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            <title>Connect Tri-States - Heath and Wellness</title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Medical marijuana supporter wins Oregon attorney general primary]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 May 2012 02:30:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Medical marijuana supporter wins Democratic primary in Oregon attorney general race]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iraq veteran uses rap to treat his post-combat depression]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 15 May 2012 04:20:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Iraq veteran in Las Vegas writes rap songs to self-treat his PTSD]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Payson woman has Facebook status to thank for transplant]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brooke Hasch]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 14 May 2012 15:24:49 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[It took a year for Jo Ann Griffin, of Payson, to get on a kidney transplant list. It took just a matter of weeks to get a donor through Facebook.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Teed off at breast cancer--golfers fighting back.]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[KHQA Newsdesk]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 14 May 2012 09:52:54 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Monday's Pink Ribbon Golf Tournament in Hannibal takes on special meaning this year.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Thousands hit the pavement for Bridge the Gap]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristen Aguirre]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 12 May 2012 19:00:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Runners and walkers laced up their tennis shoes Saturday morning for the 12th annual Bridge the Gap to Health Race.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mother's Day Special:  Morphine, mashed potatoes and dandelions]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Deien]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 12 May 2012 05:40:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA['Mamms for Moms' held at Blessing Breast Center]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chad Douglas]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 10 May 2012 10:45:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Mammograms save lives ... that's the simple message from the Blessing Breast Center in Quincy.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Time to round-up unused car seats]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Hannah McNeff]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 09 May 2012 09:44:09 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Safe Kids Adams County is teaming up to bring you Car Seat Round-up at Kohl's.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Early detection saved my life]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brooke Hasch]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 08 May 2012 13:00:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[KHQA's Brooke Hasch sat down with cancer survivors from across the Tri-States who owe their lives to early detection and taking matters into their own hands.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Raised beds and lasagna gardens?]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lindsey Boetsch]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 08 May 2012 12:00:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Most gardens this year are growing about a month to six weeks ahead of schedule.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lace up your running shoes for Bridge the Gap to Health]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Hannah McNeff]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 08 May 2012 10:20:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Runners are lacing up their running shoes ahead of this weekend's Bridge the Gap to Health race.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Teen passengers spell danger for novice drivers]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 08 May 2012 00:30:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Study: A teenage driver's risk of dying in a crash goes up sharply with other teens in the car]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dog: man's best friend and stress reliever]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.connecttristates.com/news/story.aspx?id=749713]]></link>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristen Aguirre]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 04 May 2012 07:05:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A recent study found that taking man's best friend to the workplace could make it less stressful. KHQA's Kristen Aguirre shows you how a local business finds benefits from bringing pups to work.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Illinois Senator Mark Kirk at home]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 04 May 2012 04:22:49 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Illinois Senator Mark Kirk released from rehabilitation center.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Durbin upset about sneaky tobacco practices]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 03 May 2012 08:35:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The report says that the industry is avoiding a higher tax by relabeling roll-your-own tobacco as pipe tobacco.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mothering your mom]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Deien]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 02 May 2012 14:30:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[This friend of mine an found an essay on the website springintheair.com that puts this inter-generational conflict into perspective. It's a letter from an elderly mother to her daughter.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dog's sixth sense saves woman's life]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chad Douglas]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 02 May 2012 10:32:38 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[In the middle of the night when something goes wrong, it's nice to know you have someone there to help you make it through. For one Quincy woman, that someone is her dog.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Another round of discussion on smoking ban exemptions]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[KHQA Newsdesk]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 01 May 2012 21:30:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Tuesday night, Hannibal residents will make their voices heard for the second time on the smoking ban that voters approved in March. The Hannibal City Council will discuss proposed exemptions to the ban Tuesday evening.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tri-State residents fuming over potential cigarette tax]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.connecttristates.com/news/story.aspx?id=748092]]></link>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brooke Hasch]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 01 May 2012 12:00:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A potential price hike for tobacco products in Missouri has ignited concerns among Tri-States smokers. Some interest groups are seeking to raise Missouri's lowest-in-the-nation cigarette tax.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[May Day kicks off Mental Health Month]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Hannah McNeff]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 01 May 2012 11:40:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Transitions of Western Illinois kicked off Mental Health Month with children dancing around the Maypole.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Facebook to make it easier to become organ donor]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 01 May 2012 07:05:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Facebook to provide links to organ donation registries, making it easier to enroll]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[In a word, Relay for Life symbolizes hope]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.connecttristates.com/news/story.aspx?id=748342]]></link>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chad Douglas]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 01 May 2012 03:50:30 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Quincy woman explains her love for the Adams County Relay for Life]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hannibal school girls rock a 5k]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristen Aguirre]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:02:37 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[It's tough work for anyone to run a 5k  but local elementary school girls made it look easy at the Pirate Pride Challenge.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Police raid one store and confiscate synthetic drugs]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Whitfield]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:27:37 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A joint police investigation in Quincy results in at least $75,000 worth of synthetic drugs being confiscated from several businesses.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[House GOP set to curb college student loan costs]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 27 Apr 2012 03:15:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[House GOP set to curb student loan costs, put Democrats in bind over health care cuts]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Room service at Blessing Hospital begins Wednesday]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Melissa Shriver]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:20:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Blessing Hospital will begin serving up hotel-style room service April 18.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Funding cut for Quincy/Adams County 9-1-1]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Whitfield]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:14:36 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The City of Quincy has cut $30,000 of funding from the Adams County 9-1-1 center and that is causing a ripple effect on other funding sources for the service.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[FDA says Gulf seafood safe despite oil spill concerns]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:55:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[FDA says no risk from Gulf seafood amid environmental worry over sick fish at oil spill site]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Should you take your child to a funeral?]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Deien]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:55:39 CDT]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Educating our local physicians about CDH]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.connecttristates.com/news/story.aspx?id=743661]]></link>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brooke Hasch]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:05:48 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A renowned St. Louis surgeon visited Quincy Wednesday to educate our doctors on the signs and treatment of CDH.]]></description>
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