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            <title><![CDATA[State reveals program to curb school violence]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 May 2013 11:10:17 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Michigan's attorney general is backing a proposed new program aimed at preventing violence in the state's schools.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Help keep cat population from spinning out of control]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Roxanne Werly]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 May 2013 11:02:43 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Little Traverse Bay Humane Society is offering three low-cost spay/neuter clinics to keep the pet population in check.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Race to Bayshore: Week 16]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 May 2013 10:28:12 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[It's the last week of the Race to Bayshore program as our runners prepare for their races on Saturday. Coach Lisa is giving the team a special challenge this week.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[DNR sets its sight on informal gun ranges]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Roxanne Werly]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 May 2013 09:57:53 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Department of Natural Resources will be holding public meetings on informal shooting ranges near Traverse City.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Severe weather uproots 40 trees and brings ping pong sized hail]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Charlevoix]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 May 2013 09:24:17 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[UPDATED WITH PHOTO: The biggest damage in the area came from the Walloon Lake area with power lines reported down, and 40 trees uprooted at the Walloon Lake Country Club due to ferocious winds estimated at 70 mph.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Overnight storms leave northern Michigan homes without power]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 May 2013 08:55:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Severe weather in the overnight and early morning hours have left many homes without power.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[TC Wine&Art Festival Tour: The Cook's House]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Holly Baker]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 May 2013 07:50:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Traverse City Wine and Art Festival is coming up next month.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Family calls sentencing for Antrim Co. woman's death "unacceptable"]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Erika Erickson]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 19:40:57 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Thomas Antobelli was sentenced to serve 3-15 years behind bars, but Shafer's family says that is "unacceptable."]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Traverse City teachers picket latest contract proposal]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 19:21:08 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The school year is winding down, but contract negotiatons between Traverse City Area Public School Administrators and teachers are heating up.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Council may dim the light on Charlevoix fireplace]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Edwards]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 18:25:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[UPDATE: The Charlevoix city council voted Monday night 4-2 in favor of removing the fireplace.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Services set for Chippewa Hills student killed in car crash]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 18:12:21 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Crisis response team called in for students Monday]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fire destroys two homes, damages two others]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 17:40:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Updated with video. Two Cadillac houses are destroyed and two others damaged after a house fire spread through a neighborhood near Lake Mitchell.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Storms roll across Northern Michigan]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 15:44:38 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A frontal band is moving across the area and pulling warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Habitual drunk driver leads police on multi-county chase]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 11:35:35 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A 46 year old South Boardman man is facing multiple charges after leading police on a chase through Osceola and Mecosta counties Sunday night.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Farmer goes underground with 'green' farming technique]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 10:27:18 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[In an effort to “go green” and boost business, a local farmer is investing in a state of the art subsurface irrigation system.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Students have the ingredients to a fun class]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Charlevoix]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 08:53:16 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[This Classroom Salute goes out to Mrs. Deitz’s Kindergarten class at Bishop Baraga Catholic School in Cheboygan.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swap out your wheels before Smart Commute Week]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Megan Moore]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 08:16:30 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Don Cunkle, the Program Director for TART's Recycle-A-Bicycle program spoke with 7&amp;4's Megan Moore about the 3rd Annual Recycle-A-Bicyle Bike Swap starting May 31.  ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pilot program puts college behind bars]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Roxanne Werly]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 08:00:56 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Michigan prison inmates are being offered a new path to higher education while behind bars. 

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            <title><![CDATA[TC Wine and Art Festival Tour: Black Star Farms]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Holly Baker]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 07:45:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Winemakers Party is June 21st from 6-9 PM under the big tent at the festival grounds at the Village at Grand Traverse Commons.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[New neighborhood focuses on affordable housing]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Roxanne Werly]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 05:54:15 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The project will include 21 new homes to create the Depot Neighborhood in Traverse City.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tustin woodcrafter transforms trees into works of art]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Megan Moore]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 05:23:40 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Jon Peterson is a passionate woodcrafter from Tustin.You can find out more about Jon Peterson and JRP Handcrafted Woods on the website here.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dip in seat belt use has police stepping up patrols]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Roxanne Werly]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 04:48:35 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The federally funded mobilization is meant to reverse a decline in the state's seat belt use rate that began in 2010 and continued through last year when belt use hit 93.6 percent, down from the all-time high of 97.9 percent in 2009.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Strong storms possible to start the workweek]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christina Burkhart]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 19 May 2013 20:32:23 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Rain and thunderstorms move through Monday through Wednesday, some of which may be strong.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Former Iron Works employees reunite after 30 years]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 19 May 2013 18:40:52 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Nearly 200 former employees from Traverse City Iron Works got together Sunday in Maple City for a special reunion.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sun, fun, and lots of food at the NMC barbeque]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 19 May 2013 18:23:24 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Thousands of people made their way to the bay Sunday, for the 58th Annual Northwestern Michigan College Barbeque in Traverse City.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Man viciously stabs mother and son, then dies in car crash]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kate Fox]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 19 May 2013 17:04:02 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A suspect who attacked two people with a knife Sunday morning is now dead after leading police on a car chase through two northern Michigan counties.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Law requires form for authorization of medicine]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 19 May 2013 13:42:01 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A new Michigan law calls for the creation of a universal form that doctors can use when patients need prior authorization for coverage of prescription drugs.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Woman pinned underneath car after rollover accident]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 19 May 2013 11:05:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Chippewa Hills High School has canceled its Sunday afternoon band concert due to the incident.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Get your outdoor activities in Sunday]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christina Burkhart]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 19 May 2013 11:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[We'll see a gorgeous day Sunday, but changes come Monday.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Empire goes green Asparagus Festival]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 18 May 2013 18:48:20 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Summer is festival season in Northern Michigan and one of the first events of the season is the Asparagus Festival in Empire.]]></description>
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