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	<title>Tales from a District Traveler</title>
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	<description>Mary Himes writes about good causes, good people and good food</description>
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		<title>Holiday Giving</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m so glad it’s cold. No, I don&#8217;t particularly like the cold, but seeing ice developing on the water and frost decorating the edges of the leaves feels to me like Christmas.
There are so many wonderful things to do at this time of year: sing alongs, concerts, tree lightings, holiday gift giving. So much to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rhapsody at the Marriott</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been waiting for classical music to find its audience in our modern world and often wonder when and if the Facebook, Moveon.org, iphone culture of today will affect the experience of going to a classical concert.
How can the more cerebral experience of a classical concert compete with 3D movies? When we are accustomed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For the love of dogs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:24:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I grew up with Labrador Retrievers- two black and one yellow. I loved them all. Some kids have blankies, I had dogs. Over the years, I’ve tossed around the idea of getting a dog, but whenever I carefully analyzed my life I just couldn’t see how I could maintain a sane life with a dog. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Old Greenwich eatery works to fight poverty in Appalachia</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My first posting is about amazing woman, Amy Guerrieri, who was inspired one night watching a tv show about the dire poverty in Martin County, Kentucky.
That night she was shocked to learn that many of the children in this part of Appalachia only get a meal  from the subsidized meal program if and when [...]]]></description>
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