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		<title>Dear Viola</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 14:08:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOTRU&#8217;s New Audio Obituary Series Begins Today
 Viola Morse, a lifelong Vermonter, died last year. After living in the same town for ninety-n&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/dear-viola" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Five All-New Episodes Coming in June</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 13:57:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOTRU&#8217;s new season of five episodes will be available for download beginning on June first. For the first half of season three, we traveled to&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/season-three-preview" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Kids Behind Bars</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>State of the Re:Union</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wyoming: Second in the Nation for Kids in Jail



When we were researching our Wyoming episode in the summer of 2011, we came across a striking statistic&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/kidsbehindbars" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cellar Door Records</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>State of the Re:Union</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs at Work in Cleveland, Ohio
When we visited Cleveland last season, we found a city full of a new generation of entrepreneurs that were m&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/cellar-door-records" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Staying in Sacramento</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brie Burge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a happy ending for one of the stories from our second season of episodes.
The Sacramento Kings will be staying in Sacramento. The city and&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/staying-in-sacramento" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Podcast: The Bravest Thing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 03:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>State of the Re:Union</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Podcast Series Debuts Today!
 The State of the Re:Union (SOTRU) team is proud to announce our new podcast series, making its debut today! Our faithfu&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/new-podcast-the-bravest-thing" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Community Organizing in Mililani Town, Hawaii</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike McGrath</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been almost a year since I started writing blog items for the State of the Re:Union website. I’ve both enjoyed it and found it useful in my work. A&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/community-organizing-in-mililani-town-hawaii" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Greening Lakewood, Colorado</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike McGrath</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[community]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an article for a special issue of the National Civic Review on the civics of sustainability a couple of years ago, Joel Mills, director of the Cente&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/greening-lakewood-colorado" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>School Spotlight:</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/school-spotlight-15</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:53:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan Bennett</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Clayton High School]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Selma Middle and Clayton High Schools in Selma, North Carolina
School Spotlight commends Selma Middle and Clayton High Schools&#8217; students c&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/school-spotlight-15" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The New Gateways</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:41:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike McGrath</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Refugees That Saved Lewiston]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A funny thing happened a few years ago when I was sitting down to write the “Note from the Editor” for a special issue of the National Civic Review on “Di&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/the-new-gateways" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>School Spotlight:</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/school-spotlight-14</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan Bennett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Project Learning in Portland, Maine
In today&#8217;s School Spotlight, State of the Re:Union shares a video showing the great progress and succes&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/school-spotlight-14" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Gladstone on the Move</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike McGrath</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gladstone on the Move…Citizens Making a Difference]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In 2003, Gladstone, Missouri, faced some difficult challenges—an aging population, strict boundaries that prevented physical growth, declini&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/gladstone-on-the-move" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Resolving to Rediscover Entertainment in the New Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:39:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McKnight</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Entertainment. Most of us think of it in terms of television, smartphones, laptops and iPads. At least this is how many incorporate it into daily liv&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/resolving-to-rediscover-entertainment-in-the-new-year" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>School Spotlight:</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/school-spotlight-13</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan Bennett</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Vito Macantonio School in East Harlem]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Vito Marcantonio School in East Harlem, New York
This week&#8217;s School Spotlight is highlighting one school in East Harlem, New York, where&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/school-spotlight-13" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Learning To Listen in Portsmouth, New Hampshire</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike McGrath</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thirty years ago, the main vehicle for citizen participation—other than voting—was the public hearing. Public hearings are well and good, but the&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/learning-to-listen-in-portsmouth-new-hampshire" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>MLK, Jr.&#8217;s Secret of Peace:</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/mlk-jr-s-secret-of-peace</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:19:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>State of the Re:Union</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bayard Rustin
On this day of remembering the birth of a man who beget the Civil Rights&#8217; Movement, State of the Re:Union would like to honor Dr. M&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/mlk-jr-s-secret-of-peace" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>School Spotlight:</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/school-spotlight-12</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan Bennett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Woodrow Wilson High School in Los Angeles, California
Within the past few years, aided by the decline of the economy, there have been a growing numbe&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/school-spotlight-12" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Civic Action in Sarasota County, Florida</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/civic-action-in-sarasota-county-florida</link>
		<comments>http://stateofthereunion.com/civic-action-in-sarasota-county-florida#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike McGrath</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sarasota County Plans for Civic Excellence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been working on revisions for a new version of the Civic Index, a tool created by the National Civic League to help communities assess their civi&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/civic-action-in-sarasota-county-florida" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Letters to Tucson, One Year After the Shootings</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/letters-to-tucson-one-year-after-the-shootings</link>
		<comments>http://stateofthereunion.com/letters-to-tucson-one-year-after-the-shootings#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>State of the Re:Union</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday was the first year anniversary of the shootings that occurred in Tucson, Arizona. Six people lost their lives and 13 people maimed on that&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/letters-to-tucson-one-year-after-the-shootings" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>School Spotlight:</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/school-spotlight-11</link>
		<comments>http://stateofthereunion.com/school-spotlight-11#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan Bennett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[School Spotlight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Pittsburgh Dilworth Elementary, A Bright Spot for Pennsylvania
School Spotlight takes a peek at what one school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is d&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/school-spotlight-11" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>All-America City Quilt Tour:</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/all-america-city-quilt-tour</link>
		<comments>http://stateofthereunion.com/all-america-city-quilt-tour#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:25:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike McGrath</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community Oriented]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The All-American City Awards]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stitching together the fabric of communities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Question: What could be more American than a quilt?
Answer: an “All-America City Quilt.”
Each year, d&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/all-america-city-quilt-tour" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Inspirations for 2012 Community</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/inspirations-for-2012-community</link>
		<comments>http://stateofthereunion.com/inspirations-for-2012-community#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan Bennett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community Oriented]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CBS Sunday Morning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dafna Michaelson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oklahoma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spreading the Word on Good Deeds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Willow Spring Boys Ranch]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Every new year ushers in with it new goals and resolutions made with the intent of betterment for self and community. For those who need a bit of encour&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/inspirations-for-2012-community" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Auld Lang Syne &amp; a Fan&#8217;s Fab Five</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/2011-auld-lang-syne-a-fans-fab-five</link>
		<comments>http://stateofthereunion.com/2011-auld-lang-syne-a-fans-fab-five#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:24:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>State of the Re:Union</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although it is officially 2012, we couldn&#8217;t let this listener response to our 2011 Auld Lang Syne go unheard. Another rockin&#8217; SOTRU li&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/2011-auld-lang-syne-a-fans-fab-five" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Auld Lang Syne &amp; the Fab Five- part 3</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/2011-auld-lang-syne-the-fab-five-part-3</link>
		<comments>http://stateofthereunion.com/2011-auld-lang-syne-the-fab-five-part-3#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>State of the Re:Union</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the third installment of 2011 Auld Lang Syne and the Fab Five, we hear from the SOTRU Godfathers themselves: Al Letson, our sagacious host with the&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/2011-auld-lang-syne-the-fab-five-part-3" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Auld Lang Syne and the Fab Five &#8211; Part 2</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/2011-auld-lang-syne-and-the-fab-five-part-2</link>
		<comments>http://stateofthereunion.com/2011-auld-lang-syne-and-the-fab-five-part-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>State of the Re:Union</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we venture further along into our 2011 SOTRU reminiscing, moments and stories are recaptivating our attention, and rightly so. There have been s&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/2011-auld-lang-syne-and-the-fab-five-part-2" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Auld Lang Syne &amp; SOTRU&#8217;s Fab Five</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/auld-lang-syne-sotrus-fab-five</link>
		<comments>http://stateofthereunion.com/auld-lang-syne-sotrus-fab-five#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>State of the Re:Union</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Staff Experience]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In celebrating the official last week of 2011, State of the Re:Union&#8217;s staff members share their five favorite episodes, stories or moment&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/auld-lang-syne-sotrus-fab-five" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Auld Lang SOTRU &amp; the Fab Five</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/2011-auld-lang-sotru-the-fab-five</link>
		<comments>http://stateofthereunion.com/2011-auld-lang-sotru-the-fab-five#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 14:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>State of the Re:Union</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being that the 52nd week of 2011 is upon us, State of the Re:Union hereby designates this week &#8220;Auld Lang SOTRU&#8221; &#8212; a time to rumi&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/2011-auld-lang-sotru-the-fab-five" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>School Spotlight:</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/school-spotlight-10</link>
		<comments>http://stateofthereunion.com/school-spotlight-10#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:39:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan Bennett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community Oriented]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School Spotlight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A Visit From St. Nicholas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volunteers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Visit From St. Nicholas
School Spotlight takes us to Jacksonville, Florida, where one heart-warming program is spreading holiday joy, hope and c&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/school-spotlight-10" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>It’s Not Rocket Science, but it seems to be working…..</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/it%e2%80%99s-not-rocket-science-but-it-seems-to-be-working%e2%80%a6</link>
		<comments>http://stateofthereunion.com/it%e2%80%99s-not-rocket-science-but-it-seems-to-be-working%e2%80%a6#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:37:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike McGrath</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community Oriented]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mike McGrath]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community clean up]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Downey]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[They say that it isn’t your successes in life that matter. It’s how to rebound from setbacks. The same truism could be applied to communities. Towns,&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/it%e2%80%99s-not-rocket-science-but-it-seems-to-be-working%e2%80%a6" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>WinterDaze Parade &amp; the Spirit of Community</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/winterdaze-parade-the-spirit-of-community</link>
		<comments>http://stateofthereunion.com/winterdaze-parade-the-spirit-of-community#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan Bennett</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community celebration]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[State of the Re:Union happily shares the story of a little town in Wisconsin promoting and perpetuating true holiday spirit with a tradition that ai&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/winterdaze-parade-the-spirit-of-community" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Five Basic Resources to Make Things Better</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/five-basic-resources-to-make-things-better</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McKnight</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[State of the Re:Union conveys some more gems of wisdom regarding five basic resources to make community better &#8211; a part of Abundant Community&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/five-basic-resources-to-make-things-better" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>School Spotlight:</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/school-spotlight-9</link>
		<comments>http://stateofthereunion.com/school-spotlight-9#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan Bennett</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Los Altos]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Waldorf School of the Peninsula in Los Altos, California
Look around and one is sure to find a student tethered to some technical device. School-&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/school-spotlight-9" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Categorizing the 2011 All-America City Finalists</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/categorizing-the-2011-all-america-city-finalists</link>
		<comments>http://stateofthereunion.com/categorizing-the-2011-all-america-city-finalists#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike McGrath</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s the end of the year, so I’m taking some time to do a little inventory of the projects highlighted by the finalist communities in the All-American&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/categorizing-the-2011-all-america-city-finalists" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SOTRU&#8217;s Year of Adventure</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/sotrus-year-of-adventure</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:39:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>State of the Re:Union</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we are nearing the end of what has been an extremely eventful year, State of the Re:Union would like to recall some of the fantastic adventures and c&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/sotrus-year-of-adventure" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Hope in Public Change</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/the-hope-in-public-change</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Harwood</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community Oriented]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carlton Sears]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Political Surprises: The Good Kind
State of the Re:Union&#8217;s contributor Rich Harwood of the Harwood Institute for Public Innovation is away&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/the-hope-in-public-change" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Community &amp; Theatre@First: A Perfect Match</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/community-theatrefirst-a-perfect-match</link>
		<comments>http://stateofthereunion.com/community-theatrefirst-a-perfect-match#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan Bennett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community Oriented]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boston]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community Theater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Massachusetts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Performing Arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Theatre@First]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[State of the Re:Union understands how necessary it is to have community involvement in the formula for success. When people come together for a comm&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/community-theatrefirst-a-perfect-match" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>School Spotlight:</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/school-spotlight-8</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan Bennett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[School Spotlight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AZ]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Humboldt Elementary in Dewey, Arizona
Immense amounts of pressure continue to build for schools throughout America. Achieving higher levels of p&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/school-spotlight-8" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dorothy in the Emerald City of Dublin, California</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/dorothy-in-the-emerald-city-of-dublin-california</link>
		<comments>http://stateofthereunion.com/dorothy-in-the-emerald-city-of-dublin-california#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike McGrath</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community Oriented]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mike McGrath]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[All-America City Awards]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A high school teacher named Henry Littlefield once wrote an essay in the American Quarterly called &#8220;The Wizard of Oz: A Parable on Populism.&#038;&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/dorothy-in-the-emerald-city-of-dublin-california" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Community Planning for Success</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/community-planning-for-success</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan Bennett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community Oriented]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Everyday Democracy: Ideas &Tools for Community Change]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://stateofthereunion.com/?p=11092</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We all know that change from within the community can be a powerful thing. But it can be just as difficult to keep so many voices on track to achieve a par&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/community-planning-for-success" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Gambling on Community in Las Vegas, NV</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/gambling-on-community-in-las-vegas-nv</link>
		<comments>http://stateofthereunion.com/gambling-on-community-in-las-vegas-nv#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Harwood</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community Oriented]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[las vegas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nevada]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Turning Ourtward]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Recently] I was in Las Vegas where I discovered a community &#8211; once on top of the world &#8211; fighting to come back in the wake of the Great Rece&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/gambling-on-community-in-las-vegas-nv" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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