”</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:04:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rod Pritchard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nationally acclaimed repertory theater production group The Acting Company will perform William Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors” as part of the Coe College Marquis Series on Sunday, Feb. 12, beginning at 3 p.m. in Sinclair Auditorium. Tickets are $15 for the general public, $10 for students and seniors. Tickets are available by calling the Coe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Twins Recall Separation at Birth 85 Years Ago</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Rasdal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CEDAR RAPIDS — As Del Block and Dale Siems grew up in Franklin County, they were well aware of the family resemblance. They just thought, as cousins, genetics had played a trick on them. &#8220;We each grew up about ten miles from Hampton,&#8221; says Dale who now lives in Charles City. &#8220;I was north at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>28 Jan 2012 08:00 : Cornell &quot;World Cup&quot; Soccer Tournament</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:14:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Jennison</dc:creator>
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		<title>28 Jan 2012 11:00 : Indoor Farmer&#8217;s Market</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:14:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Jennison</dc:creator>
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		<title>ISU Extension Volunteers Offer Tax Help to Rural Iowans</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:34:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iowa State University Extension</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deck:&#160; ISU Extension and Outreach, Local Partners Train Volunteers for Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program Author(s):&#160; Barb Wollan Laura Sternweis Show Author Info?:&#160; Show Author Info? AMES, Iowa &#8212; Low- and moderate-income Iowans can have their tax returns prepared for free by trained and IRS-certified volunteers at nearly 150 sites across Iowa. Iowa State [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iowa Pork Industry Center to Offer PQA Plus Advisor Training Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iowa State University Extension</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author(s):&#160; James McKean Sherry Hoyer Show Author Info?:&#160; Show Author Info? AMES, Iowa &#8212; Veterinarians and others in Iowa&#8217;s pork industry have the opportunity to become Pork Quality Assurance Plus&#174; Advisors under the National Pork Board&#39;s PQA Plus program. The certification process requires attendance at a daylong training session and passing an exam at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Extension Offers Workshop for Evaluating Estate Plans</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iowa State University Extension</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author(s):&#160; Ann Johanns Melissa O&#039;Rourke Kelvin Leibold Show Author Info?:&#160; Show Author Info? AMES, Iowa &#8212; Talking about estate planning is often difficult and implementing an estate plan even harder. For farmers the situation is even more complex, because there isn&#8217;t a distinct moment when they walk out the door to retirement as do people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iowa City Weekender: January 26-28</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Little Village Magazine</dc:creator>
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		<title>Talking With: Gay Robot Professor Kembrew McLeod</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Public Access Television</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yale Talks with professor, author and filmmaker Kembrew McLeod about pranks, politics, protests, copyright laws in light of SOPA, and Gay Robots.]]></description>
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		<title>Yard and Garden: Vegetable Seeds</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iowa State University Extension</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author(s):&#160; Richard Jauron Willy Klein Show Author Info?:&#160; Show Author Info? Selecting seeds is one of the first steps in planting a home garden &#8211; along with preparing the seedbed and deciding when to plant. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach horticulturists share information that will guide gardeners as they select vegetable seeds. To have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mercury rising: Pieta Brown brings new CD, old friends to CSPS concert</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:28:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Nollen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Diana Nollen/ SourceMedia Group Pieta Brown has a name that instantly makes you sit up and take notice. And no, she isn’t named after the famous Michelangelo sculpture at the Vatican, in which Mary holds the body of her crucified son, Jesus. She owes her name and her musical heritage to her father, folk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BEST BETS: Stew &amp; The Negro Problem, &#8216;Earnest&#8217; play, Night Ranger</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Nollen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Diana Nollen/ SourceMedia Group Stew &#38; The Negro Problem Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 Stew and Heidi Rodewald have a thing or two to say about Iowa City. Stew &#38; The Negro Problem is a rock band with a flair for biting social satire and witty wordplay. This past fall, Stew and Heidi visited Iowa [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Reason on KRUI: 1/22/12</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:14:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Little Village Magazine</dc:creator>
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		<title>Local Egyptian-Americans celebrate anniversary of Egypt&#8217;s revolution</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Busse/SourceMedia Group News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CEDAR RAPIDS &#8211; One year ago, Husam Habeeb was sitting in Cairo&#8217;s Tahrir Square surrounded by hundreds of thousands of people protesting Egypt&#8217;s regime. During the weeks of protest, the 29-year-old  witnessed three people die beside him due to police violence. Tonight, one year later, Habeeb attended the Celebration of the First Anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution for Democracy, an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elwynn Taylor to Speak at ISU Northern Research Farm Annual Meeting</title>
		<link>http://easterniowalife.com/2012/01/25/elwynn-taylor-to-speak-at-isu-northern-research-farm-annual-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iowa State University Extension</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author(s):&#160; John Holmes Paul Kassel David Rueber Show Author Info?:&#160; Show Author Info? Kanawha, IA &#8212; The Iowa State University Northern Research and Demonstration Farm will hold its annual association meeting and educational program on Thursday, March 8, at the Duncan Hall in Duncan. Coffee and rolls will be served at 8:30 a.m.; the program [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Connect to Nature at February Virtual Eco Family Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iowa State University Extension</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author(s):&#160; Kristi Cooper Brenda Schmitt Laura Sternweis Show Author Info?:&#160; Show Author Info? AMES, Iowa &#8211; &#8220;When we love the place where we live, we take better care of it,&#8221; said Kristi Cooper, a family life specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. She will discuss how to develop a sense of place and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Horizons Meals On Wheels Lunchbox Welcomes New Mascot</title>
		<link>http://easterniowalife.com/2012/01/25/horizons-meals-on-wheels-lunchbox-welcomes-new-mascot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Howard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Horizons, A Family Service Alliance is gearing up for the annual Meals On Wheels Lunchbox fundraiser scheduled for February 13 – 17.  The kitchen will build gourmet sandwich entrées to share with the public for only $10 per lunch, with half the funds going to benefit the Meals On Wheels program.  It’s not too late [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Homegrown: New Plant Hardiness Zone map</title>
		<link>http://easterniowalife.com/2012/01/25/homegrown-new-plant-hardiness-zone-map/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Hadish</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A warming trend is evidenced in the new version of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Plant Hardiness Zone Map, its first update since 1990. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the new version of its map on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. The map, a useful tool for gardeners and researchers, is now easier to use. Just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Garrison Library Hopes to Overcome Recent Woes</title>
		<link>http://easterniowalife.com/2012/01/25/garrison-library-hopes-to-overcome-recent-woes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Rasdal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[GARRISON — In 2009, the Garrison Public Library librarian died. In 2010, the new librarian was charged with taking most of the operating funds. In 2011, a wind storm blew the roof off. &#8220;Is our library worth it?&#8221; wondered board members, including 10-year member Christy Leckband. &#8220;Yes,&#8221; she answers. &#8220;It’s my personal mission. Our kids [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winter Wonderland at The Chait Galleries Downtown</title>
		<link>http://easterniowalife.com/2012/01/24/winter-wonderland-at-the-chait-galleries-downtown/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:52:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan Dehner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[IOWA CITY &#8212; As winter weather transforms our world, the Chait Galleries Downtown mirrors the changes with the work of artists who heartily embrace the beauty of the season. It’s the perfect time of year to pause, reflect and bask in the wonder of the changing scenery. The abstract landscapes by Marcia Wegman show a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bowl for Kids’ Sake under way in Cedar Rapids</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:39:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Reynolds</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CEDAR RAPIDS &#8212; Bowl for Kids’ Sake, the largest annual fundraising event for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids and East Central Iowa, runs Jan, 19 through Feb. 16, 2012, at the Cedar Rapids Bowling Center.  Bowl For Kids’ Sake is Big Brothers Big Sisters’ largest annual fundraising event.  This year’s goal is to raise [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Join Central Corridor Gamers for &#8216;Magic: Dark Ascension&#8217; pre-release tournament</title>
		<link>http://easterniowalife.com/2012/01/24/join-central-corridor-gamers-for-magic-dark-ascension-pre-release-tournament/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Alpers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CEDAR RAPIDS – Winter is very obviously here. Snow finally fell and cabin fever is finally setting in. Get out of the house  Sunday (1/29/12) and see the latest set of Magic the Gathering cards from Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro. Join Central Corridor Gamers (CCG) for our &#8220;Magic: The Gathering Dark Ascension&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Everybody Eats: Homemade cinnamon rolls rise to the occasions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:51:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meredith Hines-Dochterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday was the best day of the week at my high school. On Tuesdays the school cafeteria served a Mexican dish with a freshly baked cinnamon roll about the size of my hand on the side. An odd flavor combination, perhaps, but to this day, I can’t eat Mexican food without craving a cinnamon roll. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mayor Corbett to sign proclamation in honor of National Junior Achievement Week</title>
		<link>http://easterniowalife.com/2012/01/24/mayor-corbett-to-sign-proclamation-in-honor-of-national-junior-achievement-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:31:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Gazette Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[cid:image001.jpg@01CCDA72.748F0A40] NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: January 24, 2012 Contact: Katie Johnson Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa 319.862.1100 kjohnson@jaeasterniowa.org Twitter: @JAEasternIowa Mayor Corbett to sign proclamation in honor of National Junior Achievement Week National Junior Achievement Week celebrates the organization’s impact on education Cedar Rapids, IA – Mayor Ron Corbett will sign a proclamation in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>25 Jan 2012 12:00 : Progress on Afghan Women&#8217;s Rights</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:14:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Jennison</dc:creator>
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		<title>26 Jan 2012 09:30 : Children&#8217;s Story Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:14:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Jennison</dc:creator>
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		<title>2011 Campaign: United Way of East Central Iowa Raised More than $10.5 Million!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:21:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christoph Trappe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[United Way of East Central Iowa raised $10,581,690 – a new record – in the recently completed 2011 campaign. “This is fantastic news,” said Lois Buntz, CEO and President of United Way in East Central Iowa. “In addition we have $700,440 in additional revenue from grants and sponsorships, plus over $1.8 million in volunteer time. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iowa State University Northwest Research Farm to Highlight Crop Research Results</title>
		<link>http://easterniowalife.com/2012/01/23/iowa-state-university-northwest-research-farm-to-highlight-crop-research-results/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iowa State University Extension</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author(s):&#160; Paul Kassel Ryan Rusk Show Author Info?:&#160; Show Author Info? Spencer, Iowa &#8211; Results of crop production research conducted at Iowa State University (ISU) Northwest Research Farm (NWRF) located near Sutherland, Iowa will be shared during a program for corn and soybean producers. Paul Kassel, ISU Extension and Outreach field agronomist is hosting the [...]]]></description>
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