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		<title>Dueling brothers entertain crowd at Dick&#8217;s Wings</title>
		<link>http://www.lamarthames.com/2010/05/dueling-brothers-entertain-crowd-at-dicks-wings</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 18:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lamar Thames</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been a while since I have posted anything on this site, but, hey, things happen. I have gotten involved in a fiction writers critique group that takes up a lot of my time. That, plus my golf, yard work, photography and family — whew, I am tired just thinking about it.
Of course, there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help for earthquake victims in Haiti still pouring in</title>
		<link>http://www.lamarthames.com/2010/03/help-for-earthquake-victims-in-haiti-still-pouring-in</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lamar Thames</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In response to the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, two Clay County, Fla., residents teamed up with
The Relief Foundation and the Red Cross to rebuild a demolished orphanage that has left many children homeless in that country.
Brian Graham, the state chairman of the Florida young Republicans, and Clay County School board member Charlie Van Zant spent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clooney&#8217;s superb Haitian fund-raiser aims to generate $1 billion</title>
		<link>http://www.lamarthames.com/2010/01/clooneys-superb-haitian-fund-raiser-aims-to-generate-1-billion</link>
		<comments>http://www.lamarthames.com/2010/01/clooneys-superb-haitian-fund-raiser-aims-to-generate-1-billion#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 03:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lamar Thames</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Beyonce]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bruce Springsteen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clint Eastwood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Haiti George Clooney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Haitian relief]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you were watching the Hope for Haiti Now telethon (and if you were watching television Friday night, you didn&#8217;t have much choice) you had to be impressed with the professionalism, the classiness and the passion with which the fund raiser was carried off.
The stated goal was the raise $1 billion. I&#8217;ll be surprised if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News from Haiti difficult for couple who spent nearly 30 years there</title>
		<link>http://www.lamarthames.com/2010/01/news-from-haiti-difficult-for-couple-who-spent-nearly-30-years-there</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:49:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lamar Thames</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Haiti missionaries earthquake]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[BY LAMAR THAMES
Les and his wife, Susan Dick, live in a comfortable home near Orange Park, Fla., a far cry from the modest accommodations they experienced during a lengthy service as missionaries to Haiti.
“We had no telephone and unscheduled mail service most of the time we were there,” said Susan Dick, &#8220;and never any air [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What happens in Haiti after it rebounds from the earthquake?</title>
		<link>http://www.lamarthames.com/2010/01/what-happens-in-haiti-after-it-rebounds-from-the-earthquake</link>
		<comments>http://www.lamarthames.com/2010/01/what-happens-in-haiti-after-it-rebounds-from-the-earthquake#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lamar Thames</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BY LAMAR THAMES
What to do about Hait? The real question is what CAN we do about Haiti?
Of course, immediate aid in the form of food, water, medicine and shelter is the primary concern. The United States and the rest of the  nations of the world are already seeing to that. The Red Cross and Salvation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Draft Tebow bandwagon picking up speed!</title>
		<link>http://www.lamarthames.com/2009/09/draft-tebow-bandwagon-picking-up-speed</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:39:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lamar Thames</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By LAMAR THAMES
Uh, oh!
The Jacksonville Jaguars are one step closer to to a disastrous season with their 31-17 loss to the Arizona Cardinals in front of  a sparse crowd.
But let&#8217;s look on the bright side of the ledger. They are also one step closer to winning the Tim Tebow Sweeptakes in next year&#8217;s NFL draft.
Some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lamar Thames&#8217; Talk of the Town column</title>
		<link>http://www.lamarthames.com/2009/08/1179</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lamar Thames</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I frequently get asked how I am enjoying retirement.
I&#8217;m usually taken aback by the question because I don&#8217;t consider myself retired.  It is true that I don&#8217;t have a job, that I am 65, that I receive a Social Security check every month and that I have not gotten a job interview since I was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lamar Thames&#8217; Talk of the Town column</title>
		<link>http://www.lamarthames.com/2009/05/lamar-thames-talk-of-the-town-column-13</link>
		<comments>http://www.lamarthames.com/2009/05/lamar-thames-talk-of-the-town-column-13#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 19:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lamar Thames</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nev.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My wife, Barbara, just returned from a week in Reno, Nev., along with two students from Clay County, Fla., and a coworker, Brenda Weeks. They attended the International Science and Engineering Fair.
This was her first trip to the International and that may account for the exuberance she displayed about the trip. Especially when  she [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two dramatic photos worth your attention</title>
		<link>http://www.lamarthames.com/2009/04/two-dramatic-photos-worth-your-attention</link>
		<comments>http://www.lamarthames.com/2009/04/two-dramatic-photos-worth-your-attention#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lamar Thames</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When 2nd Lt James Cathey&#8217;s body arrived at the Reno Airport , Marines climbed into the cargo hold of the plane and draped the flag over his casket as passengers watched the family gather on the tarmac. 
 
During the arrival of another Marine&#8217;s casket last year at Denver International Airport , Major Steve Beck described the scene as so powerful: &#8216;See the people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stimulus funding may alter teacher evaluation methods</title>
		<link>http://www.lamarthames.com/2009/04/stimulus-funding-may-alter-teacher-evaluation-methods</link>
		<comments>http://www.lamarthames.com/2009/04/stimulus-funding-may-alter-teacher-evaluation-methods#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lamar Thames</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ By Stephen Sawchuck, Education Week
The nation’s oft-criticized systems for evaluating the quality of its educator workforce are poised to receive increased scrutiny, thanks to an Obama administration plan to require school districts to disclose how many teachers perform well or poorly.
Although nearly every state requires districts to evaluate teachers, the instruments are typically designed locally. [...]]]></description>
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