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		<title>Patti Garrett Campaign Officially Launches Today</title>
		<link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/07/04/patti-garrett-campaign-officially-launches-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[4th of July]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Allison Adams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Decatur city commission election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patti Garrett]]></category>

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Campaign Chair Allison Adams writes in to let us know that Patti Garrett&#8217;s District 2 campaign officially launches today at the city&#8217;s July 4th celebration on the Square.  She continues&#8230;
Patti and a crew of supporters will be in the parade, and our website and facebook presence are both up and running. And we’ll have some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moca Match in East Decatur Station Closes</title>
		<link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/07/04/moca-match-in-east-decatur-station-closes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:13:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Decatur business closings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Decatur coffee shops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decatur restaurants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moca Match Decatur]]></category>

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Dave has pics that show that Moca Match in East Decatur Station has closed after 4 years in business.
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		<title>Decatur&#8217;s July 4th Parade, Concert, and Fireworks</title>
		<link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/07/03/decaturs-july-4th-parade-concert-and-fireworks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/07/03/decaturs-july-4th-parade-concert-and-fireworks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:38:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[4th of July]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Atlanta 4th of July Fireworks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Atlanta 4th of July Parades]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Decatur 4th of July]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fireworks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the lowdown on tomorrow&#8217;s 4th of July schedule straight off the city&#8217;s website&#8230;
Join Decatur&#8217;s July 4th Pied Piper Parade as it winds through downtown Decatur. Decorate your wagon, ride your bike, skate, or walk in this event.
The City Commissioners will lead the parade in the mini-firetruck. Neighborhoods and organizations are encouraged to make floats [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Decatur Fire Chief Jerry Malone Retires After 35 Years of Service</title>
		<link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/07/03/decatur-fire-chief-jerry-malone-retires-after-35-years-of-service/</link>
		<comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/07/03/decatur-fire-chief-jerry-malone-retires-after-35-years-of-service/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Law and Order]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Decatur fire department]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jerry Malone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retirement]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Decatur Minute has the details on Fire Chief Jerry Malone&#8217;s retirement ceremony this past Wednesday after an incredible 35 years of service.
Cheryl writes&#8230;
Mayor Floyd, Tony Parker, Peggy Merriss and other city officials were on hand to thank Chief Malone for his many years of outstanding service to the City of Decatur. There were also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Radford Representing GSU Prof and Student in Discrimination Case</title>
		<link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/07/03/radford-representing-gsu-prof-and-student-in-discrimination-case/</link>
		<comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/07/03/radford-representing-gsu-prof-and-student-in-discrimination-case/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discrimination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dona Stewart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Georgia State University]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Radford]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[James Radford sends in a link to a WSB story that details the discrimination case brought by a GSU grad student, Selma Shelbayah, against an unnamed professor who is accused of making multiple dispariging remarks about her Muslim heritage.
Radford ,who is seen briefly in the video, is representing both the student and GSU professor Dona [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Answer is &#8220;Niche Journalism&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/07/03/the-answer-is-niche-journalism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/07/03/the-answer-is-niche-journalism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:14:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[journalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aspen Ideas Festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[niche journalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the future of newpapers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington Post]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Another week, another mashup of journalists publicly stumbling their way through the tough questions facing their industry, emerging on the other side of a two-hour session essentially where they started; with resigned, puzzled looks on their faces.   And then of course, a bunch of other journalists inevitably run back to their laptops to write [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Decatur&#8217;s Most Popular Park</title>
		<link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/07/02/decaturs-most-popular-park/</link>
		<comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/07/02/decaturs-most-popular-park/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:49:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[city parks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Decatur parks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jane Jacobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recreation]]></category>

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I&#8217;m feeling a bit Jane Jacobs-y today, so I thought I&#8217;d throw this topic out for discussion.
Of Decatur&#8217;s many parks, which gets the most foot traffic and, more importantly, why?  Is it also the city&#8217;s most &#8220;attractive&#8221; park?
Also, flip the question on its head. What&#8217;s Decatur&#8217;s least popular park and why?
I don&#8217;t spend nearly enough [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Will CSD Use Federal Stimulus Funding?</title>
		<link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/07/02/how-will-csd-use-federal-stimulus-funding/</link>
		<comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/07/02/how-will-csd-use-federal-stimulus-funding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:12:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[city schools of decatur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CSD budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal stimulus]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a breakdown of how City Schools of Decatur plan to use the roughly $1.1 million in federal stimulus money it will receive this year.  (Data and details taken from Action Item D from the July 14th agenda)
$444,100 - (Salary and benefits)  &#8220;2.5 regular education paraprofessionals from Oakhurst, 2.5 regular education paraprofessionals from Winnona Park, [...]]]></description>
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