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	<title>Clovis Independent</title>
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	<description>A Community Site for Clovis, CA</description>
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		<title>Trial opens in &#8216;05 Tarpey Village murder</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Phillip Woodley killed his father and stepmother inside their Clovis home nearly five years ago to rob them and feed his drug habit, a prosecutor said Thursday in Fresno County Superior Court.
But attorney Eric Green, who represents Woodley, said the killing of Roy and Angie Woodley is &#8220;really a whodunit.&#8221;
On the first day of trial, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://clovisindependent.com/2010/03/19/trial-opens-in-05-tarpey-village-murder/</link>
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		<title>Cities fight for Google Fiber &#8230; whatever that is</title>
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Fresno and scores of other cities nationwide are clamoring to be named as testing grounds for Google&#8217;s experimental ultra-fast Internet network &#8212; yet they have only a vague notion of what that would mean.
Amid all the hype &#8212; publicity stunts, YouTube videos, Facebook fan campaigns &#8212; Google Inc. is playing hard to get. Especially when [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://clovisindependent.com/2010/03/19/cities-fight-for-google-fiber-whatever-that-is/</link>
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		<title>Sticking with it and staying positive</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From time to time I get down and out about how long college is taking me to complete. My sister, four years younger than myself, is graduating from UC Irvine with a degree in nursing this June. I&#8217;m proud of her accomplishment &#8211; she&#8217;s definitely earned it. But in the same breath I&#8217;m disappointed with myself. In [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://clovisindependent.com/2010/03/18/sticking-with-it-and-staying-positive/</link>
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		<title>Neonatal Intensive Care Unit performs modern-day miracles</title>
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The nursing staff at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Children&#8217;s Hospital Central California watches every move parents Tim and Laura Rapp make as they feed and bathe twins Asher and Mason.
This ritual has been going on for weeks because the Clovis twins were born premature at 26 weeks, weighing 1 pound, 14 ounces and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://clovisindependent.com/2010/03/18/neonatal-intensive-care-unit-performs-modern-day-miracles/</link>
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		<title>Parties for the Parkway lines up tasty events</title>
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The mere mention of Parties for the Parkway brings up some delicious images: clam bakes, farm tours, seasonal meals, and pairings of local food and wine. Now in its 18th year, the event has turned into a culinary tradition and a long-standing source of support for the San Joaquin River.
This year, 71 parties will help [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://clovisindependent.com/2010/03/18/parties-for-the-parkway-lines-up-tasty-events/</link>
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		<title>Valley venues gear up with celebrations for Mardi Gras</title>
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All eyes are still on New Orleans. And not just because the Saints won the Super Bowl.
It&#8217;s just about Mardi Gras, and celebrations aren&#8217;t contained just to The Big Easy. In Fresno, Mardi Gras is a time-tested tradition, with a variety of happenings on deck to celebrate the food, music and culture of New Orleans. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://clovisindependent.com/2010/03/18/valley-venues-gear-up-with-celebrations-for-mardi-gras/</link>
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		<title>Chef&#8217;s contest bid ends, Clovis girl&#8217;s begins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As one chef returns from a grueling New York cooking competition, a Clovis girl hopes to go to New York City as a finalist in a childrens cooking contest.
Lets start with the chef. Percy Whatley, executive chef of The Ahwahnee in Yosemite National Park, arrived in California Tuesday after competing at the Bocuse dOr USA.
Whatley [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://clovisindependent.com/2010/03/18/chefs-contest-bid-ends-clovis-girls-begins/</link>
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		<title>Local venues geared with Valentine&#8217;s Day treats</title>
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Sweets for the sweet on Valentine&#8217;s Day. Some call it a cliche, while others call it classic. (Your opinion, no doubt, depends on how much your sugar likes sugar.)
For those who crave cupcakes, chocolate and cream-filled confections, this is the time to indulge. Here are some ways to satisfy that sweet tooth throughout the central [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://clovisindependent.com/2010/03/18/local-venues-geared-with-valentines-day-treats/</link>
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		<title>Two Valley restaurants expanding</title>
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I&#8217;ve written a lot this week about the central San Joaquin Valley&#8217;s new restaurants. But those aren&#8217;t the only changes on the local dining scene. Two restaurants also are expanding.
 Faced with customers asking for tables, Tower Dogs is taking over the Tower Bike Shop next door.
Tower Dogs only has two indoor tables in its [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://clovisindependent.com/2010/03/18/two-valley-restaurants-expanding/</link>
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		<title>Valley moments: Decade in review</title>
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Doesn&#8217;t it seem like yesterday that everyone was talking about Y2K?
Ten years have passed, and we&#8217;re about to embark on another decade. We can&#8217;t move into the 2010s without a look back at the entertainment and cultural events that touched the people of the central San Joaquin Valley the past 10 years.
 From the opening [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://clovisindependent.com/2010/03/18/valley-moments-decade-in-review-2/</link>
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