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            <title><![CDATA[Council hears more on fixing power problem]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Weiser]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:40:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Columbia city council heard presentations Thursday from Columbia Water and Light during a work session to try and solve the energy problem in the southern part of the city.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[57-year-old man causes disturbance with firearm]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:24:48 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The officer said when he got to the home where there were reports of shots fired, 57-year-old Larry Stump ran toward his direction with a handgun. The deputy reported Stump yelled “I'm going to kill you, this is private property,” according to court records.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[2 Missouri ballot measures approved for circulation]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:45:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Both measures are backed by the Missouri Roundtable for Life and could go on the 2014 ballot if enough registered voters sign the petitions.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Missouri Western begins school of fine arts]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:15:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Enrollment in theater/cinema courses rose 60 percent in the last three years, while enrollment in art and music increased about 20 percent during the same period.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[33-year-old man dies at the Lake]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:39:03 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A dive team found the body of 33-year-old Timothy Walter around 1:30 Wednesday afternoon.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Missouri selects new high school equivalency test]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:09:57 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education said Wednesday the new exam, to be used starting in 2014, will be the HiSET developed by Educational Testing Service.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gov. Nixon signs various measures into law]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:03:59 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The bill provides for targeted testing to identify those at high risk for latent infection and for developing the disease. It also would determine those who would benefit from treatment.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[United Way names co-chairmen, issues grants]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kermit Miller]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:36:16 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The United Way of Central Missouri named its 2013 campaign co-chairman and handed out eleven one-time grants for special projects.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dangerous sinkholes in Cape Girardeau]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:45:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[One sinkhole is causing creek water to flood into a quarry, another sinkhole is about 50 feet in diameter and 15 feet deep.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gov. Nixon taking trade trip to Europe]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:30:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Nixon is to depart Friday for France, where he plans to attend the International Paris Air Show. The governor's office says Nixon also will go to the Normandy American Cemetery to honor the 232 Missourians who were buried there after dying in World War II.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Police are looking for people responsible for arson]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:51:09 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Sheriff's Department said crews responded to a structure fire in 4500 block of County Road 217 on Monday morning, a little before 6:00.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Black bear confirmed in western Missouri]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:52:25 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[While black bears are native to Missouri, they were almost eliminated from the state in the 1800s. The department says some bears returned to southern Missouri after a re-introduction in Arkansas that began in the 1950s.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mo. cities urge veto of cellphone tower bill]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 07 Jun 2013 21:09:24 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Bill supporters said their intent is to encourage the expansion of wireless Internet service across the state.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ameren advises letting structures stay at Mo. lake]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 05 Jun 2013 20:26:53 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Controversy in recent years has focused on land around the lake formed by a hydroelectric project now operated by St. Louis-based Ameren.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sandwich shop supports tornado victims]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 31 May 2013 17:49:51 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Pickleman's is sending the first truck on Tuesday, June 11th. The current donation locations are at Pickleman's in Downtown Columbia, on West Broadway, and on Old Highway 63 South.]]></description>
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