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         <title><![CDATA[Word from the Hills: Ready for green]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Monday February 13, 2012    




What is going on? Here it is the second week of February, we have little snow on the ground, the weather is like early spring and we haven't had a major storm this winter. I am not complaining, in fact I'm loving it, but it is so out of the ordinary that it is almost unbelievable.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Joe Bushika, Transcript Columnist</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:57:11 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Independent Investor: Should higher education be free?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Saturday February 11, 2012    
It is a debate that has occupied this country for years. Should college be free to all Americans or should we continue to pay for it? Those in favor argue it is one of our inalienable rights. Those oppose say college is a privilege to be earned and paid for in order for it to have meaning and merit.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Bill Schmick</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:21:24 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Kitchen Comfort:S-s-s-h-h-h!   It's a secret!]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Saturday February 11, 2012    We've all heard the story of how someone's mother's best friend's cousin's mother-in-law's mother-in-law (feel free to make up your own string of cast members) once worked for a restaurant, store or bakery; became embittered for some reason (no raise, laid-off or fired) and leaked the business' top-secret recipe to the world]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Margaret Button, North Adams Transcript</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:20:17 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Apple's not the only tech villain]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday February 10, 2012    




North Adams Transcript



Like any consuming American, I have my preferred brands, and I'm happy to share them as a recommendation for what I consider to be a product worth the money spent.



For cameras, I prefer Canon. For various electronics equipment, JVC has always been my number one, except in turntables, where Technics rules.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By John Seven, North Adams Transcript</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:00:37 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Short Answers: Political patience lacking in mate]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Thursday February 9, 2012    

Life is complicated. Short Answers isn't.



WHEN YOU CAN'T STAND THE HEAT ... STAY OUT OF IT



Dear Short Answers:



My husband can't talk about politics without losing his temper. Sometimes even with friends it can be embarrassing when he just flies into a rage.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Jeff Johnson and Paula Forman</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 9 Feb 2012 10:15:13 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Pun Also Rises: Hero complex]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Wednesday February 8, 2012    Many years ago, a friend explained something to me that I had never considered before, but which struck me as obviously true as soon as I heard it: "Secretly, we all want to be Batman." And indeed, I think every man in America -- and some women -- have fantasized about being Batman.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Seth Brown, Transcript Columnist</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 8 Feb 2012 11:05:12 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Guest Commentary: Self-study urged after gun vote]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Monday February 6, 2012    The Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Faculty Association is disappointed and confused by the Board of Trustee's vote to arm campus police officers against the will of the vast majority of faculty and a significant majority of students.



Many faculty have worked hard to cultivate a relationship of respect, shared-decision-making, and cooperation with the]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Dana Rapp</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 6 Feb 2012 12:18:53 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Pun Also Rises: Legislation Sonnets]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[(Tennessee SB 49) 'Twas April, in a state called Tennessee When proudly rose one man upon the hill.

"Don't mention homosexuality in schools," he said. "And thus I bring this bill."

One Stacey Campfield gave this stirring speech, Eliminating gayness just like that.

"A subject we don't mention and don't teach, Will likely disappear in no time flat.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Seth Brown, Transcript Columnist</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 4 Feb 2012 14:50:31 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Kitchen Comfort: Biggie tested and approved]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[I was in junior high school when the first Super Bowl was played. (Quick, do the math! She's how old?) I can't tell you what teams played or what the score was. All I know is that my church youth group meeting was canceled so all the boys and the male adviser could watch it. That was an omen of things to come, for Super Bowl Sunday has almost become a national holiday.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Margaret Button, North Adams Transcript</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 4 Feb 2012 11:54:25 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Gingrich fever or mass hysteria?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Last week proved that political news can provide the same satisfaction as any so-called weird news round-up. This comes thanks to Newt Gingrich with his plans for a moonbase, an announcement that makes him the most appealing Republican candidate ever for those of us with a love of the absurd.

It was pointed out on BBC World News by no less an authority than Neil DeGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By John Seven, North Adams Transcript</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 3 Feb 2012 10:23:22 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Short Answers: Dads, sons and dirty laundry]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Life is complicated. Short Answers isn't.

HE'S THERE, YOU'RE NOT

Dear Short Answers: My brother is visiting my parents. My Dad has Alzheimer's and my Mom is working very hard to take care of him. She is 84, he is 89. My Mom called me and she was sad and hurt because she had offered to put some of his clothes in the washing machine for my brother.]]></description>
         <dc:creator> By Jeff Johnson and Paula Forman</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 2 Feb 2012 10:51:55 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[The EMS Files: Ready to rumble]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Tuesday January 31, 2012    




I know that I shouldn't become too attached to this mild weather, but I can't help but feel spring is just around the corner. Since moving into my new home, I have been itching to throw some new material in my flower beds and found myself inching near my laptop to scour the web for some blueprints.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Kaitlyn Kline, Transcript Columnist</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:50:48 EST]]></pubDate>
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