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A Utah school bus driver is on leave as district officials investigate why a 7-year-old ...and more&nbsp;&raquo;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WestCentral/~4/EeYSwcjLuBU" height="1" width="1"/>Your (optional) podcast author email address (Your (optional) podcast author name)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USNE/~3/Qx-VyDPgKvI/urlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WestCentral/~3/S5EGd7jYvc8/urlWed, 30 May 2012 15:12:28 PDTc9aa1a1b0cbfa160cdfcad8499f7e42e_b7065a3fe5c9453b0b061b691fdc4d00Hawthorne JewelryKearney HubHawthorne Jewelry is thrilled to be celebrating our 133rd year on the Bricks in downtown Kearney, Nebraska. 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Collective bargaining for public workers is just one issue.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WestCentral/~4/Z9ahJ57amk4" height="1" width="1"/>Your (optional) podcast author email address (Your (optional) podcast author name)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USWI/~3/WA9JG99KBkQ/urlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WestCentral/~3/eLucpvNa8wc/urlWed, 30 May 2012 13:39:08 PDTc9aa1a1b0cbfa160cdfcad8499f7e42e_2fafb3e9c8799345092464775391b311Giant Sing Along Back in the Magical Mix of Great Minnesota Get-TogetherReadMedia (press release)(05/30/2012)(readMedia)-- The Giant Sing Along is back for the 2012 Minnesota State Fair. Last year, fair fans voted online to compile the best summer song list ever. 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