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	<description>In the words of the people who live and work here.</description>
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		<title>Of Sales Tax and Street Closings</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Masked Blogger</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[City Library]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Duncan Field]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hastings college]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[street resurfacing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Masked Blogger has been silent for some time, but there are some issues arising that demand attention from TMB. And from the people of Hastings.]]></description>
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		<title>Why I LOVE Living in this College Town</title>
		<link>http://thehword.com/feature/why-i-love-living-in-this-college-town/</link>
		<comments>http://thehword.com/feature/why-i-love-living-in-this-college-town/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judy Sandeen</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Central Community College]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By living in Hastings, we are so privileged to be in a community that boasts not one, but two amazing colleges.  Sometimes we forget the advantages we enjoy because of that fact, and sometimes we’re not aware of all the gifts the two colleges give to the entire community. ]]></description>
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		<title>Is Facebook running our lives?</title>
		<link>http://thehword.com/generations/facebook-run-our-lives/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheldon Howard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think it is pretty safe to say that most teens today have a Facebook account. Now, I don’t think there is anything wrong with having an account. It’s just that most people use it so often and make poor decisions with it that it becomes, in a way, unhealthy.]]></description>
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		<title>YWCA Wants Your Input on July 4th Event!</title>
		<link>http://thehword.com/opinions/ywca-july4thevent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theHword</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[4th of July]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[YWCA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Should the YWCA continue the tradition of holding the July 4th even at Fisher Fountain?  Or should they consider another Hastings park location to better accommodate the crowd and activities? Let us know how you feel by commenting on this post!]]></description>
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		<title>Give away all your money…</title>
		<link>http://thehword.com/generations/give-away-your-money%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaleena &#38; Matt Fong</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Generations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fundraising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[generosity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[philantropic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My wife and I have been surprised with the number of small (and large) groups and organizations that fundraise in Hastings. From hospitals and colleges to churches and support groups, there never seems to be shortage of places to send our money.]]></description>
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		<title>So you want an Applebee’s.  Got two million bucks?</title>
		<link>http://thehword.com/opinions/so-you-want-an-applebee%e2%80%99s-got-two-million-bucks/</link>
		<comments>http://thehword.com/opinions/so-you-want-an-applebee%e2%80%99s-got-two-million-bucks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Masked Blogger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dining]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dining in Hastings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[franchise]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thehword.com/?p=1684</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So why don’t we have more national chain restaurants in Hastings?  Some have said it’s all about the money.  And they’re right.  But not in the way they may have imagined.]]></description>
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		<title>Look who’s talking.</title>
		<link>http://thehword.com/opinions/look-who%e2%80%99s-talking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theHword</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[anonymity online]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[editorial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[usage policy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Conversation on TheHWord.com has been lively.  But how important is it to know who’s behind the comments you read?  TheHWord discusses its usage policy and its goal of civil, thoughtful public discourse.]]></description>
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		<title>Norfolk thinks Hastings is doing something right.</title>
		<link>http://thehword.com/opinions/norfolk-thinks-hastings-is-doing-something-right/</link>
		<comments>http://thehword.com/opinions/norfolk-thinks-hastings-is-doing-something-right/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:48:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theHword</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[downtown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hastings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[revitalization]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting story in Wednesday’s Omaha World-Herald. It seems that some Norfolk leaders recently visited Hastings to learn more about how we’ve been able to build and retain a vibrant downtown.]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of Words</title>
		<link>http://thehword.com/generations/the-power-of-words/</link>
		<comments>http://thehword.com/generations/the-power-of-words/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Sandeen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Generations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[political correctness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[racial epithets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[words]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thehword.com/?p=1532</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Blonde. Lame. Retarded. Gay. When did these words come to be used to describe stupid situations? As in: “That’s so gay.” Or “I had a blonde moment.” Language changes all the time, and that’s a good thing.]]></description>
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		<title>How choosing online can kill local choice.</title>
		<link>http://thehword.com/generations/how-choosing-online-can-kill-local-choice/</link>
		<comments>http://thehword.com/generations/how-choosing-online-can-kill-local-choice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 08:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaleena &#38; Matt Fong</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Generations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shopping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online shopping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shop local]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thehword.com/?p=912</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While I am also guilty of shopping online, I think that we all need to realize we all do see huge benefits from shopping locally. The benefits may not come in single $1 or $2 increments on our receipt but the overall impact is much greater than that $1 or $2.]]></description>
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