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    <guid>http://www.the-communityconnection.com/article/20130521/NEWS04/130529922/video-oklahoma-tornado-victim-finds-dog-while-being-interviewed-by-tv-news-crew</guid>
    <title><![CDATA[  VIDEO: Oklahoma tornado victim finds dog while being interviewed by TV news crew]]></title>    
    <link>http://www.the-communityconnection.com/article/20130521/NEWS04/130529922/video-oklahoma-tornado-victim-finds-dog-while-being-interviewed-by-tv-news-crew</link>
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         <![CDATA[As an Oklahoma tornado victim explains how she took cover in her bathroom during the tornado as her house collapsed around her, her missing dog peaks out from under some rubble. It's worth watching.]]>      
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    <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 16:16:31 EST</pubDate>
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    <guid>http://www.the-communityconnection.com/article/20130521/NEWS04/130529925/tornadoes-can-happen-in-most-of-the-u-s--not-just-in-the-alley-</guid>
    <title><![CDATA[  Tornadoes can happen in most of the U.S., not just in the Alley]]></title>    
    <link>http://www.the-communityconnection.com/article/20130521/NEWS04/130529925/tornadoes-can-happen-in-most-of-the-u-s--not-just-in-the-alley-</link>
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         <![CDATA[Tornado Alley may be home to the most dangerous tornadoes, but it's not the only place they're found.]]>      
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    <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 16:16:06 EST</pubDate>
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    <guid>http://www.the-communityconnection.com/article/20130520/NEWS01/130529973/parents-issue-appeal-for-skippack-college-student-s-return</guid>
    <title><![CDATA[  Parents issue appeal for Skippack college students return]]></title>    
    <link>http://www.the-communityconnection.com/article/20130520/NEWS01/130529973/parents-issue-appeal-for-skippack-college-student-s-return</link>
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         <![CDATA[SKIPPACK -  The parents of a Skippack college student missing since he left the University of Rhode Island Friday issued a tearful plea for his return during a press conference Monday.]]>      
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    <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:48:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <guid>http://www.the-communityconnection.com/article/20130520/NEWS01/130529978/lancaster-county-man-convicted-of-having-indecent-contact-with-girl-5-in-pottstown</guid>
    <title><![CDATA[  Lancaster County man convicted of having indecent contact with girl, 5, in Pottstown]]></title>    
    <link>http://www.the-communityconnection.com/article/20130520/NEWS01/130529978/lancaster-county-man-convicted-of-having-indecent-contact-with-girl-5-in-pottstown</link>
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         <![CDATA[NORRISTOWN - A Lancaster County man has been convicted of a charge that he had indecent contact with a 5-year-old girl while he visited a Pottstown residence.]]>      
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    <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:47:12 EST</pubDate>
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    <guid>http://www.the-communityconnection.com/article/20130516/NEWS03/130519835/state-agencies-recognize-10-businesses-for-efforts-to-keep-pennsylvanians-working</guid>
    <title><![CDATA[  State agencies recognize 10 businesses for efforts to keep Pennsylvanians working]]></title>    
    <link>http://www.the-communityconnection.com/article/20130516/NEWS03/130519835/state-agencies-recognize-10-businesses-for-efforts-to-keep-pennsylvanians-working</link>
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         <![CDATA[Ten employers and training providers received Governor's Achievement Awards for outstanding hiring and workforce development success on May 9.]]>      
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 11:05:01 EST</pubDate>
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    <guid>http://www.the-communityconnection.com/article/20130516/NEWS01/130519845/pottstown-rotary-club-hands-working-together-to-make-a-difference</guid>
    <title><![CDATA[  Pottstown Rotary Club hands working together to make a difference]]></title>    
    <link>http://www.the-communityconnection.com/article/20130516/NEWS01/130519845/pottstown-rotary-club-hands-working-together-to-make-a-difference</link>
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         <![CDATA[Members of the Pottstown Rotary Club joined hands with their student counterparts from the Pottstown High School Interact Club to make a difference at the Riverfront Park Pavilion.  Young and old worked together to help beautify the pavilion and surrounding area by cleaning up, laying mulch, planting flowers, and placing birdhouses in trees...]]>      
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 09:59:03 EST</pubDate>
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    <guid>http://www.the-communityconnection.com/article/20130516/NEWS01/130519846/barth-elementary-students-pay-it-forward-to-young-readers</guid>
    <title><![CDATA[  Barth Elementary students pay it forward to young readers]]></title>    
    <link>http://www.the-communityconnection.com/article/20130516/NEWS01/130519846/barth-elementary-students-pay-it-forward-to-young-readers</link>
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         <![CDATA[Pottstown High School graduate Marie Delvecchio gained her appreciation and reading skills as a young student at Barth Elementary School.  Although it has been years since graduating from Pottstown High School, she found a way to show her gratitude to her former school and hopefully provide necessary reading materials for today's students with her...]]>      
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 09:58:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <guid>http://www.the-communityconnection.com/article/20130514/NEWS04/130519885/medicare-drug-program-lacks-oversight-seniors-disabled-at-risk</guid>
    <title><![CDATA[  Medicare drug program lacks oversight seniors, disabled at risk]]></title>    
    <link>http://www.the-communityconnection.com/article/20130514/NEWS04/130519885/medicare-drug-program-lacks-oversight-seniors-disabled-at-risk</link>
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         <![CDATA[Ten years ago, a <a href="http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/108/house/1/votes/669/">sharply divided Congress</a> decided to pour billions of dollars into subsidizing the purchase of drugs by elderly and disabled Americans.]]>      
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    <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 14:24:36 EST</pubDate>
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    <guid>http://www.the-communityconnection.com/article/20130514/NEWS04/130519895/8-ways-to-strengthen-medicare-drug-benefit</guid>
    <title><![CDATA[  8 ways to strengthen Medicare drug benefit]]></title>    
    <link>http://www.the-communityconnection.com/article/20130514/NEWS04/130519895/8-ways-to-strengthen-medicare-drug-benefit</link>
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         <![CDATA[Former government officials, analysts and researchers say Medicare could improve oversight of its Part D drug benefit with these steps:]]>      
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    <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 13:53:58 EST</pubDate>
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    <guid>http://www.the-communityconnection.com/article/20130514/NEWS04/130519901/prescriber-checkup-what-you-need-to-know</guid>
    <title><![CDATA[  Prescriber Checkup: What you need to know]]></title>    
    <link>http://www.the-communityconnection.com/article/20130514/NEWS04/130519901/prescriber-checkup-what-you-need-to-know</link>
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         <![CDATA[Q. What's the purpose of <a href="http://projects.propublica.org/checkup/">Prescriber Checkup?</a>]]>      
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    <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 13:52:43 EST</pubDate>
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    <guid>http://www.the-communityconnection.com/article/20130514/NEWS04/130519904/prescriber-checkup-lifting-the-veil-on-dangerous-prescribing</guid>
    <title><![CDATA[  Prescriber Checkup: Lifting the veil on dangerous prescribing]]></title>    
    <link>http://www.the-communityconnection.com/article/20130514/NEWS04/130519904/prescriber-checkup-lifting-the-veil-on-dangerous-prescribing</link>
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         <![CDATA[Federal officials were skeptical two years ago when ProPublica asked them to release a database of prescriptions written in Medicare's landmark drug plan, known as Part D. The data details the prescribing habits of more than 1 million doctors and other health professionals who treat Medicare patients. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...]]>      
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    <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 13:52:11 EST</pubDate>
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    <guid>http://www.the-communityconnection.com/article/20130513/NEWS03/130519968/ex-phoenixville-principal-pleads-guilty-to-child-porn</guid>
    <title><![CDATA[  Ex-Phoenixville principal pleads guilty to child porn]]></title>    
    <link>http://www.the-communityconnection.com/article/20130513/NEWS03/130519968/ex-phoenixville-principal-pleads-guilty-to-child-porn</link>
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         <![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA - Former Phoenixville Middle School Principal Troy Czukoski entered an open guilty plea Friday in U.S. Federal Court to one count of possession of child pornography.]]>      
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 11:43:39 EST</pubDate>
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    <guid>http://www.the-communityconnection.com/article/20130513/NEWS03/130519934/fed-report-compares-treatment-costs-between-local-hospitals</guid>
    <title><![CDATA[  Fed report compares treatment costs between local hospitals]]></title>    
    <link>http://www.the-communityconnection.com/article/20130513/NEWS03/130519934/fed-report-compares-treatment-costs-between-local-hospitals</link>
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         <![CDATA[The federal government released a report Wednesday, May 8, showing that costs for the same treatments varied widely between different hospitals in the same state and even the same city.]]>      
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 14:08:41 EST</pubDate>
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    <guid>http://www.the-communityconnection.com/article/20130513/NEWS03/130519948/irs-kept-shifting-targets-on-tax-exempt-groups</guid>
    <title><![CDATA[  IRS kept shifting targets on tax-exempt groups]]></title>    
    <link>http://www.the-communityconnection.com/article/20130513/NEWS03/130519948/irs-kept-shifting-targets-on-tax-exempt-groups</link>
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         <![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When tax agents started singling out non-profit groups for extra scrutiny in 2010, they looked at first only for key words such as `Tea Party,' but later they focused on criticisms by groups of "how the country is being run," according to investigative findings reviewed by Reuters on Sunday.]]>      
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 12:07:13 EST</pubDate>
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    <guid>http://www.the-communityconnection.com/article/20130512/NEWS01/130519955/exelon-to-hold-open-house-at-nuclear-plant</guid>
    <title><![CDATA[  Exelon to hold open house at nuclear plant]]></title>    
    <link>http://www.the-communityconnection.com/article/20130512/NEWS01/130519955/exelon-to-hold-open-house-at-nuclear-plant</link>
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         <![CDATA[LIMERICK - Ever wonder how a nuclear power plant operates? You can find out by attending Limerick Generating Station's Community Information Night.]]>      
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    <pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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