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		<title>Cruelty to animals is cowardly, shameful</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 15:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Schmeltzer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I cannot stand that we had to place the following words into our newspaper over this past week.
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		<title>Board discusses school boundaries with elementary inequities</title>
		<link>http://www.albertleatribune.com/2013/05/20/board-discusses-school-boundaries-with-elementary-inequities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 01:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelli Lageson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Due to overcrowding at one of the four elementary schools in Albert Lea, school board members got into a lengthy discussion about neighborhood boundaries during a regular meeting Monday evening. One option the district has been looking at is to have kindergartners and first-graders from Clarks Grove attend another elementary school. Currently, those students are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A.L. man charged in fatal Hwy 109 crash</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 19:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Stultz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prosecutor alleges speed, negligence A 23-year-old Albert Lea man is facing a charge of criminal vehicular homicide after a fatal head-on crash in December on Minnesota Highway 109 between Alden and Wells. Faribault County District Court records allege Jared Scott Bowman was driving eastbound on the highway more than 15 mph over the speed limit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freeborn County in tornado watch</title>
		<link>http://www.albertleatribune.com/2013/05/19/freeborn-county-in-tornado-watch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 18:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelli Lageson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Freeborn County is in a tornado watch until 9 p.m. today, according to the National Weather Service. The area is also in a flash flood watch until Monday evening as there will be periods of heavy rain in the forecast. Two to 4 inches of rain can be expected through Monday evening. The rain could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ceremony honors Riverland Community College graduates</title>
		<link>http://www.albertleatribune.com/2013/05/18/ceremony-honors-riverland-community-college-graduates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 22:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kevincoss</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In front of hundreds of listeners, Austin resident Joann Ramaker told the story of how marrying her husband and having a child had renewed her dedication toward higher education.]]></description>
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		<title>The right to owning a firearm is not a gift</title>
		<link>http://www.albertleatribune.com/2013/05/18/the-right-to-owning-a-firearm-is-not-a-gift/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 21:35:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alix</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I did a bit of research before writing this column, not enough to make me an expert, but certainly enough to know I could kill someone faster with a withering stare than I could with a single shot musket in 1791 when United States citizens were granted the right to bear arms.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;It&#8217;s actually happening&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.albertleatribune.com/2013/05/15/its-actually-happening/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 21:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelli Lageson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WELLS — It’s finally coming together. That was the sentiment echoed by many who attended the groundbreaking for the new school building on Wednesday in Wells. Dirt is already being moved to make way for all the construction that’s about to begin on the United South Central building that will house kindergartners through 12th-graders. “It’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>8 pieces turns into 5 outfits</title>
		<link>http://www.albertleatribune.com/2013/05/08/8-pieces-turns-into-5-outfits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 17:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Reports</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wash away spring fever with these great looks Styling by Crystal Miller &#38; Kelli Lageson Photos by Brandi Hagen Model: Grace Gjersvik Adding these eight essential pieces to any wardrobe will ensure you’re never again at a loss for what to wear. We made five outfits, but there are even more options! We found all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Photo contest winner</title>
		<link>http://www.albertleatribune.com/2013/05/05/photo-contest-winner-85/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 22:03:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Submitted</dc:creator>
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		<title>Mock crash demonstrates real tragedy</title>
		<link>http://www.albertleatribune.com/2013/05/05/mock-crash-demonstrates-real-tragedy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 14:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Stultz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Glenville-Emmons High School students learned the importance of safe driving Wednesday during what was an emotional assembly that depicted the death of one of their own classmates to distracted driving. Teachers had initially planned a mock crash, where the students could watch as Mayo One, ambulance crews and other first responders came to the scene [...]]]></description>
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