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			<title><![CDATA[United States could go to trial]]></title>
			<link>http://wiscnews.com/spe/opinion//301370</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Try as I might to believe that this nation of ours, a nation that I have viewed for years as the best hope for our world, has done a good job in Iraq, and in the entire Middle East for that matter, I simply can&#39;t do it.We have botched it from the beginning and particularly in the last 8 years under a Republican administration that has insisted on putting its complete faith in a ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Ferver, Prairie du Sac]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-08-19T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Questioning a penny&#39;s worth]]></title>
			<link>http://wiscnews.com/spe/opinion//301371</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The first American penny was minted in 1787 and was designed by Ben Franklin who is quoted as saying, &#34;A penny saved is a penny earned.&#34;It was made of copper. The penny of the mid-1790s was called the chain cent and was followed by the Indian penny. There may still be some of them in the bottom of my purse.In 1943 the Lincoln penny was made of steel, with a zinc coating, because ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By Donna Kelley, Columnist for the Sauk Prairie Eagle]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-08-19T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[MAIL BAG: 47th assembly candidates receive endorsements]]></title>
			<link>http://wiscnews.com/spe/opinion//301372</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Support Tim McCumber for AssemblyAs a constituent of the 47th Assembly District, I am writing to enthusiastically endorse the candidacy of Tim McCumber for the 47th Assembly seat, currently held by the retiring Eugen Hahn. I have known Tim for nearly 20 years and I know Tim will do an outstanding job representing us in Madison.Tim served under me as a state officer while I represented the Wisconsin Jaycees ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sauk Prairie Eagle]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-08-19T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[DNR - too little, too late]]></title>
			<link>http://wiscnews.com/spe/opinion//300487</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Over the past 6 years flooding at Crystal, Fish and Mud Lakes has cost lake residents, farmers and lakeside businesses millions of dollars in property and agricultural losses and has inundated hundreds of yards of township roads; isolating a number of lakeside homes. Unfortunately the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources won&#39;t permit lake water to be pumped directly into the Wisconsin River. They claim it would introduce things that would have a negative effect ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Wenzel, Sr., Prairie du Sac]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-08-13T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pride, humilty, wisdom]]></title>
			<link>http://wiscnews.com/spe/opinion//300488</link>
			<description><![CDATA[&#34;Wisdom is born of humility and humility springs forth from truth&#34; is a quotation from a book of prayers that I recently read.It presents room for thought. We all have a certain amount of pride. We need that or many of us would go day to day with our heads down and leave a path of slovenly trash behind us.We can experience pride without conceit. We need a small amount of pride in ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By Lola Huber, Columnist for the Sauk Prairie Eagle]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-08-13T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[It&#39;s time to reach for that can of wasp killer]]></title>
			<link>http://wiscnews.com/spe/opinion//300489</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Each year I have to clear out my horse and walking trails. This job includes using a hand weed cutter for the new growth, and a chainsaw for any larger obstructions. The trail itself is about five miles long and usually takes me between 10 and 20 hours depending on how may trees have fallen down. Under normal situations, I do this work about the middle of June, but this year I was too ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By Terry Turnquist, Columnist for the Sauk Prairie Eagle]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-08-13T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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