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            <title><![CDATA[New parking app may be near you after Memorial Day]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kate Fox]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 May 2013 16:40:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[UPDATED WITH VIDEO: Traverse City Downtown Development Authority tells 7&amp;4 News that back on March 12th the City Commission approved an agreement with Park mobile, a global company that provides convenient and user-friendly mobile solutions for parking payments.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Inland Lakes Schools project lay off of eight teachers]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Edwards]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 May 2013 16:22:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Inland Lakes schools handed out pink slips to eight teachers today notifying them that they have been laid off]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[TC Wine&Art Festival: Bistro FouFou]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Holly Baker]]></dc:creator>
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            <description><![CDATA[Wednesday's stop was Bistro FouFou where Chef Adam McMarlin and Chef/owner Guillaume Hazael-Massieux explain their featured dish.]]></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[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[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[Are consumers ready to spend more?]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 06:20:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[In survey, economists say consumers are poised to boost spending, offset government cuts]]></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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            <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[Businesses score big with local soccer tournament]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Meghan Morelli]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 17:50:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[UPDATED WITH VIDEO: The 2013 Cherry Capital Cup is coming to town this weekend and businesses all over Traverse City are looking forward to the large crowds it draws to the area.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Communities expand reach to increase summer traffic]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Edwards]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 19:40:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Northern Michigan communities are ramping up for the busy summer tourism season and are taking new approaches to succeed.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nursing home owes county nearly half a million dollars]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Meghan Morelli]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 19:15:52 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Maples, a county owned non-profit skilled nursing facility faced Benzie County Commissioners Thursday morning with proposals on how they plan to pay tax payer money back to the county.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The ''SUN'' looks to shine bright]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christina Burkhart]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 17:26:34 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Traverse City Light and Power (TCL&amp;P) and Cherryland Electric Cooperative are teaming up to provide a new program that will allow customers to invest in solar energy.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Farm bill will make cuts to food stamps]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne Cook]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 May 2013 14:24:54 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The House Agriculture Committee has begun work on a five-year farm bill that would make small cuts to the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Leelanau County debates economic strategies]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brody O'Connell]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 May 2013 12:17:23 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[“Is economic development a responsibility of the Leelanau County Board, or is it something that the private sector needs to handle?” – Leelanau County Administrator Chet Janik.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Township scrambling to dredge money-making harbor]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kate Fox]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 May 2013 15:34:38 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Right now, the Leland Harbor Master Russell Dzuba says he's having to turn boaters away and for all intents and purposes, the channel is closed because there's not enough water to navigate through.]]></description>
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