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<title><![CDATA[U.S. Senate candidate Cunningham coming to Concord tonight]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Democratic Senate candidate Cal Cunningham will be speaking at the Cabarrus Senior Democrats meeting tonight.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:40:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[N.C. architects debate design advice for pennies ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[There is so little construction work on the horizon that some North Carolina architects are talking about selling building design advice at something like a lemonade stand]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:36:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Covenant Classical celebrates 101 days of school]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[About 20 "Dalmatians" sat at tables on Friday, eating cupcakes, marshmallows, popcorn and other snack foods at Covenant Classical School.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:01:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Depot offers affordability for shoppers, sellers]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Plans for The Depot are ambitious, managing partner Gary Pigg admits. He hopes to open a restaurant in the building, which already includes individual stalls that retailers can rent to sell their wares.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:53:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Election filing begins in Cabarrus]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[A crowd of candidates filled the lobby of the Cabarrus Board of Elections office at noon Monday to file to run for public office.

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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:19:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kannapolis considers selling bonds to boost development]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Kannapolis may issue $30 million in Tax Increment Financing bonds within the next four to five months if the market can support the sale, City Manager Mike Legg said.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Candidate forum focuses on crime]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Efficiency of the local judicial system took center stage as the main issue at the first Republican candidate forum.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A work in progress - DSS provides more oversight for foster children]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[In 2004, there were more than 300 children in the foster care system in Cabarrus County. Currently, there are 55.
"That is a very low number," said Dana Mullis, a social worker with the Cabarrus County Department of Social Services. "We have had a couple state changes that has affected how they investigate cases. So, now the investigation is more family friendly."]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[House fire in Kannapolis]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Kannapolis Fire Department was dispatched to a fire at 1104 Mt. Olivet Road at 12:05 p.m. Thursday, according to Kannapolis Fire Department spokesperson, Maria Bostian
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:37:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese students share culture with Cannon School]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Several Chinese teenagers played a game of "Duck, Duck, Goose," with 4- to 6-year-olds, with smiles just as big as the children's at Cannon School on Thursday.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kannapolis fills city council vacancy]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Kannapolis City Council voted on Thursday to appoint Tom Kincaid to fill the council seat left vacant when longtime member Richard Anderson died in November.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Former Harrisburg mayor, physician dies]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[HARRISBURG — Edwin M. "Tommie" Tomlin, a longtime leader in the Cabarrus County Republican Party and active member of the medical community, died on Monday. He was 86.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cabarrus Republicans to host candidate forum]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[CONCORD — Filing for the 2010 local, state and federal elections begins Monday, but on the Republican side, the races are already heating up.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[RCCC sees increased enrollment]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[CONCORD — Enrollment is at an all-time high for the spring semester, said Carol Spalding, president of Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, at a board of trustees meeting at the Cabarrus Business and Technology Center last week.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jay M. Robinson principal honored for civil rights contributions]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[CONCORD — Jay M. Robinson High School Principal Beverly Mack said she never thought of her activist work in college as heroic, but she was described as such last weekend.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[United Way edging closer to goal]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Charlotte's United Way has whittled its $500,000 campaign shortfall down to $343,322 in the past two weeks.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:18:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cabarrus County and Kannapolis City school systems closed Tuesday]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[There will be no school for students in Cabarrus County and Kannapolis City school systems on Tuesday, Feb. 2.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:21:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tonight's Cabarrus County Board of Education meeting canceled]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Tonight's Cabarrus County Board of Education work session has been canceled.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:02:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Suspects sought in China Grove break-in]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Rowan County Sheriff's Department is investigating a break-in Friday at Pearl's Pawn Shop on South Main Street, near China Grove, according to spokesperson Detective Lt. C.A. Moose.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:44:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Update on road conditions in Concord]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Currently, all assigned bare pavement routes around Concord are reporting clear.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:16:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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