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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:57:52 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Silence]]></title> 
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			<description><![CDATA[Shooting a deer is very inconvenient. I suppose it's even more inconvenient for the deer, but still. You have to field dress the deer, drag it to  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:16:30 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Crime Is Down]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=241]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[It went almost unnoticed. The Madison Police Department reported last week that crime is down in Madison. It was good news that deserved more than  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:25:58 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[What Is Tomorrow?]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=240]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[What do you suppose is the topic of the longest and most passionate letters to my office? Taxes? Crime? Snow plowing? Nope. Parking tickets.
 With  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:56:26 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Ice People Cometh]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=239]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[I had at least one clunker of an idea in my 2010 budget proposal. To save some money I proposed turning over a few of the city's ice rinks to  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:05:14 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[If Potosi Can Do It...]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=238]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[Frank Fiorenza is a visionary. The long-term Village President (people prefer to call him the Mayor) of Potosi fought to get the National Brewery  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:49:02 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Family Budget]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=237]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[I thought they bought too much stuff at the grocery store and turned the heat up too high. They thought I blew too much money on a plasma TV and  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:26:22 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Book It]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=236]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[Madison historian (and general man about town) Stu Levitan got our attention last night at the City Council budget meeting when he noted that a  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:18:21 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[First Step for the Edgewater]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=235]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[It's a pretty straightforward vote. If the City Council votes this week to take tax incremental financing support for the Edgewater Hotel out of  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:21:34 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bookin' Now]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=234]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[The new Central Library has one more hurdle to clear. It's a budget amendment that, in the name of protecting taxpayers, would actually cost them  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:51:44 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Keeping the Balance]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=233]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[If there's one thing I tried to accomplish in my 2010 budget, it's balance. No deep cuts in any one program, but many small cuts adding up to $1.4  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:33:31 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Being There]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=232]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[The last sitting President to visit Madison didn't have a plane. This one had a very big plane, which pulled to a stop in Madison right on time  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:03:34 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fear of Heights]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=231]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite places on Earth is the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The place is packed with activity all the time. I love to stay at a little  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:15:04 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Preservation By Building]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=230]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[There are people I respect who are arguing that the proposed Edgewater Hotel project will ruin efforts at historic preservation on Mansion Hill.  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:18:05 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Polyester of Architecture]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=229]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[Everything was bad in the 1970s. Our presidents ranged from the criminal to the criminally self-righteous. Our economy figured out a way to be in  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:56:19 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Boilermakers &amp; Bad Vibes Shut Out]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=228]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[Both the Purdue Boilermakers and Halloween bad vibes on State Street were shut out on Saturday, and I got a chance to witness both events. For the  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:47:24 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Reinstate PEG]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=227]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gary Hebl has the right idea. The State Assembly Democrat from Sun Prairie is working on legislation to reverse some of the worst parts of the  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:06:08 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Unreasonable Opposition]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=226]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[There should come a time in the debate on any major issue when the long-term best interests of the city as a whole need to take precedence over the  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:31:10 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Today &amp; Tomorrow]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=225]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[I knew it was coming. The argument would go something like, &quot;Mr. Mayor, you can find $16 million in your budget for the Edgewater Hotel, but you  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:36:40 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Best Laid Plans]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=224]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[They passed almost unnoticed, but let's take a moment to notice them. At the last Council meeting, the University Research Park II and the  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:36:32 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Thin Ice]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=223]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[It seemed like a good idea to me, but it turns out, not necessarily to anyone else. Faced with a multi-million dollar budget hole, I put together a  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:26:34 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Dave in DC]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=222]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[I'm just wrapping up my fall trip to Washington, and I'd like to give a quick update on what has been a packed couple of days. Last June I was  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:23:27 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[4 &amp; 0]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=221]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[My operating budget proposal came in with an increase in taxes on the average $245,000 house of 3.85%. I understand that's a tough increase this  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:32:21 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Principled Leadership]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=220]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite events of the year is the annual Principal for a Day event organized by the Foundation for Madison's Public Schools and  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:34:50 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Picking Up the Savings]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=219]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[The proposal in my operating budget to go to every-other-week large item pickup has some pretty significant environmental advantages. It will save  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:36:53 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Now's The Time]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=218]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[It's a good question that deserves a good answer: Why in the midst of the toughest city budget in decades am I proposing a new $37 million Central  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:48:47 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Breaking Even]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=217]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[The season is over, and all the numbers are in. For the first time, the Goodman Pool has broken even. When Madison built its first municipal  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:08:08 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Weekly Waste]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=216]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[Every week huge city trucks drive up and down every one of the city's 765 miles of streets trolling for that mattress or that table that somebody  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:13:22 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Icing]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=215]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[As we all know, this is the most challenging budget environment in decades, so we need to make some hard decisions. But to the greatest extent  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:10:47 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Moving the Goal Posts]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=214]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[Up for consideration tonight before the Board of Estimates are two amendments to my capital budget that would essentially make two important  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:00:43 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hey, Ride!]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=213]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[Madison Parks is sponsoring fun new ways for people to get out and enjoy the best season in the Midwest. You can enjoy a cool nature walk in one of  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:33:25 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Controversy &amp; Collegiality]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=212]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dean Mosiman is a good reporter. The veteran Wisconsin State Journal city beat reporter is fair, accurate and as knowledgeable as anybody about  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:12:49 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bricks, Mortar and People]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=211]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[There's a very well produced You Tube video out there sponsored by a local group of nonprofits.
 I like the video because it starts with me in one  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:32:36 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Home Bodies]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=210]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Council had an interesting debate the other night about residency. The bottom line question was should people who work for the city be required  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:18:18 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Steadiness]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=209]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tonight I'll introduce my 2010 operating budget to the City Council. Every budget has an underlying theme and the word for this one is steady. This  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:15:43 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Horseshoes &amp; Hand Grenades]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=208]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[They say close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. They're wrong. It counts when it come to Olympic bids too.

Chicago's bid for the  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:02:06 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Third Flag]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=206]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[Close observers may have noticed that there's a third flag flying below the U.S. and City of Madison flags in front of the Municipal Building.  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:02:33 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Our Strong Transit System]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=205]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[I was reading my latest copy of Metro Magazine (&quot;Serving bus and rail transit and motor coach operations since 1904.&quot; I am nothing if not a widely  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:21:32 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Affordability &amp; Sprawl]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=204]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[I was in Boulder, Colorado for about 15 hours last week. I traveled there (at Boulder's expense; we are watching our travel budgets these days) to  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:51:29 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Take a Bow]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=203]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[Five years ago I got to stand at the front doors of the Overture Center with Jerry Frautschi and open them to the public for the first time. Jerry  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:14:54 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Freeze Eases Budget Challenges]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=202]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[In response to dramatically reduced revenues due to the deep recession, I put a freeze on City hiring. This freeze is sometimes referred to as a  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:17:49 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Public Market]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=201]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[I spent the weekend in Toronto, and on Saturday I had a chance to visit the St. Lawrence Market in the city's historic district. The St. Lawrence  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:52:05 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Less Edgy]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=200]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[I was happy to learn that Bob Dunn, the Edgewater Hotel developer, is getting together with Fred Mohs and other Mansion Hill neighborhood activists  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:47:47 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[AAA]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=199]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[We just got our bond rating yesterday, and we continue to be one of only a handful of municipalities in the country with the best bond rating  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:18:41 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tony's Future]]></title> 
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			<description><![CDATA[At the end of the last Council meeting I got called over to a small room attached to the chambers. There sat Tony - it's not his real name, but he  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:32:52 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Aluminum Man]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=197]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[I love the annual Ironman competition in Madison. I don't do the swim. I don't do the bike ride. I don't do the run. But I do show up at the carbo  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:09:49 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Progress &amp; Prosperity]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=196]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[I've had a few emails and seen some online comments about the Edgewater Hotel project that lead me to think I need to clarify a point. These  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:06:53 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Responsible Austerity]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=195]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[The State Journal editorial cartoon on Sunday featured me slinging steaks off a grill. They were labeled &quot;Central Library&quot; and &quot;Edgewater&quot; and the  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:53:59 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[1,000 Jobs]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=194]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Labor Day New York Times carried a front page story about the three quarters of a million Americans who have given up looking for work. They're  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:18:39 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Coming Home]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=193]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[I missed the Chancellor's convocation on Tuesday, where she welcomes the new UW freshman to campus. I missed it but I'm sure I wasn't missed. The  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:42:59 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[A Good Man]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=192]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[This morning Irwin Goodman was laid to rest in Forest Hill Cemetery. I was privileged to be there with a small group of mourners including, of  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:45:34 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hello From Joe]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=191]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[I got a chance to talk with Vice President Joe Biden yesterday. I was invited to be on a conference call to talk with him about local progress on  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:23:43 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Build the City]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=190]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow I'll introduce my proposed capital budget for 2010. This capital budget is about building the city. It's about responding to the recession  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:25:49 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Shutting It Down to Open It Up]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=189]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[This Sunday from 8 AM to 2 PM we're going to open up six miles of streets in downtown Madison for walkers, runners, skateboarders, strollers,  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:51:44 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ted Kennedy]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=188]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[When I think of Ted Kennedy I think of two things: his belief that government could play a positive role in shaping a better country and his  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:47:16 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fire Stations as an Investment]]></title> 
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/blog/index.cfm?Id=187]]></link>
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			<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week I opened a new fire station on the far west side. This is the second new fire station we've opened in four years after going more  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:26:37 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fare Results]]></title> 
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			<description><![CDATA[Earlier this year I had to fight hard to get a Metro bus fare increase through. It was terrible short-run politics but sound long-run public  &#8230;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:21:27 CST</pubDate>
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