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		<title>The Lyric Theatre Needs Your Help to Upgrade</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Lyric Theatre, Blacksburg&#8217;s not-for-profit movie theatre, is getting a much-needed upgrade, and they&#8217;ve created a Kickstarter project to help raise the funds. The project runs through June 9 2013 &#8211; if you&#8217;ve ever enjoyed a movie/concert/play/community event at the theatre, please consider donating to their campaign. This is a great resource to have in [...]<div class='yarpp-related-rss'>

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		<title>Jon Stewart and the Mortgage Electronic Residential System</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 20:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[4 million wrongful foreclosures. Government-issued checks bouncing. $300 &#8220;settlement&#8221; payments to homeowners wrongly foreclosed on. I love Jon Stewart. Here is is talking about the epic failure of the Mortgage Electronic Residential System. The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Daily Show on Facebook h/t to Allen for the [...]<div class='yarpp-related-rss'>

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		<title>How To Buy A Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:29:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy</dc:creator>
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		<title>Blacksburg Development and Dirty Words.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday of last week, The Roanoke Times posted an article regarding the development of the Old Blacksburg Middle School (OBMS) site, detailing some of the issues developers and Town and County officials are facing. This isn&#8217;t a new issue &#8211; it&#8217;s been a hot button topic of dissension among, well, everyone, it seems, for [...]<div class='yarpp-related-rss'>

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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>New River Valley Best at Adding Jobs</title>
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