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		<title>Tony Lafuente – Ward 4 Alderman (5.8.12)</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/05/08/politics/tony-lafuente-ward-4-alderman-5-8-12/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 02:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Lynch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Still wondering why the old Winter Hill Star Market site is vacant?  Join host Joe Lynch and Ward 4 Alderman Tony Lafuente tonight on Greater Somerville, 7:30 PM from the SCATV studios, channel 3, to get the latest.  Lafuente will also be discussing the latest initiatives in Ward 4 and what he&#8217;s been hearing at [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=greatersomerville.wordpress.com&#38;blog=14570815&#38;post=797&#38;subd=greatersomerville&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are City&#8217;s Senior Centers Accessible?: RESISTAT Responds</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/03/10/housing/are-citys-senior-centers-accessible-resistat-responds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>intrepid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The letter to resistat previously posted on SV is copied below. The response (which follows)  was posted on the resistat blog within 72 hours of the letter&#8217;s submission.
Question: I read an announcement about the upcoming meeting &#8220;HUD Action Plan Public Hearing&#8221; on 3/22 at the Ralph &#38; Jenny Center. I scoured web pages and city [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Somerville Labor Coalition Accuses Curtatone of Divide And Conquer Strategy on GIC</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/03/09/health-care/somerville-labor-coalition-accuses-curtatone-of-divide-and-conquer-strategy-on-gic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 03:09:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>the editors</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following letter (circa Fall 2011) was recently obtained by Somerville Voices from Peter Blaikie with the Somerville Labor Coalition after a reference to the letter appeared in the 12/29/2011 SJ article Somerville unions form coalition against recent health care switch by Andy Metzger which stated &#8220;Last week he (Mayor Curtatone) said he had heard about the labor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are City&#8217;s Senior Centers Fully Accessible?</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/03/05/politics/are-citys-senior-centers-fully-accessible/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/03/05/politics/are-citys-senior-centers-fully-accessible/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:36:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>intrepid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following letter was submitted to the resistat blog on 3/5/2012 after its writer read David Dahlbacka&#8217;s announcement of upcoming HUD Plan hearing:
&#8220;I read an announcement about the upcoming meeting &#8220;HUD Action Plan Public Hearing&#8221; on 3/22 at the Ralph &#38; Jenny Center. I scoured web pages and city websites to learn accessibility information for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3/6 Screening of Oscar-nominated film, GASLAND</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/03/02/events/screening-of-oscar-nominated-film-gasland/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 01:25:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ March 6, 2012; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] State Representative Denise Provost and Somerville Climate Action present the Oscar-nominated film "GASLAND". The billion dollar energy industry has a dirty little secret... Followed by a discussion. Free of charge.]]></description>
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		<title>Rep. Capuano interview on SCATV</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/02/14/politics/rep-capuano-interview-on-scatv/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/02/14/politics/rep-capuano-interview-on-scatv/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>WendyBlom</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The in-depth <a href="http://talkingaboutsomerville.blogspot.com/2012/02/congressional-report-with-rep-michael.html" target="_blank">interview</a> covered the important topics of the day, such as the economy, the national debt, health care reform, tax policy, the environment, money in politics, and the upcoming elections.]]></description>
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		<title>Representative Provost&#8217;s Smart Framework For Sustainable Transportation</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/02/05/politics/representative-provosts-smart-framework-for-sustainable-transportation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/02/05/politics/representative-provosts-smart-framework-for-sustainable-transportation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Somerville Representative Provost has just published a piece at bostinno called:  MBTA Troubles Just a Symptom of Systemic Crisis.  
This Monday February 6, 2012 at 11:30 will be the Public Hearing on Rep. Provost 's House Bill 2659, a bill relative to transportation finance and equity. Location: State House, room A-1.
Rep. Provost article link: http://bostinno.com/2012/02/01/mbta-troubles-just-a-symptom-of-systemic-crisis/]]></description>
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		<title>State of the Union Watch Party on Tuesday Night, at Precinct, in Union Square</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/01/22/events/state-of-the-union-watch-party-on-tuesday-night-at-precinct-in-union-square/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/01/22/events/state-of-the-union-watch-party-on-tuesday-night-at-precinct-in-union-square/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:42:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DavidS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ January 24, 2012; 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] Cambridge-Somerville for Change, in conjunction with the Obama campaign, is holding a State of the Union Watch Party at Precinct in Union Square next Tuesday night.

We're encouraging Democrats, progressives, and Independents folks to come, socialize and watch the fourth State of the Union address from President Obama.

This is likely to be one of the key [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jan 22 : Ward 3 Democratic Committee to Meet</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/01/15/events/jan-22-ward-3-democratic-committee-to-meet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/01/15/events/jan-22-ward-3-democratic-committee-to-meet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mgrunko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ January 22, 2012; 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] Agenda: Convention caucus, Replacing Scott Brown, Affordable housing at the Boys &#038; Girls Club, Charter school politics, Green Line advocacy, and Energy services from the city. Rep. Provost will be a guest.]]></description>
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		<title>Rep. Capuano to Address Democratic City Caucus Feb 13th</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/01/08/events/rep-capuano-to-address-democratic-city-caucus-feb-13th/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/01/08/events/rep-capuano-to-address-democratic-city-caucus-feb-13th/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>@BarryRafkind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ February 13, 2012; 6:15 pm; ] Mayor Curtatone will introduce Candidate for US Congress in the newly created 7th (yes seventh) Congressional District, Congressman Michael Capuano. Candidates for US Senate have been invited to address the meeting.]]></description>
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