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         <title><![CDATA[ Did Council Approve A 20% Increase in Taxes? ]]></title> 
         <description><![CDATA[ No.  Actually the all too typical headline, designed to scare readers to the story, does not reflect reality. Actually the reporter in his second paragraph, points that out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;T ]]></description>
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         <author>insidevenice@verizon.net (Ed Martin)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:48:47 EST</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[ COUNCIL APPROVES COMPROMISE PROPOSAL ON AIRPORT ]]></title> 
         <description><![CDATA[ July 27, 2010, Venice, Florida&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Venice City Council approved, today,  a $10-15 million  airport proposal based on negotiations between the City and the FAA. The compromise  ]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:23:34 EST</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[ COUNCIL APPROVES COMPROMISE PROPOSAL ON AIRPORT ]]></title> 
         <description><![CDATA[ July 27, 2010, Venice, Florida&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Venice City Council approved, today,  a $10-15 million  airport proposal based on negotiations between the City and the FAA. The compromise  ]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:23:34 EST</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[ COUNCIL APPROVES COMPROMISE PROPOSAL ON AIRPORT ]]></title> 
         <description><![CDATA[ July 27, 2010, Venice, Florida&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Venice City Council approved, today,  a $10-15 million  airport proposal based on negotiations between the City and the FAA. The compromise  ]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:23:34 EST</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[ COUNCIL APPROVES COMPROMISE PROPOSAL ON AIRPORT ]]></title> 
         <description><![CDATA[ July 27, 2010, Venice, Florida&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Venice City Council approved, today,  a $10-15 million  airport proposal based on negotiations between the City and the FAA. The compromise  ]]></description>
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         <author>insidevenice@verizon.net (Ed Martin)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:23:34 EST</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Metropolitan Diary--Venice Edition ]]></title> 
         <description><![CDATA[ I was picking up my mail at the mailbox, when I heard a voice saying, 'come-on honey.'
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&lt;br /&gt;I turned and saw a woman urging her Pekinese style dog, to walk past, the dog stood fi ]]></description>
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         <author>innsidevenice@verizon.net (Ed Martin)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:11:34 EST</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Marshall Happer's Letter to Friends,  VGRC Neighbors About His Candidacy. ]]></title> 
         <description><![CDATA[ Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 12:21 PM&lt;br /&gt;To: 'happer@marshal4mayor.com'&lt;br /&gt;Subject: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Friends and Neighbors: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have with great r ]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:08:34 EST</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Waiting By The Mailbox-- The ?Something Blue? Was Me.
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         <description><![CDATA[ It did not come.  I chatted for a few moments with ?Happy,? our effective Mail Person, who is, happily, recovered and back to work, after Rotator Cuff surgery, (who knew it wasn?t just a baseball inju ]]></description>
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         <author>insidevenice@verizon.net (Ed Martin)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:04:41 EST</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Marshall Happer To Run For Mayor ]]></title> 
         <description><![CDATA[ Happer brings top-level executive, legal, experience to the race.
&lt;br /&gt;For Venice Gondolier Story, Click Below; ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.insideveniceflorida.com/direct_link.cfm?bid=0710457C-C7E2-1029-DAE212116BADD85D</link>
         <author>insidevenice@verizon.net (Ed Martin)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:48:23 EST</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Governor Signs Emergency Order Allowing Floridians to Get Unemployment Benefits ]]></title> 
         <description><![CDATA[ Despite the fact that extending federal unemployment benefits would not cost Florida any additional dollars, the Legislature in its political 'wisdom' did not choose to act, thereby causing thousands  ]]></description>
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         <author>insidevenice@verizon.net (Ed Martin)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:32:54 EST</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Follow Hurricanes, Storms With NOAA ]]></title> 
         <description><![CDATA[ There are many sources for storm information but I find the National Hurricane Center's information and predictions the most useful.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can scroll down their page until you s ]]></description>
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         <author>insidevenice@verizon.net (Ed Martin)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:15:56 EST</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[ No Drilling Amendment Dead--Here's Why ]]></title> 
         <description><![CDATA[  The Miami Herald and St. Petersburg Times reported Tuesday that between Jan. 1, 2009 and March 31, 2010, the oil and gas industry and their affiliated companies donated $278,452 to Florida lawmakers. ]]></description>
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         <author>insidevenice@verizon.net (Ed Martin)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:28:05 EST</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Unemployed in Venice/Florida Will Not Receive Extended Unemployment  Payments-Legislature No Action ]]></title> 
         <description><![CDATA[ At least one Florida lawmaker, state Rep. Kevin Rader, D-Boynton Beach, called on Gov. Charlie Crist, state House Speaker Larry Cretul and state Senate President Jeff Atwater to fix the issue during t ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.insideveniceflorida.com/direct_link.cfm?bid=F6574AB3-E369-2A68-5D29903A80754812</link>
         <author>insidevenice@verizon.com (Ed Martin)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:50:02 EST</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Letters to the Mayor, Encouraging Tourism ]]></title> 
         <description><![CDATA[ Dear Mr. Ed Martin Sir,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Extremely sorry for having bothered you by mistake but your reply forces me to plan a visit to your city.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With Regards,&lt;br ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.insideveniceflorida.com/direct_link.cfm?bid=E63B90E4-0FE9-6671-1D3611D0BD6E49E0</link>
         <author>insidevenice@verizon.net (Ed Martin)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 11:45:50 EST</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Letters to the Mayor, Encouraging Tourism ]]></title> 
         <description><![CDATA[ Dear Mr. Ed Martin Sir,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Extremely sorry for having bothered you by mistake but your reply forces me to plan a visit to your city.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With Regards,&lt;br ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.insideveniceflorida.com/direct_link.cfm?bid=E63B90E4-0FE9-6671-1D3611D0BD6E49E0</link>
         <author>insidevenice@verizon.net (Ed Martin)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 11:45:50 EST</pubDate>
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