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<title><![CDATA[The View from Statesville enjoyed run]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mooresvilletribune.com/content/2009/aug/02/view-statesville-enjoyed-run/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[They say that all good things must come to an end, and we've discovered that it's true. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 02 Aug 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Are you spending your time on matters that are important?]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mooresvilletribune.com/content/2009/may/16/are-you-spending-your-time-matters-are-important/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Years ago, one of my favorite pastors taught me about discerning what is urgent and what is important. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 16 May 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[WSOC weatherman thanks community for support]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mooresvilletribune.com/content/2009/apr/14/wsoc-weatherman-thanks-community-support/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[I want to thank those of you who have supported me during my 16 years doing morning and noon weather reports for WSOC-TV in Charlotte. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The answers to problems facing America is spelled out in the Bible]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mooresvilletribune.com/content/2009/apr/13/answers-problems-facing-america-spelled-out-bible/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Greed is America's problem and has been for a long time. America was once a nation that honored and trusted God. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dr. Holliday has earned every penny he's been paid by I-SS]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mooresvilletribune.com/content/2009/apr/08/dr-holliday-has-earned-every-penny-hes-been-paid-i/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[In response to Paul Klaene's letter regarding the compensation package of Iredell-Statesville Schools Superintendent Terry Holliday, I would like to offer a different perspective.  ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Letters: The readers write]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mooresvilletribune.com/content/2009/mar/25/letters-readers-write/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Autistic children should be
included in missing 'alerts'
     I am seeking help from North Carolina grandparents of autistic children and anyone who truly cares about children.....]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:12:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Letter: Act of kindness was not repaid in kind]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mooresvilletribune.com/content/2009/mar/20/letter-act-kindness-was-not-repaid-kind/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[My 20-year-old daughter works at a local restaurant. After she finished her shift on a recent Saturday night, she was making a purchase at the cash stand with her discount card (35% off).]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:21:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Criticism of superintendent was not factually based]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mooresvilletribune.com/content/2009/mar/11/criticism-superintendent-was-not-factually-based/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[I am writing in response to Tuesday's guest column by Paul Klaene. There are several issues with the assumptions drawn by Mr. Klaene that need to be clarified.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nepotism policy questioned]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mooresvilletribune.com/content/2009/mar/10/nepotism-policy-questioned/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[I believe that Iredell-Statesville Schools' Superintendent Terry Holliday's hiring of his wife, as an administrator, was possibly a violation of the district's nepotism policy. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Commissioners should not hinder residential growth]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mooresvilletribune.com/content/2009/feb/27/commissioners-should-not-hinder-residential-growth/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[With a great deal of interest, I read the article titled "I-SS: New schools not on horizon." I have to applaud Superintendent Terry Holliday, his staff and our county commissioners for the efforts over the past eight to 10 years in planning for the growth of the student population.  ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Letters the the Editor]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mooresvilletribune.com/content/2009/feb/18/letters-editor/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Today's letters to the editor from the Mooresville Tribune:]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:21:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mooresvilletribune.com/content/2009/feb/13/letters-editor/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Here are today's letters to the editor from the Mooresville Tribune.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:54:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mooresvilletribune.com/content/2009/jan/16/letter-editor/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor from Friday's Mooresville Tribune.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 16 Jan 2009 08:12:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Government can't borrow it's way out of recession]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mooresvilletribune.com/content/2009/jan/11/government-cant-borrow-its-way-out-recession/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Faith in free markets has been eclipsed by fear and calls for a quick fix. Those of us who still hold to free-market solutions have either been shut out of public debate completely or marginalized by having our arguments deemed no longer relevant.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 11 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[President-elect has chance to deliver on campaign promise]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mooresvilletribune.com/content/2008/dec/17/president-elect-has-chance-deliver-campaign-promis/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[President-elect Obama promised to bring "openness and transparency to government" throughout his campaign.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Letter to the editor: Here's a logical way to help our economic health]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mooresvilletribune.com/content/2008/nov/12/letter-editor-heres-logical-way-help-our-economic-/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[I have lived in Mooresville for two years now.  During that time I have seen and heard many stories about highway congestion, commuter rail, hydrogen trains, long empty manufacturing facilities (mills), power plant construction concerns, air quality issues, loss of manufacturing jobs, downtown Mooresville revitalization efforts and hopes to develop the area as a leader in alternative energy technologies.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:50:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor: Our readers write]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mooresvilletribune.com/content/2008/nov/07/letters-editor-our-readers-write/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Here are today's Letters to the Editor from the Mooresville Tribune:]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:52:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Election will have lasting impact on younger generation]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mooresvilletribune.com/content/2008/oct/30/election-will-have-lasting-impact-younger-generati/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[I can't vote because I am not 18 years old yet. If I could vote, I would be voicing my opinion in every single election, never forfeiting this precious right I have as an American.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:32:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Political activism does not have to be ugly and divisive]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mooresvilletribune.com/content/2008/oct/22/political-activism-does-not-have-be-ugly-and-divis/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[I am writing to express my thanks to Vanessa (I didn't get her last name), who was volunteering at the Mooresville Library poll on behalf of the Democratic Party on Monday.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 Oct 2008 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Honor those who gave all]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mooresvilletribune.com/content/2008/oct/16/honor-those-who-gave-all/news-opinion/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Twenty-five years ago, on Oct. 23, 1983, at 6:22 a.m., terrorists drove a large delivery truck loaded with 12,000 pounds of TNT into  the lobby of the barracks where some 300 American Marines slept and detonated the explosives. The explosion crumbled the four-story building, killing 220 Marines and 21 other U.S. service members while they were sleeping. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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