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	<title>Somerville Voices &#187; Barry Rafkind</title>
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		<title>Progress on the Parking Tickets Story</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/25/city-finances/progress-on-the-parking-tickets-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Rafkind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New England Center for Investigative Reporting at Boston University has taken an interest in our (Somerville Voices) proposed investigation of parking fines and has offered to analyze the ticket data for the amount of $500.
With this analysis, we&#8217;ll know how much revenue the city is getting from the 48-hour limit on parking in one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Progressive Dems To Discuss Elections and Future Direction</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/23/events/progressive-dems-to-discuss-elections-and-future-direction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Rafkind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ February 23, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] After six years as an organization, PDS is spending some time assessing our work and visioning about our efforts moving forward.]]></description>
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		<title>Coffee with Carl</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/20/events/coffee-with-carl/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 03:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Rafkind</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Civic Action]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ February 20, 2010; 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. March 20, 2010; 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. April 24, 2010; 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. May 22, 2010; 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. June 19, 2010; 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. July 24, 2010; 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Approximately fifteen people crowded around two small tables this afternoon at the Danish Pastry House in Medford to share their concerns and questions in a wide-ranging conversation with State Representative Carl Sciortino at his first district coffee hour of the year.  

The discussion covered topics including the difficulty of getting parking permits in Medford, poor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Education Readiness Program Uses New Metric : College Enrollment</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/10/schools-and-youth/education-readiness-program-uses-new-metric-college-enrollment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/10/schools-and-youth/education-readiness-program-uses-new-metric-college-enrollment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:57:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Rafkind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to this post on the ResiStat blog in answer to my question, the Mystic Children&#8217;s Zone will use college enrollment as the final measurement of its success.  Perhaps this, and not high school graduation, should be used to measure the performance of our school system over all.
Although college isn&#8217;t for everyone, it probably is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pieces of Somerville&#8217;s History</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/09/politics/pieces-of-somervilles-history/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/09/politics/pieces-of-somervilles-history/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Rafkind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having only lived in Somerville for about three and a half years, I have much to learn about the city&#8217;s past. Here are some historical articles that may be of wider interest. I hope others will share other stories that can inform the newer residents of what life was like in the good/bad old days.

Somerville [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Petition to Oppose the Senior Housing Zoning Amendment</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/07/housing/petition-to-oppose-the-senior-housing-zoning-amendment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/07/housing/petition-to-oppose-the-senior-housing-zoning-amendment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Rafkind</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somervillevoices.org/?p=4582</guid>
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		<title>Keynote Speech from Somerville&#8217;s 2010 MLK Jr. Celebration</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/01/31/tufts/keynote-speech-from-somervilles-2010-mlk-jr-celebration/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/01/31/tufts/keynote-speech-from-somervilles-2010-mlk-jr-celebration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Rafkind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The night before Martin was assassinated he spoke of going to the mountain top and seeing The Promised Land.  In a premonitory way, he wondered out loud if he would get there, but he seemed powerfully convinced WE would surely get there. You might well ask: ‘Are we there yet?’  ]]></description>
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		<title>Somerville Democrats to Caucus for 2010 Mass Dem Convention</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/01/29/events/somerville-democrats-to-caucus-for-2010-mass-dem-convention/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/01/29/events/somerville-democrats-to-caucus-for-2010-mass-dem-convention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Rafkind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ February 8, 2010; 6:30 pm; ] Registered Democrats in Somerville will be holding a caucus at the Capuano School, 150 Glen St. on Monday, February 8 at 7:20 PM to elect 8 delegates and 3 alternates to the 2010 Massachusetts Democratic Convention to be held on Fri June 4th and Sat, June 5th at the DCU Center in Worcester. At that time, Democrats from across the state will gather to endorse statewide candidates.]]></description>
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		<title>SCAT Hot Set Open House, Annual Meeting, Award Ceremony, and Raffle</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/01/27/events/scat-hot-set-open-house-annual-meeting-award-ceremony-and-raffle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/01/27/events/scat-hot-set-open-house-annual-meeting-award-ceremony-and-raffle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Rafkind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ January 28, 2010; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Cross-posted from the SCAT website [link to source here]

Save the date: January 28 from 6:00 to 9:00pm for the SCAT Annual Meeting. This year, to celebrate the redesign of the HotSet, we will begin the evening at 6:00 with a live show hosted by Bill Barrell and Jessica Barnhouse, featuring the HotSet producers and any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Evening of Haitian Film &amp; Video: A fundraiser for Haitian relief</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/01/27/events/an-evening-of-haitian-film-video-a-fundraiser-for-haitian-relief/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/01/27/events/an-evening-of-haitian-film-video-a-fundraiser-for-haitian-relief/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Rafkind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ February 4, 2010; 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Cross-posting from the SCAT website [link to source here]

Thursday, February 4, 6:30-9; afterparty to follow
SCATV, 90 Union Square, Somerville
6:30pm: doors and prescreening activities; 7:00pm sharp: screening followed by panel discussion;
9pm: afterparty @ the Independent, 75 Union Square
***SEATING IS LIMITED; please come on time***
The event will be cablecast live in Somerville and Cambridge.

Exploring the role of [...]]]></description>
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