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		<title>The Mandate</title>
		<link>http://emergentink.com/2009/11/04/the-mandate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:36:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Fairfield voters have spoken: they like what John Hodge is doing, and they want him to keep doing it. First Selectman: Hodge: 2336 (65.3%), Thiel: 1242 (34.7%) On a three person Board of Selectmen, you need two votes to &#8230; <a href="http://emergentink.com/2009/11/04/the-mandate/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Vote That Matters</title>
		<link>http://emergentink.com/2009/10/21/the-vote-that-matters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:55:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have lived in New Fairfield for ten years. And I love it here. Every so often I am reminded that it is not a perfect place, but that doesn’t change how I feel. One of the things I love &#8230; <a href="http://emergentink.com/2009/10/21/the-vote-that-matters/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Great Chili Debate</title>
		<link>http://emergentink.com/2009/10/07/the-great-chili-debate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Saturday I won the Candlewood Lions annual Chili Contest (individual category). This is a big deal for me and makes up for my lack of a Nobel Peace Prize for now. If you missed it, you missed a lot &#8230; <a href="http://emergentink.com/2009/10/07/the-great-chili-debate/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Anniversaries</title>
		<link>http://emergentink.com/2009/06/09/anniversaries/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Most modern calendars mar the sweet simplicity of our lives by reminding us that each day that passes is the anniversary of some perfectly uninteresting event.&#8221; &#8211; Oscar Wilde Six years ago a snapping turtle walked across my lawn and &#8230; <a href="http://emergentink.com/2009/06/09/anniversaries/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Democracy in Action</title>
		<link>http://emergentink.com/2009/05/21/democracy-in-action/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 03:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations and thank you to everyone who came out to vote at our annual town meeting/referendum for the budget and the school construction project. Once again we have set our own course to the future with the purest form of &#8230; <a href="http://emergentink.com/2009/05/21/democracy-in-action/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Swimming Hazard</title>
		<link>http://emergentink.com/2009/05/18/swimming-hazard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 03:55:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eurasian water milfoil (or Myriophyllum spicatum) is choking Candlewood Lake. The Candlewood Lake Authority has been exploring the use of a weevil that devours this particular species of milfoil. CLA has been looking at this alternative since at least 2007 &#8230; <a href="http://emergentink.com/2009/05/18/swimming-hazard/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Get to Work</title>
		<link>http://emergentink.com/2009/05/16/lets-get-to-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 03:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Fairfield, CT had its annual budget referendum today. Along with the town and school budgets, we decided to approve the $32 million school construction project that will renovate Meeting House Hill School (grades 3-5) as well as the science &#8230; <a href="http://emergentink.com/2009/05/16/lets-get-to-work/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Million Dollar Question</title>
		<link>http://emergentink.com/2009/05/12/million-dollar-question/</link>
		<comments>http://emergentink.com/2009/05/12/million-dollar-question/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 23:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SMNO (Sticking My Neck Out) is a bi-weekly column that appears in the New Fairfield-Sherman Citizen News. Sometimes it focuses on local issues. This is one of those times. Along with next year&#8217;s budget, this Saturday we are finally going &#8230; <a href="http://emergentink.com/2009/05/12/million-dollar-question/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Squantz Pond, April 10, 2009</title>
		<link>http://emergentink.com/2009/04/10/squantz-pond-april-10-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://emergentink.com/2009/04/10/squantz-pond-april-10-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 01:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a cool spring, but the first signs of life are starting to show. &#8220;A man&#8217;s true wealth is the good he does in the world. Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror. But you are eternity &#8230; <a href="http://emergentink.com/2009/04/10/squantz-pond-april-10-2009/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cloud Over Candlewood Lake&#8217;s Future</title>
		<link>http://emergentink.com/2009/04/01/cloud-over-candlewood-lakes-future/</link>
		<comments>http://emergentink.com/2009/04/01/cloud-over-candlewood-lakes-future/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This appeared in today&#8217;s Citizen News. It is reprinted here with permission. Cloud Over Candlewood Lake&#8217;s Future Silver Lining of Plan Could Be Lower Property Taxes APRIL 1 – Last year&#8217;s rise and collapse in energy prices along with recent &#8230; <a href="http://emergentink.com/2009/04/01/cloud-over-candlewood-lakes-future/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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