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 <title>City in rush to throw money at Microsoft</title>
 <link>http://www.evanstonnow.com/government/bill-smith/blog-entry/2008/07/27/city-in-rush-to-throw-money-at-microsoft</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;Evanston city staff will ask aldermen Monday to approve spending nearly $200,000 over the next three years for Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office computer software.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.evanstonnow.com/government/bill-smith/blog-entry/2008/07/27/city-in-rush-to-throw-money-at-microsoft&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:38:44 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Bill Smith</dc:creator>
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 <title>Highway Robbery at the Gas Pump</title>
 <link>http://www.evanstonnow.com/opinion/john-thomson/story/2008/07/14/highway-robbery-at-the-gas-pump</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;It was first reported in a news segment that if you use your credit or debit card to pay at the pump you would be charged a higher fee than what was posted.  The chicanery was that you would not be t&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.evanstonnow.com/opinion/john-thomson/story/2008/07/14/highway-robbery-at-the-gas-pump&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:05:47 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>John Thomson</dc:creator>
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 <title>Leadership Evanston graduates its 16th class!</title>
 <link>http://www.evanstonnow.com/business/leadership-evanston/story/2008/06/17/leadership-evanston-graduates-its-16th-class</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;Evanston Community Foundation’s Leadership Evanston program celebrates the graduation of its 16th signature class, twenty-four remarkable and energetic people who live and work in Evanston.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.evanstonnow.com/business/leadership-evanston/story/2008/06/17/leadership-evanston-graduates-its-16th-class&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:37:33 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Leadership Evanston</dc:creator>
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 <title>Government efficiency through technology</title>
 <link>http://www.evanstonnow.com/government/bill-smith/blog-entry/2008/05/23/government-efficiency-through-technology</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;Evanston Plan Commissioners &lt;a href=&quot;/business/bill-smith/story/2008/05/23/plan-board-seeks-user-friendly-process&quot;&gt;say&lt;/a&gt; they want to streamline the review of new development projects.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.evanstonnow.com/government/bill-smith/blog-entry/2008/05/23/government-efficiency-through-technology&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 10:16:54 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Bill Smith</dc:creator>
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 <title>Let Evanston Progress, not Regress</title>
 <link>http://www.evanstonnow.com/opinion/peter-sanchez/blog-entry/2008/05/21/let-evanston-progress-not-regress</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;The term progessive has always been associated more closely with the Democratic party than with the minimalist government views of the Rebublican party.  Here&#039;s the real dichotomy focusing on the basics:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.evanstonnow.com/opinion/peter-sanchez/blog-entry/2008/05/21/let-evanston-progress-not-regress&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 08:45:47 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Peter Sanchez</dc:creator>
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 <title>Shall we progress, or regress?</title>
 <link>http://www.evanstonnow.com/business/bill-smith/blog-entry/2008/05/19/shall-we-progress-or-regress</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;Evanstonians today face a debate between two radically different views of our world.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.evanstonnow.com/business/bill-smith/blog-entry/2008/05/19/shall-we-progress-or-regress&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 08:26:29 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Bill Smith</dc:creator>
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 <title>Evanston Climate Action Plan Community Meeting</title>
 <link>http://www.evanstonnow.com/opinion/susan-besson/event/2008/05/27/evanston-climate-action-plan-community-meeting</link>
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&lt;p&gt;UPCOMING EVENTS &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Evanston Climate Action Plan Implementation Committee Meeting &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Date: Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.evanstonnow.com/opinion/susan-besson/event/2008/05/27/evanston-climate-action-plan-community-meeting&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 10:25:23 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Susan Besson</dc:creator>
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 <title>Help Evanston Go Green!</title>
 <link>http://www.evanstonnow.com/opinion/susan-besson/story/2008/04/30/help-evanston-go-green</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;Come find out how you can help Evanston go green!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.evanstonnow.com/opinion/susan-besson/story/2008/04/30/help-evanston-go-green&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:50:06 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Susan Besson</dc:creator>
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 <title>Cover the Uninsured</title>
 <link>http://www.evanstonnow.com/opinion/saint-francis-hospital/blog-entry/2008/04/24/cover-the-uninsured</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;Dear Evanston Colleagues:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.evanstonnow.com/opinion/saint-francis-hospital/blog-entry/2008/04/24/cover-the-uninsured&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:45:13 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Saint Francis Hospital</dc:creator>
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 <title>District 65 should welcome, not discourage, public scrutiny</title>
 <link>http://www.evanstonnow.com/activism/jane-grover/blog-entry/2008/03/29/district-65-should-welcome-not-discourage-public-scrutiny</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;The March 17 meeting of the District 65 Board of Education calls into question District 65&#039;s co&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.evanstonnow.com/activism/jane-grover/blog-entry/2008/03/29/district-65-should-welcome-not-discourage-public-scrutiny&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <comments>http://www.evanstonnow.com/activism/jane-grover/blog-entry/2008/03/29/district-65-should-welcome-not-discourage-public-scrutiny#comments</comments>
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 <pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:13:03 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Jane Grover</dc:creator>
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