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		<title>Evolution expert to deliver lecture at Texas State</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jerry A. Coyne, professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Chicago, will present an evening talk and book signing at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 23, at the Alkek Library Teaching Theatre on the campus of Texas State University.]]></description>
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		<title>Theater students bring home 15 awards from regional festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:23:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Students in the Texas State University theater department recently participated in the Kennedy Center’s regional American College Theater Festival, garnering 15 total awards and three trips to the national festival in Washington.]]></description>
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		<title>Freethought San Marcos: Changing American’s distrust of evolution</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:08:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Freethought San Marcos: A column
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Evolution is science, but most Americans don’t understand it.  Only 39% of Americans accept the theory of evolution, while nearly all probably accept the theory ...]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Empty Bowl&#8217; project dishes out funds for food bank</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:50:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The “Empty Bowls Project” in Buda last weekend raised $1,900 for the Hays County Food Bank, with about 100 local residents turning out to the event.]]></description>
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		<title>Women&#8217;s golf enters final tourney round in second</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:26:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Texas State women’s golf team finished the first day of action at the Claud Jacobs Intercollegiate Tournament in second place with a 37-over-par score of 613 at the Victoria Club on Sunday afternoon.]]></description>
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		<title>Hays County considers implications of stricter EPA ozone standards</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Rollins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hays County officials, along with other governments in the region, are considering a statement in support of the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed stricter air quality standards, but seeking wiggle room to come into compliance.]]></description>
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		<title>Kyle council removes city manager from dais</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kyle’s newly elected mayor and two new councilmembers flexed their political muscle in their first meeting since taking their oaths of office, voting to push City Manager Tom Mattis off the dais and onto a side table with the rest of the administrative staff.]]></description>
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		<title>Big Scissors: 03/12/10</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Rollins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[San Marcos Area Chmaber of Commerce welcomes CHICK-FIL-A.]]></description>
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		<title>Bobcat baseball faces Penn State in three-game series</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Rollins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Texas State baseball team will wrap up its spring break schedule this weekend when they host Penn State in a three-game series, beginning 6:30 p.m. Friday .]]></description>
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		<title>City to offer rebates for energy efficiency</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:02:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The City of San Marcos Public Services Department has implemented two new programs to encourage energy efficiency.]]></description>
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		<title>Buda picks Kidd to lead new PD</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Buda Patrol Chief Bo Kidd will return to his role as top law enforcement official in Buda, city officials announced this week. But this time around, Kidd will be leading the newly created Buda Police Department.]]></description>
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		<title>City breaks ground on Rio Vista Terrace project</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Neighborhood residents and City of San Marcos officials broke ground recently on the $9.3 million Rio Vista Terrace Improvement project. ]]></description>
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		<title>Work starts on Sessom, LBJ intersection</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:21:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Due to low traffic levels during Spring Break, the City of San Marcos began planned work on the intersection of Sessom and North LBJ Drive ahead of schedule.]]></description>
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		<title>Johnson named to All-Southland Conference third team</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Rollins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Texas State junior forward Cameron Johnson was named an All-Southland Conference Third-Team selection after helping the Bobcats finish the regular season with a 15-15 overall record and a 9-7 SLC mark in 2009-10.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas State women’s tennis defeats UTSA, 6-1</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Rollins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN ANTONIO -- The Texas State women’s tennis team won its seventh straight match and improved to 4-0 in Southland Conference play with a 6-1 victory at UTSA on Tuesday at the UTSA Tennis Center.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas State&#8217;s Cordero wins BET&#8217;s freestyle rap contest</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:35:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Rollins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In rap and hip hop, a freestyle standoff pits opponent versus opponent, hurling a barrage of insults back and forth in rhyme and rhythm, leaving the choice between winner and loser to their ability to tap into the enthusiasm of the audience.]]></description>
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		<title>Thomason questions house purchase for homebuyer program</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:54:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Rollins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Treading ground they must be finding familiar lately, the San Marcos City Council at its regular meeting last week delved into a big-picture discussion on the role of municipal government when talk turned to a homebuyers assistance program funded with federal stimulus money.]]></description>
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		<title>Freethought San Marcos: Christians nationwide demand government support for their religion</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lamar Hankins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Freethought San Marcos: A column
 by LAMAR W. HANKINS
 
For many years, city councils around the country have allowed their meetings to be used to promote Christianity, mostly of the evangelical kind. In 2009, we ...]]></description>
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		<title>Traffic Report: 03/07/10 to 03/13/10</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Street and utility work expected to affect traffic in San Marcos (Tex.) next week]]></description>
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		<title>Bats come alive in 13-8 win over Islanders in conference opener</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Andrew Stumph spearheaded an 18-hit outing to lead the Bobcats to 13-8 win over A&#038;M-Corpus Christi in the Southland Conference opener.]]></description>
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