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Your love for me disappears more quickly than mist or dew at sunrise.]]></description></item><item><title>Quote of the day</title><link>http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/rss/article/341738</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/rss/article/c1349351244f14e6a3065be910167b65</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0300</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.]]></description></item><item><title>Lost and found</title><link>http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/rss/article/341740</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/rss/article/a4589f477a320e68e8e145ae06a73de5</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0300</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Readers who lose, or find an item, can call the Times &amp; Transcript Lost &amp; Found line at 383-2255 and leave a brief message describing the item, giving a general location of where it was lost/found, when it was lost/found and a phone number to call.]]></description></item><item><title>Housing drug dealers easier than refugees</title><link>http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/rss/article/341741</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/rss/article/1c365b38ca5f3721d95409eb79df7bbd</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0300</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ An exhaustive, two-year study of recently-arrived refugees in Winnipeg shows they face significant housing challenges.]]></description></item><item><title>Canada balances its pride and humility</title><link>http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/rss/article/341742</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/rss/article/9b76e7ef3ee6dc4e92daf8c5c0a618c3</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0300</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Since Canada is a nation formed by consensus, not by war, the fathers of Confederation had the luxury of picking whatever date they wanted to celebrate the founding of our country.]]></description></item><item><title>Letters </title><link>http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/rss/article/341743</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/rss/article/f198f7107ea9102aebf58ddd5d6de955</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0300</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Read our complete story for the full contents of this article, available online.]]></description></item><item><title>Letter of the day | N.B. government stumbling from crisis to crisis</title><link>http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/rss/article/341744</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/rss/article/18abba9c067641ffc2ace965c8c0d406</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0300</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Read our complete story for the full contents of this article, available online.]]></description></item><item><title>Build on city's momentum</title><link>http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/rss/article/340687</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/rss/article/ef7396bdd6588a84b446a9a21cac1dbc</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0300</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ After years of delay and false starts, the time appears right this summer for something significant to happen in downtown Moncton.]]></description></item><item><title>It can be surprisingly hard to say what you mean!</title><link>http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/rss/article/340688</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/rss/article/ba026c627e9c5be9257b8345c3e2ca6f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0300</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Here we go with another column on words, language and all thing related folks! And I&#039;ve got something important for your consideration:]]></description></item><item><title>What a difference 50 years makes</title><link>http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/rss/article/340689</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/rss/article/16000f2cafd19a46f07b81f511a88290</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0300</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Last month, I attended the 50th anniversary of my college graduation. A week later, I celebrated my grandson&#039;s graduation from high school. 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