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		<title>Oakland County Special Olympics Comes to Lakeland High School</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over 300 athletes participated from Avondale, Huron Valley, Holly, Lake Orion, Troy, Lamphere, South Lyon, Southfield, Rochester, Farmington, Brighton and Howell.  Over 150 volunteers donated their time in a track meet that started at 9:00 with opening ceremonies and wrapped  just after 3:00. Huron Valley&#8217;s Max Treanor carries the Olympic Torch during the Oakland County Special Olympics opening ceremonies on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Waterford United Lacrosse Thumps Walled Lake Unified</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 20:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bailey Cristofori scores for Waterford Unified in the 11-5 win over Walled Lake Unified on Monday, May 6.  The Waterford Unified women’s lacrosse team scored 1:30 into the game and never looked back as they beat Walled Lake Unified 11-5 on Monday, May 6. Stacy Nguyen scored quickly for Waterford in a KLAA Lakes Conference game at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Walled Lake Northern Varsity Lacrosse Wins 2013 City Championship</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 20:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a victory over Walled Lake Central, the Walled Lake Northern Varsity Boys Lacrosse Team won the 2013 City Championship last month. ]]></description>
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		<title>Walled Lake Facing Annual $600,000 Budget Deficit</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 20:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The City of Walled Lake is facing a $600,000 budget shortfall. Decisions regarding potential budget cuts have not yet been made. At the most recent city council meeting 20 residents voiced concerns of loosing Walled Lake Fire Department personnel. ]]></description>
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		<title>Walled Lake Art Projects Near Completion</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 19:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photos for the Earth Day mural project titled “Water…and It Was Good” will be installed May 19 at noon. ]]></description>
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		<title>Therapy Dogs International Help Students Overcome Reading Obstacles</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 19:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may have seen them on the news lately for their service in Boston, but for years they have been working as stress relievers at sites such as Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut; Oklahoma City; and disaster sites of Hurricane Katrina. They are Therapy Dogs International (TDI) and for over 30 years they have bringing joy and happiness to people all across the nation.]]></description>
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		<title>The Results Are In: Oakland County Residents Vote in May 7 Special Election</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 19:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oakland County residents traveled to the polls on May 7 to vote in the special election. The Oakland County Elections Division reports that out of 115,144 registered voters in Oakland County, only 20,413 ballots were cast.]]></description>
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		<title>Several Lakes Area Schools Are the Best in the Nation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 19:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Newsweek and The Daily Beast named several area high schools on their annual ranking of America’s Best High Schools earlier this month. Out of the 2,000 schools that were recognized, all of the high schools in the Huron Valley, Walled Lake and West Bloomfield School Districts were recognized.]]></description>
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		<title>Michigan Must Become The Center of Automated Vehicle Technology</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 19:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The future looks bright for Michigan. After a decade of economic stagnation, high unemployment and bleak prospects, we are on the path to a strong recovery. In the past, manufacturing was king, with automobile production at its core. Today the auto industry continues to play a vital role in our economy, with our state being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Letter To The Editor</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 19:22:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Editor, As a taxpayer and former teacher, I am appalled at the recent, unanimous, vote by the Walled Lake Schools Board of Education to privatize school bussing. I cannot help but wonder how many of you crunched the numbers YOURSELVES before voting. Not long ago, the district I taught in was faced with similar [...]]]></description>
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