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	<title>Woodstock CT Café</title>
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	<description>also serving Eastford, Pomfret, Brooklyn, Canterbury, Putnam, Ashford and Thompson. We're as close as your mouse.</description>
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		<title>Superintendent Dr. Frank Baran&#8217;s Report Card</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/02/04/superintendent-dr-frank-barans-report-card/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Frank Baran has been a very good Superintendent of Schools since he took over from Linda Galton almost ten years ago. During this period, the school system has performed well in state standard testing. The tables below show that during Dr. Baran&#8217;s tenure the Woodstock Middle School 8th grade has edged ahead of Pomfret in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Per Pupil Expenditures &#8211; How Does Woodstock Rate?</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/02/04/per-pupil-expenditures-how-does-woodstock-rate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:29:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[from John This is the most current list of the per pupil expenditures for 184 state school districts for the 2008-2009 shool year. Some schools have been added to this list since I last looked at this data taken from HERE. The number of schools rose from 169 to 184. Woodstock is ranked among the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Academy is Buying Up Houses on the Hill</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/02/04/the-academy-is-buying-houses-on-the-hill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Academy has recruited 38 Chinese students. My understanding is that these students pay about $40,000 in tuition to come to school at the Academy. No doubt the presence of international students should enrich the social and intellectual environment at the Academy. The Academy was offering approximately $1000 per month to local residents who took [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Urban Myths about ‘Welfare Queens’ and Food Stamp Recipients</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/02/03/judging-the-urban-myth-about-%e2%80%98welfare-queens%e2%80%99-and-food-stamp-recipients/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/02/03/judging-the-urban-myth-about-%e2%80%98welfare-queens%e2%80%99-and-food-stamp-recipients/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:24:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[from Con Too many Americans, when speaking about the poor engage this unique pattern of haughty superiority – they feel entitled to pass judgment on how they live, what they choose to buy (while saying how they love un-compromised Liberty) etc., “It’s my money they are spending on Lottery tickets!” is the cry. It’s often [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Republicans Second Tier Candidate</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/02/02/the-republicans-second-tier-candidate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/02/02/the-republicans-second-tier-candidate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[from Dean Yes Romney was misquoted, just like Obama was misquoted by Romney a month or two ago when Obama was paraphrasing a Republican position when he was running for election. Loadstar, if you think that making $46K is fine, you obviously havent lived there, more than 20 years ago, my household was making $46K [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canterbury&#8217;s New Website Aims to Stimulate Local Businesses</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/02/02/canterburys-new-website-aims-to-stimulate-local-businesses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/02/02/canterburys-new-website-aims-to-stimulate-local-businesses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Canterbury&#8217;s new website can be found at HERE. The site states: &#8220;Canterbury has room to grow for families and businesses alike. Small home-based businesses thrive in the conducive environment and there is still plenty of affordable land for larger businesses to establish and grow. Building costs are more affordable than other parts of the state. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The People Romney Doesn&#8217;t Care About</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/02/01/the-people-romney-doesnt-care-about/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/02/01/the-people-romney-doesnt-care-about/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEVER MIND. Romney said he MISSPOKE. from John You can argue about where the poverty line lies, but if you have a mortgage or rent and require health insurance, my guess is that financial trouble will be had by households making $46,000 or less a year. That would be 48% of the households in America. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tracy Thompson &#8211; 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/01/30/tracy-thompson-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/01/30/tracy-thompson-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:17:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[from Trish Lustila I just wanted to let everyone know that Tracy has lost her battle with cancer. She passed early this morning. To all that knew her and loved her, she will be forever in our hearts and forever missed. &#8220;For those of you who don’t know her, Tracy was always the smiling face [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Success is Measured Differently for Each Child and Schools Succeed in Some Way Every Day</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/01/30/success-is-measured-differently-for-each-child-and-schools-succeed-in-some-way-every-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This was first published on April 25th 2006 at the Cafe in response to Wetzel&#8217;s attacks on the K-8 school system. It&#8217;s an eloquent one-time statement by an unidentified Cafe&#8217;er. Admin by Cyssan You ask why parents of school children did not support the Amendment (to repeal Prop 46). I’m sure parents did support the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning a Foreign Language Can Become a Career</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/01/29/learning-a-foreign-language-can-become-a-career/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/01/29/learning-a-foreign-language-can-become-a-career/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s not forget that learning a foreign language can open up many possibilities for a career in our global society. I&#8217;ll use my grandfather as an example. from John I know this from personal experience. I took four years of Latin at Norwalk High and a little bit of French here and there. I was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Value of a Foreign Language</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/01/29/the-value-of-a-foreign-language/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/01/29/the-value-of-a-foreign-language/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[from Newcomer I’m not a professional educator so this is only my opinion based on my own experiences as a student way back when (to Another Teacher). I studied a foreign language in public school beginning in grade 7. In those days, the city I was raised in didn’t use today’s middle school system of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Cousin&#8217;s Daughter at the Long-Distance Trials for the 2012 London Olympics</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/01/28/my-cousins-daughter-at-the-olympic-marathon-trials/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/01/28/my-cousins-daughter-at-the-olympic-marathon-trials/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[from John I never pass up an opportunity to brag about my cousin Meg&#8217;s daughter and her accomplishments as an elite Marathon runner. Meg and I grew up together in Rowayton CT and only re-connected after Becki and I moved to Woodstock in 1996. Although I have not seen Meg since the early 1960s, it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our State Rating in Education</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/01/27/our-state-rating-in-education/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/01/27/our-state-rating-in-education/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[from Kevin From WA Parent: Curious about Kevin’s (and others’) response to Connecticut receiving a C- and ranking of 26 out of the 50 states on the national report card that was published in the Bulletin and many other sources yesterday. Connecticut has one of the highest average teacher salaries in the country. (I believe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tracy Thompson Needs Our Help!</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/01/26/tracy-thompson-needs-our-help/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/01/26/tracy-thompson-needs-our-help/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[See comment below. This is from an email I received this week. If you are able and inclined, please support this cause. Thank you. &#8211; Becki Hello Friends, I am writing to ask you for your help for a lovely friend that many of you know, Tracy Thompson. For those of you who don&#8217;t know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Board of Education 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/01/24/the-board-of-education-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/01/24/the-board-of-education-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:43:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[from Kevin It’s 2012 and I’m going to make a few predictions on what is going to happen on the Board of Education this year. I’ve been watching the issues and votes of the members for several years and have a good idea of the direction that the RTC has been pushing. This is the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wake up and Smell the&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/01/20/wake-up-and-smell-the/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/01/20/wake-up-and-smell-the/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An entertaining video about coffee, apparently NOT from Starbucks or the Coffee Lobby &#8211; provided by a frequent Cafe&#8217;er. from John Since I drink a large Dunkin’ Donuts coffee (2.5 cups) almost every morning and became hooked on coffee, espresso and regular, in 1981 when I moved to Palo Alto CA, I have often wondered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Needs No Explanation</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/01/15/needs-no-explanation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lawyer: [reading from Walt's will] And I&#8217;d like to leave my 1972 Gran Torino to&#8230; [the lawyer pauses and looks up at Ashley, who smiles expectantly] Lawyer: &#8230;my friend&#8230; Thao Vang Lor. On the condition that you don&#8217;t chop-top the roof like one of those beaners, don&#8217;t paint any idiotic flames on it like some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stem Cells in Medicine</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/01/13/stem-cells-in-medicine/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/01/13/stem-cells-in-medicine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Novel Stem Cell Treatment for Type I Diabetes. from Jeff Gordon As a Hematology-Oncology physician, caring for people with blood disorders, including malignant blood disorders, is what I do. The whole field of bone marrow, peripheral blood stem cell and cord blood transplantations is quite fascinating and has offered for many people the opportunities for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our Totalitarian Country &#8230; where Economics Controls Politics</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/01/13/our-totalitarian-country-where-economics-control-politics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/01/13/our-totalitarian-country-where-economics-control-politics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[from LibDem While the banter between liberals and conservatives in this website is at times interesting and enjoyable, we must begin to recognize that these divisions are obsolete and meaningless. We need to recognize that both political parties are beholden to armies or corporate lobbyists who write the legislation while corporate media controls what we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kids Growing Up and Trying to Find a Profession</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/01/12/kids-growing-up-and-finding-a-profession/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/01/12/kids-growing-up-and-finding-a-profession/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:55:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We saw Ernie Wetzel&#8217;s success story (below) in the Marines (WA 2008). Here&#8217;s our daughter, Mariah (WA 2006) in a business meeting dressed in a business suit at MN8 near Cincinnati OH yesterday (blue arrow). It would be nice to have information on other WA graduates. MN8 is recruiting individual firefighters. Here is Danielle Frate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stem Cell Donations for Treating Blood Cell Malignancies</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/01/12/stem-cell-donations-for-treating-blood-cell-malignancies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/01/12/stem-cell-donations-for-treating-blood-cell-malignancies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Taylor Wentworth&#8217;s Story in the Bull. Community members are invited to visit the gymnasium at Woodstock Academy Jan. 31 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. to sign up for the marrow registry. People ages 18 to 60 are eligible. The testing, which involves a cheek swab, is covered by most insurance carriers, and people are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Religious Right and/or So-Called Conservative Republicans and Tea Party Element Crashes and Burns</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:03:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[from John Just a few thoughts: The Right-wing conservatives and the Tea Party element which has a religiosity component has so alienated the electorate that Mit Romney will skate to the nomination. I don&#8217;t know in which of these groups Newt Gingrich fits but he doesn&#8217;t fit in his clothes and his Bain Capital stance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Changes to the School Calendar for the Academy &#8211; WPS also now using 2 hour delays</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/01/11/changes-to-the-school-calendar-for-the-academy-wps-also-now-using-2-hour-delays/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:22:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When delayed openings are necessary the Woodstock Public Schools will be using a 2 Hour Delay. This synchronizes the WPS and the WA. In light of the two weather emergencies experienced in the beginning of the year, the Academy has modified their calendar as follows: Jan. 23 &#8211; Regular school day Jan. 31 &#038; Feb [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Little Ernie Wetzel Grows Up</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/01/08/little-ernie-wetzel-grows-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We wish we had more opportunities to talk about the directions and accomplishments of Academy graduates after leaving Woodstock. Admin See the article in the Villager on page 3 &#8211; an interview with Ernie Wetzel Jr who joined the Marines after graduating from the Academy in 2008. Ernie and brother, Zack, were on the first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WA Football Heaven &#8211; Almost Ready</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/01/07/wa-football-heaven-almost-ready/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We took these pictures today (Saturday Jan. 7th). 1. From the west end of the field on the south side. Note the terraces for seats that are unfinished. The field has been covered with synthetic turf with lines for all of the possible sports. 2. The center of the field with the WA logo. 3. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CT GOP Announces Straw Poll &#8211; Vote Here at the Cafe</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/01/05/ct-gop-announces-straw-poll-vote-here-at-the-cafe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/01/05/ct-gop-announces-straw-poll-vote-here-at-the-cafe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For Immediate Release January 5th, 2011   Contact: Bryan Cafferelli 860-826-7378 Bryan@ctgop.org   The Connecticut Republican Party today announced that it will host a presidential straw poll on January 20th in Bristol, CT with online voting starting today.   “This week’s Iowa caucus proved that the race for the Republican nomination is very close,” said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gordon Schies Talks About the PACE Preen Home Tour in the Quiet Corner?</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2012/01/05/gordon-schies-talks-about-the-pace-preen-home-tour-in-the-quiet-corner%e2%80%8f/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:27:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Hi John, I hope this email finds you and Becki well. Judi Friedman, the founder of People’s Action for Clean Energy (PACE) is going to schedule a green homes tour this spring in the Quiet Corner and has asked me to dig around for interesting properties. My own “net zero” home in Danielson is already [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Misguided Believers and Non-Believers Alike in American Politics and Religion Today</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 02:43:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[from Newcomer And from where did the dearly departed Mr. Hitchens obtain his 44% statistic? If he felt that the majority of Christians believe that Jesus will return to end the world within the next 50 years, I believe he was mistaken. I have heard of fringe groups of fundamentalist Christians who predict the end [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Random Thoughts From 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[from John I have decided that I need to write something to kick off the New Year at the Café … but what to write about? Maybe I’ll talk about a little bit of everything. Things that have been foremost in my mind lately are the Republican Presidential campaign, evolution of the species, and modern genetics. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Years Resolution!</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/12/29/new-years-resolution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:04:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We need to be nastier! Looking back at the articles of the last six years, it becomes clear that we have lost the knack of insulting people &#8230; that is, without profanity. We need to strive to do better. Maybe I need to take &#8216;LoadStar&#8217; seriously although it&#8217;s not easy. If Loadstar would say something [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From One Year Ago &#8211; Diary of a Snow Shoveler</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/12/29/diary-of-a-snow-shoveler/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author unknown. Sent to us by a dear friend from an email forwarded to her by someone else&#8230; probably several generations. We edited it for a bit of &#8216;language&#8217;. I was laughing so hard at the end I couldn&#8217;t see the screen through the tears!       December 8 - 6:00 PM &#8211; It started [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From Two Years Ago &#8211; A Harsh Impending Reality</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Snuffy  The Academy Trustees have followed a consistent path for many, many years. Their goal has been to make the school politically and financially independent &#8211; predominant &#8211; over Woodstock’s public education system, its fiscal system, its land use regulation, indeed its entire political system. The Trustees have filtered their political minions into both [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From Three Years Ago &#8211; A Conflation of Woodstock and National Politics</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s face it! Nine months from now there will be only two true candidates for the Presidency. Right now there are seemingly three viable Republican candidates &#8211; McCain, Romney, and Huckabee &#8211; and three viable Democrat candidates &#8211; Clinton, Obama, and Edwards. Whoever is elected as the next President of the United States will likely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From Four Years Ago &#8211; Vulgarian Trashes the Cafe in the Villager</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cafe would like to thank this anonymous individual for the free advertising in the &#8220;Sound Off &#8221; section of the Villager today. Surely this article will finally win a Pewlitzer for the Villager&#8230; And for all of the new visitors coming to the Cafe as a result of this article, WELCOME! Please file to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From Five Years Ago &#8211; Giant Fart Pervades Over Most of Woodstock &#8211; Officials Probe Source</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A mysterious but apparently harmless &#8216;gas-like odor&#8217; spread across Woodstock this morning, leaving people holding their noses and scratching their heads. Based upon air quality tests, &#8220;It&#8217;s not dangerous,&#8221; First Selectman, Margaret Wholean said. &#8220;It may be just an unpleasant smell. At this point we don&#8217;t know any more than that.&#8221; Ms. Wholean added &#8220;Our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From Six Years Ago &#8211; Woodstock Villager Re-News &#8230; Is Margaret Wholean abdicating&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:39:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Is Margaret Wholean abdicating her role as First Selectman to Delpha Very? &#8220; In the January 6th issue (2006) of the Woodstock Villager there is an article on page 6 about Woodstock receiving a small cities bloc(k) grant for &#8220;as much as $700,000&#8243; to pay for renovation of the New Roxbury Village, a senior housing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More from Five Years Ago &#8211; Internet Hanky-Panky in Woodstock</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/12/28/internet-hanky-panky-in-woodstock-%e2%80%93-wwwcpsacademycom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This classic was first published April 4, 2007. The prequel to this story is here. The rest of the story On November 16th an email was sent to the superintendent of Woodstock Schools and copied to members of the Board of Education from a character calling himself &#8216;Web Police&#8217; with the email address &#8216;webpolice&#8217; (email [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Board of Education Appoints Its Officers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 12:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[from Kevin The following Officers were elected at the December 15th, 2011 BOE meeting: Chair of the Commission: Anthony Walker &#8211; for a second term. Vice-Chair: Stephen Rosendahl Secretary: Sara Harkness Julie Woodland was elected to fill Scott Sincerbeaux&#8217;s seat.]]></description>
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		<title>The Planning and Zoning Commission Appoints Its Officers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 12:27:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[from Jeff The following Commissioners were elected at the December 15th, 2011 PZC meeting: Chair of the Commission: Jeff Gordon, MD &#8211; for a second term. Vice-Chair: Dave Fortin Secretary: Dotti Durst Regulation Review Subcommittee Chair: Dave Fortin]]></description>
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		<title>Board of Education&#8217;s Early Agenda Tonight</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/12/15/board-of-educations-early-agenda-tonight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:32:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From John Dlugosz: &#8220;Congratulations to Julie Woodland for being appointed to serve on the Woodstock’s Board of Education. Much thanks to Wendy Bradley, Melita Monahan and Lisa Veach for also stepping up to fill the vacancy on the board.&#8221; Agenda for the REGULAR MEETING OF THE WOODSTOCK BOARD OF EDUCATION DATE: December 15, 2011 TIME: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How the Vacancy Notification to the BOE Came About</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Norwich Bull: See the Article. &#8220;The town clerk received notification from the state Nov. 16 that Sincerbeaux registered to vote in California in September. Town Clerk Judy Walberg said the town was aware Sincerbeaux had sold his home, but he did not respond to requests for a resignation letter. Walberg notified the school [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forget Photovoltaics &#8211; Get CSP &#8211; I Think I&#8217;ll Get One of These</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/12/10/forget-photovoltaics-i-think-ill-get-one-of-these/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/12/10/forget-photovoltaics-i-think-ill-get-one-of-these/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 23:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) &#8211; Heat your water this way with mirrors. No solar panels.]]></description>
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		<title>Should the Academy Take a Hint from Penn State</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/12/06/should-the-academy-take-a-hint-from-penn-state/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/12/06/should-the-academy-take-a-hint-from-penn-state/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[from USAToday. In his first extensive interview since taking office last month, Penn State President Rodney Erickson said Tuesday that he seeks to transform the university&#8217;s public face from a football factory to a &#8220;world class research institution.&#8221; (replace &#8220;research&#8221; with &#8220;academic&#8220;) &#8220;We want that to be the front face of the university,&#8221; said Erickson, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scott Sincerbeaux&#8217; Position on the BOE Will be Filled at the BOE Meeting on December 15th</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/12/04/scott-sincerbeaux-position-on-the-boe-will-be-filled-at-the-boe-meeting-on-december-15th/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/12/04/scott-sincerbeaux-position-on-the-boe-will-be-filled-at-the-boe-meeting-on-december-15th/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 20:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It would make sense to elect Independent, John Dlugosz, to fill this slot on the BOE. See his statement on video tape below at the CPWF candidates&#8217; forum. Let&#8217;s turn out to support John. JohnL It was announced at the most recent Woodstock Board of Education meeting that member Scott Sincerbeaux registered to vote in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Leavitt, Watterston Estate is Sold</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/12/03/woodstock-ct-18th-century-house-for-sale/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/12/03/woodstock-ct-18th-century-house-for-sale/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 11:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please welcome Deac and Maegan Manning to Woodstock. They have purchased the entire estate located at 220 Barber Road in Woodstock Valley. Becki and I are so please that the property will remain intact and that such a fine family has been added to the community. Also, see the retrospective on Peter Leavitt and some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Help FireRescue TV&#8230; It Might Just Help One of Our FD&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/12/01/lets-help-firerescue-tv-it-might-just-help-one-of-our-fds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/12/01/lets-help-firerescue-tv-it-might-just-help-one-of-our-fds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is an email that we received from Mariah today. She is working tirelessly with a small group of people toward creating a news and educational media platform to support the huge network of first responders nationwide. Fire Rescue TV is a web based private television network for First Responders updated 24/7 and a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bus Accident on 171 This Late Afternoon</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/29/bus-accident-on-171-this-afternoon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/29/bus-accident-on-171-this-afternoon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I passed this scene on my way home from work at 4:45 PM. Looked pretty bad. John Hey Mrs. Leavitt, I just got a message from my friend who told me a flat-nosed Woodstock bus with a woman driver got rear-ended on 171 a half hour ago&#8230; sounds like the SUV got pretty beaten up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Synthetic&#8217; Drugs of Abuse Can be Killers</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/23/synthetic-drugs-of-abuse-can-be-killers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/23/synthetic-drugs-of-abuse-can-be-killers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Romeo Blackmer said: &#8220;…the use of the &#8216;Synthetic Marijuanas&#8217; like K2 and “Spice” are being looked at by the DEA as possibly causing deaths. These chemical “copycats” of marijuana have contributed to recent deaths/suicides among users.&#8221; From John I put &#8216;synthetic&#8217; in semi-quotes because this term can be a mis-nomer when the amateur chemist has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Academy&#8217;s Position on Marijuana Questioned in the Villager (not the WSJ or NYTimes)</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/19/academys-position-on-marijuana-questioned-in-the-villager-not-the-wsj-or-nytimes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/19/academys-position-on-marijuana-questioned-in-the-villager-not-the-wsj-or-nytimes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 23:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[from John Former Editor, Walter Bird, would have had a field day with this. I read this &#8220;Letter of discontent&#8221; in the November 18th Villager today and could not resist responding. According to the author of this &#8220;Sound Off&#8221; the Academy is telling its students that &#8216;marijuana will kill you&#8217;. It would be interesting to learn [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Videos of the CPWF Candidates Forum &#8211; Hear and See the Candidates</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/19/videos-of-the-cpwf-candidates-forum-hear-and-see-the-candidates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/19/videos-of-the-cpwf-candidates-forum-hear-and-see-the-candidates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 21:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CPWF Forum introduction by Lindsay Paul Bill Sowka introduces each candidate. Use this icon to get full screen video Introductory statement by Democratic BOE Candidate John Dlugosz Introductory statement by Democratic BOE Candidate Cliff Davis Introductory statement by Democratic PZC Candidate Earl Brazeal Introductory statement by Republican PZC Candidate and Chairman Jeff Gordon]]></description>
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		<title>Fraud in Water Testing</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/19/fraud-in-water-testing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/19/fraud-in-water-testing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:19:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s the same in these two water tests: same testing service same water What&#8217;s the difference in these two water tests: I asked the testing service to visit the house to collect the tap water for the test present in the lower image. I did not ask this vendor of well drilling and plumbing equipment for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Property Reval &amp; Property Taxes &#8211; Results Are In!</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/18/property-reval-property-taxes-results-are-in/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/18/property-reval-property-taxes-results-are-in/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[from Con Wait – I may have &#8230; gotten it backwards (I hope so!). Someone else read the website the opposite: that all values went down (if so, I never expected that) because one column reads “Current Value” and the other column reads “2010 Value” – I reckoned that because this had not been officially [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meet in this Order &#8211; Cliff Davis, John Dlugosz, Jeff Gordon, Earl Brazeal &#8211; and Hear What These Woodstock Citizens Have to Say</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/18/meet-in-this-order-cliff-davis-john-dlugosz-jeff-gordon-earl-brazeal-and-hear-what-these-woodstock-citizens-have-to-say/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[People are having difficulty with this link which I used successfully this morning and tonight. Has anyone else used it successfully? It&#8217;s interesting to listen to. John CPWF Forum Audio &#8211; CPWFforumNov072011.mp3 Click to open and then click on the mp3 download button at upper right. Introduced by Lindsay Paul and moderated by Bill Sowka. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Complete!</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/17/its-complete/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It would be nice to see a good turnout for this event. John]]></description>
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		<title>Exposé &#8211; My Secret Life with Cats &#8230; and a Dog</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/16/expose-my-secret-life-with-cats-and-a-dog/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/16/expose-my-secret-life-with-cats-and-a-dog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[from John Since this has been batted around on Facebook, I thought I should fess up. Counter-clockwise from the top left: Tricycle, Rolly (dog), Munchie, Lilly, Button, Muffin, and Tabasco at the window sill.]]></description>
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		<title>Buzz Bissinger&#8217;s Return to Odessa TX</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/16/friday-night-lights-%e2%80%93-nearly-perfect/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/16/friday-night-lights-%e2%80%93-nearly-perfect/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This was published in Sports Illustrated. Perhaps it is relevant to Academy Football. See the Article here. Bissinger also has a strong opinion about the Penn State problem. My verson of &#8220;Friday Night Lights.&#8221; The other night I enjoyed the movie &#8220;Friday Night Lights&#8221; &#8211; a 2004 movie starring Billy Bob Thornton about the economically [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Putting Town Board and Commission Meetings on TV</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/15/putting-town-board-and-commission-meetings-on-tv/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/15/putting-town-board-and-commission-meetings-on-tv/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[from John Dlugosz Charter will connect up to the town hall of any/all the towns they serve&#8211;but there is a cost. Several years ago they did a presentation to Woodstock on this, but the town choose not to pursue funding a connection back to Charter. Depending on a number of technical considerations, the cost can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Must Read at the NY Times on Sexual Harrassment</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/13/a-must-read-at-the-ny-times-on-sexual-harrassment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/13/a-must-read-at-the-ny-times-on-sexual-harrassment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[See the NY Times. &#8220;Show me a smart, competent young professional woman who is utterly derailed by a verbal unwanted sexual advance or an inappropriate comment about her appearance, and I will show you a rare spotted owl.&#8221;]]></description>
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		<title>The Pomfret Times On-Line</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/13/the-pomfret-times-goes-on-line/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/13/the-pomfret-times-goes-on-line/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:19:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the correct link to the November issue. Please see the Pomfret Times online: http://www.thepomfrettimes.org/pomfret-times-news-nov.html See the page 1 story on the Wolf Den Farm. Daryl Hartman designed this website and I was impressed with the simplistic and easy to use format. This newspaper has been in existence for about 14 years, and is published [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some CT School Reforms Recommended by Superintendents</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/13/some-ct-school-reforms-recommended-by-superintendents/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/13/some-ct-school-reforms-recommended-by-superintendents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 13:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[13 selected recommendations: Institute full-day kindergarten statewide. Replace the existing system of lifetime teacher tenure with five-year renewable contracts. Consider student performance and teacher evaluation along with seniority (instead of seniority alone) when deciding which teachers are laid off for budget cuts. Grant local school districts taxing authority. Set minimum size for school districts to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cafe Visitors from Afar &#8211; Examples of What They See</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/13/cafe-visitors-from-afar-examples-of-what-they-see/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 10:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First of all they see the Cafe Header and the Sidebars. Visitors from different states and countries (click images to see the full list): What visitors from afar see when they come to the Cafe (if they X the image they see the article):]]></description>
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		<title>CL&amp;P&#8217;s Resposibility</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/10/clps-resposibility/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/10/clps-resposibility/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[from Con I agree that a naked assertion that the storm ‘was not that bad’ on it’s own is not an argument, but I back that up with facts. Do you refute those ‘facts’ (that is, consider them suspect and not facts at all). The leaves on the trees were the only thing that made [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tonight&#8217;s Voting</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/08/tonights-voting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/08/tonights-voting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 23:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The voting percentage was only 26%. Hi Kevin, Welcome from Colorado. Be safe and hurry back. The voting should be posted at about 8:30 PM Candidates (Incubants underlined) First Selectman, Allan Walker (R) SEATED &#8211; 1069 Selectman, Mitch Eaffy (D) SEATED &#8211; 506 Selectman, Chan Paquette (R) SEATED &#8211; 762 Clerk, Judy Walberg (R) SEATED [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Candidates&#8217; Forum Well Done &#8211; Now the Vote</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/07/candidates-forum-well-done-now-the-vote/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/07/candidates-forum-well-done-now-the-vote/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although the turnout was light, this forum was a success because the two candidates for the BOE Cliff Davis and John Dlugosz and the two candidates for PZC Earl Brazeal and Jeff Gordon spoke eliquently and forcefully to a small crowd composed of leadership and representatives of the DTC and the RTC, and citizens of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Floodwalls and Dams</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/06/floodwalls-and-dams/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/06/floodwalls-and-dams/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[from Dean One part of my business is designing engineering controls to protect people from flooding (an easy example is floodwalls or dams) &#8211; speaking to Con. In the early part of a project we define a “design storm.” For example, a 100-year? A 500-year? Obviously, it will cost much more to design something protective [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Candidates Forum Re-Scheduled for Monday Night at the Historical Society</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/06/candidates-forum-re-scheduled-for-monday-night-at-the-historical-society/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/06/candidates-forum-re-scheduled-for-monday-night-at-the-historical-society/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 15:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Monday Night Forum is recommended by the Democratic Town Committee. Featuring Jeff Gordon, Earl Brazeal, John Dlugosz, and Cliff Davis left to right. Join us to meet the candidates and experience the fireworks &#8211; Democrats, Republicans, and Independents. All are welcome. CPWF]]></description>
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		<title>Baseball in the 1950s &#8230; and Andy Rooney</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/06/baseball-in-the-1950s/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/06/baseball-in-the-1950s/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 14:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reposted in memory of Andy Rooney, friend and neighbor in Rowayton CT Last week (January 2011) the NY Times had a nostalgic article about the Polo Grounds where the New York Giants played in the 1950s before they moved to San Francisco. The article jogged my memory about the good old days when I was a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Con Tries to Correct JK on CL&amp;P</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/06/con-tries-to-correct-jk-on-clp/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/06/con-tries-to-correct-jk-on-clp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 13:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[from Con It seems as though you either skimmed the comment or I just wasn’t clear. You seem to make a lot of assumptions that are not supported by the evidence, facts, etc. and you seem to tilt toward excusing CL&#038;P merely because the Storm is BIG and they task is very difficult. But these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From &#8220;Occupy CL&amp;P&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/05/from-occupy-clp/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/05/from-occupy-clp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cafe Central only got power back at 9:30 AM today. This is why we have been slow to post. This was the beginning of our 7th day without power. I will try to find the time to describe the repeated mis-information (basic lies) CL&#38;P gave us after we get our act together. Admin Great article Con. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CL&amp;P Has Failed Us Again</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/04/clp-has-failed-us-again/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/04/clp-has-failed-us-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We still don&#8217;t have power because of a broken cross-bar on a pole. No wire fell down. Probably take a half hour to fix. John from Con CL&#38;P has utterly failed the Citizens of Connecticut and most especially the residents of Northeast Connecticut once again and hardly 2 months after their unacceptably poor restoration efforts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nov. 2 &#8211; Storm Announcements &amp; Services Available</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/02/nov-2-storm-announcements-services-available/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/02/nov-2-storm-announcements-services-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:52:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Power is coming back and so is visitation: green = page turns and blue = unique visitors. NO SCHOOL again Thursday Today is Wednesday, November 2, 2011 This is the outgoing phone message from the Town Hall. The Town Hall is open today until 6 PM. Woodstock schools are closed. At this time 41% of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yesterday The Manure Hit the Fan</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/02/yesterday-the-manure-hit-the-fan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/02/yesterday-the-manure-hit-the-fan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:17:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[from John This post represents my personal opinions and in no way should it be considered that I am speaking on behalf of any PAC or political party &#8230; in any way. Yesterday two RTC bullies communicated to the town clerk&#8217;s office their dissatisfaction with CPWF because of the SEEC form 1 signed by Jeff [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s in the CL&amp;P Trucks Around Town</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/02/whats-in-the-clp-trucks-around-town/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/02/whats-in-the-clp-trucks-around-town/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I stopped to inquire about when we were going to get power this morning. But the CL&#038;P guy would not talk to me. Very rude.]]></description>
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		<title>Nov. 1 &#8211; Storm Announcements &amp; Services Available</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/01/nov-1-storm-announcements-services-available/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/01/nov-1-storm-announcements-services-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NO SCHOOL &#8211; Wednesday &#8211; WA, WMS, &#038; WES Tuesday, November 1st &#8211; Update from Town Hall (as of 9:47AM) The Town Hall is running on generator power and is closed for normal business. Woodstock schools are closed. At this time 68% of Woodstock is without power and CL&#038;P is aware that 15 roads are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Candidates&#8217; Forum on November 1st</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/01/candidates-forum-on-november-1st/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/11/01/candidates-forum-on-november-1st/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are trying to re-schedule this before next Tuesday. CPWF]]></description>
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		<title>Storm Announcements &amp; Services Available</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/10/31/storm-announcements-services-available/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/10/31/storm-announcements-services-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monday October 31st &#8211; Woodstock Town Hall The Town Hall is running on generator power and is closed for normal business. At this time 88% of Woodstock is without power but, CL&#038;P has told the First Selectman that most of Woodstock should be restored within 2 days. At this time 13 roads are closed. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jobs Bill and Jackson Labs Approved by CT Legislature</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/10/27/jobs-bill-and-jackson-labs-approved-by-ct-legislature/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/10/27/jobs-bill-and-jackson-labs-approved-by-ct-legislature/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:24:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bringing the Jackson Labs to CT is a huge win in genetic research innovation. Thankyou, Dan, for this. John State Representative Daniel Rovero (D-Killingly, Putnam, Thompson) hailed passage of a comprehensive jobs bill that will boost Connecticut’s ability to grow and retain jobs. In addition, the legislature approved the state’s commitment to Jackson Laboratory – [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gail Also Says &#8220;Re-elect Jeffrey Gordon, Chair Woodstock Planning and Zoning Commission</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/10/25/gail-also-says-re-elect-jeffrey-gordon-chair-woodstock-planning-and-zoning-commission/</link>
		<comments>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/10/25/gail-also-says-re-elect-jeffrey-gordon-chair-woodstock-planning-and-zoning-commission/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 21:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vote to re-elect Jeffrey Gordon, Chair of the Woodstock Planning and Zoning Commission.  It is a difficult job and he does it well.  Chair of any commission in a small community is complicated.  Chair of P&#38;Z, whose primary  objective is “to manage the development in a responsible manner in order to protect the public health [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gail White Speaks in Support for Earl Brazeal for Planning &amp; Zoning</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/10/25/gail-white-speaks-in-support-for-earl-brazeal-for-planning-zoning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earl Brazeal is an excellent candidate for a position on the Woodstock Planning and Zoning Commission.  He will bring the skills he honed during twenty years as a research and development engineer to the job.  Mr. Brazeal has most recently demonstrated these skills when he contributed an alternative set of measurable lighting regulations that support [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lindsay Also Supports Earl Brazeal and Jeff Gordon for Planning and Zoning</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/10/25/lindsay-also-supports-earl-brazeal-and-jeff-gordon-for-planning-and-zoning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:16:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this November 8thelection,  Woodstock voters only get choices on the Board of Education, the Planning and Zoning Commission, and the Board of Assessment Appeals. All other open seats are uncontested.  Where you have a choice, please take the time to learn about the candidates. I am actively supporting PZC candidates Earl Brazeal and Jeff [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lindsay Paul Backs Cliff Davis and John Dlugosz for the BOE</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/10/25/lindsay-paul-backs-cliff-davis-and-john-dlugosz-for-the-boe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been my profound privilege to serve on the Woodstock Board of Education for 7 years. Over this time I have developed great respect for our district’s highly capable and committed administrators, for our professional and devoted teaching faculty, and for our dedicated, hardworking staff. Woodstock is unusually fortunate to have such effective and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kirsten Rigney Backs Cliff Davis and John Dlugosz for BOE</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/10/24/kirsten-rigney-backs-cliff-davis-and-john-dulogsz-for-boe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[from Kirsten As an out-going member of the Woodstock Board of Education, I write to encourage ALL Woodstock voters to vote for CLIFF DAVIS and JOHN DLUGOSZ for the Board of Education. Both of these individuals will work hard to ensure that our community’s public schools continue to educate our children for the 21st century. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Earl Brazeal &#8211; Candidate for the Planning &amp; Zoning Commission</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 22:10:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interviews With Woodstock Candidates: Community Partners for Woodstock’s Future (CPWF) Interviews PZC Candidate Earl Brazeal CPWF will be interviewing several of the candidates for public office in Woodstock over the next few weeks. The purpose of these interviews is to raise awareness of the platforms, positions, and personal stories of some of the candidates. PZC [...]]]></description>
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		<title>John Dlugosz &#8211; Candidate for the Board of Education</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interviews With Woodstock Candidates: Community Partners for Woodstock’s Future (CPWF) Interviews WBOE Candidate John Dlugosz CPWF will be interviewing several of the candidates for public office in Woodstock over the next few weeks. The purpose of these interviews is to raise awareness of the platforms, positions, and personal stories of some of the candidates. WBOE [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cliff Davis &#8211; Candidate for the Board of Education</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:52:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interviews With Woodstock Candidates: Community Partners for Woodstock’s Future (CPWF) Interviews WBOE Candidate Cliff Davis CPWF will be interviewing several of the candidates for public office in Woodstock in these weeks prior to the election. The purpose of these interviews is to raise awareness of the platforms, positions, and personal stories of some of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jeff Gordon &#8211; Candidate for Re-Election to the Planning &amp; Zoning Commission</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/10/21/jeff-gordon-candidate-for-re-election-of-pzc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interviews With Woodstock Candidates: Community Partners for Woodstock’s Future (CPWF) Interviews PZC Candidate Jeff Gordon. Jeff is currently the Chairman of PZC. CPWF is interviewing several of the candidates for public office in Woodstock in these weeks prior to the election. The purpose of these interviews is to raise awareness of the platforms, positions, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ballots for Woodstock, Pomfret, and Eastford</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Seeds for the Future</title>
		<link>http://www.woodstockctcafe.com/2011/10/15/seeds-for-the-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:17:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[from John This is a follow-up to Kevin&#8217;s query about the importance of &#8220;happiness&#8221; as a goal in life. Doing things that make you happy is why I was relieved when my daughter, Christina, chose acting and teaching theatre rather than becoming a doctor (she could have pursued either profession; she was second in her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Campaign Statement Rules</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:28:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[These rules were first published on July 13, 2007. Admin The Cafe would like to publish any campaign statements that official candidates wish to make using the rules below, and extend these rules for the benefit of currently elected Town and State officials who also wish to make statements. The following are a set of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts Provoked by &#8220;Race to Nowhere&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[from Kevin I saw this at Hyde tonight. We liked it very much and spent some time talking to Hyde parents afterwards at our B&#038;B. It has some great points not just about homework levels and pressure in the school system but what constitutes success in our society. The admin here raised that same question [...]]]></description>
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