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	<description>The Bloviations of Thomas Brock</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>In Memoriam: Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones</title>
		<link>http://blogs.brocknet.net/bloviations/2008/08/20/in-memoriam-congresswoman-stephanie-tubbs-jones/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Brock</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[In Memoriam]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Cleveland&#8217;s Plain Dealer.
U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones&#8217; family and officials at Huron Hospital have announced that the five-term congresswoman has died.

It was an aneurysm and it was sudden, as aneurysms are prone to be. 

Technorati Tags: Stephanie Tubbs Jones,U.S. House of Representatives,Ohio,Cleveland Plain Dealer,In Memoriam
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		<title>City of Jacksonville: City Council Approves Bicycling and Pedestrian Plan</title>
		<link>http://blogs.brocknet.net/bloviations/2008/08/20/city-of-jacksonville-city-council-approves-bicycling-and-pedestrian-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.brocknet.net/bloviations/2008/08/20/city-of-jacksonville-city-council-approves-bicycling-and-pedestrian-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Brock</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[2009 Elections]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Fannie K. Coleman]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jacksonville Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Jerome Willingham]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Michael Lazzara]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In case you missed last night&#8217;s Twitter flurry (view my profile history), the Jacksonville City Council considered and approved the Comprehensive Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan. 
Councilman Randy Thomas who cast the lone dissenting vote, was confused about the purpose of this plan. Other City residents, such as Mr. Robert Hitch, are also confused. 
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Action Alert: Jacksonville City Council to Vote on The Comprehensive Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan Tonight</title>
		<link>http://blogs.brocknet.net/bloviations/2008/08/19/action-alert-jacksonville-city-council-to-vote-on-the-comprehensive-bicycle-and-pedestrian-transportation-plan-tonight/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.brocknet.net/bloviations/2008/08/19/action-alert-jacksonville-city-council-to-vote-on-the-comprehensive-bicycle-and-pedestrian-transportation-plan-tonight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Brock</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Action Alert]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Bicycling]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Car-Free]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Commuting]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fannie K. Coleman]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jacksonville Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jacksonville City Council]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jacksonville Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Org]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jacksonville, NC]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jerome Willingham]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Michael Lazzara]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Randy Thomas]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Reva Sullivan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sammy Phillips]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[During tonight&#8217;s meeting (which begins at 7pm and is held at the City Council Chambers in City Hall), the Mayor and City Council will vote on the Comprehensive Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan.
According to the agenda the public comment period comes before the consideration of the plan. That means if you weren&#8217;t able to get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Destination: Emigration</title>
		<link>http://blogs.brocknet.net/bloviations/2008/08/18/destination-emigration/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.brocknet.net/bloviations/2008/08/18/destination-emigration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:21:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Brock</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[2008 Presidential Election]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bloggers]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I&#8217;ve joked with Ms. Steinfeld about emigrating if Senator John McCain is elected president in November 2008.
Since she&#8217;s eligible for a real-no-kidding-Eye-Talian-passport, her chosen destination is Italy (probably somewhere near Sicily or the Tuscan shore). Mine is France. 
It seems that my choice may be a bit better than hers&#8230;
Newish Washington blogger Charles Brown [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Car-Free: Leading up to the Decision</title>
		<link>http://blogs.brocknet.net/bloviations/2008/08/17/car-free-leading-up-to-the-decision/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.brocknet.net/bloviations/2008/08/17/car-free-leading-up-to-the-decision/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Brock</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Bicycling]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Car-Free]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Journal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the weeks and days leading up to my decision to go car-free, I talked to several of my closest friends to make sure I wasn&#8217;t making a bad, or rash, decision. 
Not all of them were 100% sure I wasn&#8217;t loony, either. Ms. Steinfeld suggested that I park the Rhino for a month before [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dear Jacksonville Daily News: I believe it&#8217;s spelled &#34;colonoscopy&#34;</title>
		<link>http://blogs.brocknet.net/bloviations/2008/08/17/dear-jacksonville-daily-news-i-believe-its-spelled-colonoscopy/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.brocknet.net/bloviations/2008/08/17/dear-jacksonville-daily-news-i-believe-its-spelled-colonoscopy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Brock</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Freedom ENC Communications, INC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Even Otis got it right&#8230;

Technorati Tags: Jacksonville Daily News,Freedom ENC Communications Inc,Otis Gardner,Columns,Mainstream Media,Jacksonville NC
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		<title>Car-Free Day 1/2: Honks, hoots and cramps</title>
		<link>http://blogs.brocknet.net/bloviations/2008/08/16/car-free-day-12-honks-hoots-and-cramps/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.brocknet.net/bloviations/2008/08/16/car-free-day-12-honks-hoots-and-cramps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Brock</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Bicycling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I sold the Silver Rhino yesterday around noon-time. Sylvia asked if I felt liberated. My answer then is the same that I&#8217;ll answer now.
Eh. Not so much at the moment&#8230;
But I&#8217;m highly anticipating next payday, when I won&#8217;t have to fork out
$500 for the payment. Or $40 for gas. Or $50 for insurance.
That meant riding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Confession Time</title>
		<link>http://blogs.brocknet.net/bloviations/2008/08/16/confession-time/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.brocknet.net/bloviations/2008/08/16/confession-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Brock</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Blog Navel-Gazing]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Confessions]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Relationship]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been thinking about some stuff and since yesterday was a transformative day in my life (more on that in another post), I&#8217;ve decided to be a little more open with my personal life here.
So. Here we go.
AM and I have been living together since February. 
The pictures of her apartment are actually pictures of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jacksonville Daily News: Confused about the Olympics</title>
		<link>http://blogs.brocknet.net/bloviations/2008/08/15/jacksonville-daily-news-confused-about-the-olympics/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.brocknet.net/bloviations/2008/08/15/jacksonville-daily-news-confused-about-the-olympics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Brock</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Freedom ENC Communications, INC]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Today&#8217;s Jacksonville Daily News poll (image at left) is surprisingly limited in answers regarding the 2008 Summer Olympics going on in Beijing, China.
They ask:
What interests you the most about the Summer Olympics in China?

They provide quite the limited array of answers:


Michael Phelps in swimming
U.S. men&#8217;s basketball team
Gymnastics
Track and field
I don&#8217;t really care about the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BrockNet Welcomes HannahBerry</title>
		<link>http://blogs.brocknet.net/bloviations/2008/08/14/brocknet-welcomes-hannahberry/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.brocknet.net/bloviations/2008/08/14/brocknet-welcomes-hannahberry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Brock</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Please go read the newest BrockNet blog, HannahBerry.
It&#8217;ll be a fun place, I&#8217;m sure!

Technorati Tags: HannahBerry,BrockNet,BrockNet Blogs,Blogs,Bloggers
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