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	<title>Somerville Voices &#187; Jonathan Rich</title>
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		<title>Special, if irrational, permits in Somerville</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/10/12/development-and-zoning/special-if-irrational-permits-in-somerville/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:05:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Rich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was looking at plans for a house that’s going to be built behind mine, and just got it’s ZBA stamp of approval, and realized that they hadn’t fixed the stairway.  For the first three levels it’s shown on the plans going up in a counter-clockwise direction, then on the top floor the way down [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pod Squad</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/07/07/environment-and-open-space/pod-squad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Rich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Black Swallowwort (AKA “dog-strangling vine”) is one of the most aggressive invasive weeds, and has  spread throughout Somerville. ]]></description>
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		<title>2/14 Museum matching grant deadline</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/02/09/arts-and-culture/214-museum-matching-grant-deadline/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Rich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Somerville Museum is counting down the remaining days left of the matching grant for the new roof and window repair.  ]]></description>
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		<title>No on Question 3</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/11/01/uncategorized/no-on-question-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/11/01/uncategorized/no-on-question-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Rich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[City Finances]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Civic Action]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Somehow, like magic, the tax cut will only cut funding for things we don’t like. We have been hearing this message since 1979, when Ronald Reagan was running for office.  I was a lie thirty years ago, and it remains a lie today.  Cutting taxes does not create more effective government.]]></description>
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		<title>Artists&#8217; Choice Opening Reception</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/04/12/arts-and-culture/artists-choice-opening-reception/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/04/12/arts-and-culture/artists-choice-opening-reception/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Rich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All Ages]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2010 Somerville Open Studios is coming up soon!  This Friday, April 16, is the opening reception for the Artists&#8217; Choice Exhibit at the Somerville Museum, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.  Approximately 200 artists will have work in this year&#8217;s show.
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		<slash:comments>24</slash:comments>
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		<title>Residents&#8217; group aims for zoning changes</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/01/21/development-and-zoning/residents-group-aims-for-zoning-changes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/01/21/development-and-zoning/residents-group-aims-for-zoning-changes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Rich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Development and Zoning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Fueled by a growing dissatisfaction with the city's zoning review and approval process for development projects, a group of concerned residents have joined together to initiate what they are describing as "much-needed and long-overdue reforms of the zoning ordinance aimed at making the key decision-makers more responsible for their actions."]]></description>
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		<title>State budgets, city budgets</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/03/20/economy-poverty/state-budgets-city-budgets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/03/20/economy-poverty/state-budgets-city-budgets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Rich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy & Poverty]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Senator Jehlen&#8217;s state budget forums have been terrific in the past.  On a local level, the Progressive Democrats are apparently planning a community forum on budget issues in May.  I haven&#8217;t heard a specific date yet, or in fact anything beyond what was published in a recent Somerville Journal op-ed.
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		<title>Tree Preservation Ordinance meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/02/17/events/tree-preservation-ordinance-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/02/17/events/tree-preservation-ordinance-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Rich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment and Open Space]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ February 24, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] This was just sent to me by a Garden Club member: A Tree Preservation Ordinance has been proposed in the Board of Aldermen to  protect healthy street trees throughout Somerville. The Tree Preservation  Ordinance will be taken up before the Board of Aldermen's Legislative Matters  Committee on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Progress on Street Tree Policy</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/02/12/environment-and-open-space/progress-on-street-tree-policy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/02/12/environment-and-open-space/progress-on-street-tree-policy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:53:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Rich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment and Open Space]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Neighborhoods and Squares]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last night at a meeting of the Somerville Garden Club, an audience of about forty club members got a progress report from Brad Arndt, the Coordinator for the Somerville Urban Forest Initiative.
Following up on the Mayor&#8217;s pledge in his last inaugural address to increase the number of trees in Somerville by twenty percent over four [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Inauguration Day party at Sabur</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/01/19/events/inauguration-day-party-at-sabur/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/01/19/events/inauguration-day-party-at-sabur/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:34:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Rich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[[ January 20, 2009; 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] A couple weeks shy of a year since I first heard it, I checked in to Dipdive.com to listen to will i. am’s “Yes We Can Song,” and must report with mild embarrassment that it still chokes me up.   Will tomorrow’s inauguration speech be more than a reworking of the stump speeches we’ve all [...]]]></description>
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