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		<title>Happy Mother's Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130517/OPINION/130519680/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyson Hill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have noticed that the older I get, the more I enjoy celebrating Mother&#8217;s Day. That is probably due in part to understanding how much my Mom really does for me throughout the year.]]></description>
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		<title>Prom through a different lens</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130510/OPINION/130509502/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyson Hill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t say I have ever really been excited for prom. I like the social aspect of going out with friends to a fancy dinner and enjoying an extra-late evening full of activities, but I never much enjoyed parading through crowds and posing for cameras.]]></description>
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		<title>May snowfall</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130507/NEWS/130509827/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Tue, 7 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyson Hill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Minnesota we are used to weather like this. Late snow storms after 80 degree days are pretty normal in a Minnesota &#8220;spring.&#8221; I liken our weather outlook to Aldous Huxley&#8217;s &#8220;Brave New World.&#8221;]]></description>
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		<title>Gun Control</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130430/NEWS/130429716/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyson Hill
Staff Writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gun control is one of those topics I&#8217;ve been largely trying to avoid writing about. It is one of those things that nobody can seem to agree on, but about which everyone has a strong opinion.]]></description>
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		<title>My car and Murphy's Law</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130421/OPINION/130419564/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyson Hill
St. James Plaindealer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Murphy&#8217;s Law states that &#8220;anything that can go wrong at sea generally does go wrong sooner or later,&#8221; however a simple adaptation would make for Tyson&#8217;s Law &#8220;anything that can go wrong with a car, generally will go wrong sooner or later.&#8221;]]></description>
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		<title>Monarch butterflies near extinction</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130413/NEWS/130419846/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug DeDecker
St. James Plaindealer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In previous years the monarchs squeezed into an area that  covered 50 acres of forest. This past winter, the monarchs occupied only 2.94 acres. Their numbers have dropped by more than half since 2011. It was reported that in the previous year the monarch population occupied more than seven acres of Mexican forest.]]></description>
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		<title>A fire first</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130407/NEWS/130409724/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Sun, 7 Apr 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyson Hill
St. James Plaindealer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hope the Carreon family finds blessing and comfort in the supporting embrace of friends and family in this difficult time. But, I also have confidence in the community of St. James, and our ability to rally around a family. If the time comes where the Carreon family needs help, in any way, it&#8217;s clear that this community will be right behind them with a helping hand.]]></description>
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		<title>Let's talk Easter</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130329/OPINION/130329471/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyson Hill
Staff Writer - thill@stjamesnews.com
St. James Plaindealer
Twitter @PlaindlrTyson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Easter is a very important time of year for Christians.&#8200;It is the day in which they celebrate Jesus Christ rising from the dead. In order to celebrate this event, Christians hide eggs, eat candy and get a midnight visit from a bunny. But, really, where did these traditions come from?]]></description>
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		<title>New B1G might be good for teams in the West</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130328/SPORTS/130329516/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 8:41:54</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug DeDecker
Staff Writer - ddedecker@stjamesnews.com
St. James Plaindealer
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		<description><![CDATA[The good that might come out of this conference monstrosity is that at least for football the western schools will be in a conference that looks a lot like a traditional Big Ten conference with a traditional name like West - forget that Legends and Leaders stuff.]]></description>
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		<title>Editorial: A pivotal week for gay marriage, and for the Supreme Court</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130326/NEWS/130329662/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:39:11</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court this week regarding gay marriage represent one of those delicious situations likely to compel Americans — including those nine on the court — to confront their own competing beliefs and biases, and to choose.<br>Indeed, it’s darn hard to champion states’ rights as defined by the 10th Amendment, a favorite of many conservatives, while simultaneously defending the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the federal law passed in 1996 — also  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Day of Spring</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130325/NEWS/130329826/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyson Hill
Staff Writer - thill@stjamesnews.com
St. James Plaindealer
Twitter @PlaindlrTyson </dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those of us who are native to Minnesota are definitely used to the weather being unpredictable and cold, but we still like to complain about it. That&#8217;s probably because there isn&#8217;t much else to talk about when the wind is so cold on your cheeks it burns.]]></description>
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		<title>The Participation Trophy Generation</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130318/NEWS/130319753/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyson Hill
Staff Writer - thill@stjamesnews.com
St. James Plaindealer
Twitter @PlaindlrTyson </dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The gym ropes are down. There aren&#8217;t opportunities for young people to find work and experience the difficulty of climbing the gym rope. We start our careers in unpaid internships doing the work of people who make more money than ever. We have to find a ladder and hook the rope to the top of the gym before we are even given the chance to climb.]]></description>
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		<title>Adjust your clock Sunday</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130309/NEWS/130309692/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Sat, 9 Mar 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyson Hill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There will be no 2 a.m. on Sunday March 10, thanks to Daylight Saving Time. Instead, clocks will jump from 1:59 a.m. to 3 a.m. This is done to effectively move an hour of sunlight from the morning to the afternoon.]]></description>
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		<title>Spring cleaning in February</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130304/NEWS/130229557/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Mon, 4 Mar 2013 0:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyson Hill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring cleaning usually takes place on the first warm days of the year. For those of us who live in Minnesota, that&#8217;s almost always sometime in May. We wait for the town garage sales and when people decided not to buy the junk we were hoping to get rid of we throw it out.]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to America</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130226/OPINION/130229852/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyson Hill
News Writer - St. James Plaindealer
Twitter: @plaindlrTyson
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		<description><![CDATA[At some point in our past, the town of St. James was separated between Swedes, Norwegians and Germans. They all spoke different languages, and they didn&#8217;t mix because of the fear of the unknown. That is an absurd thought these days &#8211; in fact we can&#8217;t even see a difference between a Swede, Norwegian or German. This is a change that is taking place with the Hispanic population being infused in the St. James population.]]></description>
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		<title>Jeff Vrabel: Flight ads</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By Jeff Vrabel, GHNS
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m on a plane at 7 a.m., the golden sun breaking over the California mountains, watching a lengthy advertisement about a serial killer. This ad is for a show starring Kevin Bacon, and it features the the routine litany of visual cues associated with television dramas — the dank visuals, idiotic strobe effects and broken mirrors (METAPHORS for his MIND, you know) that indicate this show will entertain you while also doing a deep and permanent psychological trauma. At one point the show’s title [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Guy&#146;s Perspective: Learning to be more confident</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130218/NEWS/130219654/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:40:08</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By Saelen Ghose, GHNS
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		<description><![CDATA[A while back a man I work with asked me out. I was surprised since he’s recently separated. I had little expectations but decided to go out with him. Well, six months have gone by and things have been relatively good. Sure, there have been ups and downs. From time to time he withdraws and wants to spend time with his friends or alone; this bothers me and makes me feel insecure. He’s explained that he has a lot of pressure on him due to his pending divorce and his work responsibilities; he’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wrestling no longer a sport</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130218/NEWS/130219716/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyson Hill
News Writer - St. James Plaindealer
Twitter: @plaindlrTyson
Email: plaindlr@stjamesnews.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Olympic Committee announced its decision to cut wrestling from its list of core sports for the 2020 Olympics this week. The decision was made in order to cut the 26 core sports to 25 and make room for another competition.]]></description>
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		<title>Greetings from Mayo Clinic Health System in St. James</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130210/NEWS/130209668/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Submitted By
Ryan Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In conjunction with the St. James Chamber of Commerce, Mayo Clinic Health System in St. James is hosting a special Business After Hours open house on Tuesday, Feb. 12, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the medical center. The event will include an open discussion titled &#8220;Health Care Changes and Delivering Community-Based Care&#8221; led by Rich Grace, Mayo Clinic Health System regional chief administration officer, and Ryan Smith.]]></description>
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		<title>Enthusiasm breeds success</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130210/OPINION/130209669/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyson Hill
News Writer - St. James Plaindealer
Twitter: @plaindlrTyson
Email: plaindlr@stjamesnews.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["Attack each day with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind."]]></description>
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