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    <title><![CDATA[Summer calls for volunteers]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/8646.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Season is about more than vacations and cookouts.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:48:24 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/8646</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Teaching a foreign language a good idea]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/8645.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:44:04 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/8645</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[All schools have their ups, downs]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/8576.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[It is true that many students left Neuse Charter School — 28 of 220, or 12.7 percent. But it’s true also that traditional public schools lose students too.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:27:24 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/8576</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Does Benson need impact fees?]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/8577.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Now seems a bad time to place an impact fee on new housing and commercial construction in Benson.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:29:31 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/8577</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Today in North Carolina: Budget elicits little debate]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/8595.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[A tightening economy meant a tightening budget. As such, the $21.3 billion budget didn’t have much in it to make anybody mad.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:58:55 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/8595</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Trial no easy topic for anyone]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/8530.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[The murder trial of Lynn Paddock, accused of killing her 4-year-old adopted son in 2006, has proven difficult to cover.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:14:15 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/8530</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Congratulations, graduates!]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/8531.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Although it has been a while since anyone here at The Herald attended high school, we try to keep in mind that graduation day is a big deal, even to those students who might not want to admit it.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:16:12 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/8531</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Today in North Carolina: Serious ideas about traffic]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/8532.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[There are signs that the state may be poised to take the most significant step on the transportation front since the creation of the urban-loop-building, road-paving Highway Trust Fund in 1989.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:19:49 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/8532</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[JMH saving patients $750,000]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/8436.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Our thinking is that people working fewer hours are still glad to have a job. That is to say, the hospital could have chosen to lay off employees.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:58:51 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/8436</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Park owner, too, has a role to play]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/8437.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Selma leaders should put their focus on the people who live in mobile homes, not on the folks who own the parks.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:02:06 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/8437</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Today in North Carolina: Are our kids getting smarter?]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/8438.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Bright Beginnings, More at Four and Smart Start might well be having their intended effects. No one should be afraid to find out, to the degree possible, exactly how well each is meeting its goals.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:06:59 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/8438</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Let schools decide how to spend]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/8360.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Have County Commissioners been playing politics with teacher pay all along?]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 28 May 2008 09:02:21 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/8360</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Biggs earns his keep]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/8361.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[We think Mr. Biggs earns every penny he is paid.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 28 May 2008 09:05:16 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/8361</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Today in North Carolina: Debate could use common sense]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/8362.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Corporate donors to politicians of both parties know well that immigration reform lacking some form of amnesty will damage the economy and their bottom line.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 28 May 2008 09:08:13 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/8362</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[EMS merits county's oversight]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/8276.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Emergency medical service in Johnston ought to be an agency of county government, at least in the neediest of cases.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 21 May 2008 13:45:31 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/8276</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Today in North Carolina: Session unlikely to make waves]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/8277.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[The reasons that legislators have been a bit short with their reach in recent years are many.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 21 May 2008 14:00:37 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/8277</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Republican Party passes primary test]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/8187.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[The risk on May 6 was that a lot of money could derail loyalty and discipline, throwing the party into disarray.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 14 May 2008 09:16:22 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/8187</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Princeton must justify annexation]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/8188.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Forced annexation is justified when people who live just outside of town benefit from their proximity to town.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 14 May 2008 09:19:08 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/8188</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Today in North Carolina: Get out the vote, or not?]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/8189.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Maybe it’s standard operating procedure for national get-out-the-vote groups to fail to read state voter-registration laws, time after time.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 14 May 2008 09:25:57 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/8189</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[A black spring for Republicans]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/8107.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[When I was much younger, it could be said that one Republican did not speak ill of another. That changed over time, but not in Johnston County, not until now.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 May 2008 09:24:24 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/8107</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Ham & Yam still draws good crowd]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/8106.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Ham & Yam has adapted since its namesakes — hams and yams — lost their high profile.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 May 2008 09:21:52 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/8106</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Today in North Carolina: Is state serious about waste?]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/8109.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[State taxpayers are about to find out whether North Carolina’s legislative leaders are serious about being more efficient with their money or if they are simply wasting more of it themselves.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 May 2008 10:00:27 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/8109</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[From Our Readers: Alumni say thanks]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/8108.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[The Smithfield High School Alumni Association sincerely appreciates the many people who made our April 26 Gala Celebration a memorable success.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 May 2008 09:55:10 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/8108</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Stan Farmer served Selma well]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/8025.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Stan Farmer's tenure will go down as a crucially successful run for the departing town manager.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:48:32 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/8025</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[In Clayton, bond issues make sense]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/8024.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[The growing town could use more and better places to play.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:45:28 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/8024</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Today in North Carolina: Dems target auditor]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/8026.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Whoever wins the Democratic primary won’t find it easy to take out an incumbent, no matter how many Democratic powerbrokers chafe at having a Republican in the office.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:52:04 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/8026</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Tri-County decision is unfortunate]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/7983.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Healthcare provider passes on alternatives, sues county.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:09:50 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/7983</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Higher pay might be on the way]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/7982.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Board chairman willing to forego other spending.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:07:49 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/7982</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Today in North Carolina: Perdue shifts gears]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/7984.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[With the primary a couple of weeks away, Perdue still maintains the big advantages in the race.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:13:03 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/7984</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[From Our Readers: Waging class warfare]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/7985.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[With North Carolina in play for the 2008 primaries, the candidates are rolling out the same old, tired class warfare.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:18:04 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/7985</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Freeway is best route]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/7908.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[But we wonder if money will ever be available for the U.S. 70 project.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:07:30 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/7908</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[JCC needs to keep eye on prize]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/7909.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Sports teams are fine as long as college maintains its mission.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:10:50 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/7909</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Today in North Carolina: On seashore, compromise — or don't]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/7910.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[U.S. District Court judge might want to read up on Outer Banks history before taking another step in the dispute over four-wheeling.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:14:27 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/7910</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Town right to put focus on quality]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/7836.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Development is likely to set a precedent in Clayton]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:43:53 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/7836</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[How will Selma help its schools?]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/7835.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:38:39 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/7835</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Town leaders should defer to voters]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/7732.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Public opinion matters in tax decisions.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:54:06 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/7732</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Safe-driving lessons hit close to home]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/7733.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:59:40 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/7733</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Mess merits action, not excuses]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/7666.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[The Town of Wilson's Mills and Johnston County should settle on who wields the power to enforce laws in planning jurisdictions.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:39:02 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/7666</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Much ado about signs in Clayton]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/7667.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Proposed ordinance on signs raises questions]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:45:36 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/7667</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Town right to invest in Main Street]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/7585.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Many hometown stores folded under the pricing pressure from their bigger competitors, so we think town councils owe something to the folks who remain on Main Street and to those willing to set up shop there.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:22:24 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/7585</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[JMH leaders listening to 'owners']]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/7584.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[But at the very least, JMH leaders are asking Johnstonians what the hospital ought to be called.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:19:47 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/7584</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Today in North Carolina: Wright plays the victim]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/7586.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Still, Wright’s lawyers did all they could during the legislative hearing to turn their client into the victim, another black man from Wilmington wronged by white Democrats from Raleigh.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:26:13 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/7586</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[In Clayton, much ado about ETJ]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/7490.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[But people savvy enough to literally live on the edge surely know the difference between annexation and planning jurisdiction.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:44:39 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/7490</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Grant rules handicap clinic]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/7489.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[In the future, perhaps the federal government should funnel dollars for clinics to the state.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:30:29 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/7489</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Introducing the Herald newsroom]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/7405.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Many of you are reading The Herald for the first time, so I figure some introductions are in order.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:33:49 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/7405</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Explaining circulation]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/7401.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:27:42 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/7401</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Offering advertisers broader reach]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/7400.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:24:30 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/7400</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Herald expands its reach]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/7399.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[I’m excited to say hello to you, our new readers, who have been included in The Herald’s expansion and conversion to free circulation.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:23:56 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/7399</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[From Our Readers: How valuable is life to commissioners?]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/7365.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[This is the question county commissioners will answer March 3 when they consider a rezoning request for a community health center at 312 Faith Church Road near Four Oaks.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:08:52 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/7365</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[As one chapter closes ...]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/7356.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Another one begins for The Herald.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:29:10 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/7356</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[A frank assessment in Clayton]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/7309.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Town hopes to avoid tax increase but can’t guarantee it.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:11:13 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/7309</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[A suddenly reluctant town council]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/7308.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Why is Smithfield anxious about spending electricity profits?]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:09:14 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/7308</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Soccer suit should continue]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/7272.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[We know that a growing county needs playing fields for its young people and that County Commissioners are under pressure to make those fields possible.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:05:47 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/7272</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Smithfield shopper has a gripe]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/7273.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Flag, she says, is not a seasonal item.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Selma folds its annexation hand]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Move saves money, perhaps teaches town a lesson.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[A lively debate in Smithfield]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Too bad it didn't take place at a council meeting.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Clayton takes the right approach]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/7159.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Voters should decide borrowing for town needs.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:33:36 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/7159</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Benson puts freeze on billboards]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/7160.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[But industry should have say in land-use plan.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:36:27 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/7160</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Councilman staying for now]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/opinion/story/7123.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[And that’s OK as long as hiring is made independently.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:37:20 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/7123</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Judge made the right call]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[All five candidates should be on second Clayton ballot.]]></description>
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