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My grandparents lived half a mile away from our home and through a circuit of trails, between woods and potato fields, I was able to walk alone and worry free to their house.]]></description></item><item><title>Correction</title><link>http://thisweek.canadaeast.com/rss/article/290638</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://thisweek.canadaeast.com/rss/article/27babd77320f5103428c9848947b7ccf</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 -0300</pubDate><description><![CDATA[On the cover of the May 2 issue of Moncton This Week, the names of the mayoral candidates for Moncton were accidently transposed. The correct names and photographs are printed above.]]></description></item><item><title>Correction</title><link>http://thisweek.canadaeast.com/rss/article/290639</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://thisweek.canadaeast.com/rss/article/aa4edaf63815f6442bb4397d9c5a88de</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 -0300</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Due to technical difficulties with the May 2 issue of This Week, some of the candidates were unable to have their photos and/or information published due to circumstances out of their control. Those candidates are printed below.]]></description></item><item><title>Examining party politics</title><link>http://thisweek.canadaeast.com/rss/article/290640</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://thisweek.canadaeast.com/rss/article/2006c217e9912c6d0b075dcb926c5c00</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 -0300</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Municipal elections are very different from their provincial and federal counterparts in many ways. 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The Acadian comic book hero is assisting the Beausejour Regional Health Authority with the program, which is aimed at youth.]]></description></item><item><title>The spring has sprung</title><link>http://thisweek.canadaeast.com/rss/article/277461</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://thisweek.canadaeast.com/rss/article/14643fcb305c5311bb0ca0838fca4555</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0300</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Each spring, no matter how many springs we have experienced, we are surprised by the feeling that comes along with those first few weeks of warm sun and suddenly greening grass.]]></description></item><item><title>RIVERVIEW PUBLIC LIBRARY</title><link>http://thisweek.canadaeast.com/rss/article/264366</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://thisweek.canadaeast.com/rss/article/f1e925c5b8bd3c45eb212c3df6b19114</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0300</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Riverview Public Library is a great place to drop in to check e-mail, surf the net, and do research online. Beyond the usual Internet search tools, our library is part of the provincial library network and therefore databases subscribed to by the New Brunswick Public Library System are accessible from our library computers or from home.]]></description></item><item><title>More wine silliness</title><link>http://thisweek.canadaeast.com/rss/article/264344</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://thisweek.canadaeast.com/rss/article/1d8137b22e85bdb99caaf1fae728d1ef</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0300</pubDate><description><![CDATA[I&#039;ve often been criticized for my child-like enthusiasm for wine. More specifically, I&#039;ve been criticized for not taking wine seriously enough. 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