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<title><![CDATA[Mrs. Obama Launches Obesity Campaign Today]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Washington, DC) -- First Lady Michelle Obama will launch a fight against childhood obesity today.<br>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:08:47 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OTC Sees Big Gains in Online Enrollment]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Springfield, MO) -- Official enrollment for the spring semester is up 16.6 percent at Ozarks Technical Community College.&nbsp; The numbers are compared to the spring 2009 semester.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 8 Feb 2010 18:46:53 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Drury Students Offer Help to Haiti]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Springfield, MO) -- Drury University dedicates this week to &quot;Hope for Haiti.&quot;]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 8 Feb 2010 04:41:15 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kids Learn Construction Principals in Competition]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Nixa, MO) -- The down economy can&#39;t keep kids from building interest in construction this weekend.&nbsp; It was a building blitz in Nixa Saturday afternoon.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 6 Feb 2010 21:28:13 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Largest Donation Ever to OTC Means New Campus in Lebanon, MO]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Springfield, MO) -- A major financial gift to OTC means a new campus in Lebanon. On Thursday, the school received two buildings and 13 acres of land from Reuben and Mary Lou Casey of San Clemente, California.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 5 Feb 2010 11:57:42 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Springfield, MO Teachers Choose SNEA for Representation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Springfield, MO) -- Springfield school district employees had a big assignment on Thursday evening.&nbsp; An election marks the end of a three year process.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 4 Feb 2010 22:38:42 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nixon Praises Springfield, MO Students' Haiti Efforts]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Springfield, MO) -- Springfield students are on the front line of Haitian relief efforts. On Thursday, Governor Jay Nixon was at Bowerman Elementary School to recognize the students&#39; hard work.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 4 Feb 2010 18:46:14 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Holocaust Survivor Speaks to Drury University Students]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Springfield, MO) -- Dr. Inge Auerbacher presented &quot;Beyond the Yellow Star&quot; Thursday as part of Drury&#39;s Spirituality and Justice convocation. Both of Auerbacher&#39;s parents came from observant Jewish families who had lived for many generations in Germany.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 4 Feb 2010 18:45:09 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Report: More High Schoolers Flunking AP Exams]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ As more students take Advanced Placement exams, a higher percentage are flunking.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 4 Feb 2010 15:47:50 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Springfield, MO Students Help Victims in Haiti]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Springfield, MO) -- Missouri Governor Jay Nixon will stop in Springfield today to kick off a state wide Haiti relief program]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 4 Feb 2010 06:56:52 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Proposed 'Parents as Teachers' Cuts Raise Concerns Among Educators]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Nixa, MO) -- Some educators are worried about the future of Missouri&#39;s children.&nbsp; Governor Jay Nixon&#39;s proposing to cut funding to the Parents as Teachers program by 14 percent.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 3 Feb 2010 21:38:02 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[O'Reilly Makes Big Donation to Catholic Schools]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Springfield, MO) -- One school in Springfield is getting a big influx of cash thanks to a local benefactor.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 3 Feb 2010 17:38:30 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Report Suggests Abstinence Message is Working]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A new report flies in the face of conventional wisdom that for years said abstinence programs in schools don&#39;t work. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 3 Feb 2010 09:17:12 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Parents As Teachers Budget Cut]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Jefferson City, MO) -- The Parents As Teachers program is facing a drastic budget cut in Missouri for the second year in a row.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 3 Feb 2010 06:37:25 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The 'Tooth Wizard' Casts Spell on Springfield, MO Students]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Springfield, MO) -- Some Springfield students took time away from the books to learn about how to take care of their mouths.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 2 Feb 2010 17:43:44 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kennedy Center Brings Art Program to Springfield, MO Schools]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Springfield, MO) -- The Springfield, MO public school district is about to get very serious about art.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 2 Feb 2010 17:39:40 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Election Today in Two Ozarks Counties]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Voters in two counties in the Ozarks have issues on the February Special Election ballot today (Tuesday).&nbsp; Get a preview of those few issues here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 2 Feb 2010 06:14:06 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OTC Inches Closer to Round-the-Clock Classes]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Springfield, MO) --&nbsp; With jobs hard to find and a college degree becoming even more desirable, more people are heading back to class.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 1 Feb 2010 21:37:44 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Drury Course Teaches Students About Influence of Alcohol]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Springfield, MO) -- Super Bowl 44 is less than a week away!&nbsp; And the watch parties seem to be as epic as the game itself. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 1 Feb 2010 21:36:18 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More Missourians Getting GED]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Jefferson City, MO) -- More Missourians are going back to get their GED&#39;s.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 1 Feb 2010 20:56:12 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Report: Obama Seeking Changes To No Child Left Behind]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp; (Washington, DC) -- President Obama is reportedly planning to make sweeping changes to No Child Left Behind.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 1 Feb 2010 09:31:22 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[R-12 Early Dismissal Brings Strong Opinions]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Springfield, MO) -- Many schools around the Ozarks canceled classes Friday morning because of the snow. Springfield did not, but then decided late in the morning to release two hours early.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:40:55 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Springfield Schools to Dismiss Early]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Springfield, MO) -- Springfield Public Schools will dismiss classes two hours early today.&nbsp; Details here]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:32:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SPS Extends Superintendent's Contract]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Springfield, MO) -- The leader of the Springfield public school system will be staying around for a little longer.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:34:10 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ozarks Schools Preparing for More Winter Weather]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Ozark, MO) -- A winter storm is working its way across the country and could produce some dangerous weather in the Ozarks later this week.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:58:49 EST</pubDate>
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