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	     	<title><![CDATA[Off-duty officers tackle gunman after fight erupts outside South Side diner]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[A Columbia County man picked the wrong place and time to pick a fight, especially one that Scranton police say involved a loaded handgun.
Joseph Peter Zapach, 40, of Bloomsburg, was arrested early Friday in the parking lot of Chick's Diner after three of]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:18:53 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Santa Parade steps off this morning]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Santa Parade steps off today
SCRANTON - The 17th annual Greater Scranton Jaycees Santa Parade will ring in the holiday season today starting at 9 a.m.
Festivities begin on the 200 block of Mifflin Avenue and wind through downtown to the Hilton Scranton a]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:16:57 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Dimock families say drilling harmed their health and homes]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[DIMOCK TWP. - In a field between Ronald Carter's trailer and the gas drilling site less than 500 feet from his front porch, a group of neighbors shared nightmarish stories Friday morning about the natural gas extraction they say has changed their lives a]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:14:34 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Manhunt ends in West Scranton]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[A chaotic manhunt through West Scranton that started with state police firing shots at a suspect ended Friday night with the apprehension of a wanted man who two days earlier allegedly led authorities on a high-speed chase through the Midvalley.
Derek]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:08:32 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Dunmore coach Henzes hospitalized during game]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Dunmore High School head football coach Jack Henzes was admitted to Mercy Hospital in Scranton on Friday night after he collapsed on the sidelines during the District 2 Class AA final against Lakeland.
According to Henzes' son, Dr. Jack Henzes, the coach]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:17:57 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Judge: Ciavarella, Conahan immune from civil suits for in-court actions]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Despite a state court ruling that he violated the rights of thousands of juveniles, former Luzerne County judge Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. is not liable for civil damages for any of his actions from the bench, a federal judge ruled Friday.
But Mr. Ciavarella]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:35:03 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Local serviceman killed in Kuwait]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Reserve Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian M. Patton called his wife from Kuwait on Wednesday night and told her he missed her. It was their wedding anniversary, and they talked about a trip to Hawaii they planned to take when his deployment was com]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:48:49 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Veterans promise to fight closure of outreach centers]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Think of them as Ruth's Army.
The veterans who love Ruth Gonzalez are organizing to battle for her the way she fought for them. Their new war is for the woman who did right by them when no one else would or could.
In 22 years as regional representative/]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:36:01 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Giving stuns United Way]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[DICKSON CITY - Gary Drapek knew Tuesday the United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne Counties would meet its fundraising goal.
Two days before the formal conclusion of the 2009 campaign, the president of the local United Way even knew this year's goal had been]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:31:37 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Scranton, police/fire unions both claim victory in judge's ruling]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Both sides are claiming victories after a judge's ruling on arbitration awards granted to Scranton's police and fire unions in the past year.
For the unions, the decision by visiting Monroe County Judge Peter O'Brien brings their members another step clo]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:09:03 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[H1N1 music video available to schools]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[A music video about H1N1 may soon be coming to a school near you.
On Thursday, the state Department of Health released a 2 minute and 50 second video, complete with catchy lyrics in a mix of hip-hop and pop, that focuses on five things children can do to]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:40:21 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Dimock families sue natural gas driller]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Fifteen families in Susquehanna County filed a federal lawsuit against Cabot Oil and Gas Corp. on Thursday, saying the Texas-based natural gas operator damaged their property and health while drilling for gas in the Marcellus Shale.  
The families, who l]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:04:30 -0500</pubDate>
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