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		<title>Italy’s Pig-Sexer Out on Bail</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ellis County Press reports that 21-year-old Bradley Wood, the suspect in last week&#8217;s &#8220;relationship of a sexual kind with a pig&#8221; at the Italy ISD Ag Barn, is out on bail. Two charges, both $500 apiece. 
You know what would be classic? If Waxahachie municipal judge Sylvia Lopez Beaver arraigned him. That would be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Midlothian Suburban</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s official, folks: Midlothian&#8217;s getting another Best Southwest-based newspaper to replace the defunct Midlothian Today. The sources: BestSouthwestBlog.com + BSWCitizen.com
You&#8217;ve got the Press, the Mirror and the Suburban. Anyone want to throw those three words into making a few jokes? I think it&#8217;d be fun. I know there are some creative readers out there&#8230;
According to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Red Oak’s Ordinances</title>
		<link>http://www.elliscountyobserver.com/?p=7688</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I briefly glanced at the Waxahachie Daily Light headlines&#8230;was anyone in attendance (Melanie Peterson?) to document what got passed, and what didn&#8217;t get passed? These ordinances are where we can really see how our property will be affected  
Plus, I can rag on Mayor Alan Hugley and Councilmen Ben Goodwyn and Casey Hargrove some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ovilla’s Bryan Preston Up to Something New…</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:14:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember Bryan Preston, the blogger who got famous with his national HotAir.com site? You know, the one who had Michelle Malkin working with him, and later, Laura Ingraham (the ultra-conservatively hot radio talk show host)? 
Well, he&#8217;s got some plans&#8230;

Bryan Preston I have a brief and not very consequential annoucement. It&#8217;s been about 18 months [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From Now On…</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the coming weeks, there will be a stark change in how your beloved publisher will run this site. Since the ECSO social networking photos came to light, I’ve had even more sources drop me things in the mail or sent to my Inbox, and quite frankly, it’s way too explosive. I’m not going to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2 Questions I’ve Got Re: Italy City Council</title>
		<link>http://www.elliscountyobserver.com/?p=7685</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:24:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[These are just open speculation questions&#8230;not trying to crucify anyone, simply pointing out a question-and-perception matter the Italy City Council, according to NeoTrib.com, adopted last night. 
[[Direct Link: Council accepts EDC offer, Murdock to receive $600 per month]]
The first question I have centers on the city&#8217;s &#8220;hiring&#8221; of their city administrator/secretary on $600 a month [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ellis County Election Results (2000-2008)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:57:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was doing more research should anyone be curious&#8230;
So when someone says, &#8220;Ellis County is 70% Republican,&#8221; you&#8217;ll know why: 

(Results are Countywide Returns)
November 2008:
McCain/Palin &#8211; 70.70%
Obama/Biden &#8211; 28.47%
November 2006: (Congressional)
Barton &#8211; 66.03%
Harris &#8211; 31.85%
November 2004:
Bush &#8211; 74.50%
Kerry &#8211; 25.06%
November 2002: (Congressional)
Barton &#8211; 75.87%
Alvarado &#8211; 22.04%
November 2000:
Bush: 69.93%
Gore: 28.49%
Source: Texas Secretary of State

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		<title>Ellis County’s GOP Soul: Carroll vs. Carol</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:45:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s looking likely that Ellis County&#8217;s county judge primary will be a two-person affair, barring any Manchurian candidate who is recruited to peel away votes from one of the two (or both) front-runners.
Right now, officially, former Court at Law No. 1 Judge Bob Carroll, R-Midlothian, is the only announced candidate. But recently appointed County Judge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Special Mid-Way Regional Airport Meeting Wednesday</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s see how many of those board members overseeing Mid-Way Regional Airport have the balls to finally get rid of manager Andy Biery tomorrow. There&#8217;s a special called meeting at the Midlothian/Waxahachie joint airport at 4 p.m. 
His attacks of late on random, innocent pilots has probably resulted in this meeting, of which I&#8217;m hoping [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Midlothian to Get 3rd Newspaper?</title>
		<link>http://www.elliscountyobserver.com/?p=7680</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aside from The Ellis County Press* and the Midlothian Mirror, former staffers of Duncanville/DeSoto-based Today Newspapers, which went bankrupt two weeks ago, are rumorizing that Suburban Newspapers (the predessor of what became Today) will be launching a paper in Midlothian, Grand Prairie and the Best Southwest. 
For those who want in on the loop of [...]]]></description>
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