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		<title>Runoffs To Set Bella Vista Council Seats</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=2025</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:43:36 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[2008 Runoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bella Vista]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bella Vista City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bella Vista Ward 1 Position 1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bella Vista Ward 2 Position 2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doug Farner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julie Hull]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Larry Wilms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard Rooney]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Three of four candidates in runoffs Tuesday for the Bella Vista City Council said itâ€™s too soon to determine whether the city needs a sales tax. Runoffs on Tuesday will determine two council races because no candidate received 50 percent of the vote during the general election Nov. 4.]]></description>
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		<title>Bentonville Seat To Be Decided In Runoff</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=2021</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[2008 Runoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bentonville]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bentonville City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bentonville Ward 4 Position 1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anita Zentner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Dotson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Candidates in a runoff election to represent Ward 4, Position 1 of the Bentonville City Council are asking residents for their votes.]]></description>
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		<title>Washington County Precincts And Polling Places</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=2019</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:33:19 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[2008 Runoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Polling Places]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[precincts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The following are precincts and polling locations for Tuesdayâ€™s runoff election in Washington County. Voters will be asked for photo identification at the polls. Voters unsure of their precinct should call the Washington County Clerkâ€™s office, 444-1711. Polls will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. ]]></description>
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		<title>Clark Endorses Jordan</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=2016</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=2016#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Runoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville Mayor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Coody]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lioneld Jordan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Clark]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Steve Clark, who was part of the six-person contest to be Fayettevilleâ€™s next mayor, endorsed Lioneld Jordan for the position Wednesday. ]]></description>
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		<title>Personality, Leadership Style Play Part In Mayorâ€™s Race</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=2014</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=2014#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[2008 Runoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville Mayor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Coody]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lioneld Jordan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As the Fayetteville mayorâ€™s race enters its last lap â€” and after about a dozen debates â€” its two final candidates have come forward with strikingly similar views on any number of areas. Incumbent Mayor Dan Coody, who is seeking a third term, and City Council Member Lioneld Jordan want job growth, and they both want green jobs. And in regards to those ever-present â€œquality of lifeâ€ issues such as trails, culture or protecting the environment, they both can be counted on to support those initiatives.]]></description>
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		<title>Benton County Runoff Precincts And Polling Locations</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=2011</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=2011#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Runoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Polling Places]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[precincts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The following are precincts and polling locations for the runoff election Tuesday in Benton County. Voters may be asked for photo identification at the polls. Voters unsure of their precinct should call the Benton County Clerkâ€™s office at 271-1013. Polls will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.]]></description>
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		<title>Springdale Forum Debate Leads To Allegations</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=2008</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:34:53 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[2008 Runoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Springdale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Springdale Mayor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doug Sprouse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Overton]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The mayoral race in Springdale took a turn toward a prizefight Tuesday at a runoff candidate forum with candidate Mike Overton throwing blows about campaign ethics and special interests at opponent Doug Sprouse.]]></description>
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		<title>Springdale Runoff Pits Experience Against Change</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=2006</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=2006#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Runoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Springdale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Springdale City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Springdale Ward 2 Position 2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cave Springs Ward 2 Position 2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Randy Pounders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rick Evans]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Itâ€™s a contest of experience versus a fresh perspective in the Ward 2, Position 2 runoff election for City Council.]]></description>
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		<title>Fayetteville Candidates Trade Views In Debate</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1993</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1993#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Runoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville Mayor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Coody]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lioneld Jordan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If elected, Lioneld Jordan aims to have an economic development plan within 90 days of taking office as Fayettevilleâ€™s next mayor.]]></description>
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		<title>Springdale Runoff Candidates Spar In Forum</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1990</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Runoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Springdale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Springdale Mayor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Springdale Ward 2 Position 2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Springdale Ward 3 Position 2]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Candidates in Springdaleâ€™s three runoff elections headed into the last 10 days of the campaign by participating in a forum Thursday.]]></description>
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		<title>Springdale Mayoral Candidates File Ethics Complaint Against Opponent</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1988</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1988#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Runoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Springdale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Springdale Mayor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doug Sprouse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Overton]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Two former candidates for Springdale mayor confirmed Friday they joined with a present candidate to file an election ethics complaint against an opponent.]]></description>
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		<title>Overseas Votes Already In For Runoff Election</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1986</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1986#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:57:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Runoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Coody]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville Mayor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lioneld Jordan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mayor Dan Coody worked the crowd during a recent farmersâ€™ market in downtown Fayetteville.
As one man walked by, Coody told the man he would like his support in the upcoming runoff mayoral election on Nov. 25.]]></description>
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		<title>Final Two Mayoral Candidates Debate</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1981</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1981#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Runoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville Mayor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Coody]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lioneld Jordan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Regular town hall meetings in various locations including the university campus and an office of diversity development were just two of the ideas offered by <a href="http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1627">Lioneld Jordan</a>, a candidate for Fayetteville mayor, during a debate with incumbent <a href="http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1623">Dan Coody</a> on Wednesday night.]]></description>
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		<title>Sprouse: More Campaigning Ahead</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1947</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1947#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bcaudle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Asked the best thing about being in a runoff with Mike Overton for Sprindale&#8217;s mayor, Doug Sprouse kept it direct.
&#8220;Well, I don&#8217;t have to go out and pick up all my signs tomorrow,&#8221; Sprouse said.
At 11:55 p.m. Tuesday, Sprouse was still giving TV interviews. A local station was set up in front of a handful [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overton Surprised</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1944</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1944#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bcaudle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By 11:15, the Washington County results finally rolled in and the watch party for Springdale mayoral candidate Mike Overton was starting to wind down.
Overton and Doug Sprouse will be in a runoff in three weeks for the mayor&#8217;s position.
Sprouse posted an impressive 4,947 vote count to Overton&#8217;s second-place 3,366 total. The totals are from Washington [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Edwards Gets the News</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1939</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1939#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dcraft</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WC Judge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Add new tag]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Edwards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington County Judge]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Washington County Judge-elect Marilyn Edwards heard via phone that she won her race, and had to duck into another room to hear the results. She missed part of Obama&#8217;s acceptance speech at the Fayetteville Town Center, &#8220;but that&#8217;s okay with me,&#8221; she said. The Fayetteville Democrat beat Republican Earvel Fraley for a two-year term as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Polls and Pullets</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1937</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dcraft</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[House Dist. 87]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WC Judge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hunton]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Earl and Jerry Hunton have four houses full of chickens due to leave their Cane Hill farm at 5 a.m.
Instead of being at home, though, they&#8217;re intently staring at the screens at the Fayetteville Town Center.
Earl is waiting to see if he could knock incumbent Mark Martin out of a state legislative seat. Jerry, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOP Quieted</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1933</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:42:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bcaudle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There was likely not a quieter room in Springdale than the ballroom at the Holiday Inn in Springdale during Sen. John McCain&#8217;s consolation speech.
The Washington County Republican Party listened in quiet reverence to McCain thank his supporters and take blame for the defeat. The county GOP offered polite applause at the end.
&#8220;I wasn&#8217;t surprised by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bedlam</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1922</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:24:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dcraft</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
The Fayetteville Town Center erupted in chaos when CNN projected Barack Obama the next president of the United States.
Chants of &#8220;Yes we can,&#8221; &#8220;O-ba-ma&#8221; and &#8220;No more war&#8221; echoed throughout the ballroom. Supporters traded hugs, tears and high-five.
The few that slipped outside to make phone calls or smoke cigarettes didn&#8217;t stay long, darting back inside [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First-time Politician</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1917</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:13:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bcaudle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Political newcomer Craig Graves, a candidate for Springdale City Council against Kathy Jaycox and A.L. Hollingsworth, waited out the election results with the Washington County Republican Party at the Springdale Holiday Inn.
Asked about his first political race, Graves replied, &#8220;It was tough.&#8221;
Asked, &#8220;What was the worst part?&#8221; Graves replied, &#8220;Reporters.&#8221;
Waiting on the results, Graves said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Democrats Plan to Pop Champagne Corks</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1909</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:53:12 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Loie Fisk and her husband, Bob, perched in front of a television at the Democrat headquarters in downtown Rogers on Tuesday night.
&#8220;I want to make sure Obama wins,&#8221; Loie Fisk said, shortly after 9 p.m.
Bob Fisk made plans in case Loie&#8217;s wish came true.
&#8220;I bought a bottle of champagne and will pop the cork at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOP Party</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:44:52 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Washington County Republican watch party in the Springdale Holiday Inn is a notch above most of the city candidates.
Three large-screen TVs adorn the walls, one a projection of the running totals from the Washington County Courthouse.
By 9:40 p.m., the vote total had not changed on the county screen prompting some grumblings in the room.
&#8220;They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Springdale Early Results</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1904</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1904#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dcraft</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Springdale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Springdale City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Springdale Mayor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Early voting results from Washington and Benton counties show Doug Sprouse and Mike Overton lead in a Springdale mayoral race likely to head for a runoff. A small portion of Springdale extends into Benton County.
Sprouse held the top spot in limited results at 36 percent with Overton second with 25. Nancy Deason Jenkins was well [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington County Early Votes</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1894</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1894#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:20:15 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Edwards Sees Early Lead in County Judge Race
State Rep. Marilyn Edwards led in the Washington County Judgeâ€™s race at 8:45 p.m. with early and absentee votes reported.
Edwards, a Democrat, had 15,101 (64 percent) votes compared to her Republican opponent Earvel Fraley, who has received 8,373 (36 percent).
These numbers are about 25 percent of Washington Countyâ€™s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Time Voter</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1884</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1884#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lflowers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rogers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Springdale]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Jake Ryan turned 18 on Sept. 17 and registered to vote.
The student at Shiloh Christian School in Springdale, who has the same name as Molly Ringwald&#8217;s dreamy, birthday-cake bearing boyfriend in &#8220;Sixteen Candles,&#8221; cast his ballot at the Nazarene church along Pleasant Grove Road in Western Rogers at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
&#8220;It&#8217;s my first time and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Evans, Jaycox: Too Early To Comment</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1901</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1901#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:09:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bcaudle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kathy Jaycox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rick Evans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Springdale Mayor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Two Springdale City Council candidates hosted a joint watch party at the Springdale Country Club.
Incumbents Rick Evans and Kathy Jaycox both said it was still too early to comment on results at 9 p.m, although both had commanding leads in their respective races.
Alice Phillips, Jaycox&#8217;s campaign manager said this year&#8217;s contest had been &#8220;fairly clean.&#8221;
&#8220;The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Republicans Flock to Clarion Watch Party</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1874</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1874#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lflowers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benton County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Duncan Baird was running for the District 95 state House of Representatives seat Tuesday night, but it was a race with one entrant, as Baird was unopposed. He stood relaxed, chatting with constituents and others mingling near a large flat-screen television at a Republican watch party at the Clarion Hotel and Convention Center in Bentonville.]]></description>
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		<title>Coody Leads Early Voting</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1877</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville Mayor Election]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Early voting returns show incumbent Fayetteville Mayor Dan Coody with a healthy lead over the other five candidates
With roughly 25 percent of the votes in, Coody has 4,959 votes (40 percent). Behind him is Ward 4 Alderman Lioneld Jordan with 3,519 votes (28 percent), Steve Clark with 2,306 votes (19 percent), Walt Eilers with 1,127 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cops on Watch</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1869</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1869#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dcraft</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Early voting results show incumbent Fayetteville mayor Dan Coody leading five challengers, but that&#8217;s only a fraction of total voters, according to several police officers watching returns at Tim&#8217;s Pizza.
Sgt. Dominic Swanfeld, Det. Jason French and Cpl. Leonard Graves were spreading the word to their fellow officers and firefighters that alderman Lioneld Jordan, who was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Springdale Mayor Candidates Nervous</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1851</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:04:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bcaudle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doug Sprouse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Overton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Springdale Mayor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Two Springdale mayoral candidates had one thing in common just as the polls closed Tuesday.
Both are ready for the race to be over.
&#8220;How would you feel in a six-man race,&#8221; Mike Overton said from his campaign headquarters off South Thompson Street, next door to his real estate and storage business offices.
&#8220;The hay&#8217;s in the barn,&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Now THAT&#8217;S a Democrat!</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1853</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1853#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dcraft</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[House Dist. 89]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democrats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[donkey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hercules]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim House]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
State Rep. Jim House took the Democratic Party mascot bit more seriously than most.
House, facing a re-election challenge from Republican Gene Long, brought more than his family to the Town Center watch party. Standing just outside the entrance is Hercules, the Democratic donkey.
Â Yes, it&#8217;s a live donkey, and yes, his name is Hercules. House, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Waiting&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1814</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:54:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dcraft</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Republican Convention 2008]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drinking Liberally]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[On The Rocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[watch party]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
With the first exits polls just released from the East Coast, members of local political club Drinking Liberally are spending more time making fun of CNN anchors than analyzing election results.
There&#8217;s little doubt who bartender Kiley Lynch voted for, though. His Obama/Biden pin prominently displayed, he hopes the drinks he&#8217;s dispensing at On The Rocks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dems= Hopeful</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1848</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:49:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dcraft</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democrats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[watch party]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
There&#8217;s another cheer every few minutes at the Fayetteville Town Center, where the Washington County Democrats have attracted a crowd of several hundred.
The national scene &#8220;looks very hopeful&#8221; with Pennsylvania, Florida and North Carolina called for Obama, said Karla Bradley of Fayetteville, first vice chair of the state Democratic Party.
&#8220;So far, it seems to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;My Hobby&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1807</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1807#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dcraft</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Castano]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Columbia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Juan Castano is one of just a handful of people watching the screens in the ballroom of the Arkansas Union, as others set up for tonight's watch party. ]]></description>
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		<title>Washington County Begins Counting Votes</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1798</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1798#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington County]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Washington County election officials began counting almost 25,000 early and absentee ballots just after 1 p.m. today.]]></description>
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		<title>Turnout Appears Heavy, Glitches Few</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1796</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1796#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:07:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Voter turnout in Benton and Washington counties appears heavy even though early voting numbers were very high in both counties.]]></description>
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		<title>Early Voters Start Outdoors On Monday</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1771</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:31:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dthompson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Candidates had flocked around the entry to the Washington County Courthouse, where the lines were shorter than Benton County's but still wound down the stairway.]]></description>
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		<title>Slide Show: Early Voting</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1733</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[audio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Early voting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Polls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[slide show]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[voters]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Early voting was running smoothly in both Benton and Washington counties on Monday, although voter turnout was heavy. Listen to comments by voters and see what they where going through at the early polls. ]]></description>
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		<title>Teacher And Painter Vie For District 12 JP</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1709</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1709#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WC JP, Dist. 12]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ann Harbison]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Kenyon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WC JP Dist. 12]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Democratic incumbent justice of the peace for Washington County's District 12 stresses her experience. Her opponent, a Republican newcomer, focuses on his relative youth and fresh perspective.]]></description>
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		<title>South Fayetteville&#8217;s JP Seat Sought By Business Owners</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1702</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1702#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:31:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WC JP, Dist. 5]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Candy Clark]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Reavis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WC JP Dist 5]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[South Fayetteville residents must decide between two entrepreneurs â€” one an interior designer and the other involved in commercial and industrial cleaning â€” to represent District 5 on the Washington County Quorum Court.]]></description>
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		<title>Quorum Court Candidates Differ On County Zoning</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1692</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1692#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WC JP, Dist. 1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sharon Green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thomas Lundstrom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WC JP Dist. 1]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=295">Sharon Green</a> focused her attention on Washington County government two years ago when zoning came to the forefront.

She and some of her neighbors on Weir Road wanted zoning protections, but her Quorum Court representative, <a href="http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=270">Tom Lundstrum</a>, opposed it. Lundstrum said most of the people he spoke to from the district didn't want additional regulations.]]></description>
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		<title>McCain For President</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1675</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1675#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Morning News Endorsements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The United States is beleaguered. The economy, even with the multibillion dollar bailout, is still faltering. And we are fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq. The seams are stretched to the breaking point.]]></description>
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		<title>Boozman, Pryor Should Be Re-elected</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1672</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1672#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:32:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Morning News Endorsements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rogers City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[House]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many voters might not realize it, but there actually are U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives races on Northwest Arkansas ballots this year.]]></description>
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		<title>Sprouse The One For Springdale Mayor</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1662</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1662#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Morning News Endorsements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Springdale Mayor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The six candidates for mayor of Springdale agree on one thing â€” and perhaps only one thing: The cityâ€™s next CEO must possess considerable leadership skills to surmount a number of daunting challenges ranging from dwindling revenues to negative public perception.]]></description>
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		<title>Clark Best Choice to Lead Fayetteville</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1660</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1660#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Morning News Endorsements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville Mayor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our endorsement for mayor of Fayetteville comes with admitted concern.]]></description>
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		<title>Westby, Douglas for JP</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1658</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1658#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:05:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Morning News Endorsements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BC JP Dist. 10]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Carole Westby gets our nod for Justice of the Peace for District 10. We like her fresh ideas and energy. And we see someone who takes a practical approach to getting things done.]]></description>
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		<title>Edwards Gets Pick For Judge</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1656</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1656#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Morning News Endorsements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WC Judge]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Washington County is at a political crossroads. The county judge is retiring as are several members of the Quorum Court.]]></description>
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		<title>Clark, Harbison For Quorum Court</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1654</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1654#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Morning News Endorsements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WC JP]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Washington County voters will decide justice of the peace races on Nov. 4 for Districts 1, 5 and 12. Winners will serve on the Quorum Court, the countyâ€™s legislative arm.]]></description>
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		<title>Bisbee Best Choice for County Judge</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1652</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1652#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:13:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Morning News Endorsements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BC Judge]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dave Bisbee is the right choice for Benton County Judge, and it's not really close.]]></description>
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		<title>Referred Questions Make Sense For Arkansas</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1650</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1650#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:11:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Morning News Endorsements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Constitutional Amendment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Arkansas General Assembly referred three questions to the voters for this fall's election.]]></description>
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		<title>Lottery&#8217;s Time Has Come; No To Act 1</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1648</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1648#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Morning News Endorsements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Constitutional Amendment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Nov. 4's general election ballot includes two proposals submitted to the voters by petition. That is, enough registered voters in Arkansas signed petitions to place the items before the people. Voters should say yes to one of them and no to the other.]]></description>
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		<title>Lioneld Jordan</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1627</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1627#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Candidate Bios]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville Mayor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lioneld Jordan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Age: 55
Residence: 35-year resident of Fayetteville
Occupation: Zone supervisor, University of Arkansas Physical Plant
Education: Attended University of Arkansas; four-year apprenticeship, U.S. Department of Labor
Family: Wife, Diana; four children
Political Experience: City council member since 2001; vice mayor since 2004; chairman of Fayetteville Street Committee
]]></description>
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		<title>Dan Coody</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1623</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1623#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Candidate Bios]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville Mayor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Coody]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Age: 56
Residence: 21-year resident of Fayetteville
Occupation: Mayor since 2001
Education: Bachelor&#8217;s in industrial technology, Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas; post-graduate study in drilling fluid technology with Dow Chemical
Family: Wife, Deborah
Political Experience: Mayor since 2001; member of the Fayetteville Board of Directors, 1991-1992
]]></description>
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		<title>Fayetteville Mayoral Candidates Name Economy As Top Concern</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1609</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1609#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:36:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville Mayor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adam Fire Cat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Coody]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lioneld Jordan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sami Sutton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Clark]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walt Eilers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The economic comfort of having a state university in your backyard and the headquarters for the world's largest retailer up the block is not enough of a cushion for the six mayoral candidates in Fayetteville.]]></description>
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		<title>Benton County Ballot Checklist</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1603</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1603#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:02:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benton County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benton County Ballot]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A list of the major races in Benton County.]]></description>
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		<title>Washington County Ballot Checklist</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1597</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1597#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington County Ballot]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A list of the major races in Washington County.]]></description>
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		<title>Voters To Decide Lottery Question</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1463</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1463#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dcraft</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ballot Questions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Constitutional Amendment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arkansas Baptist Convention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arkansas Family Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Halter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville Shale Play]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Thomas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lottery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Murphy Oil Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Methodists Against Gambling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE - Voters will decide Nov. 4 if Arkansas should create a state lottery to fund college scholarships.]]></description>
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		<title>Green Candidates Claim Lift From Bailout Votes</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1460</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1460#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dthompson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Congress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Senate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abel Tomlinson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Boozman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Pryor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rebekah Kennedy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE - Green Party opponents of incumbent Sen. Mark Pryor and Rep. John Boozman claim voter anger over the federal bailout of the finance sector has helped their campaigns.]]></description>
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		<title>Legislative Races Few For Area</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1414</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1414#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:55:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[House]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Doug Thompson
The Morning News
FAYETTEVILLE â€” Northwest Arkansas has four of its 14 state House of Representative seats left to settle.
At least seven of those 14 districts will change representation, being left vacant by House members who are either term-limited or not running for re-election. Most contests were settled in the May primaries. However, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>David A. Stoppel (D)</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1450</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1450#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:48:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[House]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Age: 51
Residence: Near Berryville
Occupation: Paramedic
Education: Associate degree in paramedic science, NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Family: Wife, Jackie; four children
Political Experience: Eureka Springs City Council, 1998-2001
]]></description>
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		<title>Bryan King (R)</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1448</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1448#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[House]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Age: 39
Residence: Berryville
Occupation: Cattle and poultry farmer
Education: Bachelor of science in animal sciences, University of Arkansas
Family: Wife, Lydia; a child
Political Experience: One-term incumbent
]]></description>
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		<title>Wendy Crow (GR)</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1442</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1442#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:32:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[House]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Age: 33
Residence: Jasper
Occupation: Homemaker
Education: Attended University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and Pine Bluff Technical College; graduate, Watson Chapel High School
Family: Husband, Ronnie; four children
Political Experience: Chairwoman, Jefferson County Green Party, 2005-2006
]]></description>
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		<title>Roy Ragland (R)</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1437</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1437#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[House]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Age: 51
Residence: Marshall
Occupation: Rancher
Education: Graduate, Marshall High School
Family: Wife, Gayla; a child
Political Experience: Two-term incumbent; Witts Spring School Board, 1990-1995
]]></description>
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		<title>Mark Martin (R)</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1416</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1416#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[House]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[District 87]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Martin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

Age: 40
Residence: Prairie Grove
Occupation: President, M3 Engineering
Education: Bachelor of science in mechanical engineering, University of Arkansas
Family: Wife, Sharon; three children
Political Experience: Two-term incumbent
]]></description>
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		<title>West Fork</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1393</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1393#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[West Fork Council]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[West Fork Clerk
Susan Cooney, Brandy Rollins

West Fork Council
Ward 1, Position 1: Rodney Drymon, Frances Hime
Ward 1, Position 2: Bryan Greenoe, John Richard
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		<title>Elkins</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1391</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1391#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elkins]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Elkins Recorder/Treasurer
Sunny Ledford, Constance Tober

Elkins Council
Ward 1, Position 1: John Snell, Jeremy Stevens
Ward 1, Position 2: Phillip Southan, Bonnie Wilcox
Ward 2, Position 1: Bobby McGarrah, Terri Miller
Ward 2, Position 2: Henry Hickman, Bruce Ledford
Ward 3, Position 1: Chris Dunivan, Duane Foster
Ward 3, Position 2: Bob Cox, Lloyd Stith
]]></description>
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		<title>Julie Zulpo Bowling</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1386</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1386#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tontitown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tontitown City Council Ward 3 Position 1]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

Age: 41
Occupation: Owner/manager of Mama Zâ€™s Cafe
Education: Graduate, Springdale High School
Family: Husband, Fred; a son
Political experience: One year, secretary, Tontitown Planning Commission
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		<title>Gary Mussino</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1381</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1381#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tontitown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tontitown City Council Ward 3 Position 1]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

Age: 59
Occupation: Co-owner, M&#38;M Tile and Carpet
Education: Graduate, Springdale High School
Family: Wife, Joan, three children, nine grandchildren
Political Experience: None
]]></description>
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		<title>Larry D. Bain</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1377</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1377#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tontitown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tontitown City Council Ward 2 Position 1]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Age: 59
Occupation: Master plumber
Education: Four years trade school
Family: Wife, Barbara; two children, six grandchildren
Political experience: None
]]></description>
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		<title>Arthur Edward Penzo</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1372</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1372#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tontitown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tontitown City Council Ward 2 Position 1]]></category>

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Age: 67
Occupation: Farmer; retired, Jones Truck Lines
Education: Graduated, St. Joseph Catholic School
Family: Wife, Joyce; daughter, son
Political experience: Ten years, Tontitown Council, Park Committee chairman, Road Committee
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		<title>James Main</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1367</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1367#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tontitown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tontitown City Council Ward 1 Position 2]]></category>

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Age: 42
Occupation: Sales
Education: Graduate, West Fork High School
Family: Wife, Pattie; two sons
Political experience: None
]]></description>
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		<title>Henry Piazza</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1360</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1360#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tontitown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tontitown City Council Ward 1 Position 2]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Age: 71
Occupation: Retired from Ball Corp.
Education: Springdale High School
Family: Wife, Charlotte; five children, five grandchildren
Political Experience: Twenty-eight years, Tontitown Council; member, Planning Commission
]]></description>
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		<title>David Bolinger</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1355</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1355#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tontitown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tontitown City Council Ward 1 Position 1]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Age: 55
Occupation: Director of Operations, JB Hunt Transport
Education: University of Central Arkansas graduate
Family:  Widowed, one daughter
Political Experience: Three years, Tontitown Planning Commission
]]></description>
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		<title>Sunny Hinshaw</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1352</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1352#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:20:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tontitown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tontitown City Council Ward 1 Position 1]]></category>

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Age: 57
Occupation: Veterinarian
Education:  Doctorate of veterinary medicine, bachelor of science, Oklahoma State University
Family: Mother, Elizabeth Hinshaw; two sisters, a brother
Political Experience: Two years, Tontitown Council
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		<title>Field Is Crowded In Race For Tontitown Council</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1333</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1333#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:34:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tontitown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tontitown City Council Ward 1 Position 1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tontitown City Council Ward 1 Position 2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tontitown City Council Ward 2 Position 1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tontitown City Council Ward 3 Position 1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bobby Pianalto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Sbanotto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ken Robertson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rogers City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sunny Hinshaw]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Four of the six positions on the Tontitown City Council are up for grabs Nov. 4.]]></description>
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		<title>Lonnie Meadows</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1314</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1314#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Candidate Bios]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greenland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greenland City Council Ward 3 Position 1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Centerton Ward 3 Position 1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greenland City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lonnie Meadows]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

Age: 60
Residence: Greenland
Occupation:  Master electrician
Education: Fayetteville High School graduate
Family:  Wife, two daughters, three grandchildren
Political Experience: None
]]></description>
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		<title>Stephanie G. Sawyer</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1311</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1311#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Candidate Bios]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greenland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greenland City Council Ward 3 Position 1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Centerton Ward 3 Position 1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greenland City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephanie G. Sawyer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Age: 41
Residence: Greenland
Occupation:Â  Elementary teacher
Education: Masterâ€™s in educational technology, University of Arkansas; bachelor of arts, criminal justice, UA; 24 hours toward doctorate, UA
Political Experience: None
]]></description>
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		<title>Danny Dutton</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1308</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1308#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Candidate Bios]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greenland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greenland City Council Ward 2 Position 1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Danny Dutton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greenland City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Position 1 Ward 2]]></category>

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Age: 46
Residence: Greenland
Occupation: Driver recruiter, J.B. Hunt
Family: Wife, Patti; three children
Political Experience: Currently serving sixth year on Greenland City Council
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		<title>Greenland Voters To Decide On Two Council Spots</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1300</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1300#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:26:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Greenland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carroll Hancock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Danny Dutton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greenland City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lonnie Meadows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ray Hathaway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephanie G. Sawyer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Five people are running for two positions on the Greenland City Council.]]></description>
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		<title>Grudek, Medford Contend For Sheriff Again</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1259</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1259#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:07:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CC Sheriff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carroll County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carroll County Sheriff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chuck Medford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Grudek]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Carroll County voters will see two familiar names on the ballot for sheriff in November.
Incumbent Robert Grudek, a Republican, and former Sheriff Chuck Medford, a Democrat, are vying for the position to tackle several issues both believe need to be addressed in the next two years.]]></description>
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		<title>Chuck Medford &#8211; D</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1265</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1265#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CC Sheriff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Candidate Bios]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carroll County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carroll County Sheriff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chuck Medford]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Age: 66
Residence: Berryville. Has lived in the district since 1979
Occupation: Independent civil papers server; former Carroll County sheriff; retired, Arkansas State Police, 27 years
Education: Brinkley High School
Family: Wife Marjie; six children; 13 grandchildren; one great-grandchild
Political Experience: Unsuccessful candidate for Carroll County sheriff in 2000 and 2006; elected sheriff in 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004
]]></description>
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		<title>Robert Grudek &#8211; R</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1260</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1260#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CC Sheriff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Candidate Bios]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carroll County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carroll County Sheriff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Grudek]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Age: 65
Residence: Eureka Springs. Has lived in the district nine years
Occupation: Carroll County sheriff; retired federal postal inspector, 22 years; professor, math and physics, Northwest Arkansas Community College, four years.
Education: Masterâ€™s in physics, Central Missouri State University, bachelorâ€™s in math and physics, Central Missouri State University
Family: Wife, Pam; three children; seven grandchildren
Political Experience: Serving first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carol Smiley</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1249</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1249#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:44:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Candidate Bios]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Siloam Springs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Siloam Springs Position 6]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carol Smiley]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Age: 62

Residence: Has lived in Siloam Springs 18 years
Occupation: Clinic director, Smiley Chiropractic Clinic
Education: Attended Fort Hays State University, Kansas State University and Washburn University
Family: Husband, Doug; son, Travis Smiley; daughter, Shelby Hoytal; four grandchildren

Political Experience: Serving on Siloam Springs Board of Director for four years; past chairman of Siloam Springs Planning and Zoning Commission; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Donald Cundiff</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1247</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1247#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Candidate Bios]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Siloam Springs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Siloam Springs Position 6]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donald Cundiff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Siloam Springs board of directors position 6]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Age: 64
Residence: Lifelong Siloam Springs resident
Occupation: Retired

Education: Siloam Springs High School graduate; three years college
Family: Wife, Lucy
Political Experience: None
]]></description>
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		<title>Williams, Barr Seek Carroll County Judge Position</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1237</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1237#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CC Judge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carroll County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carroll County Judge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard Williams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sam Barr]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Roads and a new courthouse are at the top of the agenda for the candidates running for Carroll County judge.]]></description>
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		<title>Sam Barr &#8211; D</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1235</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1235#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CC Judge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Candidate Bios]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carroll County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carroll County Judge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sam Barr]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Age: 70
Residence: Berryville. Has lived in the district for 40 years.
Occupation: Retired Co-owner of Davis-Barr Chevrolet and Pontiac in Berryville, 22 years.
Education: Harrison High School
Family: Divorced; four children; 17 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren
Political Experience: None
]]></description>
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		<title>Richard Williams &#8211; R</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1231</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1231#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CC Judge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Candidate Bios]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carroll County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carroll County Judge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard Williams]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Age: 61
Residence: Green Forest. Has lived in the district since 1994
Occupation: Carroll County judge; cattle farmer, gas station owner
Education: Baker High School in Louisiana; attended Southeast Louisiana University in Hammond for business administration and accounting
Family: Wife Carolyn; four children; eight grandchildren
Political Experience: Serving first term as Carroll County judge
]]></description>
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		<title>Two Candidates Try For Board</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1220</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1220#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Siloam Springs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Siloam Springs Position 6]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carol Smiley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donald Cundiff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Siloam Springs board of directors position 6]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Two candidates are vying for Position 6 on the Siloam Springs Board of Directors in its only contested race.

Incumbent Carol Smiley faces a challenge from Donald Cundiff, who says he's running to shake up the status quo.]]></description>
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		<title>Unmarried Couple Adoption: Two Families, Two Views</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1531</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1531#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 03:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dthompson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ballot Questions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Initiated Act 1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Referenda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Republican Convention 2008]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE - The girl who would become Princess Mamma Mia was found newborn and wrapped in a yellow towel outside an orphanage gate in Kien Ghiang province, Vietnam.]]></description>
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		<title>Group Wants State Laws Against Gay Adoption</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1512</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1512#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 23:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jlyons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ballot Questions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Initiated Act 1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Referenda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Supporters of Initiated Act 1 hope to add Arkansas to a small group of states with laws aimed at barring gays from adopting children in state custody.]]></description>
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		<title>Fayetteville Ward 4 Candidates Discuss Development Issues</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1210</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1210#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville Ward 4 Position 2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Races]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bernard Sulliban]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Craig Honchell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sarah Lewis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Traffic congestion and the near wildfire-like development to race across Ward 4 in the past few years are some chief concerns of residents, say the three candidates seeking a city council seat. ]]></description>
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		<title>Sarah Lewis</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1208</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Candidate Bios]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville Ward 4 Position 2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sarah Lewis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Age: 34
Residence: Ward 4 resident four years; Fayetteville resident eight years
Occupation: Doctoral candidate in environmental dynamics, University of Arkansas; ecosystems consultant with Springline Consulting, Fayetteville; former eighth-grade science and math teacher
Education: Masterâ€™s in French literature, University of Arkansas
Family: Single
Political Experience: Former chairwoman, Fayetteville Council of Neighborhoods
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		<title>Bernard Sulliban</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1206</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1206#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Candidate Bios]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville Ward 4 Position 2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bernard Sulliban]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Age: 38
Residence: Ward 4 resident for two years; Fayetteville resident for nearly 20 years
Occupation: Former substitute teacher
Education: Bachelor of arts, political science, University of Arkansas
Family: Wife, Gretchen; three children
Political Experience: Unsuccessful candidate for a Ward 2 seat on the Fayetteville City Council, 2004
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		<title>Craig Honchell</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1201</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1201#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:14:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Candidate Bios]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville Ward 4 Position 2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Craig Honchell]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Age: 39
Residence: Ward 4 resident for 14 years; Fayetteville resident for 18 years
Occupation: Manufacturing engineer, Bargo Engineering
Education: Associateâ€™s degree, computer-aided drafting, NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Family: Wife, Sandy; one child
Political Experience: President, Cross Keys Property Owners Association
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		<title>Six Running For Gateway City Council</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1191</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1191#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gateway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gateway City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Three seats contested by six candidates in Gateway.]]></description>
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		<title>Skaggs, Gaddy Differ on Court Issues</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1186</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1186#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[BC Dist. Judge, Bentonville]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benton County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BC Dist. Judge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bentonville]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Skaggs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lisa Gaddy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After 22 years on the bench, Judge <a href="http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=57">John Skaggs</a> seeks to maintain his position in Bentonville District Court hearing traffic, misdemeanor and small claims cases. 

Opponent <a href="http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=61">Lisa Gaddy</a>, a Bentonville attorney, said after 22 years the court has become stagnant.]]></description>
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		<title>Petty and Kinion Vie For Fayetteville City Council</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1175</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1175#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville Ward 2 Position 2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Kinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matthew Petty]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Both Matthew Petty and Mark Kinion are seeking the Ward 2 alderman seat being vacated by Nancy Allen. ]]></description>
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		<title>Mark Kinion</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1173</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1173#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:18:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Candidate Bios]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville Ward 2 Position 2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Kinion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Age: 51
Residence: Ward 2 resident for 20 years
Occupation: Retired as a senior executive manager from GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals
Education: Bachelor&#8217;s degree in food science and technology, University of Arkansas
Family: Single
Political Experience: Served on Fayetteville Council of Neighborhoods, Wilson Park Neighborhood Association, Partners for Better Housing
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		<title>Matthew Petty</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1168</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1168#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Candidate Bios]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville Ward 2 Position 2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matthew Petty]]></category>

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Age: 24
Residence: Ward 2 resident for a year
Occupation: Self-employed community organizer; founder, nonprofit Social Sustenance Organization
Education: Graduate, Arkansas High School for Math, Science and the Arts; attended University of Arkansas
Family: Single
Political Experience: None
]]></description>
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		<title>Budgets and Ruskin Heights Divide Candidates In Fayetteville</title>
		<link>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1166</link>
		<comments>http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1166#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nwablogs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayetteville Ward 1 Position 2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Races]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brenda Thiel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Don Conner]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Candidates in Ward 1 are not mincing words. Their differences are apparent. 
Because even if <a href="http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1164">Don Conner</a> and incumbent <a href="http://vote.nwaonline.net/?p=1162">Brenda Thiel</a> donâ€™t often mention each other by name, their stances on key issues march on a course of their own. ]]></description>
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