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	<title>State of the Re:Union &#187; Al Letson</title>
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	<description>State of the Re:Union is a new Public Radio show that examines what makes a community and the resonating themes that unite us as a country.</description>
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		<title>Five All-New Episodes Coming in June</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/season-three-preview</link>
		<comments>http://stateofthereunion.com/season-three-preview#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 13:57:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>State of the Re:Union</dc:creator>
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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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		<category><![CDATA[juvenile incarceration]]></category>
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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>
				<category><![CDATA[Cleveland]]></category>
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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>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/new-podcast-the-bravest-thing</link>
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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>Summing up the SOTRU Drive</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>State of the Re:Union</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local Spotlight]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Al Letson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fundraising]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you might have seen mentioned the past few weeks, State of the Re:Union is continuing on in its yearly funding crusade. October started our month-&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/summing-up-the-sotru-drive" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>School Spotlight: The Near West Intergenerational School</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/school-spotlight-the-near-west-intergenerational-school</link>
		<comments>http://stateofthereunion.com/school-spotlight-the-near-west-intergenerational-school#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan Bennett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cleveland]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[School Spotlight]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Charter School]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s School Spotlight features a school that was mentioned in our recently released Cleveland, OH: Entrepreneurs at Work episode. T&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/school-spotlight-the-near-west-intergenerational-school" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SOTRU&#8217;s New Fall Season Episodes are HERE!</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/sotrus-new-fall-season-episodes-are-here</link>
		<comments>http://stateofthereunion.com/sotrus-new-fall-season-episodes-are-here#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>State of the Re:Union</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bronx]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are so pleased to bring you State of the Re:Union’s 2011 Fall Season with the following episodes:
 The Bronx, NY: Still Rising from the Ashes
The Bro&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/sotrus-new-fall-season-episodes-are-here" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sacramento, CA: All Hands on Deck</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/sacramento-ca-all-hands-on-deck</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 20:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>State of the Re:Union</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sacramento]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Al Letson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There’s been a lot of bad news coming out of Sacramento lately: homelessness, the foreclosure rate, unemployment, political gridlock in a state cr&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/sacramento-ca-all-hands-on-deck" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cleveland, OH: Entrepreneurs at Work</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/cleveland-oh-entrepreneurs-at-work</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 16:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>State of the Re:Union</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cleveland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Al Letson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cleveland, Ohio is a city that was made by entrepreneurs, but for decades, it&#8217;s been known as a city that’s a shell of its former manufacturing&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/cleveland-oh-entrepreneurs-at-work" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Bronx, NY: Still Rising from the Ashes</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/the-bronx-ny-still-rising-from-the-ashes</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:24:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>State of the Re:Union</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bronx]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bronx has long been seen as a symbol of America’s failings.  For many people here, ‘making it’ means escaping the crime and poverty of their borou&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/the-bronx-ny-still-rising-from-the-ashes" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>We&#8217;re All Just Fascinated By the Underground</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/were-all-just-fascinated-by-the-underground</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tina Antolini</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Las Vegas]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[las vegas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This was a piece written by SOTRU Radio Producer, Tina Antolini, about her time in the human-occupied tunnels running under Las Vegas. It&#8217;s a&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/were-all-just-fascinated-by-the-underground" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Revisiting Operation New Hope &#8211; Radio Re:Visit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alina Kodatt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Operation New Hope is such an incredible organization and has even become a national model for solving recidivism challenges. It was originally ex&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/revisiting-operation-new-hope" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Discovering Hidden Los Angeles</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/discovering-hidden-la</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marietta Synodis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Episode Centered]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Los Angeles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marietta Synodis started as an intern for SOTRU and is now our Senior Researcher. She has a knack for finding great stories and in the course of resear&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/discovering-hidden-la" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Hear It for Record Store Day!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katie Ball</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sounds]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Music lovers across the globe all have stories of that first record store that ushered in their individual Age of Enlightenment. Chances are, those&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/record-store-day" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Homesick, Still at Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tina Antolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times published an article yesterday titled, &#8220;As the Mountaintops Fall, a Coal Town Vanishes.&#8221; It discusses the devasta&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/homesick-still-at-home" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Reviews of Al Letson&#8217;s Summer in Sanctuary Are In</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/reviews-of-al-letsons-summer-in-sanctuary-are-in</link>
		<comments>http://stateofthereunion.com/reviews-of-al-letsons-summer-in-sanctuary-are-in#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:43:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>State of the Re:Union</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[State of the Re:Union&#8217;s creator, host and co-executive producer, Al Letson, is currently performing his one-man show, Summer in Sanctuary&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/reviews-of-al-letsons-summer-in-sanctuary-are-in" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SOTRU&#8217;s 2011 Spring Season Preview</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/sotrus-2011-spring-season-preview</link>
		<comments>http://stateofthereunion.com/sotrus-2011-spring-season-preview#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brenton Crozier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are excited to announce that Al and Tina are wrapping things up in warm Miami (Al has been working hard and deserved a balmy climate for our final spring stop), the last city on our 2011 Spring Season itinerary. Al and our all-star team of radio producers have collected incredible stories of community and the resiliency and devotion of people meeting challenges head on . . . and creating solutions. ]]></description>
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		<title>What do cardboard boxes and old vacant buildings have in common?</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/what-do-cardboard-boxes-and-old-vacant-buildings-have-in-common</link>
		<comments>http://stateofthereunion.com/what-do-cardboard-boxes-and-old-vacant-buildings-have-in-common#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:59:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Samantha Michaels</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Use your imagination.
When it comes to playtime, nothing beats a good, old-fashioned cardboard box. As little kids, I bet many of us spent our fair sh&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/what-do-cardboard-boxes-and-old-vacant-buildings-have-in-common" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>An Encouraging Development for Autism . . .</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/an-encouraging-development-for-autism</link>
		<comments>http://stateofthereunion.com/an-encouraging-development-for-autism#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:55:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brenton Crozier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When researching stories for SOTRU’s Twin Cities episode, there was one story that the entire team couldn’t stop thinking about after hearing it: within the large community of Somali immigrants that live in the Minneapolis area, there is an alarming trend of autism among their children.]]></description>
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		<title>Bayard Rustin &#8211; Who Is This Man?</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/bayard-rustin-who-is-this-man</link>
		<comments>http://stateofthereunion.com/bayard-rustin-who-is-this-man#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brenton Crozier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[State of the Re:Union is excited to announce that our Black History Month special, &#8220;Bayard Rustin &#8211; Who Is This Man?&#8221; will be air&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/bayard-rustin-who-is-this-man" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sin City is a Small Town?</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/sin-city-is-a-small-town</link>
		<comments>http://stateofthereunion.com/sin-city-is-a-small-town#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 19:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tina Antolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Next week, SOTRU host Al Letson and I head out for a reporting trip to Las Vegas, a city of abundant nicknames. Most of them have to do with the Las Vegas t&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/sin-city-is-a-small-town" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SOTRU&#8217;s Veterans Day Special</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/sotrus-veterans-day-special</link>
		<comments>http://stateofthereunion.com/sotrus-veterans-day-special#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>State of the Re:Union</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For Veterans Day, SOTRU produced a special radio hour that goes beyond the news headlines to tell stories of the emotion, challenges and victories t&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/sotrus-veterans-day-special" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Radio Talk &#8211; Cultural Energy in New Mexico</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/cultural-energy-new-mexico</link>
		<comments>http://stateofthereunion.com/cultural-energy-new-mexico#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Samantha Michaels</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Mexico Nonprofit Helps Small Communities Find Their Voice
When I was in high school, I used to write in a little red journal. Whenever I had some sp&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/cultural-energy-new-mexico" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Taking the Old Time Torch</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/old-time-la-square-dancing</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Herberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our recent “Sounds of the Re:Union” episode features the old time music and square dance scene in LA. In the episode, one of the people we hear from is S&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/old-time-la-square-dancing" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Mariachi of El Rey</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/mariachi-documentary</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>State of the Re:Union</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[El Rey &#8211; You Can Never Leave the Music
For our Los Angeles documentary, we teamed up with California Is a Place in an intimate piece that focuses&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/mariachi-documentary" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The SOTRU Event Was a Success</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/the-sotru-event-was-a-success</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 19:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brenton Crozier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We want to thank all of our amazing sponsors, volunteers and guests that made SOTRU &#8211; A Celebration of Community such an incredible and succes&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/the-sotru-event-was-a-success" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vote for State of the Re:Union</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/pepsi_vote</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 14:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>State of the Re:Union</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[State of the Re:Union has received an amazing opportunity —  the chance to win a $50,000 Pepsi Refresh Grant. All we need is a few  minutes of your time to&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/pepsi_vote" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dear Sacred Places</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/dear-sacred-places</link>
		<comments>http://stateofthereunion.com/dear-sacred-places#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 16:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zak Rosen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve heard our show before, you&#8217;ve heard the intimate letters residents have written to the place they call home.  We feature the&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/dear-sacred-places" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Los Angeles &#8211; Home, Sweet Home</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/los-angeles-home-sweet-home</link>
		<comments>http://stateofthereunion.com/los-angeles-home-sweet-home#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 13:40:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>State of the Re:Union</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Listen to Our Newest Episode Here!
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		<title>Twin Cities &#8211; World within Two Cities</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/twin-cities-world-within-two-cities</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:52:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>State of the Re:Union</dc:creator>
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		<title>Española &#8211; The Land Remembers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>State of the Re:Union</dc:creator>
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		<title>Get Me a Jucy Lucy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 19:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tina Antolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every city probably has its sandwich—New Orleans its Po Boy, Philly its Cheesesteak, the Chicago-style hot dog with its neon green relish.  The Twi&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/get-me-a-jucy-lucy" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Austin, TX: Growing Pains</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/austin-texas-growing-pains</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:37:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unlike places that have been thrown into a state of crisis by a disaster, Austin, Texas, has been thrown into crisis by success. Its population has sk&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/austin-texas-growing-pains" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SOTRU on NPR&#8217;s Weekend Edition</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/oakridge-npr-weekend-edition</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:59:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>State of the Re:Union</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you miss State of the Re:Union&#8217;s piece about Oakridge on NPR&#8217;s Weekend Edition? Don&#8217;t fret, you can listen now:
You can list&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/oakridge-npr-weekend-edition" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Twin Cities: World within Two Cities</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/state-of-the-reunion-twin-cities-world-within-two-cities</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>State of the Re:Union</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It isn’t exactly Lake Wobegon anymore… Once known as the home of Midwestern Lutherans and Scandanavian farmers, the cities of Minneapolis and St. P&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/state-of-the-reunion-twin-cities-world-within-two-cities" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Crabtree Farms in Chattanooga, TN</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/crabtree-farms-chattanooga</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 19:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alina Kodatt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chattanooga, Tennessee, is nicknamed the Scenic City for a good reason. With breathtaking vistas of the Appalachian mountains and the Tennessee R&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/crabtree-farms-chattanooga" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Orleans – Murder Board Documentary</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:53:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sadly, murder victims have been framed as statistics, especially in high crime cities. Father Bill Terry decided to do something about it and found&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/new-orleans-murder-board-documentary" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Food Revolution in Milwaukee</title>
		<link>http://stateofthereunion.com/urban-farming-milwaukee</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Will Allen started a food revolution in creating new urban farmers across the country. State of the Re:Union explores one of those farms in Milwauke&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/urban-farming-milwaukee" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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		<title>It Flows</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:05:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zak Rosen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the first episode of our new season of shows, we spent the third week of June in the Española Valley of New Mexico, a place none of us had been to befor&#8230; <a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/acequias-new-mexico" class="read_more">READ MORE</a>]]></description>
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