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<title><![CDATA[Archery offered at Salem Elementary]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[For students at Salem Elementary School, the goal of their archery class isn't just to hit the bull's-eye, but to build their characters, says physical education teacher Michael Steele.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Students create a walking, talking wax museum]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Third graders at Rutherford College Elementary School waxed nostalgic on Wednesday while they educated schoolmates about notable figures in history. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[School board may have to cut expenses to pay legal fees]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The Burke County Board of Education may have to cut the schools' already penny-pinched budget to pay its legal bills.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[WPCC speakers forum continues]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Anna Lappe, food activist and co-author of "Hope's Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planet," was the featured speaker Tuesday. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:35:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Commissioners may OK more money for schools]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/nov/16/170600/commissioners-may-ok-more-money-schools/special_section-local-education/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Monday's deadline passed without action by the Burke County Board of Education to appeal a judge's decision on school funding. Barring some unforeseen development, that means the Burke County Board of Commissioners may take action today on transferring $52,677 to the financially hard-pressed Burke County Public Schools.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Patton senior rocks for a reason]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[For Aaron Medina, music is more than just vibrations in the air. To him, music is calming, healing and cathartic. And now he's pouring out his passion into his senior project.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:50:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stroup sworn in as school board member]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Retired elementary school principal Susan Stroup took office today as the newest member of the Burke County Board of Education.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:49:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Elections canvass turns up 1,000 votes]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Today's official canvass of the Nov. 3 election in Burke County added about 1,000 votes to the total.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:46:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Student's senior project will raise funds for clinic]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[It will begin to look a lot like Christmas on Sunday afternoon when the foyer and gymnasium of the Collett Street Recreation Center is transformed into a smorgasbord of holiday sights designed by John Griffin, an event planner from Raleigh who has worked with Martha Stewart.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Team gives fellow athlete the chance of a lifetime]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Mitchell Greathouse is your average sixth-grade athlete at Table Rock Middle School. 
Except for one thing. He's confined to a wheelchair.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:38:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Jazz band of distinction]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The Table Rock Middle School  Jazz Band has been honored with an invitation to play at this year's North Carolina Music Educators Association annual conference in Winston-Salem on Monday. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bring donations to Patton High game tonite]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Patton High School and Western Piedmont Community College students will collect items for Burke United Christian Ministries at tonight's football game.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:17:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[School board's lawsuit ties up its money]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Because the county commissioners just received the judge's orders in the lawsuits brought against them by the Burke County Board of Education, they postponed action on the schools' request for thousands of dollars -- including money for three board members to go to a three-day-long Greensboro conference.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:36:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SWAT wins with 90 percent majorities]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Delivering unheard-of majorities of up to 90 percent, voters emphatically returned two incumbents and elected two political newcomers -- together known as the SWAT team -- to the Burke County Board of Education.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:08:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[7,000 voted early in Burke County]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/nov/02/030600/7000-voted-early-burke-county/special_section-local-education/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Nearly 7,000 people already have cast ballots during early voting in the Burke County school board and municipal elections. Today is everyone else's turn. Polls open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Students move to make money]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[A program aimed at getting and keeping school children and their families healthy has found an alternative to selling candy or wrapping paper as a fundraiser.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:51:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SWAT quickly corrects campaign-finance violations]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Members of what's known as the SWAT team — Burke County Board of Education candidates Susan Stroup, Sam Wilkinson, Buddy Armour and Catherine Thomas — violated North Carolina's campaign-finance laws, according to the N.C. State Board of Elections.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[School board candidates face the public in final forum]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Seven candidates for seats on the Burke County Board of Education emphatically agree there is a place in the schools for faith-based organizations.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:46:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[No total yet on school lawsuit's expense]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Eight weeks ago today, a judge issued his ruling in the school board's lawsuit against the county commissioners. No one knows yet how much the lawsuit cost Burke County's taxpayers.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:43:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A blend of cultures at Hillcrest Elementary ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Hillcrest Elementary School staff and community members shared storytelling, display booths, craft activities and food samples from African, Appalachian and Spanish cultures on Thursday. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:35:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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