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<title><![CDATA[Vigil honors those affected by dementia]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[A small intimate group gathered Thursday night in front of the Cabarrus County Government Center for a candlelight vigil to honor and remember family members and friends who have been affected by Alzheimer's disease or a related form of dementia. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:03:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[After suing Cabarrus County, developer asks for break]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Niblock Development has asked to be allowed to delay payment on Cabarrus County's Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance fees for its Waterford on the Rocky River development.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[POETRY CORNER: Coffee, words inspire this poet]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Maureen Sherbondy loves coffee. And she loves writing.  So it is not a surprise that she seeks ways to combine the two. "I write six days a week," she explains. "In the morning after I've exercised and had lots of coffee. I revise my work in the afternoon."]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:19:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[POETRY CORNER: Patchwork Quilt]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[A poem by Anita Taylor.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:12:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Concord shooting victim dies]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Jaime Duque Riveria, 25, died, from the gunshot wounds he sustained Wednesday morning at his home in Concord, according to the Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:41:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Election Day Updates]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Padgett, Misenheimer, Hagler re-elected in Concord, Kannapolis, Harrisburg. Incumbents re-elected to Kannapolis council.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:52:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Padgett wins despite late write-in campaign]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Scott Padgett, who has been mayor of Concord since 2001, won his third term Tuesday, receiving about 72 percent of the vote percent against opponents Johnny "Elvis" Almond, who received about 19 percent, and write-in candidate Alex Porter.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:04:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Your Choice 2009: Brush up on candidates before voting]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.independenttribune.com/p/specialreports/cit-2009-your-vote/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Election Day is here. Brush up on who is running for municipal office in you area.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:53:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lane closures on I-85 in Cabarrus begin Monday]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The N.C. Department of Transportation will temporarily close lanes on I-85 from I-485 (Exit 48) to N.C. 73 (Exit 55) in Concord beginning Monday, November 2 at 8 p.m., weather permitting.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Interstate 85 widening project moving forward]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Motorists may see delays in the evenings on Interstate 85 beginning Monday and lasting through mid-November as the N.C. Department of Transportation moves ahead with a $230 million project to widen the interstate from Exit 48 to Exit 55 in Cabarrus County.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Auto enthusiasts come out for Goodguys Southeastern Nationals]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Some were taking photos at Lowe's Motor Speedway, while others were wiping down their vehicles, but most who came to the Goodguys 16th Southeastern Nationals on Saturday were doing what they came to do, see and talk about cars.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[RCCC helps displaced tobacco workers]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Tobacco workers who lost their jobs when Philip Morris closed its Concord plant in July and others affected by changes in the tobacco industry can receive assistance through Project Skill-UP at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, according to college officials. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cabarrus historians work to keep war history alive]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Veterans of several wars gathered on Wednesday at the Wm. L. Whitley Sr. Annex Chapel in Kannapolis for lunch, speakers and a chance to make a video record of their war experiences.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Noted Concord physician Lockhart dies at 87]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[David Lockhart, retired pediatrician and co-founder of the Community Free Clinic, died Monday after a six-year battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was 87.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Morganton man killed in Concord altercation]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Two men were shot Monday evening, one of the men, Mastin Fontane Shuford, 21 of Morganton, died from his wounds, according to Concord Police spokesman Capt. Gary Hatley.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:35:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[One dead as tractor trailer full of cattle overturns on I-85]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[A tractor-trailer overturned on Interstate 85, near exit 58, 4 a.m. on Tuesday morning, with two passengers inside,  and about three dozen cattle.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:04:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Parish nurses treating body and spirit]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Rebecca Barnes and Virginia Adams are not the usual nurses one sees at the doctor's office or hospitals; they are parish nurses, focusing on a holistic treatment of body and spirit.

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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:28:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Northwest Cabarrus students celebrate classmate's overdue Quinceañera]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.independenttribune.com/content/2009/oct/24/northwest-cabarrus-students-celebrate-classmates-o/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[One week before Juana Garcia's 15th birthday, her family immigrated from Mexico to the United States.

Traditionally a time for celebrating a girl's passage into womanhood through a celebration known as a Quinceañera, Garcia spent her birthday settling from the move.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:20:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Candidate Q&A: Lamar Barrier]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.independenttribune.com/content/2009/oct/23/candidate-q-lamar-barrier/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Concord council member Lamar Barrier]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Candidate Q&A: Alfred M. Brown]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Concord council member Alfred M. Brown]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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