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            <title><![CDATA[20 applicants for airport director position]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Whitfield]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:34:29 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[After being without a full time airport director since 2009, the City of Quincy is in the process of hiring one from a pool of 20 applicants.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Former Kutters location undergoes chicks invasion]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[KHQA Newsdesk]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:33:53 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Former Kutters owner sold Kutter's Bar &amp; Grill to the owners of the popular Macomb restaurant Chick's on the Square.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Like a phoenix, Sprouts Inn rises from the ashes]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Melissa Shriver]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:10:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Construction was halted a few times due to a second fire on the property and other setbacks along the way, but owner Jennifer Wiemelt hopes to be opened by mid-summer.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Engine problems force emergency landing at Quincy Regional Airport]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[KHQA Newsdesk]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:02:19 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A call for help went out at 11:33 a.m. from a medical life flight being rerouted to Quincy Regional Airport because of engine problems.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pipeline project expected to bring jobs to Tri-States]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rajah Maples]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:53:50 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Work is expected to begin on a new pipeline that will run through the Tri-States in early August.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Construction begins on Orascom plant near Wever Iowa]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Whitfield]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:37:56 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Early construction begins on the Orascom Fertilizer plant near Wever Iowa.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Go thrifting for treasures and give to a cause]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristen Aguirre]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:00:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Keeping up with the Jones' can be expensive.  Between buying clothes for your family, decorations for your house and basic necessities, the dollars signs can add up quickly. But there is one store that can help you pinch your pennies.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Deciding between a deck or a patio]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:20:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[During the summer, both a deck and a patio can provide an outdoor extension of your living space.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Legalized medical marijuana will create new challenges for Illinois businesses]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:00:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Business magazine says that issues like hiring and firing and drug testing will have be addressed if bill becomes law.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[City wants to pursue historic district designation]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.connecttristates.com/news/story.aspx?id=908018]]></link>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Whitfield]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:41:22 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The City of Palmyra is wanting to pursue a historic district designation for part of its Main Street.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Federal cuts impact NEMO head start program]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:19:23 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Douglass Community Services Head Start Program announced  budget cuts that include 18 staff positions and services to 77 children currently in its Early Head Start and Head Start programs.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Safer crosswalks coming to Gardner Expressway soon]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 06 Jun 2013 21:51:49 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Improvements will make it easer for everyone, including those with disabilities to cross safely.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Beardstown chief's dismissal leaves unanswered questions]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:25:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Mayor Steve Patterson confirmed Thursday that the city stripped Tom Schlueter of the title of city police chief last week.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[May job growth was sluggish in U.S.]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 05 Jun 2013 07:52:34 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Survey revelas that U.S. private employers added 135,000 jobs in May]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Flood waters cripple NEMO roads]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:55:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Champ Clark Bridge has reopened, but there are still other roadways closed in northeast Missouri.]]></description>
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