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isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705</guid> <description><![CDATA[Apparently on the edge of the city near Dearborn Park.  The AJC reports&#8230;]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2008/03/01/rabid-raccoon-caught-in-decatur/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Decatur&#039;s Blurmeister Reaches Out From the Beyond (i.e. the Midwest)</title><link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2008/02/03/decaturs-blurmeister-reaches-out-from-the-beyond-ie-the-midwest/</link> <comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2008/02/03/decaturs-blurmeister-reaches-out-from-the-beyond-ie-the-midwest/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:49:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Strange News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[1 - Decatur Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[30030]]></category> <category><![CDATA[satirical Decatur news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Decatur Blur]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705</guid> <description><![CDATA[The once defunct &#8220;Decatur Blur&#8221; has risen out of the internet trash heap of abandoned blogs with its first posting in 8 months! Responding to the cries (and trill screams) of admirers, the Blurmeister General admits that he has moved to the Midwest in search of a better yard. (I guess the grass is greener [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2008/02/03/decaturs-blurmeister-reaches-out-from-the-beyond-ie-the-midwest/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Some Where In Georgia, There&#039;s a Boy Named &quot;Decatur&quot;</title><link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2008/01/26/some-where-in-georgia-theres-a-boy-named-decatur/</link> <comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2008/01/26/some-where-in-georgia-theres-a-boy-named-decatur/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:46:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Strange News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[boy names]]></category> <category><![CDATA[children names]]></category> <category><![CDATA[georgia names]]></category> <category><![CDATA[girl names]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kid names]]></category><guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705</guid> <description><![CDATA[Middlebury Battles Vasser in Quidditch (Photo Courtesy of USA Today) In case you haven&#8217;t noticed or (more-likely) have never visited this site before, Decatur Metro, aside from bringing you all things Decatur, Georgia, also has a bit of a Harry Potter slant. I continually justify it by noting that Decatur was Amazon&#8217;s 18th &#8220;Harry-est&#8221; town [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2007/11/28/collegiate-quidditch-replacing-ultimate-frisbee/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Megachurch Sex Scandal Slapped with &quot;Decatur&quot; Label</title><link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2007/11/20/megachurch-sex-scandal-slapped-with-decatur-label/</link> <comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2007/11/20/megachurch-sex-scandal-slapped-with-decatur-label/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:13:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Strange News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[30034]]></category> <category><![CDATA[church sex scandal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[D.E. Paulk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Earl Paulk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[megachurch sex scandal]]></category><guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705</guid> <description><![CDATA[Photo Courtesy of 11Alive inDecatur points to a discussion over at the Decatur Forum about an 11alive article I reported on yesterday regarding the fate of the coyote caught in Oakhurst. The article states that the coyote was to be euthanized yesterday, so the discussion may only be hypothetical at this point. Why the coyote [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2007/11/16/urban-coyote-conundrum/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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