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		<title>Civic/Community Engagement</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/07/24/schools-and-youth/civiccommunity-engagement/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/07/24/schools-and-youth/civiccommunity-engagement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joeb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Harvard and Tufts try to help solve Somerville organizing and calendar problems]]></description>
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		<title>Rally for school custodians, Tuesday 6/22 @ 6 pm</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/06/21/events/rally-for-school-custodians-tuesday-622-6-pm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/06/21/events/rally-for-school-custodians-tuesday-622-6-pm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:19:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>truthsayer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ June 22, 2010; 6:00 pm; ] I would like to let people in Somerville and anywhere else know about a rally against the mayor and his wrong budget choices.

WHEN:  June 22, 2010 6 pm

WHERE:  City Hall, 93 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA 02143

The school custodians did everything but give a kidney to him and that was not good enough. The custodians are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monday: Legislators Listen about Revenue</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/05/05/events/monday-legislators-listen-about-revenue/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/05/05/events/monday-legislators-listen-about-revenue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 14:48:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Jehlen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ May 10, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] 

The  Massachusetts Legislature's Joint Committee on Revenue has been  traveling the state on a  Listening Tour to hear from the public their  thoughts on tax policy in  Massachusetts. The Somerville stop of the  Listening Tour will be held  Monday, May 10, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Many City Departments Does it Take to Change a Light Bulb, or Coffee and Accountability</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/04/22/politics/how-many-city-departments-does-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb-or-coffee-and-accountability/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/04/22/politics/how-many-city-departments-does-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb-or-coffee-and-accountability/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>intrepid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before the emergence of Coffee Parties, we saw, locally, the advent of Somervillevoices.org, a courageous and worthy experiment in a 21st Century democratic, community- controlled public media forum, and of the much heralded, government- built Resistat program... ]]></description>
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		<title>4/23/10 MA Open Meeting Law Changes- Public Comments Due</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/04/19/politics/ma-open-meeting-law-changes-public-comments-due-42310/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/04/19/politics/ma-open-meeting-law-changes-public-comments-due-42310/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 01:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The AGO, through its Division of Open Government is requesting public comment on proposed alternatives to the notice posting requirement in the Open Meeting Law.  Comment should be submitted by April 23, 2010.]]></description>
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		<title>FW Russell Trash Contract Reveals Options for Aldermen</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/04/07/workers-rights/fw-russell-trash-contract-reveals-options-for-aldermen/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/04/07/workers-rights/fw-russell-trash-contract-reveals-options-for-aldermen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Rafkind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Through a public records request, I recently obtained scanned copies of the City&#8217;s trash contracts with the FW Russell company. The fine print challenges the claim made at the March 2nd BOA Legislative Matters Committee meeting by former City Solicitor, John Gannon, that only the Mayor has the power to break a contract.
(Just to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sarah Palin&#8217;s tea party in Boston, April 14</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/03/30/uncategorized/sarah-palins-tea-party-in-boston-april-14/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/03/30/uncategorized/sarah-palins-tea-party-in-boston-april-14/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tribalscribal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ April 14, 2010; ] Well, she doesn't scare this citizen and I doubt she scares you, dear reader, but her sojourn into the birthplace of this here nation sure calls for a strong non-violent response.]]></description>
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		<title>Public Records Request for FW Russell Contracts</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/03/24/civic-action/pubic-records-foia-requests/public-records-request-for-fw-russell-contracts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/03/24/civic-action/pubic-records-foia-requests/public-records-request-for-fw-russell-contracts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Rafkind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Residents have a right to know whether the FW Russell Company voided its contract with the City when it was found to have intentionally violated state wage and hours laws by AG Coakley's office.]]></description>
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		<title>What’s Next For the Powder House Community School?</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/03/18/events/what%e2%80%99s-next-for-the-powder-house-community-school/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/03/18/events/what%e2%80%99s-next-for-the-powder-house-community-school/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Rafkind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ March 31, 2010; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] What’s Next For the Powder House Community  School?

WHY :       The City is moving ahead with plans  to rezone and sell the Powder House School property.

WHAT :    Join your neighbors to learn about the City’s planning  process, discuss how redevelopment might impact the neighborhood, and  find out how we can ensure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coffee with Carl</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/20/events/coffee-with-carl/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/20/events/coffee-with-carl/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 03:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Rafkind</dc:creator>
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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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