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<title><![CDATA[Kannapolis superintendent Byerly announces retirement]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Kannapolis City Schools Superintendent Jo Anne Byerly announced Friday that she will retire at the end of this school year, after a 40-year career in education. Her final day will be June 30, 2010.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:08:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[French exchange student adjusts to life in Concord]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[CONCORD — When Pierre Albrand, 17, arrived in the United States, one of the first things he noticed was the food. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[$1 million grant will go toward research campus program]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[KANNAPOLIS — Academic leaders from N.C. State University met with local and state representatives at the North Carolina Research Campus on Thursday to launch a new program designed to reshape how future scientists approach the learning process.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Henry named grand marshal of Concord Christmas parade]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Concord will kick off the holiday season on Saturday afternoon with its 81st Christmas parade featuring Dr. Hector Henry, a Concord City Councilman, as the grand marshal.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dolphins end Panthers' playoff hopes in 24-17 win]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Ricky Williams had a big night. The veteran running back for the Miami Dolphins had three touchdowns to carry the Dolphins over the Carolina Panthers, 24-17.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:18:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[For Hendrick, a 1-2-3 finish might make history ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[For Hendrick Motorsports, this NASCAR season might seem easy as 1-2-3. OK, maybe it only looked easy.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Williams, Stewart a go for Panthers vs. Dolphins ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Carolina running backs DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart are active against Miami despite nagging injuries.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:40:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Winfrey to announce Friday show will end in 2011 ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Oprah Winfrey's iconic television talk show will end in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air, her production company said Thursday.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:38:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gibson Village opening marks arrival of Concord arts district]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[An open house held on Sunday evening at the old Water Works building in Gibson Village brought out not just the community and local leaders, but quite a few visitors from outside the area.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:57:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cabarrus commissioners donate 39 acres to Habitat for Humanity]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[CONCORD — More than a year ago, Habitat Cabarrus approached the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners with the idea to build an environmentally-friendly community unlike any other Habitat community in the state.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kannapolis councilman remembered for defending 'the working man']]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[KANNAPOLIS — Richard Anderson, longtime councilman and former mayor, died Monday night at CMC-NorthEast. He was 73.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Quilt collection holds stories from the past  ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Mona Knight, recruitment and retention coordinator at Home Instead Senior Care, has a passion for antique quilts, and has been collecting for years.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:09:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BCS creates football executive director role ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[BCS officials selected Bill Hancock to become the first executive director of college football's postseason system.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:42:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Weather returns to average this week]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[It's back to average for our weather today, and forecasters are hopeful that conditions could be good for Thursday night's Carolina Panthers' game.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:53:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kannapolis council member Richard Anderson dies]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Kannapolis council member Richard Anderson died Monday night at CMC-NorthEast after a brief illness. He was 73. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:38:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Operation Christmas Child collecting boxes through Nov. 23]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Operation Christmas Child has begun and will continue through Nov. 23. In the past, the project of Samaritan's Purse has delivered more than 69 million gift-filled shoeboxes to needy children in about 130 countries.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:12:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Searchers find body of missing Fayetteville girl]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[A missing 5-year-old whose mother was accused of offering her for sex was found dead off a heavily wooded road in a rural area Monday, ending a weeklong search, police said.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:50:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lowe's 3Q profit falls but sees signs for hope]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Lowe's Cos. said Monday it is expecting consumers will spend cautiously this holiday season on trees and gifts like power tools but said it sees signs the housing market is slowly improving.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:30:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Perdue: Jobless rate to rise though economy better]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue says the state's financial picture is improving but that unemployment may keep rising in the short term.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:38:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Panthers win over Falcons 28-19]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Photos from the Panther's 28-19 division win against the Falcons.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:18:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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