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            <title>Connect Amarillo - News for the Panhandle from ProNews 7</title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Military men and women honored at Armed Forces Day Banquet]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Shannel Douglas]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 18 May 2013 22:21:36 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[America Supports You Texas hosted its annual Armed Forces Day Banquet Saturday in honor of men and women that have served our country.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Amarillo Zoo celebrates Asian Pacific Month]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mari Samarripas]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 18 May 2013 18:23:33 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Saturday the zoo was filled with various sights and sounds of the Asian people and culture.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Homer's Backyard Ball works to carry on tradition]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mari Samarripas]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 18 May 2013 18:20:06 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Homer's has transformed from a backyard party to a fundraiser, helping various organizations.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Friends of the Gardens host Sticky Wickets fundraiser]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Shannel Douglas]]></dc:creator>
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            <description><![CDATA[Friends of the Gardens hosted their fourth annual StickyWickets Fundraiser Event Saturday at the Amarillo Botanical Gardens.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Community Partners grant 33 teenagers with laptops]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mari Samarripas]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 21:24:36 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[33 teens aging out of child welfare care will have laptops to call their own.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Homer's Backyard Ball kicks off]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lindsey Stiner]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 19:00:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[One of Amarillo's biggest parties kicks off tomorrow, and that's Homer's Backyard Ball. It's been going strong for 16 years in Travis Homer's own backyard.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Discovery Center hosts After Dark series for adults]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrea Flores]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 16:41:22 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Don Harrington Discovery Center is hosting their tri-monthly event, Musicology, as part of the After Dark series for adults.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Golf is all the rage this weekend in Hereford]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Lemmons]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 16:09:19 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Hereford’s known for a lot of things…agriculture, cattle. How about tourism?]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pronews 7 hopes to give away Powerball jackpot]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 14:03:50 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Pronews 7 has brought 10 chances to win Saturday's Powerball. If we win we will be giving each of our Facebook fans a share of the winnings.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Amarillo fire fighters Fill the Boot for Muscular Dystrophy]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrea Flores]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 12:16:03 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A special group of Amarillo Fire Department fire fighters are helping children and adults in the Panhandle living with neuromuscular disease.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Panhandle Spirit: "Special needs" means very special boy]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Myers]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 11:55:47 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Holy Spirit and the Panhandle Spirit are both working in Dillon's favor.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Unemployment rate remains at 6.4 percent]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[State officials say the Texas unemployment rate has remained steady for the third straight month at 6.4 percent.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[TPWD hoping to hold off Feds]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Lemmons]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 10:15:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says it’s being proactive in finding ways to protect the habitat of the lesser prairie chicken.]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 09:58:25 CDT]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Governor schedules 2013 Energy Conference in Tulsa Okla.]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 09:30:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has announced the third-annual Governor's Energy Conference will be held in Tulsa.]]></description>
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