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 <title>COMMENTARY: The United Way thermometer is back</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;From Paul Thompson&lt;br /&gt;
Executive director, United Way of McLeod County&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;br class="clear" /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hutchinsonleader.com/news/opinion/commentary-united-way-thermometer-back-101"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Terry Davis</dc:creator>
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 <title>LETTER: Bad time for teachers'  wage and benefit increase</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;From Robert Anderson&lt;br /&gt;
Hutchinson&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Terry Davis</dc:creator>
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 <title>Public notices from the Jan. 5, 2010 Hutchinson Leader</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;Are you interested in reading the public notices published in the Jan. 5, 2010 print edition of the Hutchinson Leader newspaper? The page or pages on which those notices were printed are attached.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <category domain="http://www.hutchinsonleader.com/legalnotices">Legal Notices</category>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:45:17 +0000</pubDate>
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 <title>CHEERS &amp; JEERS for Jan. 5</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;Great big cheers to the young gals who helped my mom on Main Street two Wednesdays ago when she slipped on the sidewalk and especially large cheers to them for getting Sady out of the Main Street traf&lt;/p&gt;
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 <category domain="http://www.hutchinsonleader.com/news/opinion">Opinion</category>
 <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:12:57 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Terry Davis</dc:creator>
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 <title>Hutchinson Technology to participate in Needham Growth Stock Conference</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;Hutchinson Technology Inc will participate in the 12th annual Needham Growth Stock Conference at 7:40 Central Time, Tuesday, Jan. 12, in New York City.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <category domain="http://www.hutchinsonleader.com/news/business">Business</category>
 <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
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 <title>Sunny, 7 degrees Tuesday</title>
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 <description>&lt;br class="clear" /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hutchinsonleader.com/news/around-mcleod-county/sunny-7-degrees-tuesday-101"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:55:40 +0000</pubDate>
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 <title>Monthly crop and weather report</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;Agricultural Summary:&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Matt McMillan</dc:creator>
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 <title>Minnesota traffic deaths lowest since 1944</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;While 2010 had a deadly start with four deaths this past weekend, Minnesota’s 2009 preliminary traffic death count of 403 marks another significant drop in annual road fatalities, representing a 8 p&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;br class="clear" /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hutchinsonleader.com/news/government-public-safety/minnesota-traffic-deaths-lowest-1944-101"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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 <category domain="http://www.hutchinsonleader.com/citypolitics">Government &amp;amp; Public Safety</category>
 <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Matt McMillan</dc:creator>
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 <title>In Tuesday’s Leader: On-the-job training, people counters needed for census, county merges two big jobs</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;Here’s a preview of stories found in the print edition of the Tuesday, Jan. 5 Leader:&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:28:03 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Doug Hanneman</dc:creator>
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 <title>Democrat Hal Kimball running for District 18 Senate seat</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;Cokato Democrat Hal Kimball is running for the Minnesota District 18 Senate seat. He hopes moderate Republicans will root for him just like Vikings fans have rooted for ex-Packer Brett Favre.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;br class="clear" /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hutchinsonleader.com/democrat-hal-kimball-running-district-18-senate-seat-17754"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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 <category domain="http://www.hutchinsonleader.com/citypolitics">Government &amp;amp; Public Safety</category>
 <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Melissa Sullivan</dc:creator>
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