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		<title>Michello&#8217;s Pizzeria</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Michello&#8217;s Pizzeria in Marion is perhaps one of the best-kept restaurant secrets in the area, offering some of the highest-quality pizza that I&#8217;ve had around Cedar Rapids, or anywhere else for that matter. The ingredients taste truly fresh, coming very close to what I would expect from a good home-made pizza, rather than the sort [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fostering Innovation in Cedar Rapids</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Karen Merrick of the Iowa Department of Economic Development, in recent discussions about the alleged decreasing Iowa workforce, implied that one way to bring more employees to the area is to increase innovation in the area. This is probably true, but what exactly counts as innovation, and what can we do to foster its growth [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cedarrapidsonline.net/2007/09/fostering-innovation-in-cedar-rapids/</link>
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		<title>The State of Westdale Mall</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Westdale Mall has been on the decline for years. Circa 1993, it was a nice place to be, but after the demise of Montgomery Ward, everything started going downhill. Today, many shops are vacant and closed up. One of the busiest spots seems to be the city’s lone Chick-fil-A franchise, with many customers entering the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Early Cedar Rapids History</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The United States was very different in nineteenth century than it is today. Back then, if you wanted to start your own city, all you had to do was find some reasonably vacant land and declare it to be yours. This was, in fact, what Mr. Osgood Sheperd did in 1837 when he showed up [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cedarrapidsonline.net/2007/06/early-cedar-rapids-history/</link>
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		<title>Guitar Center Comes to Cedar Rapids</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Finally! Guitar Center has opened up shop in Cedar Rapids! I had been to one of their stores in St. Louis several times, and was always impressed with the quantity and quality of in-stock merchandise. The store in Cedar Rapids seems to be about the same size, and nearly as well-stocked. I look forward to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cedarrapidsonline.net/2007/02/guitar-center-comes-to-cedar-rapids/</link>
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		<title>Good Experience at Photo Pro</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Being something of a camera nerd, I tend to a more-than-average amount of photography equipment. I usually shop mail order, especially from B&#38;H Photo in New York. But this weekend I decided to support my local camera dealer and buy a new lens from them. I’m very happy that I did, as I got to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cedarrapidsonline.net/2006/10/good-experience-at-photo-pro/</link>
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		<title>Red Robin Grand Opening</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This past Monday, the new Red Robin restaurant opened in Cedar Rapids. This is a new branch of a national chain restaurant, so not something totally original, but nevertheless it’s good to see more big chains open up shop here in Eastern Iowa. The atmosphere is a little dark and noisey for my tastes, although [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cedarrapidsonline.net/2006/10/red-robin-grand-opening/</link>
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		<title>Downtown Cedar Rapids</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The core downtown area consists mostly of corporate businesses. There are relatively few shops or restaurants, and most of those are only open during regular working hours. Performance venues include the U.S. Cellular Center, host to a variety of public events such as music concerts and craft fairs; the Cedar Rapids Paramount Theatre, which has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cedarrapidsonline.net/2006/10/downtown-cedar-rapids/</link>
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		<title>Welcome to Cedar Rapids!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cedar Rapids is one of the largest cities in the state of Iowa. Founded in 1841, the city used to be two cities, Cedar Rapids and Kingston, divided by the Cedar River. Reminders of this still exist, such as the city&#8217;s Kingston Stadium and street names changing as they run across the river. The city [...]]]></description>
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